NASA Langley Research Center:

• “Hi-Alpha Forebody Design”: Part I: Methodology Base and Initial Parametrics, Part II: Determination of Body Shapes for Positive Stability, NAG-1-1037 July 15, 1990 - July 1992

• "Subsonic/Transonic Expansion Corners, Including Reynolds Number Effects”, NAG-1-1098 March 1, 1990 - Dec. 31, 1992

• “Pilot Project: Multidisciplinary Design Approach to Aircraft Design Education”, supplement to NAG-1-224, May 15, 1990 - May 14, 1991

• “Variable Complexity Design Strategy Applied to Supersonic Wing Design ”, co-PI with R.T. Haftka, B. Grossman 7/1/90 - 12/31/95: NASA NAG-1-1160

• “Aircraft Control Requirements Studies” 10% responsibility, with F. Lutze and W. Durham 7/15/91 - 8/30/94, NCC1-158

• “Aircraft Control Requirements Studies”, 10% responsibility, with F. Lutze 7/20/94 - 7/30/95, NAS1-19610, Task 18

• “Variable Complexity Multidisciplinary Optimization on Parallel Computers”, co-PI with R.T. Haftka, B. Grossman and L. Watson 12/6/93 - 12/6/96, NAG-1-1562, see our HPCCP page

• “Control System Requirements for Multi-Disciplinary Design Applications”, co-PI with M. Anderson, 1/1/94 - 1/10/96, NAG-1-1573

• “Multidisciplinary Design Investigation of Truss Braced Aircraft” co-PI with B. Grossman, R. Kapania, J.A. Schetz, and R.T. Haftka, 06/27/96 - 06/26/98, NAG-1-1852

• “Aerodynamic Investigations of the Inboard Wing Concept, Level of responsibility: Co-PI with B. Grossman and J.A. Schetz, 6/10/99 -10/18/99, PO L-9624

• “Aerodynamic Wing Design of a Strut-Braced Wing Flight Demonstrator, Level of responsibility: Co-PI with R. K. Kapania, B. Grossman and J. A. Schetz 5/4/01-11/30/01, PO-L-14268,

• “Study of Requirements and Constraints for Four Passenger Personal Air Vehicle Exploration, Level of responsibility: Co-PI with J. F. Marchman III 7/01/01-2/15/02, NAG-1-01100

• “MDO Investigations of Advanced Design Concepts Applied to the Blended Wing Body Configuration , Level of responsibility: Co-PI with B. Grossman and J. A. Schetz 1/15/02-9/14/04, NAG-1-02024 status: continuing

NIA/NASA Langley

• “Workshop on Object-Oriented Methodology for Airspace Architectures for Integration of Aerospace Vehicles Level of responsibility: Georgia Tech Lead, PI: D. Mavris, Mason is support PI with I. Chopra (University of Maryland) 10/01/02-9/30/03, VT-03-01, subprogram 022 status: continuing

NASA Headquarters:

• “Multidisciplinary Design & Fellowship Program”, co-PI with Z. Gurdal, R.T. Haftka, B. Grossman, R. Kapania, and D. Mook 10/93 - 10/97, NGT-10025, The MAD Center

• “Integration of Advanced Design Approaches into the Undergraduate Aircraft Design”, Aug. 16, 1994 - Aug. 15, 1995, NASA Ltr: Aug. 31, 1994

NASA Ames Research Center:

• “Landing Gear Integration in Aircraft Conceptual Design ”, 7/1/94 - 6/30/96, NAG-2-919

• “Design Space Exploration for MDO on a Teraflop Computer, Level of responsibility: Co-PI with B. Grossman and L. T. Watson. 2/98-1/31/01, NAG-2-1180

Virginia Space Grant Consortium:

• “Virginia Space Grant for William Michael Butler (Hypersonic Design)”, 5/16/91-5/15/92

Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology

• “Lockspeiser LDA-1000 Aircraft Evaluation and Test”, MAT-92-001, 8/1/91 - 7/31/92. co-PI: with Eric Johnson

• “Software Integration Techniques for Aircraft Design INF-98-009, 6/1/98 - 12/31/98, status: complete

USRA

• “Integration of Advanced Design Approaches into the Undergraduate Aircraft Design Curriculum”, LOG/LTR DTD 8/7/92, 8/1/92-7/31/94

NSF

• “Variable-Complexity Design Strategies for Integrated Multidisciplinary Optimization”, National Science Foundation DDM-9008451 co-PI with R.T. Haftka and B. Grossman 4/91-4/94

• “A Workshop on Multidisciplinary Aircraft Design for Product Realization” - Blacksburg, VA May 5-7, 1993 National Science Foundation DDM-9303472 co-PI with R.T. Haftka and B. Grossman 1/93-6/93

• “Vertically Integrated Design”, through SUCCEED : 8/17/92 - 8/12/96, PIs: William H. Mason, J.F. Marchman III, Norman S. Eiss, Jr., and Robert H. Pusey

• “Protection Against Modeling and Simulation Uncertainties in Design Optimization, NSF, 9/1/99 - 8/31/02, DMI-9979711, Level of Responsibility Co-PI with B. Grossman and Layne T. Watson: status: completed

• Flight Control of Morphing Aircraft Structures Level of responsibility: Co-PI with D. Inman and H. Robertshaw 1/01/03-12/31/03, NCC-1-03017, status: completed

Navy, PAX through ONR

• Aerodynamics of Abrupt Wing Stall Level of Responsibility: PI May 16, 1999 - May 15, 2002. N00014-99-1-0846 status: completed

Navy, PAX through NSWC

• Airwake Research Project Level of Responsibility: PI June 4, 2004 - May 31, 2005. N000178-98-D-3017/0028, status: continuing

Intergraph Corporation/ MARITHECH Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (DARPA)

• A First Principles Approach to Shipbuilding; Integrated Process and Product Development PIs: Wayne L. Neu and Owen Hughes, W.H. Mason is a sub-level team member status: completed

ACSYNT Institute

• “Evaluation and Documentation of ACSYNT Aerodynamic Predictions”, ACSYNT Institute (AMTECH), AMTECH 8901 1/1/92 - 12/31/92

Lockheed Martin

• A Structural and Aerodynamic Investigation of a Strut-Braced Wing Transport Aircraft Concept Level of responsibility: co-PI with B. Grossman, R. Kapania,and J.A. Schetz 04/01/98 - 09/30/98, #RV 28007 status: completed

• Compound Aircraft Study, collaborator on VT team, 7/1/01/10/15/01 (DARPA) VT lead: D. Telionis status: completed

Techsburg, Blacksburg, VA

• Proposal for graduate support for Neal Harrison, 8/1/03 ­ 8/15/04.

AVID LLC, Blacksburg, VA

Upper Surface Blowing Aerodynamics, 12/25/03 ­ 5/9/04.

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