David Simms
CENTER DIRECTOR-LAB FACILITIES
Engineering
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
United States of America
Biography
Before coming to NREL, Dave was an Air Force officer and led a variety of defense science and engineering programs. These included the U.S. Air Force Seiler Research Laboratory/Air Force Academy unsteady aerodynamics research program, a joint effort aimed at aircraft maneuverability enhancement.
Research Interest
Fluid dynamics, combustion, structures, materials, nanotechnology, multidisciplinary design optimization, and parallelization
Publications
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Simms DJ. Lie groups and quantum mechanics. Berlin-Göttingen-Heidelberg: Springer; 1968.
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Huyer SA, Simms D, Robinson MC. Unsteady aerodynamics associated with a horizontal-axis wind turbine. AIAA journal. 1996 Jul 1;34(7).
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Simms DJ, Woodhouse NM. Lectures on geometric quantization. Springer; 1976.
