• Dipl. Ing., Aerospace Engineering, RWTH Aachen, Germany, 2002
• Ph D, Mech.- & Aeronaut. Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2006

Books

Sven Schmitz, 2019, Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines - A Physical Basis for Analysis and Design, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-1119405610, 300 pages

Journal Articles

P. L.* Hart, C. J. Axten, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2023, "Drag Decomposition Using Partial Pressure Fields – Ventus 3 and NASA Common Research Model", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 60, (6), pp. pp. 1798-1810

T. I. Opazo, R. R. Zahirudin, J. Palacios, Sven Schmitz and J. W. Langelaan, 2023, "Analytical and Experimental Power Minimization for Fixed-Pitch Coaxial Rotors in Hover", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 60, (2), pp. pp. 546-559

D.* Major and Sven Schmitz, 2023, "SFS-2 Off-Bow Airwakes: Effects of Reynolds Number and Atmospheric Boundary Layers", Aerospace Science and Technology, 141, pp. pp. 1-24

Sven Schmitz, C.* Tierney, D. Reich, N. Jaffa, L. R. Centolanza and M. L. Thomas, 2023, "Three Rotor Hub Flow Prediction Workshops (2016-2020) - What did we learn & What’s next ?", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 68, (1), pp. pp. 1-16

J. K.* Cornelius and Sven Schmitz, 2023, "Massive Graphic Processing Unit Parallelization for Multicopter Computational Fluid Dynamics", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 60, (6), pp. pp. 2010-2016

D. Reich, M. Krane, S. Willits and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "Full-scale Reynolds Number Testing of Rotor Hub Drag and Wake Turbulence", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 67, (4), pp. pp. 1-10

P. L.* Hart and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "Drag Decomposition Using Partial Pressure Fields – ONERA M6 Wing", AIAA Journal, 60, (5), pp. pp. 2941-2952

P. L.* Hart and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "Partial Pressure Field for Airfoil Wave Drag", AIAA Journal, 60, (10), pp. pp. 1798-1810

R. Lorenz, M. Kinzel and Sven Schmitz, 2021, "Prediction of aerodynamically-triggered condensation: Application to the Dragonfly rotorcraft in Titan's atmosphere", Aerospace Science and Technology, 114, (7), pp. pp. 1-12

E.* Corle, M. Floros and Sven Schmitz, 2021, "On the Influence of Aerodynamic Model Selection for Time-Domain Tiltrotor Aeroelastic Analysis", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 66, (3), pp. pp. 1-12

A.* Lavely, R. Lorenz and Sven Schmitz, 2020, "Large-Eddy Simulation of Titan’s near-surface atmosphere: Convective turbulence and flow over dunes with application to Huygens and Dragonfly", Icarus, 357, pp. 114229

R.* Thedin, S. M. Murman, J. F. Horn and Sven Schmitz, 2020, "Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence Unsteadiness on Ship Air Wakes and Helicopter Dynamics", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 57, (3), pp. pp. 534-546

D.* Major, J. L. Palacios, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2020, "Aerodynamics of Leading-Edge Protection Tapes for Wind Turbine Blades", Wind Engineering

J. K.* Cornelius, M. P. Kinzel and Sven Schmitz, 2020, "Efficient CFD Approach for Coaxial Rotor Simulations in Hover", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 58, (1), pp. pp. 197-202

N. Tobin, A.* Lavely, Sven Schmitz and L. P. Chamorro, 2019, "Spatiotemporal Correlations in the Power Output of Wind Farms: On the Impact of Atmospheric Stability", Energies, 12, (8), pp. DOI:10.3390/en12081486

R.* Thedin, M. P. Kinzel, J. F. Horn and Sven Schmitz, 2019, "Coupled Simulations of Atmospheric Turbulence-Modified Ship Airwakes and Helicopter Flight Dynamics", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 56, (2), pp. pp. 812-824

Sven Schmitz, 2019, "Drag Decomposition Using Partial-Pressure Fields in the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations", AIAA Journal, 75, (5), pp. pp. 2030-2038

R.* Thedin, M. P. Kinzel and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "The Effects of Fully-Resolved Atmospheric Turbulence on Ship Airwakes", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 63, (2), pp. pp. 1-16

D. B.* Reich, K. Sinding and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Visualization of a Helicopter Rotor Hub Wake", Experiments in Fluids, 59, (7), pp. 12 pages

