John Sullivan
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Purdue University

John Sullivan is a Professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing. He received a BS in 1967 from the University of Rochester and a M.S. (1969) and Ph.D. (1973) in Aeronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation, he co-founded a small high technology company in California. In 1975 in joined the faculty of Purdue University. His administrative experiences include, Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Co-Director of the Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence, Head of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1993-1998), Associate Head (1991-1993) and Director of the Aerospace Sciences Laboratory (1983-1995). He directs graduate student research in the general area of experimental aerodynamics/fluid mechanics with a particular emphasis on optical instrumentation. Recent work has centered on the use of molecular sensors for engineering measurements resulting in a book on “Pressure and Temperature Sensitive Paint”. He spent a year sabbatical at the Office of Naval Research in 1989-90 and a year at the Boeing Company in 2002.

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