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Stuart Rogers, Ph.D.

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  • Aerospace Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
  • Computational Aerosciences Branch

Stuart Rogers is an aerospace engineer who has worked at NASA Ames Research Center for 26 years developing and applying computational fluid dynamics software tools. He has worked on many applications including launch-vehicle ascent aerodynamics, spacecraft descent aerodynamics, debris analysis, high-lift aerodynamics, propulsion, hydrodynamics, and bio-fluid flows. He currently leads the NASA Ames ascent aerodynamics group for the Space Launch System program. Recent projects include ascent aerodynamics and debris analysis for the Space Shuttle program, and aerodynamics of the Orion Launch Abort Vehicle. Education: BS (1983) and M.S. (1985) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado, and Ph.D. (1989) in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford.

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Publications
  • Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Kaul, U. K., On The Accuracy of The Pseudocompressibility Method in Solving The Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations,AIAA Paper 85-1689, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1985. Published in the J. App. Math. Modelling Vol. 11, February 1987
  • Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Chang, J. L. C., Numerical Solution of the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations in Three-Dimensional Generalized Curvilinear Coordinates, NASA TM 86840, January 1986
  • Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Kaul, U. K., A Numerical Study of Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flow Around Multiple Posts,AIAA Paper 86-0353, Reno, Nevada, 1986
  • Rogers, S. E., Chang, J. L. C., and Kwak, D., A Diagonal Algorithm for the Method of Pseudocompressibility,AIAA Paper 86-1060, Atlanta, Georgia, 1986. Published in the J. Comp. Phys., Vol. 73, No. 2, December 1987
  • Kwak, D., Rogers, S. E., Kaul, U. K., and Chang, J. L. C., A Numerical Study of Incompressible Juncture Flows, NASA TM 88319, August, 1986. Presented at The Tenth Intern. Conf. on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, July 1986
  • Watson, V., Buning, P., Choi, D., Bancroft G., Merritt, F., and Rogers, S. E., Use of Computer Graphics For Visualization of Flow Fields, AIAA Aerospace Engineering Conference and Show, Los Angeles, CA, February 1987
  • Lasinski, T., Buning, P. G., Choi, D., Rogers, S. E., Bancroft, G., and Merritt, F., Flow Visualization of CFD using Graphics Workstations, AIAA Paper 1180, June 1987
  • Rogers, S. E., Buning, P. G., and Merritt, F. J., Distributed Interactive Graphics Applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Int. J. of Supercomputing App., Vol. 1, No. 4, Winter, 1987, pp. 96-105. Presented at the IMACS 12th World Congress on Scientific Computation, Paris, July 1988
  • Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Chang, J. L. C., INS3D - An Incompressible Navier-Stokes Code in Generalized Three-Dimensional Coordinates, NASA TM 100012, November 1987
  • Rogers, S. E. and Kwak, D., "An Upwind Differencing Scheme for the Time Accurate Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations", AIAA Paper 88-2583, June 1988. Published in AIAA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2, February 1990
  • Rogers, S. E. and Kwak, D., "An Upwind Differencing Scheme for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations", NASA TM 101051, November 1988. Published in Journal of Applied Numerical Mathematics, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1991
  • Kwak, D., Chang, J. L. C., Rogers, S. E., and Rosenfeld, M., Potential Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Biofluid Analysis, NASA TM 100089, April 1988. Presented at the International Symposium on Biofluid Mechanics, April 1988
