Research Expertise

•	Fluid mechanics and applied mathematics
•	Unsteady flows
•	Hydrodynamic stability and receptivity
•	Aeroacoustics
•	Active flow control
•	Unsteady aerodynamics
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Education

•	Ph.D.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1978
•	M.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1974
•	B.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1973
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Courses Taught  (since 2000)

•	AME 331	:	Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
•	AME 433	:	Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
•	AME 413a/b	:	Mechanical Engineering Design Lab [supervised projects]
•	AME 536a/b	:	Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
•	AME 639	:	Aeroacoustics
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Employment

•	1981-date	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona: Assistant Professor 1981-85; Associate Professor 1985-98; Professor 1998-date
•	1/07-7/07	:	Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, England: QuaterCentenary Visiting Fellow
•	1987-88	:	Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge, England: Senior Visiting Fellow
•	1977-81	:	Mechanics Branch, General Electric Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady, New York
•	1973-74	:	Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey
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Honors and Awards

•	Fellow, Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, 1999
•	NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1984
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Professional Societies

•	AIAA	:	The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
•	APS	:	Fellow, The American Physical Society
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Publications  (since 2001)

•	Nelson, C., Cain, A., Kerschen, E. and Raman, G., “Simulations of Helmholtz Resonator Powered Resonance Tubes at Moderate Pressure Ratios, 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Paper No. AIAA-2006-800, 2006.
•	Alvarez, J. O. and Kerschen, E. J., Influence of Wind Tunnel Walls on Cavity Acoustic Resonances, 11th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Monterey, California, AIAA Paper 2005-2804, 2005.
•	Kerschen, E. J., Alvarez J. O., and Tumin, A., A Theoretical Model for Cavity Acoustic Resonances, NATO AVT-123 Symposium on Flow Induced Unsteady Loads and the Impact on Military Applications, Budapest, April 25-28, 2005.
•	Hammerton, P. W. and Kerschen, E. J., Leading-Edge Receptivity for Bodies with Mean Aerodynamic Loading, J. Fluid Mech. 535:1-32, 2005.
•	Raman, G., Sarpotdar, S., Tassy, J., Cain, A. B., and Kerschen, E. J., An Overview of the Development of High Bandwidth Powered Resonance Tube Actuators: Experiments and Simulations, 10th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, AIAA Paper 2004-2856, 2004.
•	Alvarez, J. O., Kerschen, E. J., and Tumin, A., A Theoretical Model for Cavity Acoustic Resonances in Subsonic Flow, 10th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, AIAA Paper 2004-2845, 2004.
•	Kerschen, E. J., Cain, A. B., and Raman, G., Analytical Modeling of Helmholtz Resonator Based Powered Resonance Tubes, 2nd AIAA Flow Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, AIAA Paper 2004-2691, 2004.
•	Cain, A. B., Kerschen, E. J., Tassy, J. M., and Raman, G., Simulation of Powered Resonance Tubes: Helmholtz Geometry, 2nd AIAA Flow Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, AIAA Paper 2004-2690, 2004.
•	Peake, N. and Kerschen, E. J., Influence of Mean Loading on Noise Generated by the Interaction of Gusts with a Flat-Plate Cascade: Downstream Radiation, J. Fluid Mech. 515:99-133, 2004.
•	Raman, G., Khanafseh, S., Cain, A. B., and Kerschen, E. J., Development of High Bandwidth Powered Resonance Tube Actuators with Feedback Control, J. Sound Vib. 269:1031-1062, 2004.
•	Cain, A., Kerschen, E., Raman, G., and Sarpotdar, S., Simulation of Powered Resonance Tubes: Understanding Parameter Space, 9th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, South Carolina, AIAA Paper 2003-3103, 2003.
•	Kerschen, E. and Tumin, A., A Theoretical Model of Cavity Acoustic Resonances Based on Edge Scattering Processes, 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, AIAA Paper 2003-0175, 2003.
•	Cain, A., Kerschen, E., Raman, G., and Khanafseh, S., Simulations of Powered Resonance Tube: Effects of Pressure Ratio and Freestream Flow, AIAA 1st Flow Control Conference, St. Louis, AIAA Paper 2002-2821, 2002.
•	Cain, A., Kerschen, E., and Raman, G., Simulation of Acoustic Characteristics and Mechanisms of Powered Resonance Tubes, 8th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference & Exhibit, Breckenridge CO, AIAA Paper 2002-2400, 2002.
•	Saric, W. S., Reed, H. L., and Kerschen, E. J., Boundary Layer Receptivity to Free-Stream Disturbances, Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech. 34:291-319, 2002.
•	Peake, N. and Kerschen, E. J., The Noise Downstream of a Cascade of Loaded Airfoils, 7th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference and Exhibit, Maastricht, Netherlands, AIAA Paper 2001-2123, 2001.
•	Reba, R. A. and Kerschen, E. J., Boundary-Layer Effects on Performance of Surface-Mounted Actuators for Active Noise Control, AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference and Exhibit, 7th, Maastricht, Netherlands, AIAA Paper 2001-2161, 2001.
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Research Grants  (since 2001)

•	Active Flow Control Effectors for Aircraft Maneuvering, The Boeing Company, 7/1/04-11/30/04 (with H. Fasel).
•	Flight Demonstration of Stealthy Closed-Loop Attitude Control, Innovative Technology Applications Co. (subcontract on AFOSR STTR Program), 10/1/01-9/30/02 (with H. Fasel).
•	On Controlling the Flow Over Cavities, AFOSR, 6/1/01-11/30/03 (with I. Tumin and I. Wygnanski).
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Patents

•	Airfoil Noise Control, Patent No. 5,613,649, March 25, 1997 (with R. H. Schlinker).
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Consulting

•	AlliedSignal Aerospace Equipment Systems
•	The Boeing Company
•	Innovative Technology Applications Company
•	United Technologies Hamilton Sundstrand
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