A.J. Baker
Professor
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A.J. Baker, PhD, PE
316A Perkins Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37966-2030
Office : (423) 974-7674
Fax : (423) 974-6372
email : ajbaker@engr.utk.edu |
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Teaching
Computational mechanics
Finite Element Analysis
Fluid mechanics/heat transfer
Numerical methods, CFD/NHT |
Education
BSME, Union College
MS, SUNY/Buffalo
PhD, SUNY/Buffalo |
Research
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Turbulence closure modeling
Applied computational simulation in design
Distance learning/multi-media |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr. Baker leads an internationally recognized graduate degree program in computational
fluid mechanics. Regularly teaching advanced graduate courses, his research interests
focus in finite element computational mechanics, in particular computational fluid
dynamics (CFD). He has been major professor for 11 PhD dissertations, advisor for 10 MSc
degrees, and has served as PI for ~$5 million in research contracts via NASA, DoD, DOE and
commercial industry. His commitment to academic research has been recognized by
designation in l987 as a University of Tennessee Chancellor's Research Scholar.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1975 - Present |
Professor, Engineering Science, and Director (since 1983), UT CFD Laboratory,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. |
| 1975 - 1997 |
Chief Scientist, Computational Mechanics Corp., Knoxville, TN. |
| September 1995 |
Visiting Professor, Civil Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1974 - 1975 |
Visiting Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics, Old Dominion
University, and NASA Research Scientist, Hampton, VA. |
| 1971 - 1973 |
Visiting Scientist (summers), ICASE, NASA Langley, Hampton, VA. |
| 1970 - 1974 |
Principal Research Scientist and Manager, Computational Fluid Mechanics Group,
Research Dept, Textron/Bell Aerospace, Buffalo, NY. |
| 1965 - 1970 |
Instructor, Engineering Faculty, State University of New York/Buffalo, and Digital
Analyst, summers, Textron/Bell Aerospace, Buffalo, NY. |
| 1958 - 1964 |
Mechanical Engineer, Development Laboratory, Union Carbide Corp., Buffalo, NY. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Assoc. Fellow, Amer. Inst. Aero. & Astro. (AIAA)
Member, Amer. Academy of Mechanics (AAM)
Member, Amer. Soc. Heating, Refrig, Air Cond. Engineers (ASHRAE)
Member, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
Licensed Professional Engineer (New York and Tennessee)
Editorial Board Member of five technical journals
Listed in Whoıs Who in Science & Technology |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Archival Journal Articles: (55 manuscripts, 1969-1996, * not first author)
"A Weak Statement Perturbation CFD Algorithm with High Order Phase Accuracy for
Hyperbolic Problems," with S. Roy, Comp. Mtd. App. Mech. & Engr., V. 131, p.209,
1996.*
"Incompressible Computational Fluid Dynamics and the Continuity Constraint Method
for the 3-D Navier-Stokes Equations," with P.T. Williams, J. Num. Heat Transfer, Part
B Fundamentals, V. 29, p. 137-273 (entire issue), 1996.*
Books: (2 textbooks, 9 monograph chapters, 1975-1997)
"The Finite Element Method for Numerical Solution of the Equations of Fluid
Mechanics," Ch. 28 in R. W. Johnson (Ed in Chief), The Handbook of Fluid
Mechanics, CRC Press, FL, 1997.
"Finite Elements 1-2-3," with D. W. Pepper, McGraw-Hill, New York,
NY (1991). Intıl Student Edition, Singapore (1992), Japanese translation, Tokyo (1997).
Conferences and Proceedings (109 papers, l970-1996)
"Finite Element Weak Statement Solution for the ASME Thermal Cavity Benchmark,"
with M.B. Taylor, D. J. Chaffin and S. Roy, presented at ASME WAM, Dec. l995.*
"On Development of a Software Platform for Rapid Implementation of Finite Element
Weak Statement CFD Algorithms," with S. Roy, P.D. Manhardt and E.G. Schaub, in M.
Cecchi, et al (ed), ³Proc. IX Intıl Conf Finite Elements in Fluids,² Univ. Padua Press,
p. 115-124, 1995.
Research Contractor Reports: (62 reports,1968-1996)
"The AKCESS.HydroFS/3D Simulation Platform for External/Internal Mode Prediction of
Tidal Flowfields About Disposal Mounds, Trenches and Islands," Tech. Report
USWES/CERC 96-, US Army Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, VA, l996.
"Experimental and Numerical Study of Room Air and Air Contaminant
Distributions," with R.M. Kelso, S. Roy, E.G. Schaub and P.T. Williams, NSF Grant
MSS-9015912, U.T. CFD Laboratory Report ESM 94-2.0, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN,
1994.