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Resume
for Dan M. Somers
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Education
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- Bachelor
of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana, 1974
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Employment
History
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- President,
Airfoils, Incorporated, 1980 to present
- Research
Engineer, NASA Langley Research Center, 1974 to 1989
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Qualifications
and Major Contributions
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- Internationally
recognized expert in airfoil design, analysis, and testing
- Developed
Eppler Airfoil Design and Analysis Code with Richard Eppler
- Chairman,
Aerodynamics Committee, Technical Board, Soaring Society of
America
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S101 and S102 airfoils for general aviation aircraft
- S201
airfoil for a cruise missile
- S202
airfoil for a tilt-wing aircraft
- S203
airfoil for a business jet
- S401
and S402 airfoils for a gyroplane
- S601
and S602 airfoils for unmanned aerial vehicles
- SM701
airfoil for a sailplane
- S801
through S829 and S901 through S903 airfoils for wind turbines
- S904
and S905 airfoils for cooling-tower fans
- NASA
NLF(1)-0416, NLF(1)-0215F, NLF(1)-0315, and NLF(1)-0115
airfoils for general aviation aircraft
- NASA NLF(1)-1015
airfoil for long-endurance aircraft
- NASA/DLR NLF(2)-0415
airfoil for commuter aircraft
- High-lift
systems for S202 airfoil
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Conducted
investigations
in:
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NASA Langley Low-Turbulence Pressure Tunnel (LTPT)
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Low-turbulence wind tunnel of Delft University of Technology
Low Speed Laboratory
- The
Pennsylvania State University low-speed, low-turbulence
wind tunnel
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DLR Transonic Wind Tunnel Braunschweig (TWB)
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- 1991
Soaring Society of America Exceptional Service Award
- 1991
R&D 100 Award for the Development of Advanced Wind Turbine
Blades, with James L. Tangler and James V. Frerotte
- 1984
NASA Langley Research Center Floyd L. Thompson Fellowship
for Medium-Speed, Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoil Design
in cooperation with Universität Stuttgart and DLR Braunschweig
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