Title:

The Role of Computational Modeling in the Materials Development for Aerospace Products and Systems

Speaker:

Dr. Awadh Pandey

Affiliation:

Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL, USA

When:

Monday, January 27, 2014 at 4:00:00 PM   Add to Calendar

Where:

MARC Building, Room Auditorium

Host:

Dr. Rick Neu
rick.neu@gatech.edu

Abstract

Materials technology has played an important role in the development and capabilities of aerospace products and systems. The need for higher fuel efficiency, lower cost, environment friendly and more capable aircrafts have given rise to significant materials demands. The rate of improvement and application of new products and systems can be limited by the rate of new materials and process technology development and qualification. As materials are being developed for unique requirements and even location-specific unique properties, the computational modeling tools and methods to enable rapid validation of material definitions and design systems must also be advanced to support the required material development and insertion rate. A review of traditional materials development processes and emerging computational modeling tools and methods that are allowing increased rate of development, validation and qualification of new materials will be presented. The role of computational modeling in the development of new materials including advanced aluminum and nickel based superalloys will be discussed. The potential future role of materials engineering in component design will also be discussed.

Biography

Education BS, Honors , Physics, BHU, Varanasi, India, 1980 MS, Physics, BHU Varanasi, India, 1982 MS, Materials Engineering, BHU-IIT Varanasi, India, 1984 Ph.D., Materials Engineering, BHU-IIT Varanasi, India, 1993 MBA, International Business, University of Miami, Florida, USA, 2004 MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Miami, Florida, USA, 2010 Experience • Fellow – Cold Section Alloys, October 2005 – Present, Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA • Staff Engineer, March 2000- September 2005, Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA • Senior Scientist, July 1995- March 2000, Air Force Research Laboratory (UES), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, USA • Senior Scientist/Assistant Director, June 1985-June 1995, Defense Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India • Published over 75 technical papers in materials engineering journals and conference proceedings and given over 60 presentations in conferences • Received 21 patents and 25 patents pending in US, Europe and Japan • Received Engineer of the Year Award in 2005 at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne • Fellow of American Society of Metals (ASM) International • Served as Chair of Composite Materials Committee • Served in TMS and MS&T Programming Committee and a number of Technical Committees

Notes

Refreshments will be served.
Refreshments served at 3:30 pm in lobby.