Kenneth G. Powell

Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Sc.D.

ADDRESS: 3052 FXB
PHONE: (734) 764-3331
EMAIL: powell@umich.edu

 

WEBSITES: W. M. Keck CFD Laboratory, CSEM, CRASH

 

Professor Powell is a member and past director of the W. M. Keck Foundation Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and a co-founder and co-director of the Center for Space Environment Modeling. At the undergraduate level, he teaches freshman computing, compressible flow, aerodynamics and aircraft design; at the graduate level, he teaches aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics. His research interests include: algorithm development for fluid dynamics, aerodynamics and plasmadynamics; and the application of computational methods to problems in aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, fluid dynamics and space environment/space weather. His articles appear in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics, and Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, among others. He is also a co-author of Multi-Media Fluid Mechanics. He has received a number of awards for his research, including a National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, and a number of awards for his teaching, including the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship. He is married to Susanne Maria Krummel; they have three children: Jasmine, Ryan and Nicole.

Specializations & ResearchInterests
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Compressible Flow, Aerodynamics, Numerical Methods for Plasmas,Computational Space Physics

Education
SB Aero 1982 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SB Math 1982 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SM Aero 1984 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SCD Aero 1987 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Society Memberships
Associate Fellow of AIAA
AGU
SIAM
Sigma Xi
Tau Beta Pi

Honors and Awards
Tau Beta Pi Teaching Award (1988, 1999, 2005)
College of Engineering Team Research Excellenceaward (1999)
College of Engineering Teaching Excellence(1992)
College of Engineering 1938 E Award
Sigma Gamma Tau Teaching Award (1989, 1995)
NSF Presidential Young Investigator (1988)
NASA Special Achievement Award (1989)

Teaching Interests

Aerodynamics (Aero 325)
Aircraft Design (Aero 481)
Aerodynamics II (Aero 524)

Positions Held at Michigan

Arthur F. Thurnau Professor 2002-present
Professor 2000-2002
Associate Professor 1993-2000
Assistant Professor 1987-1993
Co-Director, Center for Space Environment Modeling 2000-Present
Director, Center for Advanced Computing 2003-present

Links
Complete list of publications [PDF]