Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2018
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 2008
Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, 2006
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, USAFA, Colorado (June 2022 – Present)
Deputy Division Chief, Strategic Planning & Transformation Division, Air Force Research Laboratory Headquarters, Plans & Programs Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (August 2020 – June 2021)
- Lead strategic planning of Department of the Air Force S&T and oversaw wargaming/ modeling/ simulation/ analysis to shape $6.9B portfolio.
- Oversaw the central management for AFRL infrastructure, CPI, HQ services contract and readiness programs in coordination with AFMC and HAF.
- Directed division's daily operations; oversaw 12 Civilians, 2 Military, and 5 contractors executing $17M budget for S&T analysis and support.
- Directorate Unit Self-Assessment Program POC; facilitated AFRL HQ self-assessment, coordinated SMEs augmenting AFRL/IG and managed deficiency resolution.
Deputy Branch Chief & Command Engineering Inspector, Air Force Materiel Command, Office of the Inspector General, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (September 2018 – August 2020)
- Responsible for inspections of 83K military & civilian personnel managing 45% ($62 Billion) of USAF annual budget at 13+ installations.
- Ensured efficiency and discipline of acquisition enterprise through evaluation of product/logistics/test centers & labs.
- As Deputy Branch Chief, supervised 4 SNCO's and directed daily operations for 17 civilian and military member inspection branch.
PhD Student, Air Force Institution of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (September 2015 – September 2018)
- Completed Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical Engineering Program
- Developed novel Arrhenius Rate Chemistry Informed Inter-Phase Source Term (ARCIIST) technique and modified system-scale multi-phase hydrocode. First to capture detailed deflagration to detonation features at this scale.
- Created unique tools to compare experimental and simulation data for energetic materials.
Chief, Acquisitions Force Development, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas (February 2013 – September 2015)
- Directed total force development policies, procedures and execution for over 7,700 acquisition officers across 8 career fields.
- Advised career field managers of career trends, sustainment and health at the tactical, operational and strategic levels.
- Key Developmental Team technical advisor and facilitator for four annual Developmental Team meetings consisting of 15-member GO/SES/O-6/GS-15 panels.
- Managed assignments, initial training, and special program selection for over 300 61X, 62E & 63A accessions annually.
- Augmented 62E and 63A assignment officers during assignment selection and review processes.
F-16 Systems Integration Engineer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, F-16 Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (June 2011 – February 2013)
- Armament integration engineer for Joint Direct Attack Munition, BLU-129, and Hard Target Void Sensor Fuse. Ensured upgrades designed to meet changing warfighter needs.
- Lead technical expert for Integrated Broadcast Service and Center Display Unit. Guided National Reconnaissance Office, AF Command and Control Integration Center, ANG and AFRC Test Center (AATC) to achieve F-16 usable products for the Combat Avionics Program Extension Suite.
- Assistant nuclear certification manager; verified compliance for new F-16 configurations in coordination with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center.
Deputy Branch Chief & Executive Officer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Vehicles Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (December 2008 – June 2011)
- As Deputy Branch Chief, directed daily operations for 38 member branch and managed a $10M research portfolio supporting future unmanned aerial systems and hypersonic vehicles.
- As Executive Officer, assisted O-6 Director with daily operations of a 641 member directorate with an annual research budget of $230M. Oversaw 3 administrative assistants. Provided executive assistance to an SES Associate Director, S&T Chief Scientist, O-6 Senior IMA and the GS-15 Deputy Director.
Honors & Awards
Meritorious Service Medal. 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal, 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award, 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon, 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Training Ribbon
Publications
Thesis/Dissertation
M. Schwaab, “Improved Modeling Techniques for Arterial Dynamics and Blood Flow”, Rice University, Houston, 2008
M. Schwaab, “Arrhenius Rate Chemistry Informed Inter-Phase Source Terms (ARCIIST) for Macro-Scale Explosive Hydrocodes”, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 2018, AFIT-ENY-DS-18-S-072
Journal Papers
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, T. Cragin, B. Nanna, B.S. Conklin, J. Pausewang and M. Schwaab, “Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interactions with the Space-Time Finite Elements: Arterial Fluid Mechanics”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 54 (2007) 901-922.
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, M. Schwaab and B.S. Conklin, “Arterial Fluid Mechanics Modeling with the Stabilized Space-Time Fluid-Structure Interaction Technique”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 57 (2008) 601-629.
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, J. Pausewang, M. Schwaab, J. Christopher and J. Crabtree, “Interface Projection Techniques for Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling with Moving-Mesh Methods”, Computational Mechanics, 43 (2008) 39-49.
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, J. Pausewang, M. Schwaab, J. Christopher and J. Crabtree, “Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling of Ringsail Parachutes”, Computational Mechanics, 43 (2008) 133-142.
T.E. Tezduyar, M. Schwaab and S. Sathe, “Sequentially-Coupled Arterial Fluid-Structure Interaction (SCAFSI) Technique”, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, published online, July 2008, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.05.024.
Book Chapters
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, M. Schwaab, J. Christopher, J. Crabtree and J. Pausewang, “Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interactions with the Space-Time Finite Elements”, Flow Simulation with the Finite Element Method (in Japanese), Springer, Tokyo, Japan (2008).
Invited Conference Papers
B. Black, M. Schwaab, T. Yechout, “Aerodynamic Analysis of Space Shuttle Wing Leading Edge Damage Using a High Fidelity Wing”, 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, 2007
T.E. Tezduyar, M. Schwaab and S. Sathe, “Arterial Fluid Mechanics with the Sequentially-Coupled Arterial FSI Technique”, Coupled Problems 2007, E. Onate, M. Papadrakakis and B. Schrefler (Eds), CIMNE, Barcelona, 2007.
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, J. Pausewang, M. Schwaab, J. Crabtree and J. Christopher, “Air-Fabric Interaction Modeling with the Stabilized Space-Time FSI Technique”, Proceedings of the Third Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Kyoto, Japan, CD-ROM (2007).
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, M. Schwaab, B.S. Conklin and J. Pausewang, “Arterial Fluid Mechanics Modeling with the Stabilized Space-Time FSI Technique”, Proceedings of the Third Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Kyoto, Japan, CD-ROM (2007).
T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, J. Pausewang, M. Schwaab, J. Crabtree and J. Christopher, “Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling with Moving-Mesh Techniques”, Proceedings of the Symposium on Recent Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Japan Society of Automotive Engineers, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.
C. Haag, M. Schwaab, and W. Blake, “Computational Analysis of the Bow Wave Effect in Air to Air Refueling”, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2010, https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-7925
M. Schwaab, R. Greendyke, and B. Steward, “Comparison of Burn Rate Models to Reacting Chemistry Model for HMX”. The American Society of Mecahnical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, 2016.
M. Schwaab, R. Greendyke, and B. Steward, “Comparison of Finite Chemistry Model to Mixture Pressure Dependent Burn Rate Model for HMX”, Tri-Service Energetic Materials Basic Science Review, Washington D. C., 2016.
M. Schwaab, R. Greendyke, and B. Steward. “Arrhenius Rate Chemistry-Informed Inter-Phase Source Terms (ARCIIST)”, 20th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, St. Louis, 2017.