T. Yang, K. S. Brentner, E. L.* Corle and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Study of Active Rotor Control for In-Plane Rotor Noise Reduction", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 56, (1), pp. pp. 179-190

B.* Blumenthal, A. A. Elmiligui, K. Geiselhart, R. L. Campbell, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Computational Investigation of a Boundary-Layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 55, (3), pp. pp. 1141-1153

P.* Jha and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Actuator Curve Embedding - an advanced actuator line method", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 834, pp. pp. 1-11

R. D. Lorenz, E. P. Turtle, .. .., Sven Schmitz and .. .., 2018, "Dragonfly: a rotorcraft lander concept for scientific exploration at Titan", Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, 35, (3), pp. pp. 374-387

D. B.* Reich, S. Willits and Sven Schmitz, 2017, "Scaling and Configuration Effects on Helicopter Rotor Hub Interactional Aerodynamics", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 54, (5), pp. pp. 1692-1704

P. M.* Blasco, J. L. Palacios and Sven Schmitz, 2017, "Effect of Icing Roughness on Wind Turbine Power Production", Wind Energy, 20, (4), pp. pp. 601-617

Sven Schmitz and D. C. Maniaci, 2017, "Methodology to Determine a Tip Loss Factor for Highly-Loaded Wind Turbines", AIAA Journal, 55, (2), pp. pp. 341-351

P. K.* Jha and Sven Schmitz, 2016, "Blade Load Unsteadiness and Turbulence Statistics in an Actuator-Line Computed Turbine-Turbine Interaction Problem", ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138, (3), pp. 031002 pp. 13

D. B.* Reich, R. Shenoy, M. J. Smith and Sven Schmitz, 2016, "A Review of 60 Years of Rotor Hub and Wake Physics, 1954 - 2014", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 61, (2), pp. pp. 1-17

F.* Kody, E. L.* Corle, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2016, "Higher-Harmonic Deployment of Trailing-Edge Flaps for Rotor-Performance Enhancement and Vibration Reduction", AIAA Journal of Aircraft, 53, (2), pp. 333-342

I. Mena, Sven Schmitz and Dennis K McLaughlin, 2015, "Involving Undergraduate Students in Research Projects: An Evaluation of a Novel Aerospace Engineering Course", Advances in Engineering Education, 4, (4), pp. 20

P. K.* Jha, E. P. N. Duque, J. L.* Bashioum and Sven Schmitz, 2015, "Unraveling the Mysteries of Turbulence Transport in a Wind Farm", Energies, 8, (7), pp. 6468-6496

Sven Schmitz and J. G. Coder, 2015, "Inviscid Circulatory Pressure Field Derived from the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations", AIAA Journal, 53, (1), pp. 33-41

Sven Schmitz, 2014, "Finite-Domain Viscous Correction to the Classical Kutta-Joukowski Theorem in Incompressible Flow", AIAA Journal, 52, (9), pp. 2079-2083

J. L.* Dowler and Sven Schmitz, 2014, "A Solution-Based Stall Delay Model for Horizotal-Axis Wind Turbines", Wind Energy, 18, (10), pp. 1793-1813

P. K.* Jha, M. J. Churchfield, P. J. Moriarty and Sven Schmitz, 2014, "Guidelines for Volume Force Distributions Within Actuator Line Modeling of Wind Turbines on Large-Eddy Simulation-Type Grids", ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 136, (3), pp. 031003-11

D. B.* Reich, B. R. Elbing, C. R. Berezin and Sven Schmitz, 2014, "Water Tunnel Flow Diagnostics of Wake Structures Downstream of a Model Helicopter Rotor Hub", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 59, (3), pp. 1-12

F.* Kody, G. Bramesfeld and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "An Efficient Methodology for Using a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for Winglet Design", Technical Soaring, 37, (3), pp. 45-56

H. Yiqiang, J. Palacios and Sven Schmitz, 2012, "Scaled Ice Accretion Experiments on a Rotating Wind Turbine Blade", Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 109, (9), pp. 55-67

Sven Schmitz, 2009, "On the Tip-Vortex Strength of Low-Drag Wings in Lifting-Line Theory", Computational Fluid Dynamics Journal, 17, (4), pp. 356-359

Sven Schmitz, M. J. Bhagwat, M. A. Moulton, F. X. Caradonna and J. J. Chattot, 2009, "The Prediction and Validation of Hover Performance and Detailed Blade Loads", Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 54, (3), pp. 32004-15

