Staff Details

Ronald A. Cox Assistant Dean for Economic Development CIRAS Director Iowa State University Campus 2272 Howe Hall, Suite 2620 Ames, IA  50011-2272 Phone: 515-294-9592 515-460-1123 Fax: 515-294-4925 Email: rcox@iastate.edu Serving CIRAS from 3/1/1997 Directions and maps.

Education

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 1989
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas/Arlington, 1983
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University, 1979

Experience

Ron's industrial experience includes work in the aerospace industry on transonic aircraft wing design and wind tunnel testing. He was Vice President of Engineering for a manufacturer of cooling towers prior to joining CIRAS. There he led engineering design, testing, and manufacturing activities and directed the plant productivity and quality assurance programs. Ron also taught and conducted research while on the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Oklahoma. His research work focused on numerical modeling and hypersonic vehicle design. Ron was a CIRAS field agent in the Mason City area for four years before assuming his current position as director of CIRAS in 2001.