Ken Brown
About Ken Brown
Ken Brown is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, specializing in low-speed aerodynamics and related fields.
Company
Ken Brown is currently a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He began his tenure in 2021. Sandia National Laboratories, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a multidisciplinary research and development laboratory that provides scientific solutions to national security challenges. In this role, Ken Brown contributes his expertise in low-speed aerodynamics, reduced-order modeling, flow diagnostics, and wind tunnel testing.
Title
Ken Brown holds the title of Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. His tenure at Sandia National Laboratories began in 2021.
Education and Expertise
Ken Brown earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, completing his studies from 2014 to 2016. Prior to this, he received his Master of Science (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, studying from 2012 to 2014. He also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, which he completed between 2008 and 2012. His expertise lies in low-speed aerodynamics, reduced-order modeling, flow diagnostics, and wind tunnel testing, particularly applied to wind energy, low-speed propulsion, and turbomachinery industries.
Background
Ken Brown has a robust background in engineering, having worked in various roles across different organizations. He served as a Postdoctoral Appointee at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from 2019 to 2021. Before that, he was a Research Engineer at Techsburg, Inc. in Christiansburg, VA from 2016 to 2019. Earlier in his career, he was an NSF Fellow at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Tokyo, Japan for one month in 2013, an R&D Intern at DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware for two months in 2012, and an R&D Intern at Zodiac Aerospace in Swedesboro, New Jersey for three months in 2011.
Achievements
Ken Brown specializes in enhancing the efficiency of power generation and propulsion technologies through his work in low-speed aerodynamics. His engagements in reduced-order modeling, flow diagnostics, and wind tunnel testing have significantly contributed to the wind energy, low-speed propulsion, and turbomachinery industries.