Dr. Kursat Kara Curriculum Vitae Page 1 of 12

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

Expertise : Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Flow Separation Control, Hypersonic Flows, Wind Energy

Google Scholar : http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RXSWKeMAAAAJ

ORCID : http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2788-0234

Scopus : https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=22950528200

Researcher ID : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-2462-2011

A- Education Record

A-3. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA December 2008

Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering

Topic: Hypersonic Boundary Layer Receptivity Due to Acoustic Disturbances over Cones

Advisor: Dr. O. A. Kandil (ODU), Co-Advisor: Dr. P. Balakumar (NASA – Langley Research Center)

A-2. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey May 2003

M.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering

Topic: Simulation and Analysis of 3-D Separated Flow around Sphere and Circular Cylinder

Advisor: Dr. M. F. Unal (ITU)

A-1. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey June 1999

B.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering

Topic: Comparison of Source and Doublet Panel Methods for 2-D Airfoils

B- Employment Record

B-11. Aerospace Engineering Department - Penn State University Jun 2017 – Aug 2017

Visiting Professor

Project: Two-dimensional unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes simulations of Sweeping Jet

Actuators are performed to quantify the aerodynamic noise generated by high-frequency oscillating jet.

B-10. Aerospace Engineering Department – Khalifa University (ABET Accredited) Aug 2010 – Present

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

I have joined the Aerospace Engineering Department as the second founding faculty member in 2010. At

the time, the first batch of undergraduate students was at the sophomore level.

Developed and delivered numerous undergraduate and graduate courses for the first time.

The full list of the courses is listed in part J-16 of this CV.

Developed several laboratories for the first time in the university and delivered most of them.

The full list of the courses is listed in part J-15 of this CV.

Khalifa University Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching (2014-2015) (Part J-18)

Designed and developed the first the Low-Speed Closed-Circuit Wind Tunnel and flow measurement

system at Khalifa University, in the Abu Dhabi and in the UAE. The wind tunnel has two test sections

arranged in a tandem configuration. The low-speed test section dimensions are 2.5m x 2.1m x 4m with a

contraction ratio of 2.286:1 from the primary settling chamber with a max speed of 16 m/s. The high-

speed test section dimensions are 1.2m x 1m x 6m with a contraction ratio of 10:1 from the primary

settling chamber and 4.375:1 from the test section 1 and max speed of 70 m/s. More details about can

be found in part J-17.

Advised numerous undergraduate and graduate senior design projects, independent study courses,

M.Sc., and Ph.D. projects. The full list can be seen in parts J10 – J14 and H1-H4.

Khalifa University C01026G Aerospace Engineering Department Abu Dhabi, UAE, 127788 Phone: +971 56 122 9497 Email: kursat.kara@kustar.ac.ae

Kursat Kara

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B-9. Aerospace Engineering Department - Penn State University Jul 2009 – Aug 2010

Post-Doctoral Scholar (Supervisor: Dr. Philip J. Morris) and Instructor

Project: Large Eddy Simulations of Hot Supersonic Jets for Aeroacoustics

DOD-Navy-STTR-Contract Number: N68335-09-C-0370, $69,968

Created a software tool for the US Navy to better design and engineer nozzle components and noise

attenuation technologies for low-bypass ratio power plants of modern tactical aircraft.

Created Hybrid RANS/LES simulation of three-dimensional shock containing jet plumes.

Developed three-dimensional Compressible High Order Parallel Acoustics (CHOPA) code.

Created validation cases such as Gaussian pressure pulse, turbulent flat plate, etc.

B-8. Aerospace Engineering Department - Penn State University Jun 2010– Aug 2010

Instructor

AERSP 312 Aerospace Analysis

B-7. New England Analytics, LLC. Shelton, CT, USA Nov 2008– Jun 2009

(Engineering Consulting Company to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation)

CFD Engineer

Performed flight simulations using GENHEL for Sikorsky S70B Seahawk Helicopter to satisfy the

conditions described in FAA Advisory Circular 120-63 Helicopter Simulator Qualification.

Contributed to the development of landing / take off estimation model based on flight dynamics

equations using sensor measurement data. The model was tested in Matlab.

Generated three-dimensional computational grid for subsonic viscous flows around Unmanned Air

Vehicle from Catia CAD model using Gridgen and ICEM CFD.

Simulated and analyzed the flow field around Unmanned Air Vehicle, and computed variations of

aerodynamic parameters with respect to the angle of attack using ANSYS Fluent.

Participated in writing SBIR/STTR Phase I research proposals to US Department of Defense (Army,

Navy, etc.). Some of the topics are “Army: Hybrid Vorticity Transport Method for Rotorcraft

Comprehensive Analysis,” “Navy: V-22 Three-Dimensional (3D) Downwash Measurement”, “Navy: Rotor

Wake Computations for Direct Integration with Current CFD Technology.”

