An algorithm, a concept rooted in 9th-century Arabic scholarship, is a methodical procedure for problem resolution, eliminating the need for trial-and-error. This term, reflecting centuries of intellectual endeavor, denotes the evolution from Euclid’s ancient formulations to Al-Khwarizmi’s systematic methods and Ada Lovelace’s 19th-century innovations, highlighting algorithms’ integral role in computational development.
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Salome
It is my yearly tradition to listen to the opera Salome by Richard Strauss on Valentine’s Day. To celebrate, I treated the department staff to donuts. Working on my research while listening to the opera can be a bit distracting, but it makes for a perfect Valentine’s Day tradition. I first saw the opera while …
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To my colleague J. and M. Schueller for 40 years of marriage.
Remembering Professor Olga Alexandrovna Ladyzhenskaya Twenty Years On
It has been approximately twenty years since Professor Olga Alexandrovna Ladyzhenskaya passed away. An eminent mathematician and member of several Academies of Science, passed away in January 2004. Her distinguished career was marked by significant contributions to partial differential equations, particularly the Navier–Stokes equations and nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations. Born in 1922 in Kologriv, …
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AIAA SciTech 2024
At AIAA SciTech 2024 in Orlando, Florida, the Theoretical Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence Group, presented a paper. I received the AIAA Associate Fellowship. The icing on the cake was meeting with the MAE distinguished Alumni.
AIAA SciTech 2024 – Parametric Study of the Hypersonic Near-Field and Sonic Boom from Waveriders using a Fully-Parabolized Approach
Citation: King, C. B., Shepard, C. T., and Miller, S. A. E., “Parametric Study of the Hypersonic Near-Field and Sonic Boom from Waveriders using a Fully-Parabolized Approach,” AIAA SciTech, Orlando, FL, Jan. 8-12, AIAA 2024-2106, 2024. DOI: 10.2514/6.2024-2106 Abstract: A parametric study is performed to understand the relationship between volume displace- ment, lift, near-field signature, …
Priestess of Delphi (Oracle or Pythia)
A twenty year dream came true this December, 2023, as I traveled to Adelaide, Australia to view John Collier’s Priestess of Delphi (1891), the Oracle, or Pythia. I was able to view the painting for two days. I am not afraid to say that the experience was overwhelming, and I definately had tears in my …
Happy New Year 2024
At the University of Florida.
Analytical Closed-Form Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations for the Aerodynamic Near-field and Sonic Boom from Axisymmetric Bodies
I completed my Acoustical Society work and returned to the United States. Abstract: An analytical closed-form solution is presented for the aerodynamic near-field and ground signature from an axisymmetric body with a low thickness ratio. The Navier-Stokes equations are formulated as a boundary value problem that incorporates the incoming ambient flow-field and the aerodynamic properties …
Remembering Stephen Jurczyk
https://everloved.com/life-of/stephen-jurczyk/obituary/ It seems just like yesterday that I was at NASA Langley working for a short time under then Director Stephen G. Jurczyk. He passed away just recently on Thanksgiving of 2023. He helped propel my career in the later stages of my time at Langley. One thing that I appreciated a lot about Stephen …