Nihad Daidzic

Dr. Nihad E. Daidzic, Ph.D., ATP, CFII, MEI, CFIG

Department Chair

Associate Professor of Aviation
Adjunct Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Research Graduate Faculty

Office: AH 324E, 328 Armstrong Hall, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001, USA
Phone: 507-389-5430
Fax: 507-389-1303
Email: nihad.daidzic@mnsu.edu

• [PDF] Academic CV (148 KB)
• [PDF] Professional Pilot CV (60.3 KB)
• [PDF] List of Publications (30 KB)
• [PDF] Personal Flying Photos (2.57 MB)
• [PDF] Photos from the Lab (275 KB)

Education

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 
• Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics, Friedrich-Alexander Technical University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
• Post-Doc, Center for Microgravity Research and Applications (CMRA), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
• Post-Doc and scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC, Hunsville, AL), USML-2, STS 73 space mission.

Pilot Certifications/Ratings

• Airline Transport Pilot - ATP Airplane Multiengine Land (AMEL)
• Commercial privileges: Airplane Single Engine Land and Sea/Instrument (CPL ASEL/ASES)
• Commercial pilot: Glider (Aero Tow and Winch Launch)
• Flight Instructor: FAA "Gold Seal" Airplane Single-/Multi-Engine/Instrument (CFI-A/CFI-IA/ME-IA)
• Flight Instructor: FAA "Gold Seal" Glider (CFI-G)
• Ground Instructor: Advanced/Instrument (AGI/IGI)
• Endorsements: Tailwheel, Complex, High-Performance, High-Altitude 
• FAA Medical certificate: Class 1 (06/2008)

Professional Associations and Membership

• AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
• APS (American Physical Society)
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) 
• SAE International (International Society of Automotive Engineers)
• UAA (Univertsity Aviation Association)
• AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association)
• NAFI (National Association of Flight Instructors)
• SPA (Seaplane Pilot Association)
• SSA Soaring Society of America)
• IAC (International Aerobatic Club)
• EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) 

Research Interest and Expertise

• Aircraft Performance, Stability and Control
• Aircraft and Rocket Propulsion
• Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Microscale Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics
• Heat and Mass Transport in Porous Media 
• Biomedical Imaging using MRI, Doppler Ultrasound, and CT
• Ultrasonic Levitation and droplet physics 

Current Research

• Aircraft takeoff and landing operations on contaminated runways and adverse conditions.
• Rapid decompression of hypersonic high-altitude and suborbital flying aircraft 
• Restricted diffusion in Human Articular Cartilage using MRI
• Noninvasive Hematocrit Measurements using Multigated Doppler Ultrasound
• Size Distribution of droplets and powders released from the low-flying aircraft
• Airplane overbanking tendency
• Fluid Flow and Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous media using MRI and CFD.
• Ultrasonic Levitation using the stepped circular vibrating plate.
• Heat and Mass Transfer in partial gravity and microgravity conditions. 

Current Teaching Schedule

Courses — FALL 2008:

• AVIA 013 (4) - Theory of Flight (200-level) 
• AVIA 438 (3) - Flight Engineer Theory (Large Transport Category Aircraft Systems)
• AVIA 261 (3) - Instrument Pilot Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)
• AVIA 382 (1) - Multi-Engine Instructor Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)
• AVIA 391 (1) - Instrument Instructor Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)

Courses — SPRING 2009:

• AVIA 013 (4) - Theory of Flight (200-level)  
• AVIA 450 (3) - Professional Pilot Flight Theory (ATP)
• AVIA 261 (3) - Instrument Pilot Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)
• AVIA 382 (1) - Multi-Engine Instructor Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)
• AVIA 391 (1) - Instrument Instructor Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)

Courses — SUMMER 2009: 

• ED 490 (86) (3) - Aircraft Performance (June 23 - July 25)
• AVIA 261 (3) - Instrument Pilot Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)
• AVIA 382 (1) - Multi-Engine Instructor Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)
• AVIA 391 (1) - Instrument Instructor Flight Lab Evaluation (Airport)