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2007, "Flow Physics and Stokes' Theorem in Wind Turbine Aerodynamics", Computers & Fluids, 36, (10), pp. 1583-1587

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2007, "Method for Aerodynamic Analysis of Wind Turbines at Peak Power", AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power (Technical Note), 23, (1), pp. 243-246

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2006, "Characterization of Three-Dimensional Effects for the Rotating and Parked NREL Phase VI Wind Turbine", ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 128, (4), pp. 445-454

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2006, "A Coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex-Panel Solver for the Numerical Analysis of Wind Turbines", Computers & Fluids, 35, (7), pp. 742-745

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2005, "A Parallelized Coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex-Panel Solver", ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 127, (4), pp. 475-487

Conference Proceedings

J.* Beyer, E. Smith, Sven Schmitz and J. Zhang, 2023, "Individual Blade Pitch Control (IBC) for Vibration Reduction of Lift-Offset Coaxial Rotor Vehicles With Auxiliary Propulsion", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 79th Annual National Forum, Virtual, May 2021, pp. 20

Sven Schmitz, D. Reich and N. Jaffa, 2023, "4th Rotor Hub Flow Prediction Workshop – Experimental Data Campaigns & Computational Analyses", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 79th Annual National Forum, Virtual, May 2021, pp. 13

P.* L. Hart, N. E. Mutangara, D. S. Sanders and Sven Schmitz, 2023, "Thrust/Drag Decomposition Using Partial-Pressure Fields", 57th 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics, AERO2023-15-HART, pp. 10

N. E. Mutangara, D. S. Sanders, P. Laskaridis, P.* L. Hart and Sven Schmitz, 2023, "A Unified Partial Pressure Field and Velocity Decomposition Approach Toward Improved Energetic Aerodynamic Force Decompositions", 57th 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics, AERO2023-17-MUTANGARA, pp. 12

D.* Major, Sven Schmitz, J. D. Shipman, J. Bin and S. Polsky, 2023, "Assessment of Numerical Methods for Ship Airwake Simulations with Unsteady Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Effects", AIAA-2023-3692, AIAA Aviation Forum – Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 2023, pp. 21

P. L.* Hart and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "Drag Decomposition of Full Aircraft Configurations Using Partial-Pressure Fields", AIAA-2022-3885, AIAA Aviation Forum – Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 2022, pp. 15

J. K.* Cornelius and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "Rotor Performance Predictions for UAM – Single vs. Coaxial Rigid Rotors", Proceedings of the Vertical Flight Society’s Aeromechanics for Advanced Vertical Flight Technical Meeting 2022, pp. 14

P. L.* Hart and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "A Partial Pressure Field For Airfoil Wave Drag", AIAA 2022-2482, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, San Diego CA, January 2022, pp. 19

Y. Yu, D.* Major, D. Huang and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "Reduced-Order Modeling of Ship Airwakes with Atmospheric Turbulence Effects Using Dynamic Graph Networks", AIAA 2022-2533, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, San Diego CA, January 2022, pp. 18

J. K.* Cornelius, J. Zhang, Sven Schmitz and E. Smith, 2022, "Comprehensive Analysis of Coaxial Rotor Dynamics on a Support Arm", AIAA 2022-0930, AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, San Diego CA, January 2022, pp. 19

D.* Major, M. Churchfield and Sven Schmitz, 2022, "Fatigue Study of an Inverse-Designed Low Induction Rotor Using Open-Source Tools", Torque 2022 Conference, Delft (Netherlands), June 2022, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2265 04034, pp. 12

J. Harris, A. Nickels, R. Pabon, D. Reich, N. Jaffa and S. Schmitz, 2021, "Volumetric Velocity Field Measurements in the Wake of a Co-axial, Counter-rotating Helicopter Rotor Hub", 74th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2016

J. K.* Cornelius, T. Opazo, J. W. Langelaan, Sven Schmitz, B. Villac, D. Adams, L. Rodovskiy and L. Young, 2021, "Dragonfly – Aerodynamics during Transition to Powered Flight", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 77th Annual National Forum, Virtual, May 2021, pp. 14

J. W. Langelaan, R. D. Lorenz, D. Adams and Sven Schmitz, 2021, "Conceptual Design of the Dragonfly Lander", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 77th Annual National Forum, Virtual, May 2021, pp. 11