B-6. Aerospace Engineering Department – Old Dominion University 2003 – 2008

Graduate Research Assistant (Supported by NASA Langley Research Center)

Ph.D. work appeared on “High-End Computing at NASA, Highlights of science and engineering

achievements on NASA’s supercomputers, 2007-2008.”

Developed high-order accurate, steady, unsteady, compressible full Navier-Stokes flow solver employing

5th order accurate weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) scheme for spatial discretization and 3rd

order accurate total variation diminishing (TVD) Runge-Kutta scheme for temporal integration.

The WENO solver was coded using FORTRAN then paralleled using Message Passing Interface (MPI)

routines, and run on 64 CPUs simultaneously.

Results of the WENO solver were validated against wind tunnel data and theoretical results.

Steady and unsteady, supersonic and hypersonic flows around cone and wedge geometries were

computed.

Hypersonic boundary layer stability characteristics were computed via Linear Stability Analysis.

Receptivity processes of hypersonic boundary layers due to slow and fast mode acoustic disturbances

were computed for different geometries and conditions.

Laminar flow to turbulent flow transition locations was predicted using the developed code for various

geometries and flow conditions.

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B-5. Aeronautical Engineering Department – Istanbul Technical University 2000 – 2003

Graduate Research Assistant

Developed a physics-based three-dimensional unsteady flow solver using vortex element method. The

solver was coded with FORTRAN and paralleled with MPI.

Simulated and analyzed three-dimensional unsteady separated flow around circular cylinders and a

sphere.

B-4. Aeronautical Engineering Department – Istanbul Technical University 2001 – 2002

Teaching Assistant

AE322 Thermodynamics Fall 2002

AE351 Aerodynamics Spring 2002

AE 202E Numerical Methods Fall 2001

B-3. Aeronautical Engineering Department – Istanbul Technical University 1997 – 1998

Computer Lab. Administrator – Administrated undergraduate computer laboratory. (60 WinNT Computer)

B-2. 901. Helicopter Maintenance Factory – Turkish Army, Ankara, Turkey Summer 1998

Internship – Attended to maintenance and engine tests of Bell UH-1H, AH-1P/S Cobra.

B-1. ITU Manufacturing and Maintenance Workshop, Istanbul Turkey Summer 1996

Internship – Hands-on experience on manufacturing methods, such as lathing, welding, and milling.

C- Honors, Awards and Recognition

C-15. AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Member Snapshot 2017

Biography of Dr. Kara appeared on the AERONEWS, Issue No 6, June 2017.

C-14. Letter of Appreciation for serving as a Technical Co-Chair of 2017

AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech Forum 2018)

by Megan Scheidt, Managing Director of AIAA

C-13. Letter of Appreciation for serving as a Technical Chair of 2016

AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AVIATION 2016)

by Jim Albaugh, the President of AIAA

C-12. “Design and Construction of a Solar Car – carbon fiber shell with an aerodynamic shape,” 2015

Team: S. Alhameeri, S. Almehairi, A. Alshehhi and N. Al Munthari, Spring 2015 – Fall 2015.

The project won the 1st place in a National Competition organized by the UAE Ministry of Public Works.

C-11. Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching 2014-2015

Awarded by the President of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

C-10. Letter of Appreciation for serving as a Technical Co-Chair of 2014

AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AVIATION 2014)

by Jim Albaugh, the President of AIAA

C-9. The 1st Place in the Made in UAE Competition 2012

Khalifa University Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Team (KU-STAR) won the 1st place in the nationwide “Made in the

UAE” 2012 competition organized by IEEE, GOLD and Emirates Science Club at the Higher Colleges of

Technology, May 12, 2012. The team designed and built a “Small Passenger Aircraft” for specific missions.

C-8. Achievement Award for Advising AIAA Design/Build/Fly Team 2012

Awarded by Department of Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

C-7 Hamdan Bin Rashed Al Maktoum Award 2011

The Design/Build/Fly Team received the award for Distinguished Academic Performance category.

C-6. Certificate of Appreciation for Advising AIAA Design/Build/Fly Team 2011

Awarded by Department of Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

C-5. High-End Computing at NASA 2007-2008

Highlights of science and engineering achievements on NASA’s supercomputers

Results of Dr. Kara’s Ph.D. work appeared in the NASA’s publication.

