NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC)
Optical Instrumentation Technology and NDE Branch MS-77-1
21000 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44135
Tel 216-433-5690
FAX 216-433-8643
email: Timothy.J.Bencic@nasa.gov

Summary: I have been a member of the Optical Instrumentation Technology Branch at GRC since 1998 working primarily on luminescent coatings for measuring surface pressure and temperature in aerospace test facilities and specialized optical instrumentation used in ground based icing research. Previous duties include 15 years experience as an electrical engineer specializing in control systems, instrumentation and data acquisition systems for use in several wind tunnel test facilities.

• Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
  Master of Science: Electrical Engineering, 1988
• University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
  Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering, 1983

• Federal Executive Board: Wings of Excellence Award, 2004
• SAE Wright Brothers Medal, 2003
• NASA Space Act Award, 2002
• NASA Exceptional Engineering Medal, 2001

• Bencic, T.J., Eldridge, J.I., Smart Coatings for Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation, Proceedings 10th SPIE's International Symposium on Nondestructive Evaluation for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, Volume 5767, San Diego, California, March 6-10, 2005
• Sieverding, C.H., Brouckaert, J.F., Editors, Pressure and Temperature-Sensitive Paint Principles and Examples, Lecture Series 2004-04 Advanced Measurement Techniques for Aero and Stationary Gas Turbines, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, March 1-5, 2004
• Eldridge, J.I., Bencic, T.J., Allison, S.W., Beshears, D.L., Depth-Penetrating Temperature Measurements of Thermal Barrier Coatings Incorporating Thermographic Phosphors, Journal of Thermal Spray Tech, 44-Vol 13(1) March 2004
• Carolyn Mercer Editor, Optical Metrology for Fluids, Combustion and Solids, Chapter 9 “Luminescent Paints for Pressure and Temperature Measurements”, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003
• Izen, S.H., Bencic, T.J., “Application of the Radon Transform to Calibration of the NASA Glenn Icing Research Wind Tunnel”, Contemporary Mathematics, 2001
• T.J. Bencic, M. Gouterman, G. Khalil, C. Costin, D. Youngberg , Development of Pressure-Sensitive Paint for Use on Ice Accreted Wind Tunnel Models, , 9th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 22-25, 2000, Paper #398
• Bencic, T.J., Detection Angle Calibration of Pressure-Sensitive Paints, 46th International Instrumentation Symposium, ISA, Seattle, WA, May 1-5, 2000, pg.19-26
• Bencic, T.J., Application of Pressure-Sensitive Paint to Ice Accreted Wind Tunnel Models, NASA TM-2000-209942 prepared for the 38th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV January 11-14, 2000 AIAA Paper 2000-0834,
• Bencic, T.J., Pressure Sensitive Paint Measurements on Surfaces with Non-uniform Temperature, 45th International Instrumentation Symposium, ISA, Albuquerque, NM, May 2-6, 1999
• Taghavi, R., Raman, G., Bencic, T.J., Pressure Sensitive Paint Demonstrates Relationship between Ejector Wall Pressure and Aerodynamic Performance, Experiments in Fluids 26 (1999) 481-487
• Taghavi, R., Raman, G., Bencic, T.J., Mixer-Ejector Pressure and Temperature Measurements based on Photoluminescence, AIAA Journal. Paper number J-24259, 1999
• Liu, T., Bencic, T.J., Sullivan, J.P., “Pressure Sensitive Paints”, Experiments in Fluids R0169, 1999
• Bencic, T.J., Rotating pressure and temperature measurements on scale-model fans using luminescent paints, AIAA Paper 98-3452, 1998