{"id":394,"date":"2025-06-27T12:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T16:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:31:06","slug":"james-evans-lyne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/faculty\/james-evans-lyne\/","title":{"rendered":"James Evans Lyne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">James Evans Lyne<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em>Clinical Associate Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-reverse alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading orange-mark\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1993-present<br><\/strong>Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1993-1999<br><\/strong>Staff Physician, Emergency Department, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1992<\/strong><br>Research Scientist, Eloret Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1984-1985<br><\/strong>Project Engineer, Calspan Corporation, USAF Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD, 1991, North Carolina State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MD, 1987, Vanderbilt University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSME 1981, Vanderbilt University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planning of advanced space missions, particularly manned missions to Mars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atmospheric entry of both natural and man-made bodies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hypersonic aerodynamics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meteor entry physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three-dimensional protein structure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protein crystal growth and protein crystallography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physiology of human space flight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Advisor to the UT AIAA Student Chapter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee and HyTASP Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical reviewer for&nbsp;<em>The Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets &amp; for Planetary and Space Science<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and Recognitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pi Tau Sigma Excellence in Teaching Award, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nick Quigley and&nbsp;<strong>James Evans Lyne<\/strong>. &#8220;Development of a Three-Dimensional Printed, Liquid-Cooled Nozzle for a Hybrid Rocket Motor,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Journal of Propulsion and Power<\/em>, Vol. 30, No. 6 (2014), pp. 1726-1727. doi: 10.2514\/1.B35455<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigation of Titan Aerogravity Assist for Capture into Orbit About Saturn, Philip Ramsey and&nbsp;<strong>James Evans Lyne<\/strong>, The Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 1, Jan. 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Parametric Study of Aerocapture for Missions to Venus, Scott Craig,&nbsp;<strong>James Evans Lyne<\/strong>, The AIAAJournal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 42, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 2005, pp.1035-1038.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First steps in the Development of Non-Toxic, Bio-derived Fuels for Hybrid Rocket Motors,&nbsp;<strong>J.E. Lyne<\/strong>, V.I. Naumov, Josh Scoles, et al, AIAA Paper 2005-0741, presented at the 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thermodynamic Properties of Air to 100,000 Atmospheres and 100,000K, Thames, C., Kelly, D. and&nbsp;<strong>Lyne, J.E<\/strong>, The AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 127-128, 2001.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critical Need for a Swingby Return Option for Early Manned Mars Missions,&nbsp;<strong>Lyne, J.E.<\/strong>&nbsp;and Townsend, Lawrence, The AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 855-56, Dec. 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Computer Model of the Atmospheric Trajectory of the Tunguska Object,&nbsp;<strong>Lyne, J.E.<\/strong>, Tauber, M.E., and Fought, R.M., Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 46, No. 2\/3, pp. 245-252, Feb.\/March 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Extension of Curve Fits for the Thermodynamic Properties of Equilibrium Air to 30,000 K and 1000 Atmospheres Pressure, Fought, R., Gupta, R. and&nbsp;<strong>Lyne, J.E.<\/strong>, The AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 126-27, Jan. 1997.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Analytical Model of the Atmospheric Entry of Large Meteors and its Application to the Tunguska Event,&nbsp;<strong>Lyne, J.E.<\/strong>, Tauber, M.E., and Fought, R.M., The Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 101, No. E10, pp. 23207-23212, 1996.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Tunguska Event,&nbsp;<strong>Lyne, J.E.<\/strong>&nbsp;and Tauber, M.E., Nature, Vol. 375, No. 6533, pp. 638-639, 1995.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pull-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-stack-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dbf27b9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-146c2e40 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/James-Evans-Lyne1.jpg\" alt=\"James Evans Lyne\" class=\"wp-image-390\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-bottom-width:5px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/James-Evans-Lyne1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/James-Evans-Lyne1-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c0ddf3a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>206E Ferris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone<\/strong><br>865-974-5254<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jelyne@utk.edu\">jelyne@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Evans Lyne Clinical Associate Professor Biography 1993-presentAssistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 1993-1999Staff Physician, Emergency Department, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN 1992Research Scientist, Eloret Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA 1984-1985Project Engineer, Calspan Corporation, USAF Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":111,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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