James Evans Lyne
Assistant Professor |
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James Evans Lyne
414 Dougherty Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37966-2210
Office : (423) 974-5254
Fax : (423) 974-5274
email : lyne@utkux.utk.edu |
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Teaching
Astronautics
Aerospace Lab
Compressible Flow
Atmospheric Entry
Anatomy and Physiology |
Education
Ph.D 1991,North Caroline State University
MD 1987, Vanderbilt
MS 1982, Stanford
BSME 1981, Vanderbilt |
Research
Space Mission Analysis
Hypersonics
Meteor Physics
Protein Crystal Growth |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Planning of advanced space missions, particularly manned missions to Mars; atmospheric
entry of both natural and man-made bodies; hypersonic aerodynamics; meteor entry physics;
three-dimensional protein structure; protein crystal growth and protein crystallography;
physiology of human space flight.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1993 - Present |
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science
Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. |
| 1993 - Present |
Staff Physician, Emergency Department, University of Tennessee Medical Center,
Knoxville, TN. |
| 1992 |
Research Scientist, Eloret Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA. |
| 1984 - 1985 |
Project Engineer, Calspan Corporation, USAF Arnold Engineering Development Center,
Tullahoma, Tennessee. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee and HyTASP Committee
Technical reviewer for The Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets & for Planetary and
Space Science |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"An Extension of Curve Fits for the Thermodynamic Properties of Equilibrium Air to
30000 K and 1000 Atmospheres Pressure," Fought, R., Gupta, R. and Lyne, J.E.,
accepted by The AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer.
"An Analytical Model of the Atmospheric Entry of Large Meteors and its Application
to the Tunguska Event," Lyne, J.E., Tauber, M.E., and Fought, R.M., The Journal of
Geophysical Research, Vol. 101, No. E10, Oct. 1996.
"The Tunguska Event," Lyne, J.E. and Tauber, M.E., Nature, Vol. 375,
No. 6533, June 1995.
"Mars Aerocapture: Extension and Refinement," Wercinski, P.F. and Lyne, J.E.,
The AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 31, No. 4, June-July 1994.
"Physiological Constraints on Deceleration During the Aerocapture of Manned
Vehicles," Lyne, J.E., The AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 31,
No. 3, May-June 1994.
"The Effect of Parking Orbit Selection on Manned Aerocapture at Mars," Lyne,
J.E., The AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 30, No. 4, July-August 1993.
"Flexible Strategies for Manned Mars Missions Using Aerobraking and Nuclear
Thermal Propulsion," Lyne, J.E. and Braun, R.D., Journal of the Astronautical
Sciences, Vol. 41, No. 3, July-Sept. 1993.
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