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C. William Kauffman

Professor

ADDRESS: 3017 FXB
PHONE: (734)936-0104
EMAIL: cwkauff@engin.umich.edu

Specializations & Research Interests
Combustion, Propulsion, Fires and Explosions, Compressible Flow, Experimental Methods, Accident Investigation, Russian Technology and education, Flight Vehicle Design

Education
Ph.D. 1971, University of Michigan
M.S. in Physics 1963, Pennsylvania State U.
M.S. in Aero Eng.1969, University of Michigan
B.S. in Physics 1961, Pennsylvania State U.

Society Memberships
AAAS
AIAA
ASEE
ASME
Combustion Institute
SAE

Teaching Interests
Gas Dynamics (Aero320)
Intro to Propulsion(Aero430)
Aircraft Design (Aero481)
Jet Propulsion (Aero530)
Rocket Propulsion (Aero535)
Combustion (Aero533)

Positions Held at Michigan
Professor 1995-Present
Associate Professor 1986-1995
Research Scientist 1977-1986
Research and Teaching Assistant 1965-1971

Links
Computational fluid dynamics - Explosions, combustion, aircraft design, accident reconstruction, safety engineering
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