  • Kwak, D., Chang, J. L. C., Rogers, S. E., and Rosenfeld, M., Three-Dimensional Incompressible Navier-Stokes Computations of Internal Flows, NASA TM 100076, March 1988. Presented at the 12 IMACS World Congress on Scientific Computation, Paris, July 1988
  • Chang, J. L. C., Kwak, D., Rogers, S. E., and Yang, R-J, Numerical Simulation Methods of Incompressible Flows and an Application to the Space Shuttle Main Engine, NASA TM 100038, March 1988. Published in Int. J. for Num. Methods in Fluids, Vol. 8, 1988, pp. 1241-1268. Appeared in NASA Tech Briefs, Vol. 15, No. 12, December 1991
  • Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Kiris, C., Numerical Solution of the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations for Steady-State and Time-Dependent Problems,AIAA Paper 89-0463, January 1989. Also in Proceedings of the Tenth Australiasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 1989. Published in AIAA Journal., Vol. 29, No. 4, April 1991
  • Rogers, S. E., Kutler, P., Kiris, C., and Kwak, D., Numerical Simulation of Flow Through An Artificial Heart, NASA TM 102183, April 1989. Presented at the 4th International Supercomputer Conference, Santa Clara, CA, May 1989
  • Printed as feature article in Cray Channels, Winter 1990. Appeared on cover of NASA Tech Briefs, Vol. 13, No. 6, 1989, and in NASA Tech Briefs, December 1991
  • Rogers, S. E., Numerical Solution of the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations,Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, March 1989. Also printed as NASA TM 102199, November 1990. Synopsis appeared in NASA Tech Briefs, Vo. 17, No. 6, June 1993
  • Kwak, D., Rogers, S. E., Yoon, S., Rosenfeld, M., and Chang, J. L. C., Computation of Viscous Incompressible Flows, NASA TM 102202, 1989. Presented at the Fluids Engineering and Science: The US-Korea Joint Seminar, Seoul, Korea, September 1989
  • Rogers, S. E., Kiris, C., Kwak, D., and Chang, I. D., Flow Simulation Through Two Biofluid Devices, NASA TM 102270, March, 1990. Published in special video edition of the Int. J. of Supercomputer Appl., 4(2), 1990
  • Kiris, C., Chang, I.D., Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., Numerical Simulations of the Incompressible Internal Flow Through a Tilting Disk Valve, AIAA Paper 90-0682, January 1990. Presented at Technology 2000 Conference, November 26-29, 1990
  • Kwak, D., Rogers, S. E., Kiris, C., and Yoon, S., Numerical Methods for Viscous Incompressible Flows,Twelfth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Oxford, England, July 9-13, 1990
  • Arnold, C. and Rogers, S. E., Computational Fluid Dynamics, a Practical Technology,lecture notes from short course held at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, November 8-9, 1990
  • Kiris, C., Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Chang, I. D., Computational Approach For Probing The Flow Through Artificial Heart Devices, in Advances in Bioengineering, the proceedings of the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, December 1991
  • Rogers, S. E., On The Use of Implicit Line-Relaxation and Multi-Zonal Computations,AIAA Technical Note 91-1611-CP, AIAA CFD Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 1991
  • Wiltberger, N. L., Rogers, S. E., and Kwak, D., A Comparison of Two Incompressible Navier-Stokes Algorithms for Unsteady Internal Flow, NASA TM 103891, October 1993
  • Kiris, C., Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Chang, I.D., Computation of Incompressible Viscous Flows Through Artificial Heart Devices With Moving Boundaries, In Fluid Dynamics in Biology: Proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Research Conference,A. Y. Cheer and C. P. van Dam, eds. 1991
  • Kwak, D., Kiris, C., Rogers, S. E., Yoon, S., and Rosenfeld, M. Several Computational Aspects of Three-Dimensional Viscous Incompressible Flow Simulations, Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics, University of California, Davis, September 9-12, 1991, pp. 1385-1390
