Alumni Profiles

Patrick Canupp

  • Program Years: 1991-1995
  • Academic Institution: Stanford University
  • Field of Study: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • Academic Advisor: Graham Candler
  • Practicum(s):
    NASA - Ames Research Center (1993)
  • Degree(s):
    Ph.D. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Stanford University, 1997
    M.S. Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1993
    B.S. Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1991

Current Status

  • Status: Director of Aerodynamics, Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Research Area: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Publications

Dissertation: Modeling of Neutral Gas Dynamics in High Density Plasmas
Papers: "Effects of Thermochemcial Nonequilibrium on Scramjet Nozzle Performance", 28th Thermophysics Conference, 1993.
"Analysis of Hypersonic Nozzles Inlcuding Vibrational Nonequilibrium and Intermolecular Force Effects", 30th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit, 1992.