Ron L. Greenwood, Ph.D.

Professor of Management

VP Research

Office: Von Braun Research Hall M-17
Phone: 256.824.6100
Email: greenwr@email.uah.edu

Education

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Professional Experience

  • Vice President for Research, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Global Hydrology Project Office
  • President/Chief Operating Officer, Nichols Research Corp.
  • Vice President/General Manager, General Electric Company, Astro Space Division
  • President, Ball Space Systems Division
  • Program Director, Fairchild Space Company

Teaching Interests

  • Leadership

Research Interests

  • Outgassing Rates of Solid Rocket Propellants
  • Mechanical Properties of Solid Rocket Propellant During Space Storage
  • Investigation of Throat Designs and Nozzle Materials
  • Mechanical Properties of Heat Shield Materials
  • Application of the Line-Source Technique for Measuring Thermal Conductivity in Simulated Martian Atmosphere
  • Environmental Effects of Space Shuttle Operations

Publications

  • Mugler, J.P., Jr.; Greenwood, L.R; Lassiter, W.S. and Comparin, R.A.: In Situ Testing - A Must for Certain Elastomeric Materials . Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, February 1969.
  • Greenwood, L. R.; and Comparin, R.A. Application of the Line Source Technique for Vacuum Thermal Conductivity Measurements . Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, March 1970.C.

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