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Sentman

Lee H. Sentman

Professor Emeritus

sentman@illinois.edu		 Return to: Faculty
Office address Mailing Address Research Group
312 Talbot Lab
217-333-1834		 306 Talbot Lab
104 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL  61801		 Chemical Laser Laboratory
Research Areas

Director of the Chemical Laser Laboratory
The Chemical Laser Laboratory is involved in developing the fundamental understanding of the fluid dynamic, chemical kinetic and radiative interactions that determine the performance of continuous wave chemical lasers. This understanding and the resulting data base provide the basis on which technology decisions may be made in the development of these devices.

Education:

  • Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1965
  • B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1958

Academic Positions:

  • Assistant Professor, University of Illinois 1965-1969
  • Associate Professor, University of Illinois 1969-1979
  • Visiting Professor, University of Arizona 1971-1972
  • Associate Department Head 1987-1999
  • Professor, University of Illinois 1979-2002
  • Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, 2002-present
  • Engineer, Douglas Aircraft Corp., Santa Monica, CA - Summer 1957, 1958
  • Guggenheim Fellow, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ - 1958-1959
  • Dynamics Engineer Senior, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, CA - 1959-1965
  • Research Specialist, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, CA - Summer 1968
  • Research Specialist, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Sunnyvale, CA - Summer 1969
  • Aerospace Engineer, Rocket Propulsion Lab., Edwards AFB, CA - Summer 1971
  • National Research Council Senior Postdoctoral Resident Research Associate, Rocket Propulsion Lab., Edwards AFB, CA - Summer 1972
  • Principal Scientist, Bell Aerospace Company, Buffalo, NY - Summers 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

Major Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow AIAA
  • AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Award, 2002
  • W. L. Everitt Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, 1969
  • Outstanding Educators of America, 1970
  • National Research Council Senior Postdoctoral Resident Research Associate, 1972
  • University of Illinois Loyalty Award, 1977
  • Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Student Chapter AIAA, 1975-1976, 1995-1996
  • Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students; Fall 1973, Spring 1989, Spring 1996

Selected Publications:

  • P. T. Theodoropoulos, L. H. Sentman, D. L. Carroll, R. E. Waldo, S. J. Gordon and J. W. Otto, " Study of the Residual Fundamental Gain of a CW HF Chemical Laser," in Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium, Willy L. Bohn, Helmut Hugel, Editors, Proc. SPIE 2502, pp 402-410, 1995.
  • P. T. Theodoropoulos, L. H. Sentman, D. L. Carroll, R. E. Waldo, S. J. Gordon and J. W. Otto, "Continuous Wave Hydrogen Fluoride Overtone Lasing Saturation Effects on Fundamental Gain Suppression," AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 6, June 1996, pp 1216-1223.
  • P. T. Theodoropoulos and L. H. Sentman, "Fundamental Gain Suppression Mechanisms in a Continuous Wave Hydrogen Fluoride Overtone Laser," AIAA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 8, August 1996, pp 1589-1594.
  • S. J. Gordon, L. H. Sentman and D. S. Jenkins, "Line Selected Performance of a CW HF Laser," in Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High Power Lasers: Eleventh International Symposium, D. L. Hall and H. J. Baker, Editors, SPIE, Vol 3092, pp 502-503, Bellingham, WA, 1997.
  • D. L. Carroll, D. M. King, L. Fockler, D. Stromberg, W. C. Solomon, L. H. Sentman and C. H. Fisher, "High-Performance Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser Using Nitrogen Diluent for Commercial Applications," IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 36, No. 1, January 2000, pp 40-51.