  • Rogers, S. E., Wiltberger, N. L., and Kwak, D., Efficient Simulation of Incompressible Viscous Flow Over Single and Multi-Element Airfoils, AIAA Paper 92-0405, January, 1992. Published in AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol 30, No. 5, September 1993
  • Rogers, S. E., Wiltberger, N. L., and Kwak, D. Efficient Simulation of Incompressible Viscous Flow Over Multi-Element Airfoils, Fifth Symposium on Numerical and Physical Aspects of Aerodynamics Flows, California State University, Long Beach CA, January 13-15, 1992. Also published in AGARD Conference Proceedings CP-415, Paper No. 7, 71st Fluid Dynamics Symposium on High-Lift Aerodynamic Systems, Banff, Alberta, Canada, October 5-8, 1992
  • Kiris, C., Kwak, D., and Rogers, S. E., Computation of Incompressible Viscous Flows Through Turbopump Components, NASA TM 103911, March, 1992. Also published in Proceedings of 1992 Conference on Advanced Earth-to Orbit Propulsion Technology
  • Kwak, D., Kiris, C., Wiltberger, N. L., and Rogers, S. E., Numerical Methods For Simulating Unsteady Incompressible Flows, in Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluids Dynamics, Rome Italy, July 6-10, 1992
  • Rogers, S. E., Progress In High-Lift Aerodynamic Calculations, AIAA Paper 93-0194, January 1993. Also published in Journal of Aircraft, Vol 31, No. 6, November 1994, pp. 1244-1251. Presented to Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach CA, November 1993. Presented to Boeing Commercial Aircraft High-Lift groups, Bellevue, WA, March 1993. Presented at Stanford seminar, Program in Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics, April 1993
  • Kiris, C., Chang, L., Kwak, D., and Rogers, S. E., Incompressible Navier-Stokes Computations of Rotating Flows, AIAA Paper 93-0678, January 1993
  • Riddle, T., Rogers, S. E., and Ross, J., A Numerical Analysis of Three-Dimensional Vortex Trapping, AIAA Paper 93-0867, January 1993
  • Circelli, B. R. and Rogers, S. E., An Uncoupled Algorithm For Calculating Steady-State Laminar Heat Transfer In Three-Dimensional Incompressible Flow,submitted to the J. of Num. Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, December 1992
  • Dacles-Mariani, J. Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., Zilliac, G., and Chow, J., A Computational Study of Wingtip Vortex Flowfield, AIAA Paper 93-3010, July 1993
  • Rogers, S. E., Menter, F. R., Mansour, N. N., and Durbin, P. A., "A Comparison of Turbulence Models in Computing Multi-Element Airfoil Flows", AIAA Paper 94-0291, January 1994
  • Rogers, S. E. and Pulliam, T. H., Accuracy Enhancements for Overset Grids Using a Defect Correction Approach, AIAA Paper 94-0523, January 1994
  • Cao, H. V., Kusunose, K., Spalart, P., Ishimitsu, K., Rogers, S. E., McGhee, R., Study of Wind Tunnel Wall Interference for Multi-Element Airfoils Using a Navier-Stokes Code, AIAA Paper 94-1933, June 1994
  • Kiris, C., Rogers, S. E., Kwak, D., and Lee, Y. T., Time-Accurate Incompressible Navier-Stokes Computations with Overlapping Moving Grids, ASME summer meeting, 1994
  • Lee, Y. T., Kiris, C., Rogers, S. E., and Zawadzki, I., Steady and Unsteady Multi-foil Interactions by Navier-Stokes and Euler Calculations,the Seventh International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines, Fukuoka, Japan, September 1994
  • Mathias, D. L., Roth, K. R., Ross, J. C., Rogers, S. E., and Cummings, R. M., Navier-Stokes Analysis of the Flow About a Flap Edge, AIAA Paper 95-0185, January 1995
  • Eyi, S., Lee, K. D., Rogers, S. E., and Kwak, D., High-Lift Design Optimization Using the Navier Stokes Equations, AIAA Paper 95-0477, January 1995
  • Rogers, S. E., "A Comparison of Implicit Schemes for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations and Artificial Compressibility", AIAA Paper 95-0567, January 1995. Published in AIAA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 11, November 1995, pp. 2066-2072
  • Katz, J., Yon, S., and Rogers, S. E., Impulsive Start of a Symmetric Airfoil at High Angle-of-Attack, AIAA Paper 95-1872, June 1995