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C-4. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award 2008

Awarded by Department of Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University. Norfolk, VA, USA

C-3. Graduate Research Assistantship 2003–2008

Awarded by Department of Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University. Norfolk, VA, USA

C-2. Tuition Exemption Award Summer 2007

Awarded by the President’s Office, Old Dominion University. Norfolk, VA, USA

C-1. Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship 2000-2003

Awarded by Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

D- List of Editorial Board Memberships and Professional Memberships

D-6. Editor of Journal of Astrophysics and Aerospace Technology 2014 - date

D-5. Senior Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2003 - date

D-4. Member of AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee (APATC) 2012 – 2019

D-3. Member, AIAA APATC Membership Subcommittee 2012 – 2019

D-2. Member, AIAA APATC Education Subcommittee 2012 – 2019

D-1. Member of Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (UCTEA) 2001 – date

E- Publication Record

E-9. Kursat Kara, Daegyoum Kim, and Philip J. Morris, “Flow Separation Control using Sweeping Jet Actuator,” AIAA

Journal, submitted on September 12, 2017, Manuscript ID 2017-09-J056715, Editor I. Wygnanski.

E-8. Bartosz J. Slupski and Kursat Kara. "Effects of Feedback Channel Size on Oscillation Frequency of a Sweeping

Jet Actuator," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, submitted on September 6, 2017, SNA_2017_1338, Editor P.J.

French.

E-7. Tongil Park, Kursat Kara, and Daegyoum Kim, "Flow structure and heat transfer of a sweeping jet impinging on a

flat wall," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, submitted on August 19, 2017.

E-6. Omer San and Kursat Kara, “Evaluation of Riemann flux solvers for WENO reconstruction schemes: Kelvin-

Helmholtz instability,” Computers & Fluids, Volume 117, 31 August 2015, Pages 24–41. DOI:10.1016/j.compfluid.

2015.04.026

E-5. Omer San and Kursat Kara, “Numerical assessments of high-order accurate shock capturing schemes: Kelvin-

Helmholtz type vortical structures in high-resolution,” Computers & Fluids, Volume 89, 20 January 2014, Pages

254–276, DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.11.006.

E-4. Kursat Kara, Ponnampalam Balakumar, and Osama A. Kandil. "Effects of Nose Bluntness on Hypersonic

Boundary-Layer Receptivity and Stability over Cones," AIAA Journal, Vol. 49, No. 12 (2011), pp. 2593-2606. DOI:

10.2514/1.J050032

E-3. Omer San and Kursat Kara, “High-Order Accurate Spectral Difference Method for Shallow Water Equations,”

International Journal of Research and Reviews in Applied Sciences, Vol. 6 No. 1, January 2011, 41-54. ISSN: 2076-

734X.

E-2. Omer San and Kursat Kara, “A Multi-grid Accelerated High-Order Compact Fractional-Step Method for Unsteady

Incompressible Viscous Flows,” International Journal of Research and Reviews in Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 3,

December 2010, 245-259. ISSN: 2076-734X

E-1. Philip J. Morris, Yongle Du, and Kursat Kara, “Jet Noise Simulations for Realistic Jet Nozzle Geometries,” IUTAM

Symposium on Computational Aero-Acoustics for Aircraft Noise, Procedia Engineering, Volume 6, 2010, Pages

28–37, DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.004.

Also appeared as:

E-1. Philip J. Morris, Yongle Du, and Kursat Kara, “Reprint of Jet Noise Simulations for Realistic Jet Nozzle

Geometries,” IUTAM Symposium on Computational Aero-Acoustics for Aircraft Noise, Procedia IUTAM, Volume 1,

2010, Pages 28–37, DOI:10.1016/j.piutam.2010.10.004.

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F- Conference and Seminar Presentation Record

F-1. Conference Papers: (Based on peer review of full paper or extended abstract. Presenter’s name is underlined)

F-1-22. Kursat Kara, “Flow Separation Control over NASA Wall-Mounted Hump using Sweeping Jet Actuator”, 2018

AIAA SciTech Forum, Kissimmee, Florida, 8-12 January 2018, USA, Extended Abstract Accepted.

F-1-21. Bartosz Slupski and Kursat Kara, “Experimental Inner Pressure Analysis of the Sweeping Jet Actuator”, 2018

AIAA SciTech Forum, Kissimmee, Florida, 8-12 January 2018, USA, Extended Abstract Accepted.

F-1-20. Bartosz Slupski and Kursat Kara, “Three Dimensional Flow Control over Naca 0015 Airfoil using Sweeping Jet

Actuator”, 2018 AIAA SciTech Forum, Kissimmee, Florida, 8-12 January 2018, USA, Extended Abstract

Accepted.

F-1-19. Tongil Park, Kursat Kara, and Daegyoum Kim, “Sweeping jet for convective heat transfer of a flat plate,” 70th

Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 19–21, 2017, Denver, Colorado.