C.* Tierney, D. Reich, N. Jaffa and Sven Schmitz, 2021, "Scaled Model Testing of Coaxial Rotor Hub Flows", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 77th Annual National Forum, Virtual, May 2021, pp. 21

Sven Schmitz, C.* Tierney, D. Reich, N. Jaffa, L. R. Centolanza and M. L. Thomas, 2021, "Three Rotor Hub Flow Prediction Workshops (2016-2020) - What did we learn & What’s next ?", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 77th Annual National Forum, Virtual, May 2021, pp. 17

P. L.* Hart and Sven Schmitz, 2021, "Drag Decomposition Using Partial Pressure Fields – ONERA M6 Wing", AIAA-2021-2555, AIAA Aviation Forum – Applied Aerodynamics Conference, August 2021, pp. 18

D.* Farish, R.* Thedin, D. Seth and Sven Schmitz, 2020, "Investigations of Ship Airwakes Using Concurrent CFD Computations and PIV Experiments", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 76th Annual National Forum, Virtual, October 2020, pp. 16

T. Christoffel, C. Hendrick, R.* Thedin, Sven Schmitz and Joseph F Horn, 2020, "Towards Validation of a Dynamic Interface Simulation using Flight Test Data", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 76th Annual National Forum, Virtual, October 2020, pp. 20

D.* Major, J. Palacios, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2020, "A numerical model for the analysis of leading-edge protection tapes for wind turbine blades", NAWEA WindTech 2019: Grand Vision for Wind Energy, Amherst MA, October 2019, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1452 (1), 012058, pp. 13

E. P. Turtle, J. W. Barnes, .. .., Sven Schmitz and .. .., 2020, "Dragonfly: In Situ Exploration of Titan's Organic Chemistry and Habitability", 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018 (LPI Contrib. No. 2326), pp. 2

E.* Corle, M. Floros and Sven Schmitz, 2020, "Vortex particle method whirl-flutter predictions of a tiltrotor with wing extensions", Proceedings of the Aeromechanics for Advanced Vertical Flight Technical Meeting 2020, Held at Transformative Vertical Flight 2020, pp. 244-258

E.* Corle, H. Kang, M. Floros and Sven Schmitz, 2019, "Frequency-Domain Whirl-Flutter Analysis using Vortex Particle Method", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 75th Annual National Forum, Philadelphia PA, May 2019, pp. 11

Sven Schmitz, C* Tierney, L.* Metkowski, D. Reich, N. Jaffa, L. R. Centolanza and M. L. Thomas, 2019, "2nd Rotor Hub Flow Prediction Workshop - Experimental Data Campaigns & Computational Analyses", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 75th Annual National Forum, Philadelphia PA, May 2019, pp. 15

C.* Tierney, J. Harris, D. Reich, N. Jaffa and Sven Schmitz, 2019, "Scaled Model Testing of Rotor Hub Root-End Airfoil Shapes", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 75th Annual National Forum, Philadelphia PA, May 2019, pp. 13

J. G. Coder and Sven Schmitz, 2019, "Thermodynamic Decomposition of Compressible Wave Drag in the Euler Equations", AIAA-2019-2958, AIAA Aviation Forum – Fluid Dynamics Conference, Dallas TX, June 2019, pp. 11

R.* Thedin, S. M. Murman, J. Horn and Sven Schmitz, 2019, "On the Unsteadiness of Ship Airwakes Subject to Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Inflow from a Helicopter Operation Perspective", AIAA-2019-3032, AIAA Aviation Forum – Fluid Dynamics Conference, Dallas TX, June 2019, pp. 17

E.* Corle, M. Floros and Sven Schmitz, 2019, "Transient CFD/CSD Tiltrotor Stability Analysis", AIAA 2019-2132, AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, San Diego CA, January 2019, pp. 12

S. Yan, D. V. Getz, J. L. Palacios, M. P. Kinzel, Sven Schmitz and J. Langelaan, 2019, "Design, Fabrication and Preliminary Testing of an Experimental Measurement Rig for Co-Axial Rotors", AIAA 2019-1096, AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, San Diego CA, January 2019, pp. 11

M. P. Kinzel, J. K.* Cornelius, Sven Schmitz, J. L. Palacios, J. Langelaan, D. S. Adams and R. D. Lorenz, 2019, "An Investigation of the Behavior of a Coaxial Rotor in Descent and Ground Effect", AIAA 2019-1098, AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, San Diego CA, January 2019, pp. 12