  • Harvey, A. D., Lee, C. K., and Rogers, S. E., Steady-State Modeling and Experimental Measurement of a Baffled Impeller Stirred Tank, AIChE Journal, Vol. 41, No. 10, October 1995
  • Pulliam, T., Rogers, S. E., and Barth, T., Practical Aspects of Krylov Subspace Based Iterative Methods In CFD,{\it AGARD 77th Fluid Dynamics Panel Symposium on Progress and Challenges in CFD Methods and Algorithms}, Seville, Spain; AGARD-CP-578, April 1996
  • Chen, C. L., Ota, D. K., Ramakrishnan, S. V., and Rogers, S. E., Heat Transfer Validation for Power Assemblies, AIAA 96-1827, June 1996
  • Eyi, S., Chand, K. K., Lee, K. D., Rogers, S. E., and Kwak, D., Multi-Element High-Lift Design Using the Navier Stokes Equations, AIAA Paper 96-1943, June 1996
  • Harvey, A. D. and Rogers, S. E., Steady and Unsteady Computation of Impeller Stirred Reactors, AIChE Journal, Vol. 42, No. 10, October 1996
  • Kwak, D., Kiris, C., Dacles-Mariani J., Rogers, S. E., and Yoon, S., Incompressible Navier-Stokes Solvers Using Primitive Variables, in Computational Fluid Dynamics Review 1997
  • Kwak, D., Kiris, C., Dacles-Mariani J., Rogers, S. E., and Yoon, S., Incompressible Navier-Stokes Computations in Aerospace Applications and Beyond, in Computing the Future II: Computational Fluid Dynamics Advances and Applications, 1997
  • Rogers, S. E., Cao, H. V., and Su, T. Y., Grid Generation For Complex High-Lift Configurations, AIAA Paper 98-3011, June 1998
  • Cao, H. V., Rogers, S. E., and Su, T. Y., Navier-Stokes Analyses of a 747 High Lift Configuration, AIAA Paper 98-2623, June 1998
  • Nash, S. M. and Rogers, S. E., Numerical Study of a Trapezoidal Wing High-Lift Configuration, SAE Paper No. 1999-01-5559, October 1999
  • Roth, K. and Rogers, S. E., Assessment of a Navier-Stokes Simulation of a Subsonic High-Lift Transport, NASA TP-1999-000000, December 1999
  • Bussoletti, J., Johnson, P., Jones, K., Roth, K., Slotnick, J., Ying, S., and Rogers, S. E., The Role of Applied CFD within the AST/IWD Program High-Lift Subelement: Applications and Requirements,to be published as a NASA TM
  • Rogers, S. E., Roth, K. R., Nash, S. M., Baker, M. D., Slotnick, J. P., Whitlock, M., and Cao, H. V., "Advances In Overset CFD Processes Applied To Subsonic High-Lift Aircraft", AIAA Paper 2000-4216, August 2000
  • Rogers, S. E., Roth, K. R., and Nash, S. M. "CFD Validation of High-Lift Flows With Significant Wind-tunnel Effects", AIAA Paper 2000-4218, August 2000
  • Slotnick, J. P., An, M. Y., Mysko, S. J., Yeh, D. T., Rogers, S. E., Roth, K. R., Nash, S. M., and Baker, M. D., "Navier-Stokes Analysis of a High-Wing Transport High-Lift Configuration With Externally Blown Flaps", AIAA Paper 2000-4219, August 2000
  • Rogers, S. E., Roth, K. R., Cao, H. V., Slotnick, J. P., Whitlock, M., Nash, S. M., and Baker, M. D., "Computation Of Viscous Flow For A Boeing 777 Aircraft In Landing Configuration", AIAA Paper 2000-4221, August 2000
  • Suhs, N. E. Rogers, S. E., and Dietz, W. E. "PEGASUS 5: An Automated Pre-processor for Overset-Grid CFD", AIAA Paper 2002-3186, AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, June 2002, St. Louis, MO. Published in AIAA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 6, June 2003
  • Chan, W. M., Gomez, R. J., Rogers, S. E. and Buning, P. G., "Best Practices in Overset Grid Generation", AIAA Paper 2002-3191, 32nd AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 2002
  • Chaderjian, N. M., Rogers, S. E., Aftosmis, M. J., Pandya, S. A., Ahmad, J. U., and Tejnil, E. T., "Automated CFD Database Generation for a 2nd Generation Glide-Back Booster", AIAA Paper 2003-3788, June 2003
  • Rogers, S. E., Aftosmis, M. J., Pandya, S. A., Chaderjian, N. M., Tejnil, E. T., and Ahmad, J. U., "Automated CFD Parameter Studies on Distributed Parallel Computers", AIAA Paper 2003-4229, June 2003
  • Gomez, R.J., Aftosmis, M.J., Vicker, D., Meakin, R.L, Stuart, P.C., Rogers, S. E., Greathouse, J.S., Murman, S.M., Chan, W.M, Lee, D.E., Condon, G.L., and Crain, T. "Debris Transport Analysis". Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Final Report, Vol II, Appendix D.8. Government Printing Office, October 2003
