AWARDS

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awards; and the Arthur L. ; lenn Award for ; aculty Innovation ;2010; from Penn State
; reat . alley; and ; est Paper awards from ASEE;s Engineering Management ;2002;
and Design Engineering Education ;201; ; divisions; and ASEE Professional Interest
Council II ;201; ;.
;ablokow earned her bachelor;s degree; master;s degree and Ph.D. in electrical
engineering from The Ohio State - niversity; Columbus; in 1; ; ; ; 1; ; ; and 1; ; ; ;
respectively.
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THE SPIRIT O; ST. LO- IS MEDAL was established in 1; 2; by Philip D. ; all; ASME
members and citizens of St. Louis. It is awarded for meritorious service in the advancement
of aeronautics and astronautics.
INDER;IT CHOPRA; Sc.D.; distinguished university professor; - niversity of
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Dr. Chopra earned his bachelor;s degree in aeronautical
engineering from Pun;ab Engineering College
;Chandigarh; India; in 1; ; ; and his master;s degree in
aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of
Science; ; angalore; in 1; ; ; . He began doctoral studies
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ;MIT;;
Cambridge; in 1; ; ; and worked on dynamic analysis
of wind turbines. After earning his Sc.D. degree in aeronautics
and astronautics from MIT in 1; ; ; ; Chopra
;oined the NASA Ames; Stanford - niversity ;oint Institute
of Aeronautics and Acoustics ;Stanford; Calif.;;
where he worked for four and a half years on the development
of aeroelastic analysis and the testing of
advanced helicopter rotor systems in full-scale wind
tunnels.
In 1; ; 1 Chopra became a faculty member in the department of aerospace engineering
at the - niversity of Maryland; College Park; where he was promoted to full
professor in 1; ; ; ; served as department chairman ;1; ; ; –; 0; 200; –10; and was the
Minta-Martin research professor ;1; ; ; –2000;. He is currently the Alfred ; essow
professor in aerospace engineering; distinguished university professor and director of
the Alfred ; essow Rotorcraft Center.
Chopra has been working on various fundamental problems related to aeromechanics
of helicopters including aeroelastic stability; active vibration control; composite
blades; rotor head health monitoring; aeroelastic optimization; smart structures; micro
air vehicles and comprehensive aeromechanics analyses.
His direct graduate advising has resulted in ; 0 Ph.D. and ; 1 master;s degrees; and
his students now hold key positions in the rotorcraft industry; in academia and at
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