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Faculty - Mancil W. Milligan

Milligan

Mancil W. Milligan
Professor and Aerospace Coordinator

503 Dougherty Engineering Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-2210
Office: (865)974-5250
Fax: (865)974-5274
Email: mwm@utk.edu
Teaching ~ Education ~ Research Interests ~ Professional Experience ~ Professional Activities ~ Selected Publications

TEACHING


• Aerodynamics
• Airplane Performance
• Aerospace Design
• Gas Dynamics
• Heat Transfer
• Thermodynamics

EDUCATION


• Ph.D., 1963, The University of Tennessee
• MSME, 1958, The University of Tennessee
• BSME, 1956, The University of Tennessee
• Post Graduate Study:
- University of Washington, 1959
- Stanford University, 1964

RESEARCH INTERESTS (back to top)

Applied research in the use of aerodynamic forces to draw and heat transfer to quench molten fibers in flight. The role of vehicle conspicuity in boating safety. Development of a take-off performance instrument for aircraft. Low density gas dynamics.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (back to top)

1982 - Present Professor and Director, Aerospace Engineering, The University of Tennessee.
1973 - 1982 Professor and Department Head, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Tennessee.
1959 - 1973 Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Tennessee.
1956 - 1959 Research and Development Engineer, The Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, Washington.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (back to top)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Fellow, National Vice President, Chairman of Process Industries Division, Chairman of East Tennessee Section, Faculty Advisor.

American Society for Engineering Education

President, Chairman of Research Unit, Chairman of Mechanical Engineering Division for the Southeastern Section.

Tau Beta Pi

National Vice President, Chapter President.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Aerospace Department Chairman¹s Association, Faculty Advisor.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (back to top)

Milligan, M.W., etal, "The Use of Crossflow to Improve Nonwoven Meltblown Fibers," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 44, 279-288, 1992.

Milligan, M.W., "An Investigation of the Meltblown Web Defect Known as Shot," International Nonwovens Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 8-12, 1993.

Milligan, M.W., Zhao, M.M. and H. J. Wilkerson, "Monitoring Airplane Takeoff Performance: Prototype Instrument with Learning Capability," AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 32, No. 4, 1995.

Milligan, M.W. and B. D. Haynes, "Empirical Models for Melt Blowing," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 58, 159-163, 1995.

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