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James Coder

Associate Professor

Affiliation(s):

Aerospace Engineering

235B Hammond Building

jcoder@psu.edu

814-863-2887

Research Areas:

Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics; Flight Science; Rotorcraft Engineering; Vehicle Systems Engineering

Interest Areas:

Computational fluid dynamics; Applied aerodynamics; Turbulence and transition modeling; Hypersonic aerothermodynamics

Education

BS, Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2008
MS, Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2010
PhD, Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2014

Publications

Journal Articles

James G Coder, Benjamin LS Couchman, Marshall C Galbraith, Steven R Allmaras and Nick Wyman, 2024, "Output-based mesh adaptation for high-speed flows", Computers and Fluids, 273

Micah A Wyssmann, James G Coder, John S Schwartz and A. N. Thanos Papanicolaou, 2023, "Turbulent junction flow characteristics upstream of boulders mounted atop a rough, permeable bed and the effects of submergence", Experiments in Fluids, 65, (1)

Carl F Ollivier-Gooch and James G Coder, 2023, "Fourth AIAA High-Lift Prediction Workshop: Fixed-Grid Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Summary", Journal of Aircraft, 60, (6)

James Coder, 2023, "Accuracy of High-Order, Discrete Approximations to the Lifting-Line Equation", The Aeronautical Journal, 127, (1315)

Hector Ortiz-Melendez, Ethan Long, Christopher Colletti, George Toth, Cody Perkins, Kathryn Keely, Phillip Ansell and James G Coder, 2023, "Design and Characterization of High-Lift Capabilities for Slotted, Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoils", Journal of Aircraft, 60, (4), pp. 19

Forrest J Mobley, Tristan D Wall and James G Coder, 2023, "Computational Characterization of Unsteadiness and Turbulence in Rotor Hub Wakes", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 68, (1)

Ethan A Vogel and James G Coder, 2022, "A Novel Entropy Normalization Scheme for Characterization of Highly Compressible Flows", Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Jared A Carnes and James G Coder, 2022, "Analyzing the Near-Wall Behavior of the Langtry-Menter Transition Model", Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 108

Jared A Carnes and James G Coder, 2022, "Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Boundary Layer Transition on a Dynamically Pitching Rotor", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 67, (1)

Hector D Ortiz-Melendez, James G Coder and Arvin Shmilovich, 2022, "High-Lift Computational Strategy for Slotted, Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoils", Journal of Aircraft, 59, (4)

Jared A Carnes and James G Coder, 2022, "Effect of Crossflow Transition on the Pressure-Sensitive-Paint Rotor in Hover", Journal of Aircraft, 59, (1)

Conference Proceedings

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

FY2022 AFOSR Young Investigator Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 2022

AIAA Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, November 2022

Service

Service to Penn State:

Service to External Organizations:

Participation in or Service to Professional and Learned Societies, Chair, AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee, May 2022 - April 2024

About

The Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering, established in 1961 and the only aerospace engineering department in Pennsylvania, is consistently recognized as one of the top aerospace engineering departments in the nation, and is also an international leader in aerospace education, research, and engagement. Our undergraduate program is ranked 15^th and our graduate programs are ranked 15^th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, while one in 25 holders of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering in the U.S. earned it from Penn State. Our students are consistently among the most highly recruited by industry, government, and graduate schools nationwide.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry. Through an innovative curriculum and world-class instruction that reflects current industry practice and embraces future trends, Penn State Aerospace Engineering graduates emerge as broadly educated, technically sound aerospace engineers who will become future leaders in a critical industry