search

UMD    CORE




Chairperson-Dr. Darryll J. Pines

Chairperson-Dr. Darryll J. Pines

 

Dr. Darryll J. Pines is the new chairperson of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, effective October 15, 2006. Pines has been on the Clark School faculty for more than a decade and has served as associate chair under Dr. William Fourney. He participated in the revamping of the undergraduate curriculum and the formation of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni in the department.

Pines' research interests and activities have centered on structural dynamics, including structural health monitoring and prognosis, smart sensors, and adaptive, morphing and biologically inspired structures. He also conducts research in the guidance, navigation and control of aerospace vehicles.

He is the recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, American Helicopter Society (AHS) Grover E. Bell Award and E. Robert Kent Engineering Junior Faculty Teaching Award.

Pines is a fellow of the Institute of Physics, an associate fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the AHS. He is the author of nearly 50 archival journal papers, six book chapters and more than 120 conference papers. He is a member of the editorial board of Smart Materials and Structures Journal and associate editor of the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures and the International Journal of Structural Health Monitoring. He serves the National Research Council as a member of committees on Women in Science and Engineering and the Decadal Survey of Aeronautics Research.

Related Articles:
Fourney Receives SEM 2016 C.E. (Chuck) Taylor Award
Fourney Named ASME Fellow
Five Aerospace Engineering Faculty Promoted to AIAA Associate Fellows
Fourney Selected to Receive 2014 Frocht Award
Dr. Fourney to Head New Undergraduate Retention Office
Kothari hosts 30th Graduation Anniversary dinner
RASC-AL space design team honored by department
Fourney receives 2006 President's Medal

October 15, 2006


«Previous Story  

 

 

Current Headlines

Akin Receives 2025 ICES Award for Technical Excellence

Two UMD Teams Among Twelve Selected for NASA’s M2M X-Hab Challenge

Team “Crossfire” Advances to Phase II of XPRIZE Wildfire Semifinals

Soliton Signatures: A New Strategy for Tracking Teeny Tiny Space Debris

Gebhardt Named 2025-26 MWC ARCS Scholar

Rudolph Awarded Women in Defense Scholarship

Marge Donovan: Cooking Up Innovation in Rotorcraft Blade Design

Robot-Assisted Triage: UMD Team Answers the Challenge

Seven UMD Students Receive 2025 Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarships

Faculty Members Hartzell and Otte Promoted

 
 
Back to top  
CORE Home Clark School Home UMD Home Aerospace Engineering