Doug CairnsDoug Cairns is the Lysle A. Wood Distinguished Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman, Montana. Prior to coming to MSU in 1995, he was Manager of Composites Technology at Hercules Materials Company (Now Hexcel) where he conducted research on composite materials applied to primary structure (materials, manufacturing, structural performance). He has a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His graduate work included Moisture and Thermal Expansion of Composites (funded by the US Army) and Impact Damage in Composite Materials and structures (Damage Resistance and Damage Tolerance, Funded by the FAA and NAVAIR.) He is a Member of ASME (Composite Materials Subcommittee), AIAA (past Materials Technical Committee Chairman). He is President of the Montana Aerospace Development Association (MADA). He is the current Chairman of the ASME Wind Energy Technical Committee. His current professional interests include the understanding of composite materials as applied to primary structure and understanding the materials, manufacturing, and structural performance link for new engineering systems. Dr. Cairns has funding from the Department of Energy and Sandia National Laboratories – Wind and Water Technology. Prof. Cairns is the Chief Scientist for Radius Engineering in Salt Lake City, Utah and consults for several industrial and private sector partners. He is a Private Pilot with multiple ratings (Private, Instrument, Single Engine Seaplane) and endorsements. More details may be found on his MSU website: www.coe.montana.edu/me/faculty/cairns/ |