Mancil W. Milligan


Mancil W. Milligan
Professor
Mancil W. Milligan
503 Dougherty Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37966-2030
Office : (423) 974-5250
Fax : (423) 974-5274
email : mwm@utk.edu

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 Fiber Aerodynamics
Low Density Gas Dynamics
Airplane Performance
Boating and Aircraft Safety


RESEARCH INTERESTS

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.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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

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 Chairmanšs Association, Faculty Advisor.


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

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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