B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1989.
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Purdue University, 1992.
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), Purdue University, 1997.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, 1998 – present.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1997 – 1998.

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and American Society of Engineering Education.

Sawyer, S., and Fleeter, S., “Mean Stator Loading Effect on the Acoustic Response of a Rotating Cascade,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 13, No. 4, July-August 1997, pp. 502-507.
Sawyer, S., Johnston R.T., Feiereisen J.M. and Fleeter, S., “Discrete Frequency Noise of a High Speed IGV-Rotor,” International Journal of Turbo & Jet Engines, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1997, pp. 59-69.
Sawyer, S. and Fleeter, S., “Flutter Stability of a Detuned Cascade in Subsonic Compressible Flow,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No. 5, September-October 1995, pp. 923-930.
Sawyer, S. and Fleeter, S., “Combined Rotor-Stator and Rotor-Strut Discrete-Frequency Noise Control,” AIAA Paper 98-3309, July 1998.
Sawyer, S., and Fleeter, S., “Passive Control of Turbomachine Noise,” Proceedings of the 14th Purdue Compressor Conference, July 1998.
Sawyer, S. and Fleeter, S., “Active Control of Discrete-Frequency Noise Generated by Rotor-Stator Interactions,” AIAA Paper 97-1689, May 1997.
Sawyer, S., and Fleeter, S., “Source Control of Turbomachine Discrete-Frequency Tone Generation,” Proceedings of the 13th Purdue Compressor Conference, July 1996.
Sawyer, S., Feiereisen, J.M., and Fleeter, S., “The Influence of Rotor Detuning on The Acoustic Response of an Annular Cascade,” AIAA Paper 96-1689, May 1996.

Fundamental research in the area of unsteady turbomachinery flows including wake modeling, broadband and discrete-frequency noise, and unsteady blade row interactions. This interdisciplinary field encompasses aspects of fluid mechanics, acoustics and vibrations.