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Dr Basil Hassan

Director and Deputy Chief Research Officer,
Sandia National Laboratories

Contact Details

Sandia National Laboratories
FELLOW
EARLY ADOPTER

Industry
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Government- U.S. Federal Government (includes FFRDC & National Labs)

Education

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
PhD, 1993
Aerospace Engineering
1990 To 1993
Dissertation: Thermo-Chemical Nonequilibrium Effects on the Aerothermodynamics of Hypersonic Vehicles
Advisor: Dr. Graham V. Candler

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
MS, 1990
Aerospace Engineering
1988 To 1990
Dissertation: Calculation of Streamlines and Metrics from Pressure Distributions for Predicting Heating Rates
Advisor: Dr. Fred R. DeJarnette

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina, United States
BS, 1988
Aerospace Engineering
1984 To 1988

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award
North Carolina State University (NCSU)
2017

Fellow
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2013

Sustained Service Award
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2008

Industry

  • Government- U.S. Federal Government (includes FFRDC & National Labs)

Professional Interest

  • Complex Aerospace Systems
  • Hypersonic Systems
  • Management
  • Missile Systems
  • Thermophysics

University

  • North Carolina State University

Professional Interests
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Complex Aerospace Systems
  • Hypersonic Systems
  • Management
  • Missile Systems
  • Thermophysics

Other Professional Affiliations

Materials Research Society
1997 - 1998

ASM International
1994 - 1996

Society of Automotive Engineers
1994 - 1996

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
1993 - 2020

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1984 - Present