Cheng Lecture

The Astronautics and Space Technology Division's annual keynote lecture has been named for Hsien K. Cheng, the USC Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering.

HK Cheng was a significant early contributor to the Viterbi School's reputation for research excellence in the areas of flight aerodynamics and/or the hydrodynamics of swimming propulsion. He has done significant work in theoretical and computational fluid mechanics, flight hypersonics, geophysical fluid mechanics, bio-fluid dynamics and ocean sonic boom research.

Cheng was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1988. He is also a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics.