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Department of Aeronautics

Faculty and Staff

Maj. August J. (AJ) Rolling

Lab Director, Assistant Professor

DEGREES:
PhD, Aeronautical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2007
MS, Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2002
BS, Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1995

YEARS SERVICE ON THIS FACULTY: 1
Instructor: August 2007
Date of Original Appointment: August 2007

OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE (Teaching/Industry/etc):
Chief, Air Weapons Branch, National Air and Space Intelligence Agency, Mar 2002 – Aug 2004
Lead Propulsion Engineer, C-17 System Program Office, May 1999-Aug 2001
Lead Structural Engineer, F-16 System Program Office, Sept 1995-Apr 1998

PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS (of the last five years):
None

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Sigma Gamma Tau (Aeronautical Engineering Honorary)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Numerous military outstanding achievement awards

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Rolling, August J. Design of Gages for Direct Skin Friction Measurements in Complex Turbulent Flows with Shock Impingement Compensation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Dissertation 2007.

Rolling, August J., and J.A. Schetz, “Direct Skin Friction Measurements with Shock-Impingement Compensation in Complex Turbulent Flows,” 25th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference 5-8 June 2006, San Francisco, California, AIAA-2006-3838.

Sang, Alexander K., A.J. Rolling, and J.A. Schetz, “A Novel Skin Friction Sensor for Hypersonic Flow,” 25th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference 5-8 June 2006, San Francisco, California, AIAA-2006-3837.

Rolling, August J., P.I. King, and Fred Schauer, “Propagation of Detonation Waves in Tubes Split from a PDE Thrust Tube,” 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit 7-10 July 2002 Indianapolis, Indiana, AIAA 2002-3714.