J. K.* Cornelius, M. P. Kinzel and Sven Schmitz, 2019, "An Efficient CFD Approach for Co-Axial Rotor Simulations", AIAA 2019-1658, AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, San Diego CA, January 2019, pp. 20

L. P. Chamorro, N. Tobin, A. W.* Lavely and S. Schmitz, 2018, "Impact of Turbulence Coherence on Wind-Farm Power Fluctuations and Effect of Atmospheric Stability", 71st Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2016

L. P.* Metkowski, D. Reich, K Sinding, N. Jaffa and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Full-Scale Reynolds Number Experiment on Interactional Aerodynamics Between Two Model Rotor Hubs and a Horizontal Stabilizer", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 74th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2018, pp. 10

E.* Corle, M. Floros and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "CFD/CSD Aeroelastic Predictions of a Semi-Span Tiltrotor", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 74th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2018, pp. 10

J.* Stanko, J. G. Coder and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Shape Optimization of Rotorcraft Airfoils Using a Genetic Algorithm", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 74th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2018, pp. 9

R.* Thedin, M. P. Kinzel and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Simulation of a Helicopter-Ship Dynamic Interface Using Offline Database of Atmospheric Turbulence-Modi?ed Airwake", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 74th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2018, pp. 15

Susan W Stewart, Sven Schmitz, Stephanie Cutler and A. Kottmeyer, 2018, "Industry-based Case Studies for an Online Wind Energy Certificate Program", ASEE American Society for Engineering Education, June 2018, pp. 1-8

P. K. Jha, A. Jemcov, C. Sideroff, G. Wang and Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Uncertainty Quantification Pertinent to Wind Farm Flow Physics and Modeling", AIAA-2018-0255, AIAA SciTech, 36th ASME Wind Energy Symposium, Kissimmee FL, January 2015, pp. 12

E. L.* Corle, Sven Schmitz and M. Floros, 2018, "Coupled CFD/CSD Predictions of Semi-Span XV-15", AHS International Technical Meeting on Aeromechanics Design for Transformative Vertical Flight, San Francisco, California, January 16 – 19, 2018, pp. 9

E. P. Turtle, J. W. Barnes, .. .., Sven Schmitz and .. .., 2018, "Dragonfly: In Situ Exploration of Titan's Organic Chemistry and Habitability", 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018 (LPI Contrib. No. 2083), pp. 2

Sven Schmitz, 2018, "Drag Decomposition Using Partial-Pressure Fields in the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations", AIAA-2018-2908, AIAA Aviation Forum – Fluid Dynamics Conference, Atlanta GA, June 2018, pp. 16

R.* Thedin, M. P. Kinzel and Sven Schmitz, 2017, "High-Fidelity Simulations of the Interactions of Atmospheric Turbulence with Ship Airwakes", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 73rd Annual National Forum, West Palm beach FL, May 2016, pp. 14

Sven Schmitz, D. B.* Reich, M. J. Smith and L. R. Centolanza, 2017, "First Rotor Hub Flow Prediction Workshop - Experimental Data Campaigns and Computational Analyses", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 73rd Annual National Forum, West Palm beach FL, May 2016, pp. 16

Jacob Langelaan, Sven Schmitz, Jose Palacios and R. D. Lorenz, 2017, "Energetics of Rotary-Wing Exploration of Titan", IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 2017, pp. 11

D.* Reich and Sven Schmitz, 2016, "Flow Visualization of Helicopter Rotor Hub/Pylon Aerodynamic Interaction", 69th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, November 2013

C. Petrin, D. B.* Reich, S. Schmitz and B. R. Elbing, 2016, "Spectral Analysis of the Wake behind a Helicopter Rotor Hub", 69th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2016

E. L.* Corle, K.* Ferguson and Sven Schmitz, 2016, "Parallel Evolutionary Optimization for Rotorcraft Design", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 72nd Annual National Forum, West Palm beach FL, May 2016, pp. 10

E. L.* Corle, Sven Schmitz, R. Singh, H. Kang and M. Floros, 2016, "Correlation of RCAS Load Predictions for an Active Flap Rotor", Proceedings of the AHS International Technical Meeting on Aeromechanics Design for Vertical Lift , San Francisco CA, January 2016, pp. 15

