October 31, 2022: Daniel Miller, Lockheed Martin, 4:00 pm in 100 McBryde Hall "Sunset or Sunrise? A Skunk Works Take on Flow Control for Tomorrow's Air Vehicles"

• 4:00 p.m.
• 100 McBryde Hall 
• Daniel Miller, Lockheed Martin
• Faculty Host: Dr. Pradeep Raj

Abstract:  Tomorrow's air vehicles will need higher degrees of platform functionality, performance, and integration of enabling advanced subsystems than those in service today. New platforms will most likely be unconventional configurations as well. This lecture will provide an overview of promising emergent flow control technologies in this context as well as the prospects of new technologies buying their way onboard an aircraft. Active flow control has emerged as one of the technologies that could improve aircraft performance by removing jointed surfaces which increase weight and mechanical complexity. Here is a link to a one-minute YouTube video which offers an intriguing glimpse of the promise of this technology: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruSQa1PvC3E&t=4s

Bio:  Mr. Daniel N. Miller is a Senior Fellow in the Air Vehicle Engineering organization of the Skunk Works® division of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. He has led pioneering research and made valuable contributions in flight sciences and vehicle systems in embedded propulsion, flow control, directed energy (DE)/laser weapon systems (LWS) integration, aerooptics, CFD, and robust design. Daniel's air platform experience spans F-35, F-22, F-16, F-117, ISR, UAS, C-130, X-30, and advanced programs. Daniel's stellar professional contributions include 60+ publications, 35+ patents, an AIAA industry-standard textbook, short courses, technical chair of fluid dynamics technical committee, airborne DE systems integration committee, NATO innovative control effectors for maneuvering of air vehicles. Among the many awards he has received for his technical achievements, two stand out: the highly coveted Corporate NOVA award, which is the Lockheed Martin Corporation’s highest award for technical achievement, and the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company AeroStar award. Daniel holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).