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Dr. Jim Coder

Assistant Professor


Contact Information

  • 303 Dougherty Engineering Building
  • Phone: 865-974-8994
  • E-mail: jcoder@utk.edu
  • Biography

    August 2016 - Present
    Assistant Professor in Aerospace Engineering
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    September 2014 - July 2016
    Research Associate in Computational Mechanics
    Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State University


    Research Interests

    Ultra-efficient aircraft, natural-laminar-flow technologies, high-speed flows, rotorcraft aerodynamics, transition and turbulence modeling, hybrid RANS/LES methods, and aerodynamic shape optimization


    Education

    PhD, 2014, Penn State University
    MS, 2010, Penn State University
    BS, 2008, Penn State University


    Professional Service

    Senior Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Member, Vertical Flight Society

    Associate Member, AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee (APATC)

    Chair of APATC Technical Activities

    Peer reviewer for AIAA Journal, Journal of Aircraft, Aerospace Science and Technology, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Experiments in Fluids, Computers and Fluids, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, and more


    Awards and Recognitions

    TCE Dean's Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award, 2018-2020

    New Faculty Research and Engagement Award, 2019

    MABE Louis and Ann Hoffman Endowed Excellence in Research Award, 2017


    Publications

    Carnes, J. A. and Coder, J. G., “Effect of Crossflow Transition on the PSP Rotor in Hover,” Journal of Aircraft (recommended for publication, under revision).

    Carnes, J. A. and Coder, J. G., “Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Boundary Layer Transition on a Dynamically Pitching Rotor,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society (recommended for publication, under revision).

    Lash, E. L., Gragston, M., Kreth, P., McDaniel, Z., Coder, J. G., and Schmisseur, J. D., “Upstream Influence in Shock Wave/Transitional Boundary Layer Interactions at Mach 1.8,” AIAA Journal (recommended for publication, under revision).

    Coder, J. G., “Overview of the AFT Model for Transition Prediction in Complex Aerodynamic Flows,” in IUTAM Laminar-Turbulent Transition: 9th IUTAM Symposium, London, UK, September 2–6, 2019, Eds. S. Sherwin, P. Schmid, and X. Wu, Springer, 2021.

    Coder, J. G. and Somers, D. M., “Design of a slotted, natural-laminar-flow airfoil for commercial transport applications,” Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 106, 2020, pp. 106217. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.106217

    Coder, J. G., “Design of a Low-Speed Slotted, Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoil Reproducing Transonic Behaviors,” Journal of Aircraft, 2020 (Articles in Advance). doi: 10.2514/1.C035887

    Coder, J. G., Pulliam, T. H., and Jensen, J. C., “High-Lift Simulations of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Standard Model,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 56, No. 5, 2019, pp. 1822-1832. doi: 10.2514/1.C035268

    Coder, J. G. and Ortiz-Melendez, H. D., “Transitional Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation of Multielement, High-Lift Airfoils,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 56, No. 4, 2019, pp. 1303-1312. doi: 10.2514/1.C035161

 




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