Frank Abdi

About Frank Abdi

The founder of AlphaSTAR Corporation, Aerospace Scientist and author. For over thirty years have contributed leadership to solving advanced material challenges including the derivation and modification of theoretical equations, aero-elastic tailoring, optimization, advanced material design, fatigue, creep, fracture mechanics, and structural mechanics. At AlphaSTAR have assembled a team of scientists and engineers that represent the world\'s leading repository of advanced material intellectual property and developed proprietary software to maximize the utilization of this vast knowledge base to provide computerized virtual testing capabilities. Prior to AlphaSTAR, have led Rockwell International\'s Advanced Program\'s Controlled Configured Vehicle Research organization. Key projects included the design and simulation of: NASP (X30), B1-B bird strike, Advanced Launch System (ALS), Boosted Penetrator, Swedish Fighter, Special Operation Aircraft (SOA), and the space shuttle redesign. Have earned my B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan and my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Southern California. I have published numerous journal papers and books in optimization, materials science and computational structural analysis. Have been the recipient of several prestigious awards: NASA Software of the Year NASA Best of the 90’s, R&D 100 Award, US Senate/SBA Tibbets 2001 Award, NASA Columbia Accident Investigation Award 2004 and 2015 R&D 100 Award for 3D Printing of Big Area Additive Manufacturing. I am currently serving as adjunct Professor at Univ. of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Material Science and Imperial College of London Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Experience

1. Chief Technology Officer

   Alphastar

   Jan 1998 — Present

Education

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor and Master, Mechanical Engineering

  1971 — 1975

• USC

  Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering

  1975 — 1979