Dr. Coder’s research focuses on computational aerodynamics using RANS and hybrid RANS/LES methodologies, and includes advanced turbulence/transition model development, simulation of unsteady rotorcraft flows, hypersonic SBLI, and aerodynamic design optimization. He is a Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, serving as an associate member of their Applied Aerodynamic Technical Committee, and he is a member of the American Helicopter Society. Dr. Coder joined UT Knoxville in August 2016, prior to which he was a research associate in computational mechanics at the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory.