David A. Peters McDonnell Douglass Professor of Engineering Director, Center for Computational Mechanics Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Email: dap@me.wustl.edu Tel.: (314) 935-4337   Fax: (314) 935-4014

Background
1992-present	Director of Washington University Center for Computational Mechanics
1991-present	Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1991-present	Associate Director of Georgia Tech/Washington University Center of Excellence for Rotor Technology
1991-present	Adjunct Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
1989-1991	Director of Georgia Tech NASA Space Grant Consortium
1985-1991	Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
1975-1985	Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1970-1975	Research Scientist, Army Air Mobility R&D Laboratory, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
1974	Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
1969-1970	Associate Engineer, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., St. Louis, MO

Research Interest
	Rotor Wake Modeling During the flight of airplane propellers, helicopters, and tilt rotors, the rotor wake undergoes important dynamic motions that profoundly influence vehicle dynamics. This project seeks to correctly model this behavior.
	Aeroelasticity Aeroelastic modelling of helicopter rotors with unsteady aerodynamics and nonlinear structural deformations. Computation of vibration and stability.
	Response to Stall Structural/aerodynamic interaction due to dynamic stall of wings and rotors. Trim methodologies in the presence of stall.
	Rim and Stability Solution of rotor dynamic equations with engine dynamics and multiple rotors involves solution of periodic-coefficient differential equations. This task deals with finding efficient solution strategies for this problem.