Homepage Professor William A. Crossley School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Purdue University
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Information

William A. Crossley, Ph.D. Professor Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics 701 W. Stadium Ave West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045

Office 378 Grissom Hall phone: (765) 496-2872 fax: (765) 494-0307 E-mail crossley (at) purdue.edu

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Courses

Undergraduate	Graduate
A&AE 204 - Aeromechanics II most recently taught Fall 2000  A&AE 204 class homepage	A&AE 550 - Multidisciplinary Design Optimization available on-campus Fall 2009 Also available off-campus via Continuing Engineering Education Fall 2009 A&AE 550 class homepage
A&AE 251 - Introduction to Aerospace Design most recently taught Fall 2002 A&AE 251 class homepage	A&AE 551- Design Theory and Methods for Aerospace Systems most recently taught Spring 2009 A&AE 551 class homepage
A&AE 451 - Aircraft Design most recently taught Spring 2009 A&AE 451 class homepage
A&AE 490S - Satellite Design most recently taught Spring 2002 A&AE 490S class homepage

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Research

General Areas of Interest

• optimization and design methods for aerospace systems
• morphing aircraft
• system of systems
• design under uncertainty

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Professional Organizations

Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Technical Committee member, AIAA Aircraft Design

Member, International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Working Group member, INCOSE Architecture Working Group

Member, Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)

Associate member, International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO)

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Last modified August 10, 2009