Aerospace Faculty
Profile :
Dr. Mark J. Lewis
Professor / Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force (USAF)
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 3188 Martin Hall
Research in hypersonic aerodynamics, advanced propulsion, and engine-airframe interaction.
mjlewis@umd.edu | (301) 405-1133 | Website
Education
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( Earth and Planetary Science)
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( Aeronautics & Astronautics)
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Publications
Joshua E. Johnson; Ryan P. Starkey; Mark J. Lewis, “Aerothermodynamic Optimization of Reentry Heat Shield Shapes for a Crew Exploration Vehicle,” AIAA Journal of Spacecraft & Rockets, Vol. 44, No. 4, July/Aug 2007, pp. 849-859.
Joshua E. Johnson; Ryan P. Starkey; Mark J. Lewis, “Aerodynamic Stability of Reentry Heat Shield Shapes for a Crew Exploration Vehicle,” AIAA Journal of Spacecraft & Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 4, July/Aug 2006, pp. 721-730.
Adam F. Dissel; Ajay P. Kothari; Mark J. Lewis, “Comparison of Horizontally and Vertically Launched Aibreathing and Rocket Vehicles” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 2006, vol.43 no.1, pp. 161-169.
Mark J. Lewis; Kerrie A. Smith , "Time-Averaged Entropy and Total Pressure Ratios Across Unsteady Inlet Shock Waves" Journal of Propulsion and Power (0748-4658) 2005 vol. 21 no. 6, pp. 997-1007.
Beason, D., and Lewis, M. J. “The Warfighter’s Need for Science and Technology.” Air and Space Power Journal, Vol. XIX, No. 4, Winter 2005, pp 71-81.
Santos, W., Lewis, M., “Aerothermodynamic Performance Analysis of Hypersonic Flow on Power Law Leading Edges,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, vol. 42 no. 4, July-August 2005, pp. 588-597.
Dissel, A., Kothari, A., Raghavan, V., and Lewis, M. J., "Investigation of Two- Stage- to- Orbit Air- Breathing Launch Vehicle Configurations", accepted for publication AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, May 2005.
Santos, W., Lewis, M., “Calculation of Shock Wave Structure over Power Law Bodies in Hypersonic Flow,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, vol. 42 no. 2, March-April 2005, pp. 213-222.
Lewis, M., Chauffor, M., “Shock-Based Waverider Design with Pressure Gradient Corrections and Computational Simulations," accepted for publication, Journal of Aircraft, 2005, vol. 42 no. 5, pp. 1350-1352.
Dissel, A., Kothari, A., and Lewis, M.J., “Comparison of Horizontally and Vertically Launched Air-Breathing and Rocket Vehicles,” accepted for publication AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, January 2005.
Colville, J., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Axisymmetric Inlet Design for Combined-Cycle Engines,” accepted for publication in AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, December 2005.
Johnson, J., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J. “Aerodynamic Stability of Re-Entry Heat Shield Shapes for a Crew Exploration Vehicle”, AIAA–2005-4112, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, Arizona, July 10-13, 2005. Accepted for publication, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, November 2005.
Articles in conference proceedings
Joshua E. Johnson; Ryan P. Starkey; Mark J. Lewis, “Multi-Objective Optimization of Entry Vehicle Heat Shields with Reentry Trajectory Analysis,” 58th International Astronautical Congress, Hyderabad, India, IAC-07-C2.7.09, Sept 2007.
Beksinski, David, Starkey, Ryan, and Lewis, Mark, "Characterization of Feasilibity, Methods, and Requirements for Lunar Mission Abort Trajectories," presented at the AAS Winter meeting, 22-26 Jan. 2006, Sacramento, CA.
Gasbarre, J., Wright, H., and Lewis, M. J., “A Design Comparison of Atmospheric Flight Vehicles for the Exploration of Titan,” AIAA 2005-6235, presented at the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, San Francisco, CA Aug. 15-18, 2005.
Barkmeyer, D., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Inverse Waverider Design for Inward Turning Inlets,” AIAA-2005-3915, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, Arizona, July 10-13, 2005.
Dissel, A., Kothari, A., Raghavan, V., and Lewis, M. J. ,”System Analysis of Launch Transportation Options for Crew Exploration Vehicle,” AIAA-2005-4366, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, Arizona, July 10-13, 2005.
Johnson, J., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J. “Aerodynamic Stability of Re-Entry Heat Shield Shapes for a Crew Exploration Vehicle”, AIAA–2005-4112, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, Arizona, July 10-13, 2005.
Dissel, A., Kothari, A., and Lewis, M. J., “Weight Growth Study of Reusable Launch Vehicle Systems,” AIAA-2005-4369, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, Arizona, July 10-13, 2005.
Colville, J., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Extending the Flight Mach Number of the SR-71 Inlet,” AIAA-2005-3284, 13th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Capua, Italy, May 16-20, 2005.
Minton, D., Lewis, M. J., and Van Wie, D., “Plasma and Magnetohydrodynamic Effects on Incipient Separation in a Cold Supersonic Flow,” AIAA-2005-3224, 13th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Capua, Italy, May 16-20, 2005.
Minton, D., Lewis, M. J., and Van Wie, D., “Plasmas for Scramjet Flow Control," International High Temperature Plasmadynamics Conference, Moscow, Russia, May 2005.
Scott, C., Starkey, R. P., and Lewis, M. J., “Horizontal Launch Vehicle Weight Modeling for Future Lunar Exploration-Class Payloads,” AIAA-2005-4368, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Tucson, AZ, July 10-13, 2005.
Scientific and Professional Membership
AIAA Fellow research
ASME, Associate Fellow
Honors and Awards
2007 Best Paper in Conference, International Congress on Instrumentation in Aerospace
2007 Energy Systems Lifetime Achievement Award, AIAA
2007 Aviation Week & Space Technology Laureate
2005 DoD Award for Meritorious Service
Institutional and Professional Services
AIAA Member of Hypersonics Technology and Aerospace Planes Committee
Advanced Propulsion Committee
Terrestrial Energy Committee, Future Technologies Working Group, and Deputy Director of Education for AIAA Region I.
Also Served on DoD "TARA" review panel, the National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship Selection panel, the ONR Summer Faculty Selection Panel, and several panels for NASA. Provided several interviews to various news organizations, including ABC News with Peter Jennings, Good Morning America, National Public Radio, Newsday.
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