D. C. Maniaci and Sven Schmitz, 2016, "Extended Glauert Tip Correction to Include Vortex Rollup Effects", Journal of Physics: Conference Series, The Science of Making Torque from Wind - TORQUE 2016, Munich (Germany), October 2016, 753, (2), pp. 1-10

B.* Blumenthal, A. A. Elmiligui, K. Geiselhart, R. L. Campbell, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2016, "Computational Investigation of a Boundary-Layer Ingestion Propulsion System for the Common Research Model", AIAA-2016-3812, AIAA Aviation, 46th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Washington D.C., June 2016, pp. 19

Sven Schmitz and D. C. Maniaci, 2016, "Analytical Method to Determine a Tip Loss Factor for Highly-Loaded Wind Turbines", AIAA-2016-0752, AIAA SciTech, 34th ASME Wind Energy Symposium, Kissimmee FL, January 2015, pp. 19

S.* Aguasvivas, A. Lavely, G. Vijayakumar, Sven Schmitz, J. Brasseur and E. P. N. Duque, 2015, "Nonsteady Wind Turbine Loading Response to Passage of Daytime Atmospheric Eddies", 68th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, November 2013

D. B.* Reich, S. Willits and Sven Schmitz, 2015, "Reynolds Number Effects on Helicopter Rotor Hub Flow", 68th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2015

B. R. Elbing, D. B.* Reich and S. Schmitz, 2015, "Flow Structures within a Helicopter Rotor Hub Wake", 68th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2015

D. B.* Reich, S. Willits and Sven Schmitz, 2015, "Effect of Reynolds Number and Advance Ratio on the Drag of a Model Helicopter Rotor Hub", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 71st Annual National Forum, Virginia Beach, May 2015, pp. 21

T. Choepel, Sven Schmitz and M. D. Maughmer, 2015, "A Higher-Order, Free-Wake Method Applied to the Problem of Hovering Rotors", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 71st Annual National Forum, Virginia Beach, May 2015, pp. 8

M. J. Churchfield, Z.* Wang and Sven Schmitz, 2015, "Modeling Wind Turbine Tower and Nacelle Effects within an Actuator Line Model", AIAA-2015-0214, AIAA SciTech, 33rd ASME Wind Energy Symposium, Kissimmee FL, January 2015, pp. 19

P. M.* Blasco, J. L. Palacios and Sven Schmitz, 2015, "Investigation of Wind Turbine Power Generation During Atmospheric Icing by Multi-Disciplinary Experimentation", AIAA-2015-0496, AIAA SciTech, 33rd ASME Wind Energy Symposium, Kissimmee FL, January 2015, pp. 11

S.* Aguasvivas, J.* Plummer, P. K.* Jha, Sven Schmitz and E. P. N. Duque, 2014, "Turbulent Transport in the Wakes of Wind Turbines", 67th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, November 2013

P. K.* Jha, E. P. N. Duque, J. L.* Bashioum and Sven Schmitz, 2014, "Turbulent Transport Phenomena in the Wakes of Wind Turbines", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 70th Annual National Forum, Montreal (Canada), May 2014, pp. 16

D. B.* Reich, Sven Schmitz, R. Shenoy and M. J. Smith, 2014, "An Assessment of the Long-Age Unsteady Rotor Hub Wake Physics for Empennage Analysis", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 70th Annual National Forum, Montreal (Canada), May 2014, pp. 14

K. Suzuki, Sven Schmitz, H. Ouyang and J. J. Chattot, 2014, "Extension of an Unsteady Hybrid Navier-Stokes/Vortex-Panel Solver to Wind Turbine Aerodynamic Simulations at Higher Yaw Angles", GT2014-25596, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Duesseldorf (Germany), June 2014, pp. 10

F.* Kody, E. L.* Corle, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2014, "Non-Harmonic Deployment of Trailing-Edge Flaps for Rotor-Performance Enhancement and Vibration Reduction", Proceedings of the 5th Decennial American Helicopter Society Aeromechanics Specialists' Meeting, San Francisco CA, January 2014, pp. 15

P. K.* Jha, M. J. Churchfield, P. J. Moriarty and Sven Schmitz, 2014, "The Effect of Various Actuator-Line Modeling Approaches on Turbine-Turbine Interactions and Wake-Turbulence Statistics in Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Flow", AIAA-2014-0710, AIAA SciTech, 32nd ASME Wind Energy Symposium, National Harbor MD, January 2014, pp. 21