  • Gomez, R. J., Vicker, D., Rogers, S. E., Aftosmis, M. J., Chan, W. M., Meakin, R., and Murman, S., "STS-107 Investigation Ascent CFD Support", AIAA Paper 2004-2226, June 2004
  • Murman, S.M., Aftosmis, M. J., and Rogers, S. E., "Characterization of Space Shuttle Ascent Debris Using CFD Methods", AIAA Paper 2005-1223, January 2005
  • Rogers, S. E., "Hemisphere Ice Ball Debris-Transport Analysis," Technical Report prepared for the Space Shuttle Program, Dec 2006. Available as a NAS Technical report NAS-07-004, June 2007
  • Rogers, S. E., "LAV-054 ACM Assessment using OVERFLOW," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-07-45, April 2007
  • Rogers, S. E., "LAV-054 Two-Gas ACM Assessment Using OVERFLOW," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-07-56, May 2007
  • Aftosmis, Rogers, S. E., "Effects of Jet-Interaction on Pitch-Control of a Launch Abort Vehicle," AIAA Paper No. 2008-1281, 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, January 2008
  • Rogers, S. E., "LAV-068 ACM Assessment Using OVERFLOW," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-07-89, July 2007
  • Rogers, S. E., "PA-1 ACM+Canard Overflow Analysis," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-08-17, February 2008
  • Rogers, S. E., "OVERFLOW Analysis Of The ACM At Design And Off-Design Conditions For The PA-1 Flight Test," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-08-108, July 2008
  • Rogers, S. E., "OVERFLOW Time Accurate ACM Analysis," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-08-158, September 2008
  • Rogers, S. E. and Vicker, Darby, "OVERFLOW Analysis of AM Thrust Offset and ACM/AM Interaction Effects," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-09-84, December 2009
  • Rogers, S. E., "OVERFLOW Analysis of AM+ACM Asymmetry," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-10-80, July 2010
  • Rogers, S. E. and Pulliam T. H., "Computational Challenges in Simulating Powered Flight of the Orion Launch Abort Vehicle", AIAA Paper 2011-3339, June 2011
  • Childs, R., Garcia, J., Melton, J., Rogers, S. E., Shestopolov, A., and Vicker, D., "Overflow Simulation Guidelines for Orion Launch Abort Vehicle Aerodynamic Analysis," AIAA Paper 2011-3163, June 2011
  • Tejnil, E. and Rogers, S. E., "CFD Assessment of Forward Booster Separation Motor Ignition Overpressure on ET XT 718 Ice/Frost Ramp", AIAA Paper 2012-673, January 2012
  • Biswas, R., Dunbar, J., Hardman, J., Rogers, S. E., and Wheeler, L., "The Impact of High-End Computing on NASA Missions," IT Professional Magazine, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 20-28, March/April 2012
  • Childs, R. E., Garcia, J. A., Rogers, S. E., and Vicker, D. J., "Overflow Aerodynamic Simulation of the Orion Launch Abort Vehicle," JANNAF 33rd Exhaust Plume and Signatures Meeting, December 2012
  • Vicker, D. J., Childs, R. E., Rogers, S. E., McMullen, M., Garcia, J. A., and Greathouse, J., "Effects of the Orion Launch Abort Vehicle Plumes on Aerodynamics and Controllability", AIAA Paper 2013-0970, 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2013
  • Chan, W. M., Pandya, S. A., and Rogers, S. E., "Efficient Creation of Overset Grid Hole Boundaries and Effects of Their Locations on Aerodynamic Loads", AIAA 21st Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, AIAA Paper number 2013-3074, June 2013
  • Greathouse, J. S., Vicker, D., Ma, E., and Rogers, S. E., NASA SAA-EA-10-010-10 Report, "Volume 1 - Aerodynamic CFD Analysis of Ascent Abort Conditions For The SNC Dream Chaser Spacecraft," NASA/JSC EG Memo EG-DIV-13-37, October 2013
  • Gomez, R. J., Rogers, S. E., and Greathouse, J. S., NASA SAA-EA-10-010-10 Report, "Volume 2 - Aerodynamic Analysis of off-nominal attitudes for the SNC Dream Chaser Spacecraft," NASA/JSC EG Memo EG-DIV-13-38, October 2013
  • Rogers, S. E. and Vicker, D. J, "OVERFLOW Analysis of AM Thrust Offset and ACM/AM Interaction Effects," CEV Aeroscience Project Technical Brief No. EG-CAP-13-123, December 2013
