Lt Col Darrell S. Crowe, PhD

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

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Education

PhD, Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2014

MS, Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2008

BS, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2003

Awards

AFIT Graduate School of Engineering and Management Dean's Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2023

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow, 2020

Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, 2018, 2021

Joint Service Commendation Medal, 2017

Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Faculty Excellence Award, 2015

Field Grade Officer of the Quarter, Air University, 2015

Air Force Commendation Medal, 2011

Company Grade Officer of the Quarter, OC-ALC/EN, 2005; AFSEO, 2009

Air Force Achievement Medal, 2006

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Georgiadis, N. J., Wernet, M. P., Crowe, D. S., Woeber, C., Karman-Shoemake, K., and Winkler, C. M., "Assessment of Multi-Physics Computations of a Heated Nozzle Exhaust Over a Film-Cooled Plate," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2025.
2. Kauffman, A. MacDermott, R., Crowe, D. S., Eymann, T., "Cavity Flow Analysis of a Novel Cavity Design for Store Separation," Journal of Defense Research & Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 35-44, 2025.
3. Lee, T., Reeder, M. F., Crowe, D. S., "Isolating Jet Interaction Effects on a Cone Mounted on a Wind Tunnel Balance in Mach 3.9 Flow", Journal of Defense Research & Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 33-43, 2024.
4. DeHart, S., Crowe, D. S., "System Identification as a Digital Thread Between High-Fidelity and Engagement-Level Modeling", Journal of Defense Research & Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 15-28, 2024. 
5. Pung, J., Crowe, D. S., "Tracking Shock Movement on the Surface of an Oscillating, Straked Delta Wing", Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 133, pp. 1-12, 2023. 
6. Crowe, D. S., Martin, C. L. "Hot Streak Characterization of High-Performance Double-Serpentine Exhaust Nozzles at Design Conditions", Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 501-511, 2019.
7. Bills, J., Crowe, D. S., Rutledge, J., and Coy, E. "Modeling Fuel Film Cooling on a Flat Plate", Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 736-746, 2018.

Conference Papers (Abstract Peer-Reviewed)

1. Fletcher, T. F., Crowe, D. S., Reeder, M. F., Schaiper, S. G., "Effect of Angle of Attack on Transverse Jet Interaction Forces on 7-Degree Cones in Mach 3.9 Flow," AIAA Paper 2025-2539. 
2. Sirak, E., Sherer, S. E., Crowe, D. S., Smith, M., "High-Fidelity CFD Simulation of Supersonic Flow over a Forward-Facing Step," AIAA Paper 2024-3836.
3. Chen, M. S., Crowe, D. S., Benton, S. I., "Turbulence Model Effects on the Computation of Peak Instantaneous Dynamic Distortion in a Serpentine Inlet Duct", 18th Modeling and Simulation Meeting, Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF), May 2024.
4. Kramer, C. E., Crowe, D. S., "Turbulence Model Assessment for Heated Supersonic Jets", AIAA Paper 2024-0750.
5. Amour, A. T., Crowe, D. S., "The Effect of Stores on Cavity Acoustics", AIAA Paper 2022-3449.
6. Georgiadis, N. J., Wernet, M. P., Crowe, D. S., Woeber, C., Karman-Shoemake, K., and Winkler, C. M., “Summary of the 5th Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop Nozzle Test Case: Heated Nozzle Exhaust Passing Over A Film-Cooled Plate (Invited)”, AIAA Paper 2022-0086.
7. Crowe, D. S., Thornock, R. L., Brown, T., “Propulsion Aerodynamic Workshop IV: Modeling of the Jet From a High Aspect Ratio Rectangular Convergent Nozzle, With and Without an Aft Deck, at Pressure Ratios up to 3.5, Including a Comparison With Experimental Results (Invited)”, AIAA Paper 2019-3927.  
8. Winkler, C. M., Crowe, D. S., “BCFD and Kestrel Analysis for the 4th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop: Nozzle Results (Invited)”, AIAA Paper 2019-3930.
9. Kunz, D. L., Reeder, M. F., Cobb, R., Crowe, D. S., "Flight Testing at the Air Force Institute of Technology”, AIAA Paper 2019-3547.
10. Soileau, T. D., Schurbert-Kabban, C., Crowe, D. S., “A Statistical Approach to Modeling Cavity Acoustics Using Natural Variation of Flight Test”, AIAA Paper 2019-3656.
11. Crowe, D. S., Depaola, R. “A Method to Compute Thermal Distortion in Non-Circular Ducts”, AIAA Paper 2019-1449.
12. Pung, J., Crowe, D. S., “Tracking Shock Movement on the Surface of an Oscillating, Straked Delta Wing”, AIAA Paper 2019-2318.
13. Chang, D., Crowe, D. S., and Sherer, S. E. "CFD Investigation Using Bleed as a Method of Active Flow Control", AIAA Paper 2017-1423.
14. Crowe, D. S., and Martin, C. L. "Hot Streak Characterization in Serpentine Exhaust Nozzles", AIAA Paper 2016-4502.
15. Johnsen, L., Martin, C. L., Reeder, M. F., and Crowe, D. S., "Numerical Simulation of Supersonic Jets in Transonic and Supersonic Crossflows Using Kestrel", AIAA Paper 2016-3576.
16. Bills, J., Crowe, D. S., Rutledge, J., and Coy, E. "Modeling Fuel Film Cooling on Rocket Engine Walls", AIAA Paper 2016-2149.
17. Crowe, D. S., Martin, C. L. "Effect of Geometry on Exit Temperature from Serpentine Exhaust Nozzles", AIAA Paper 2015-1670.
18. Lee, J. M., Piranian, A., Martel, J., Crowe, D. S., and Rizk, M. "Store Separations for F-35s Analyzed Using Grids Made With Gridgen", FocalPoint, Vol. 15, Issue 1.
19. Crowe, D. S., Martel, J., Lee, J. M., and Rizk, M. "Numerical Simulation of a GBU-12 Emergency Jettison from the F-335B (STOVL Variant),” AIAA Paper 2010-4242.
20. Lee, J. M., Piranian, A., Martel, J., Crowe, D. S., and Rizk, M. "Store Separations in Jet Flow Environments", AIAA Paper 2010-510.