F-1-18. Bartosz J. Slupski and Kursat Kara, “Orientation Study of the Sweeping Jet Actuator over the NACA 0015,”

ICAYS 2017, International Conference in Aerospace for Young Scientist, Sep. 7-8, 2017, Beijing, P. R. China.

F-1-17. Kursat Kara. “Flow Separation Control using Sweeping Jet Actuator,” 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics

Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 5-9 June 2017, (AIAA-2017-3041), 10.2514/6.2017-3041

F-1-16. Bartosz J. Slupski and Kursat Kara. "Separated Flow Control over NACA 0012 Airfoil Using Sweeping Jet

Actuators”, 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 5-9 June 2017, (AIAA-2017-

3043), 2017, 10.2514/6.2017-3043

F-1-15. Bartosz J. Slupski and Kursat Kara. "Effects of Feedback Channels and Coanda Surfaces on the Performance of

Sweeping Jet Actuator," 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum, (AIAA 2017-0488),

http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-0488

F-1-14. Ali M. Anttho, Bartosz J. Slupski, Abdullah Mohiudeen, and Kursat Kara. "Determination of Water Droplet

Collection Efficiency: An Empirical Model," AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, AIAA SciTech

Forum, (AIAA 2017-1869), http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-1869

F-1-13. Bartosz J Slupski, Kursat Kara, “Design of a Sweeping Jet Actuator for Improved Aerodynamic Performance,”

Proceedings of the 3rd International Aviation Management Conference, IAMC 2016, DUBAI, UAE, 23-24

November 2016. https://www.eau.ac.ae/IAMC2016-Proceedings

F-1-12. Bartosz J. Slupski and Kursat Kara, “Internal Mass Flow Rate Analysis of the Sweeping Jet Actuator,” ICAYS

2016, International Conference in Aerospace for Young Scientist, Nov. 12-13, 2016, Beijing, China.

F-1-11. Kursat KARA, “Numerical Simulation of a Sweeping Jet Actuator,” AIAA Aviation 2016, 34th AIAA Applied

Aerodynamics Conference, June 13-17, 2016, Washington D.C., USA. DOI:10.2514/6.2016-3261. AIAA-2016-

3261.

F-1-10. Bartosz J. Slupski and Kursat KARA, “Effects of Geometric Parameters on Performance of Sweeping Jet

Actuator,” AIAA Aviation 2016, 34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 13-17, 2016, Washington

D.C., USA. DOI:10.2514/6.2016-3263. AIAA-2016-3263.

F-1-9. Kursat KARA, “Numerical Study of the Internal Flow Structures Inside the Sweeping Jet Actuator,” AIAA Aviation

2015, 33rd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 22-26, 2015, Dallas, Texas, USA. DOI:10.2514/6.2015-

2424. AIAA-2015-2424.

F-1-8. Kursat KARA, “Effects of a Porous Coating on Hypersonic Boundary. Layer Receptivity over a Cone”, IEEE/AIAA

the 6th conference on Recent Advances in Space Technology, 12-14 June 2013, Istanbul, Turkey. DOI: 10.1109/RAST.2013.6581283.

F-1-7. Kursat KARA, Mustafa Emre Gunduz, Jee Wong Kim, and Lakshmi Sankar, “Effects of Circulation Control on

Power Production for Large-Scale Wind Turbines,” AIAA 51st Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 7-10, 2013,

Grapevine, Texas, USA. DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-1105. AIAA 2013-1105.

F-1-6. Mustafa Gunduz and Kursat KARA, “Research at Khalifa University towards Active Flow Control of Wind

Turbines,” the 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications, March 4-7,

2012, Al Ain, UAE.

F-1-5. Kursat Kara, Ponnampalam Balakumar, and Osama Kandil, “Effects of Wall Cooling on Hypersonic Boundary

Layer Receptivity over a Cone.” AIAA 38th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit: DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-3734.

AIAA 2008-3734.

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F-1-4. Kursat Kara, Ponnampalam Balakumar, and Osama Kandil, “Effects of Nose Bluntness on Stability of

Hypersonic Boundary Layers over a Blunt Cone.” 37th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, DOI:

10.2514/6.2007-4492. AIAA 2007-4492.

F-1-3. K. Kara, P. Balakumar, and O. A. Kandil, “Receptivity of Hypersonic Boundary Layers Due to Acoustic

Disturbances Over Blunt Cone.” 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-945.

AIAA 2007-0945.

F-1-2. Wael Mokhtar, Ilteris Koc, Xu Zheng, and Kursat Kara, “Aerodynamics and Flow Control of Flapping Wings.” 44th

AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-1059. AIAA 2006-1059.

F-1-1. K. Kara and M. F. Unal, “Simulation and Analysis of Three-Dimensional Separated Flow around Sphere and

Circular Cylinder.” AIAA Region I-MA Student Conference, Pennsylvania State University, April 7-8, 2006.

