Instructor: C. P. van Dam

C. P. van Dam
 Biography: C.P. "Case" van Dam is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of California at Davis. Before joining UC Davis as an Assistant Professor in 1985, he was employed as a National Research Council (NRC) post-doctoral researcher at the NASA Langley Research Center and as a research engineer at Vigyan Research Associates in Hampton, Virginia. He served as Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace engineering from 2010 to 2016 and Associate Dean of the College from 2016 to 2019. Van Dam's research focuses on aerodynamic drag prediction and reduction, high-lift aerodynamics, and active control of aerodynamic loads. He has extensive experience in computational aerodynamics, wind-tunnel experimentation and flight testing; teaches industry short courses on aircraft aerodynamic performance and wind energy; has consulted for aircraft, wind energy, and sailing yacht manufacturers; and has served on review committees for various government agencies and research organizations.

Courses taught by this instructor:
Aerodynamic Design Improvements: High-Lift and Cruise

Classes by this instructor


Aerodynamic Design Improvements: High-Lift and Cruise

This course covers recent advances in high-lift systems and aerodynamics as well as cruise drag prediction and reduction. It includes discussion of numerical methods and experimental techniques for performance analysis of wings and bodies and boundary-layer transition prediction/detection.

Course preview webinars: Aerodynamic Design Improvements-Airplane Active Flow Control and Active Flow Control on Commercial Transport Airplanes
March 17-21, 2025, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport Southcenter