C. L. "Kelly" Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of South Florida, 1976; Ph.D., Caltech, 1981. Associate Professor, Caltech, 1993-99; Professor, 1999-08; Johnson Professor, 2008-; Davis Leadership Chair, 2018-20; Dean, Graduate Studies, 2009-15; Vice President, Student Affairs, 2015-20.
Joe Shepherd teaches and conducts research on fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, chemistry, thermodynamics, and structural mechanics with applications to explosion dynamics, industrial safety including aviation and nuclear power, high-speed flight and propulsion, fluid-structure interaction, energy conversion technologies, and medical devices.
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