F-2. Seminars:

F-2-12. Kursat KARA, “The role of computational aerodynamics in the design of missiles,” Tawazun Dynamics, March

16, 2017.

F-2-11. Kursat KARA, “Design and Analysis of cruise missiles and surveillance pods using CFD,” ETIC, 2017.

F-2-10. Kursat KARA, “Challenges of Computational Aerodynamics: Flow Separation Control to Hypersonic Boundary

Layer Transition,” Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

(KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Oct 5th, 2016, Invited Seminar.

F-2-9. Kursat Kara, “Numerical Study of the Internal Flow Structures Inside the Sweeping Jet Actuator,” AIAA Aviation

2015, FDTC/MSTC 1st Flow Visualization Event, June 22-26, 2015, Dallas, Texas, USA.

F-2-8. Kursat Kara, “Computational Fluid Dynamics: Application to Real World Problems,” Knowledge Sharing

Program, Dec 17, 2014, Takreer Research Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

F-2-7. Kursat Kara and Majid Siddiqi, “Classical Aerodynamics meets with Applied Aerodynamics,” 2nd ANSYS User

Meeting Conference, Nov. 5, 2014, Le Royal Méridien Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

F-2-6. K. Kara and M. Siddiqi, “Teaching Aerodynamics at Khalifa University,” ANSYS User Meeting Conference, Nov. 7,

2013, Radisson Blu hotel, Dubai Creek, Dubai, UAE.

F-2-5. Kursat KARA, “Challenges of Hypersonic Flight - Boundary Layer Transition,” School of Aerospace Engineering,

Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, June 21, 2012. Invited Seminar

F-2-4. Kursat KARA, “Challenges in Hypersonic Boundary Layers,” American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, May

10, 2012. Invited Seminar

F-2-3. Kursat KARA, “Laminar to Turbulent Transition in Hypersonic Boundary Layers,” King Abdullah University of

Science and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, March 18, 2012. Invited Seminar

F-2-2. M. Muneer Humood and Kursat KARA, “Active Control of Flow Separation for Wind Turbines,” Poster ID: U-01,

The 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy: Generation and Applications, March 4-7, 2012, Al Ain,

UAE. Poster Presentation

F-2-1. K. Kara, P. Balakumar, and O. A. Kandil, “High Order WENO Method for the Steady Compressible 2D and

Axisymmetric Navier-Stokes Equations”. YPSE-06, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Nov 10-11, 2006.

G- External and Internal Research Funding Record

G-1 Recently Submitted Research Project

G-1-1. 2017 (Co-PI) Abdallah S. Berrouk (KUST), Khaled El Bassioni (KUST), Kursat Kara (KUST), Youssef Marzouk

(MIT), Nicholas Hadjiconstantinou (MIT), and Paulo Lozano (MIT), “Multiscale Simulation, Uncertainty

Quantification, and Design of Small Spacecraft Reentry Dynamics”, KUST-MIT Flagship Research Project 4th

CFP, September 11, 2017, Budget: $3,037,000, Duration: 3 years.

G-2 Funded Projects

G-2-5. 2017 (PI) Kursat Kara, Wesley Cantwell, Sanjeev Rao, and Abdelnasir Al Naqbi, “Aerodynamics Design and

Analysis of Carbon Composite Bicycle Frames,” Aerospace Research and Innovation Centre, Budget: AED

300,000, Khalifa University, 2017.

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G-2-4. 2016 (Co-PI) Daegyoum Kim, Kursat Kara, and Dimitri Kyritsis, “Design of fluidic oscillators for active flow control,”

the Khalifa University of Science Technology and Research - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

(KUSTAR-KAIST), 2016 Seed Money Project.

G-2-3. 2016 (PI) Kursat Kara and Dimitri Kyritsis, “Sweeping Jet Actuator – An Innovative Approach for Separated Flow

Control,” Khalifa University Internal Research Fund, Level 1, January 2016 - December 2016, and Amount: AED

199,662.

G-2-2. 2013 (PI) Kursat Kara and Wael Zaki, Continuation Award, “Active Load Control of Wind Turbines for Improved

Energy Capture at High Wind Speeds,” Khalifa University Internal Research Fund, Level 1, Continuation Award,

February 2013 - December 2013, Amount: AED 125,000.

G-2-1. 2012 (PI) Kursat Kara and Mustafa Emre Gunduz, “Active Load Control of Wind Turbines for Improved Energy

Capture at High Wind Speeds,” Khalifa University Internal Research Fund, Level 1, February 2012 - December

2012, Amount: AED 199,944.

H- Record of Graduate Student Supervision

H-4. M.Sc. Student : Amani Mabrouk Abd Rabo Bin Amro (Sep 2017 - )

Topic : Aerodynamic Design of a Gimbal for Surveillance Missions.

