Marshall Rouse – NESC Academy Biography

Marshall Rouse is a senior research engineer in the Structures Testing Branch (STB) of the Research Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center for 36 years. Mr. Rouse conducts studies of advanced-composite structural components for transport aircraft and space applications.  Mr. Rouse has conducted experimental and analytical research on the response, damage tolerance and failure response of undamaged and damaged advanced-composite structural panels.  Mr. Rouse is responsible for designing specimens representing advanced structural concepts and testing them in the laboratory using test procedures suitable for composite structural components, or when required, developing new test procedures or fixtures.  Mr. Rouse is responsible for directing and planning all test activities in the Combined Loads Test Facility including cost, schedule, and upgrades.  This activity requires leading a team consisting of engineers and technicians that conducts experimental research on the structural integrity of composite and metallic structural components with and without damage.  This activity includes cost, scheduling, and facility upgrades.  He also conducts experiments of large-scale structures with damage and subjected to practical structural loads to verify analytical methods, and conducts research to characterize the complex nonlinear response of structures with and without damage to establish the underlining mechanics basic for the response.

Mr. Rouse has authored or co-authored over 17 technical papers on subjects including damage tolerance, the influence of cutouts, postbuckling behavior, analysis development and full-scale testing.  Mr. Rouse received a M. S., Engineering Science, George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University.