T. Yang, K. S. Brentner, E. L.* Corle and Sven Schmitz, 2014, "Understanding In-Plane Noise Control and Loading for Active Noise Control", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 70th Annual National Forum, Montreal (Canada), May 2014, pp. 18

J. Motta Mena, P. K.* Jha, R. C. Campbell, Sven Schmitz and J. G. Brasseur, 2014, "Wind Turbine Fluid-Structure Interaction Using an Actuator Line Solver and a Finite Element Solver in a Tightly-Coupled Implementation", AIAA-2014-0717, AIAA SciTech, 32nd ASME Wind Energy Symposium, National Harbor MD, January 2014, pp. 11

D. B.* Reich, B. R. Elbing and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "Experimental Investigation of a Helicopter Rotor Hub Wake", 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2013

P. K.* Jha and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "An Actuator Curve Embedding Method to Model Wind Turbine Wakes", 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2013

P. K.* Jha, J. L.* Bashioum, Sven Schmitz and E. P. N. Duque, 2013, "Wake Turbulence of Two NREL-5MW Wind Turbines Immersed in Neutral Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Flow", 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, Gallery of Fluid Motion, November 2013

J. Motta-Mena, P. K.* Jha, R. C. Campbell, Sven Schmitz and J. G. Brasseur, 2013, "Coupling the Actuator Line and Finite Element Methods to Model Fluid Structure Interaction of a Commercial Wind Turbine in the Atmosphere", 66th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2013

I. Mena and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "An Exploratory Study of the Research Mentor Experience in a Novel Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Course.", Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Conference and Exposition, Atlanta GA, June 2013, pp. 11

D. K. McLaughlin, Sven Schmitz and I. Mena, 2013, "Report on the Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students in a Novel Aerospace Engineering Course Integrating Teaching and Research.", Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Conference and Exposition, Atlanta GA, June 2013, pp. 13

D. B.* Reich, B. R. Elbing, C. R. Berezin and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "Water Tunnel Flow Diagnostics of Wake Structures Downstream of a Model Helicopter Rotor Hub.", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 69th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2013, pp. 17

Sven Schmitz and P. K.* Jha, 2013, "Modeling the Wakes of Wind Turbines and Rotorcraft Using the Actuator-Line Method in an OpenFOAM LES Solver.", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 69th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2013, pp. 8

F.* Kody, M. D. Maughmer and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "Non-Harmonic Deployment of Active Devices for Rotor Performance Enhancement.", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 69th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2013, pp. 13

J. L.* Dowler and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "A Solution-Based Stall Delay Model for Horizotal-Axis Wind Turbines", AIAA-2013-0912, Proceedings of the 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine TX, January 2013, pp. 16

P. K. Jha, M. J. Churchfield, P. J. Moriarty and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "Accuracy of State-of-the-Art Actuator-Line Modeling for Wind Turbine Wakes", AIAA-2013-0608, Proceedings of the 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine TX, January 2013, pp. 19

F.* Kody, G. Bramesfeld and Sven Schmitz, 2013, "Winglet Design for Sailplanes Using a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm", AIAA-2013-0781, Proceedings of the 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine TX, January 2013, pp. 19

J. G. Brasseur, G. Vijayakumar, A. Lavely, T. Nandi, B. Jayaraman, P. K.* Jha, A. Dunbar, J. Motta-Mena, S. Haupt, B. Craven, R. Campbell, Sven Schmitz and E. Paterson, 2012, "The Penn State "Cyber Wind Facility"", 65th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2012

P. K.* Jha, M. J. Churchfield, P. J. Moriarty and Sven Schmitz, 2012, "Accuracy of Current Actuator-Line Modeling Methods in Predicting Blade Loads and Wakes of Wind Turbines", 65th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2012

P. K.* Jha, D.* Brillembourg and Sven Schmitz, 2012, "Wind Turbines under Atmospheric Icing Conditions - Ice Accretion Modeling, Aerodynamics, and Control Strategies for Mitigating Performance Degradation", AIAA-2012-1287, Proceedings of the 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nahville TN, January 2012, pp. 11

Sven Schmitz, 2011, "The Kutta-Zhukovsky Lift Theorem revisited: Alteration due to the Viscous Wake", 64th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics, (abstract) Bulletin of the American Physical Society, November 2011

K. Suzuki, Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2011, "Analysis of a Swept Wind Turbine Blade Using a Coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex-Panel Model", Computational Fluid Dynamics 2010, Springer, pp. 213-218