  • Rogers, S. E., Dalle, D. J., and Chan, W. C., "CFD Simulations of the Space Launch System Ascent Aerodynamics and Booster Separation", AIAA Paper 2015-0778, January 2015
  • Dalle, D. J., Rogers, S. E., and Chan, W. C., "Output-Based Adaptive Meshing Applied to Space Launch System Booster Separation Analysis," AIAA Paper 2015-3152, June 2015
Awards
  • NASA Ames Honor Award for Exceptional Engineer, June 2015
  • JANNAF Best Paper Award, October 2013
  • NASA Group Achievement Award for NAS Tours Team, August 2012
  • I. I. Glass Memorial Lecture from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, May 2012
  • NASA Group Achievement Award for Ames STS Flight Operations Program, June 2011
  • NASA Constellation Team Award, Flight Dynamics Team, October 2010
  • Group Ames Honor Award for Traveling Space Museum Events, September 2010
  • NASA Group Achievement Award for Space Shuttle Flow-Control Valve Team, May 2010
  • NASA Group Achievement Award for Orion Pad Abort 1 Flight Test Team, May 2010
  • Exceptional Contribution Award from the NASA Orion Project Vehicle Integration Office, November 2009
  • Outstanding Commercialization Success Award for the Chimera Grid Tools, awarded by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Far West Region, November 2009
  • Ames Honor Award in the category of Commercialization/Tech Transfer for the Chimera Grid Tools, October 2009
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, CEV Aeroscience Project Team, April 2009
  • Space Act Award for Chimera Grid Tools Version 2.0, June 2008
  • Space Flight Awareness Team Award, Space Shuttle Debris Transport Team, February 2008
  • NASA Medal for Exceptional Achievement, June 2007
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, External Tank PAL Removal Loads Environment Team, May 2007
  • NASA Silver Snoopy Award, November 2006
  • NASA Ames Honor Award for Excellence in the Category of Engineer, August 2006
  • NASA Group Achievement Award for the Space Shuttle Program Ascent Environments Test Team, April 2006
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Shuttle Debris Transport and Risk Assessment Team, April 2006
  • Software Release Award for PLOT3D version 4.1, August 2005
  • NASA Group Achievement Award from JSC, Debris Transport Analysis Development Team, June 2005
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Return To Flight Space Shuttle Program Support Team, April 2005
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Project Columbia Team, April 2005
  • NASA Software Release Award for the Chimera Grid Tools, October 2004
  • NASA Software Release Award for Pegasus5.1, October 2004
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, STS-107 Simulation and Analysis Team, July 2004
  • NASA Code I Technology Infusion Award, June 2002
  • Arthur S. Flemming Award, 2000
  • NASA Software of the Year Award, Honorable Mention, for "OVERSET Tools for CFD Analysis," October 1998
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, High-Lift CFD Development Team, May 1998
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, April 1997
  • NASA First Annual Software of the Year Award, November 1994, for "INS3D, An Incompressible Navier-Stokes Solver in General 3D Coordinates."
  • NASA Medal for Exceptional Engineering Achievement, March 1994
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, September 1993
  • NASA Ames Honor Award for Excellence in the Category of Scientist, August 1993
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, June 1993
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, November 1992
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, September 1992
  • NASA Space Act Award, August 1992
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, April 1991
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, November 1990
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, August 1990
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, March 1989
  • NASA Tech Brief Award, April 1988