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Dr. Ashok Gopalarathnam Assistant Professor North Carolina State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2404 Broughton Hall Box 7910 Raleigh, N.C. 27695 Phone: 919.515.5669 Fax: 919.515.7968 Email: ashok_g@ncsu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1993
B.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1989

Research Interests

Applied aerodynamics, flight mechanics, aircraft design, adaptive aircraft, design methodologies

Selected Publications

• Frazier, J. W. and Gopalarathnam, A., “ Optimum Downwash Behind Wings in Formation Flight,” Journal of Aircraft , Vol. 40, No. 4, July–August 2003, pp. 799–803.
  
  
• Gopalarathnam, A., Broughton, B., McGranahan, B., and Selig, M. S., “Design of Low Reynolds Number Airfoils with Trips,” Journal of Aircraft , Vol. 40, No. 4, July–August 2003, pp. 768–775 .
  
  
• Mckay, N. and Gopalarathnam, A., “The Effects of Wing Aerodynamics on Race Vehicle Performance,” SAE 2002 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems , pp. 2254 – 2263.
  
  
• McAvoy, C. W. and Gopalarathnam, A., “Automated Cruise Flap for Airfoil Drag Reduction over a Large Lift Range,” Journal of Aircraft , Vol. 39, No. 6, November–December 2002, pp. 981–988.
  
  
• Gopalarathnam, A. and McAvoy, C. W., “Effect of Airfoil Characteristics on Aircraft Performance,” Journal of Aircraft , Vol. 39, No. 3, May – June 2002, pp. 427 – 433 .