EDUCATION
- B. Sc., 1980, University of Glasgow, UK (Aeronautics and Fluid Mechanics - First Class Honours)
- Ph.D., 1984, University of Glasgow, UK (Aeronautics and Fluid Mechanics)
- D.Sc.(Eng)., 2003, University of Glasgow, UK (Aerospace Engineering)
BACKGROUND
Dr. J. Gordon Leishman retired from the University of Maryland in 2014 after 28 years of service. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach and a Faculty Scholar at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Dr. Leishman joined the University of Maryland in 1986 as a Research Associate in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, and retired as the Minta Martin Professor of Engineering. Dr. Leishman holds D.Sc.(Eng), Ph.D., and B.Sc (1st Class Honors) degrees in Aeronautics and Fluid Mechanics and in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Glasgow. Dr. Leishman started his professional career in 1983 as an aerodynamicist for Westland Helicopters (now AgustaWestland), and has become an internationally recognized specialist in applied aerodynamics and rotorcraft aerodynamics. Dr. Leishman has authored over 250 papers and is the author of two books, including "Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamic s", which was first published in 2000 by Cambridge University Press and then in second edition in 2006. Dr. Leishman is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a Technical Fellow of the American Helicopter Society. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Helicopter Society and is currently an Associate Editor for the AIAA Journal of Aircraft.
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Cierva Memorial Lectureship (2006)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Associate Fellow of the AIAA
- Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- Technical Fellow of the American Helicopter Society.
UMD Alumnus Selected as Vertical Flight Society’s New Executive Director
Aerospace Engineering alumnus Angelo Collins (’09) to begin role on June 1.UMD Team Wins AHS Student Design Competition
Graduate student team takes top spot in the 30th Annual American Helicopter Society Design Competition.Dean's Doctoral Student Research Awards Announced
Research on digital multimedia forensics, tissue engineering, rotorcraft brownout recognized.Clark School Human-Powered Helicopter Flies
"Gamera" takes flight, sets world record with female pilot aboard.Alumnus Is a Key Designer for Sikorsky X2TD
Collier Trophy-winning helicopter sets unofficial speed record of 290 mph.Two Big Wins for Clark School Teams
Aerospace engineering students win American Helicopter Society, NASA design competitions.Synchronized Swimming for Submarines
Paley studies schooling fish to improve motion coordination in unmanned vehicle teams.Malhan, Syal Win Earhart Fellowships
Aerospace engineering graduate students honored for helicopter brownout, flapping wing research.Leishman, Schaler Named Goldwater Scholars
Aerospace, mechanical engineering students receive premier award for undergraduates.Dean's Master's Student Research Awards Announced
Bradley Johnson, aerospace engineering, takes first place for rotorcraft research.Aero Students Dominate at AIAA
Clark School is first ever to win four categories at an AIAA conference.Mayo Wins Sloan Scholarship
Award benefits minorities completing Ph.D. studies.Mayo Receives Graduate Fellowship Award
Aerospace Corporation honor goes to David B. Mayo.Clark School Leads Major Defense Research
DoD awards support projects in remote biometrics, rotorcraft brownouts, stochastic control.Clark School Leads "Microsystems Mechanics" Center
$10M effort to develop networked micro-vehicles for assisting soldiers.Clark School Faculty Receive Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award from the Department of Defense (Dod)
Clark School faculty succeeded in obtaining Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award of $5.25M.The Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center wins first place in the 2003 American Helicopter Society Annual Student Design Competition for the sixth consecutive year.
The project this year was named UM911-Aeneas, a multi-role disaster rescue vehicle.The Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center receives this year's American Helicopter Society's Grover E. Bell Award
Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center receives this year's American Helicopter Society's Grover E. Bell Award for pioneering contributions in smart structures technologiesClark School Accomplishments Spring 2002
A list of Clark school accomplishments for Spring 2002Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Associate Fellow