Supervisors : Dr. Kursat Kara and Dr. Dimitrios C. Kyritsis

Sponsor : ETIC

H-3. M.Sc. Student : Abdelnasir Mohamed Saeed Alnaqbi (May 2017 - )

Topic : Manufacturing a Bicycle Frame using Carbon Composites

Supervisors : Dr. Kursat Kara and Dr. Wesley Cantwell

Sponsor : Aerospace Research and Innovation Center (ARIC)

H-2. M.Sc. Student : Shamma Zaal Mohamed Alhameeri (May 2017 - )

Topic : “Structural and Aerodynamic Design of an External Aircraft Pod for

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Mission”

Supervisors : Dr. Kursat Kara and Dr. Shadi Balawi

Sponsor : Khalifa University of Science and Technology

H-1. Ph.D. Student : Bartosz Zygmunt Jurewicz Slupski (July 2016 – )

Topic : Sweeping Jet Actuator: An Innovative Approach for Separated Flow Control

Supervisors : Dr. Kursat Kara and Dr. Dimitrios C. Kyritsis

Sponsor : KURIF Research Fund

I- Patent applications and list of patents granted (as appropriate).

J- Notable University, Community, and Professional Service Activities

J-18. Khalifa University Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching (2014-2015)

J-17. Design and Development of Wind Tunnel Facilities (PR and Technical Evaluation Completed)

Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (30m x 8m x 4.9m) and Equipment

o Low-speed test section (2.1m x 2.5m x 4m), Vmax=20m/s

o High-speed test section (1.2m x 1m x 6m), Vmax=70m/s

o Fully computer controlled with data acquisition

Flow Measurement Equipment: Technical specifications were prepared, and the purchase request

was submitted.

o Stereo PIV

o Time-Resolved PIV

o Laser Doppler Anemometry

o Hot-wire anemometry

o Optic Tables

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o Traverse System

o Force/Moment Balance

J-16. Developed/Delivered the following undergraduate and graduate courses (2010-Present)

AERO/MECH 230 Fluid Mechanics I

AERO 330 Low-Speed Aerodynamics

AERO 331 High-Speed Aerodynamics

AERO 335 Aerodynamics I

AERO 336 Aerodynamics II

AERO 380 Aerospace Vehicle Performance

AERO 391 Undergraduate Research

AERO 433 Introduction to CFD

AERO 470 Aerospace Design Laboratory

AERO 480 & 481 Senior Design Project I & II

AERO 391 Independent Study I

AERO/MECH 491 Independent Study II

AERO 631 Boundary Layer Analysis

AERO 703 Numerical Methods in Aero/Fluids

AERO 704 Selected Topics in Aerospace Engineering (CFD)

ENGR 399 Engineering Internship

MATH 205 Complex Variables and Transforms

PHYS 102 General Physics II

Advised several undergraduate students on Research Projects (KURIF)

J-15. Created the following laboratories, prepared the manuals, conducted experiments/simulations

AERO 330 – Low-Speed Aerodynamics Laboratory (Fall 2011-date)

MECH 330 – Fluid Mechanics II Laboratory (Fall 2011)

MECH 440 – Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Laboratory (Fall 2012)

AERO 433 –Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (Spring-Summer 2014)

AERO 470 – Aerospace Design Laboratory (Fall2015)

Purchased\Maintaining Ansys Teaching Licenses for AE and ME (50 Tasks) (2011-date)

Purchased\Maintaining Ansys Research Licenses (25 Tasks) (2011-date)

Purchased\Maintaining Ansys HPC licenses (100 nodes) (2011-date)

J-14. Examination Committee Member

Fall 2017, Ph.D. Research Proposal Examination – M. Ali

Fall 2016, Ph.D. Research Proposal Examination – M. Alhulayil

Spring 2017, Senior Design Project (SDP): KU CubeSat (2U) – Stage I

Spring 2017, SDP: 3D printed UAV immune to radar detection through graphene cladding

Spring 2017, SDP: Dew and Rain Collector

Fall 2016, SDP: Design and production of a new generation of EMI shielding material and its

application in UAV fabricated by 3D printing

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Fall 2016, SDP: Dew and Rain Collector

Spring 2016, SDP: AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition Aircraft

Fall 2015, SDP: AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition Aircraft

Fall 2015, SDP: Design and Manufacture of Tactical UAV System

Fall 2014 – Spring 2015: SDP: Boeing Project (Teams 1&2) (Design of an Electric airplane)

J-13. Senior Design Project (SDP) Advising

“Design and Manufacture of UAVs for Cloud Seeding Application,” Fall 2017 – Spring 2018.

