Helen L. Reed

Her research interests include hypersonics, energy efficient aircraft, laminar–turbulent transition, and small satellite design.

Helen Louise Reed was born in 1956[1] and grew up in Maryland, where both her parents worked at the Aberdeen Proving Ground as mathematicians.

[3] She also served as the director of the Aerospace Research Center at Tohoku University and as an associate professor at Sandia National Laboratories.

While she was never presented with a formal award for that, her students will forever remain grateful for her passion and contribution in this area.

[5] Her research interests include hypersonics, energy efficient aircraft, laminar–turbulent transition, and small satellite design.