- Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering
- Email: carlson@tamu.edu

Educational Background
- Ph.D., Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, Ohio State University - 1969
- M.S., Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, Ohio State University - 1965
- B.S., Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, Ohio State University - 1965
Research Interests
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- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Aerothermodynamics
- Hypersonics
- Aircraft Design
Awards & Honors
- 2003 - AIAA Fellow
- 2002 - Charles W. Crawford Service Award
- 2001 - TAMU Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (College Level)
- 1999 - Tenneco Award for Meritorious Teaching
- 1998 - AIAA/ASEE J. Leland Atwood Award for Contributions to Aerospace Engineering Education
- 1995 - Fellow, American Society of Engineering Education
- 1989 - AT&T/ASEE Gulf Southwest Outstanding Teaching Award
- 1988 - Haliburton Education Foundation -Outstanding Teaching Award
- 1987 - TAMU Association of Former Students Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (University Level)
- 1982 - NASA Tech. Dev. Award for "High Lift Separated Flow About Airfoils"
- 1980 - Houston Oil and Minerals Award for Meritorious Teaching of Engineering
- 1980 - NASA Tech. Dev. Award for "TRANDES" A Fortran Program for Transonic Airfoil Analysis or Design"