“KU CubeSat (2U) – Stage II: Vibration analysis and testing. Heat Shielding and heat analysis

testing,” Fall 2017 – Spring 2018. Sponsored by Boeing.

“KU CubeSat (2U) – Stage III: Study and Design; electronics; communication”, Fall 2017 –

Spring 2018. Sponsored by Boeing.

“Design-Build-Fly - Aerodynamics & Stability,” Team: Ali A. Almadhaani, Saif Y. Zaidani, Shama

M Ishaq, Fall 2016 – Spring 2017.

“Design-Build-Fly - Structures & Propulsion,” Team: Shama A Alteneiji, Abdul Rahman Al

Hammadi, Marwan Al Blooshi, Fall 2016 – Spring 2017.

“Efficient Solar Energy Harvesting System,” Team: Mohammed Ali Obaid Al Ali, Ahmed Saeed

Al Yammahi, Abdulrahman Ali Albalooshi, Ibrahim Moosa Alqassab, Fall 2016 – Spring 2017.

“Design and Construction of an Aerodynamic Force and Moment Measurement System,”

Team: H. Alhelo, H. Hassan, S. Al Mansoor, M. Al Khouri, and A. Al Messabi, Spring 2016 – Fall

2016.

“Design and Construction of a Solar Car – carbon fiber shell with an aerodynamic shape,”

Team: S. Alhameeri, S. Almehairi, A. Alshehhi and N. Al Munthari, Spring 2015 – Fall 2015.

The project won the 1st place in a National Competition organized by UAE Ministry of Public

Works.

“Design and Fabrication of a Supersonic Wind Tunnel,” Team: S. Abdalla, B. Krayem, K. Al

Nuaimi, A. Al Ali, and N. Al Tamimi, Fall 2014 – Spring 2015.

“APR1400 Safety Injection Tank Optimization and Design Improvement”, Team: M. Alnaqbi, H. Al

Ali, S. Alshehhi, H. Alshehhi, Fall 2015 – Spring 2016.

J-12. Undergraduate Research Advising

“Active Control of Flow Separation for Wind Turbines,” M. Muneer Humood, Summer 2011 – Spring

2012.

“Fluid Flow Through Porous Media,” Youssef El Morsi, Fall 2013.

“Thermal Management of IC Chips utilizing Spray Cooling: A Numerical Study,” Ahmet Salem,

Spring 2015

“Thermal Management of IC Chips utilizing Spray Cooling: An Experimental Study,” Fatima Saeed

Alzaabi, Spring 2015

“Automated Pressure Measurement System Design,” Hamad Yehya AlShami, Fall 2016

“Automated Pressure and Velocity Measurement System,” Fatma Saeed Alzaabi, Fall 2016

“Flow Separation Control over NASA Hump Model using Sweeping Jet Actuator,” Mohamad Khalil,

Fall 2017

J-11. Student Clubs Advising

AIAA Design Build and Fly Team (2011 and 2012).

ASME Chapter (Co-Advisor, 2010-2011)

J-10. AIAA Design Build and Fly (DBF) Competition

Dr. Kursat Kara Curriculum Vitae Page 10 of 12

Advertised the competition to students, gave seminars, formed two teams, and lead the teams for

two years.

Helped students to secure funding from the Tawazun Holding for the international travel.

In 2011, I organized AIAA Design Build and Fly (DBF) competition trip to Tucson, AZ, the USA with

11 students

In 2012, I held AIAA Design Build and Fly (DBF) competition trip to Wichita, KS, the USA with 19

students.

J-9. Member/Chair of the following Khalifa University committees

Faculty/Lab Instructor/Lab Engineer Search Committee (2010-)

Graduate Student Admission Committee, Member (2014-2016), Chair (2017-)

High-Performance Computing User Group (2011- )

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2012-2014)

Internship Coordinator of Aerospace Engineering (2014 - )

Aerospace Engineering Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2014-)

Library Liaison of Aerospace Engineering (2010 - )

Fountain Design Competition Committee (2011)

J-8. Represented Khalifa University and Aerospace Engineering Department in the following events

Khalifa University Open House Day (2010-2017): At every open house organization since 2010, I

met with families and students as a representative of Aerospace Engineering Department. I

provided information about the department, university, and aerospace industry in the UAE and

recruited bright students to the program.

NAJAH Education Exhibition (2010-2017): Every year, I have attended the Khalifa University Stand.

I provided information about undergraduate and graduate programs, especially in Mechanical and

Aerospace Engineering. Furthermore, I met with lots of high school students and guided them for

the right programs at Khalifa University.

IDEX Conference (2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017): Every other year, I attended the IDEX conference

to represent Khalifa University and Aerospace Engineering Department. During the event, I provided

an overview of the university and the department and helped to recruit potential students.