Sven Schmitz, M. J. Bhagwat and F. X. Caradonna, 2010, "Physical and Numerical Issues in the Prediction of Free Wake Hover Performance", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 66th Annual National Forum, Phoenix AZ, May 2010, pp. 13

Sven Schmitz, M. J. Bhagwat and F. X. Caradonna, 2009, "A Generalized Potential Method for Modeling Rotor Wake Flows", AIAA-2009-3856, Proceedings of the 27th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, San Antonio TX, June 2009, pp. 15

M. J. Bhagwat, F. X. Caradonna and Sven Schmitz, 2009, "Some Applications and Developments of the Vorticity Embedded Potential Model for Rotor Flow", Proceedings of the Army Research Office (ARO) Wake Prediction Basic Research Workshop, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 2009, pp. 327-336

M. J. Bhagwat, F. X. Caradonna, Sven Schmitz and M. A. Moulton, 2008, "Similarity Scaling Trends Using a Hybrid CFD-based Hover Performance Tool", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society 64th Annual National Forum, Montreal (Canada), April 2008, pp. 16

Sven Schmitz, J. J. Chattot, M. J. Bhagwat, M. A. Moulton and F. X. Caradonna, 2008, "The Prediction and Validation of Hover Performance and Detailed Blade Loads", Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society Aeromechanics Specialists Conference, San Francisco CA, January 2008, pp. 19

Sven Schmitz, M. J. Bhagwat, M. A. Moulton and F. X. Caradonna, 2008, "A Contour Coupling Methodology for Helicopter Performance Analysis", AIAA-2008-0404, Proceedings of the 46th AIAA Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno NV, January 2008, pp. 14

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2006, "Characterization of Three-Dimensional Effects for the Rotating and Parked NREL Phase VI Wind Turbine", AIAA-2006-0392, Proceedings of the 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno NV, January 2006, pp. 20

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2005, "Influence of the Vortical Wake behind Wind Turbines using a Coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex-Panel Methodology", Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Elsevier Ltd., pp. 832-836

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2005, "Wind Turbine Blade Aerodynamics of the NREL Phase VI Rotor near Peak Power", AIAA-2005-4850, Proceedings of the 23rd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Toronto (Canada), June 2015, pp. 10

Sven Schmitz and J. J. Chattot, 2005, "Application of a Parallelized Coupled Navier-Stokes/Vortex-Panel Solver to the NREL Phase VI Rotor", A Collection of the 2005 ASME Wind Energy Symposium Technical Papers, pp. 167-179

E. L.* Corle, Sven Schmitz, T. Yang and Kenneth S Brentner, , "Efficient Active Rotor Concepts for In-Plane Noise Reduction", AIAA-2015-0789, AIAA SciTech, 23rd AIAA/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference, Kissimmee FL, January 2015, pp. 12

Magazines/Trade Publications

Sven Schmitz, 2011, "An interdisciplinary workforce of engineers is essential for advancements in wind turbine technology, which is being addressed by universities such as Penn State"

Sven Schmitz, 2011, "In this installment the author discusses the past, present, and future of research into modeling the wake behind wind turbines"

Sven Schmitz, 2011, "The U.S. Department of Energy has announced funding opportunities for a “National Offshore Wind Strategy.” Here’s what you should know about getting onboard."

Sven Schmitz, 2011, "When President Obama visited Penn State to introduce a new energy conservation initiative, he signaled the administration’s support for the future of renewable energy in this country."

Sven Schmitz, 2011, "Turbine icing is an increasing challenge to the economics of wind energy in cold climates. Read on to learn how it happens, what it causes, and how it can be addressed."

Sven Schmitz, 2011, "Penn State offers an emerging educational and research program in wind energy, and it is aiming to become a major contributor to research excellence in the U.S. wind industry."

• The Lawrence J. Perez Memorial Student Advocate Award, Penn State University, October 2022

• Boeing/A. D. Welliver Professorship, Penn State University, July 2022

• George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, Penn State University, April 2021

• AIAA Associate Fellow, AIAA, 2021

• The Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) Premier Teaching Award, Penn State University, October 2019

• The Penn State Engineering Alumni Society (PSEAS) Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State University, May 2014

• The M.I.T. Conference Young Researcher Fellowship Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2006

• Professors for the Future Fellowship, University of California Davis, May 2005

• Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of California Davis, June 2004

• Joseph L. Steger Fellowship Award, University of California Davis, June 2004

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