ETIC (2017): I made a presentation about computational aerodynamics capabilities of Aerospace

Engineering Department and discussed mutual collaboration strategies. An ETIC engineer started to

work on an M.Sc. project on the aerodynamical and optical design of a gimbal system.

Tawazun Dynamics (2017): I have made a presentation about computational fluid dynamics

techniques to analyze rockets and missiles, and we discussed collaboration strategies. Providing

introductory and advanced training on CFD is requested by TD Engineers.

J-7. Representing Khalifa University at International Conference Organizations

Technical-Chair of AIAA Aviation 2016 (34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference)

For Applied Aerodynamics conference, 276 abstracts were submitted. After peer reviews, 220

abstracts were accepted (79.7%). 183 technical papers were presented in 42 sessions including five

special sessions.

Co-Chairs: Jeremy Pinier from NASA Langley and John Farnsworth from U. Colorado.

Technical-Chair of AIAA SciTech 2018 (Applied Aerodynamics), 8–12 January 2018, Gaylord

Palms, Kissimmee, Florida, USA

Handled 87 technical papers (67 accepted, 14 rejected, and 3 withdrawn). Created technical

sessions. Assigned session chairs.

Co-Chairs: Philip J Ansel from UIUC and Khaled Abdol-Hamid from NASA Langley.

Dr. Kursat Kara Curriculum Vitae Page 11 of 12

Technical Co-Chair of AIAA Aviation 2014 (32nd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference), 16-20

June 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Created 21 technical sessions, decided on 95 technical papers (78 accepted and 17 rejected),

reviewed 18 papers, chaired 2 technical sessions and was responsible for the following Applied

Aerodynamics topics (99 extended abstracts submitted)

Co-Chairs: Brian McGrath and Bohdan Cybyk from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.

Regular Session Chair in AIAA conferences (2012 – date)

J-6. Member of the following AIAA committees

Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee (April 2012 –)

AIAA APATC Membership Subcommittee (2012 –)

AIAA APATC Education Subcommittee (2012 –)

J-5. Reviewer for the following publications

AIAA Journal (2016 - )

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design (2016 - )

Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science (2016 - )

Ain Shams Engineering Journal (2016 - )

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow (2016 - )

Waves in Random and Complex Media (2015 - )

International Journal of Applied Mechanics (2014 - )

Journal of Astrophysics and Aerospace Technology (2013 - )

International Journal of Applied Nonlinear Science (2013 - )

Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2012 - )

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (2012 - )

AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition Report Judge (2013 - date)

AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conferences (2013 – date)

AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting – Applied Aerodynamics (2013 – date)

AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting – Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (2013)

2012, ASME Power Conference / 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering

2013 IEEE 5th International Conference on Engineering Education

2012 IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy

2012, AIAA Report Review: The Best Practices Report on CFD Education in the Undergraduate

Curriculum

2012, Book Review: Russ Cummings - Applied Computational Aerodynamics

J-4. Organized the following seminars

Abbass Karim, Fluid Codes LLC, “ANSYS Engineering Simulation Solutions,” April 2, 2012.

Ravi Samtaney, KAUST, “The Role of Advanced Algorithms and Simulations in Plasma Science,”

February 26, 2012.

Don Winter, Vice President, Flight and Systems Technologies, Boeing Research & Technology,

“The Globalization of Aerospace Research and Development,” January 11, 2011.

J-3. Certificates

Certificate of Appreciation for Advising DBF Team, Aerospace Engineering Department, 2011

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Achievement Award for Advising DBF Team, Aerospace Engineering Department, 2012

Certificate of Training for ABET Engineering Professional Skills Assessment, Sep 2015.

CITI - Responsible Conduct of Research for Engineers, Expires on October 23, 2019

CITI - Information Privacy Security – Researchers (IPS), Expires on October 23, 2019

CITI - Information Privacy Security – Instructors (IPS), Expires on October 23, 2019

CITI - Conflicts of Interest, Expires on October 23, 2019

J-2. Workshops and Short Courses

High-Order Methods and High-Fidelity Flow Simulations Workshop Nov. 6-7, 2006

National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA

Short Course on the Fundamentals of Hypersonic Flight Sep. 10 2007

National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA

J-1. Software Skills

Programming : FORTRAN (Parallel with MPI), Visual BASIC, VBA for MS Excel, Pascal.

Operating Systems : Windows, Linux.

Engineering Software : Fluent, CFX, Comsol, ANSYS, Gridgen, ICEM CFD, Gambit, Labview.

CAD Software : SolidWorks, Catia v5, AutoCAD, I-DEAS (Master Modeler).

Math. and Visual. : Mathematica, MathCAD, Matlab, Maple, TecPlot, Grapher, Surfer.