The aviation sector is undergoing its biggest transformation since the introduction of the jet engine due to the challenges of addressing climate change. My research is focused on sustainable aerospace technology driven by a deep desire to accelerate carbon neutral aviation.
Contact Info
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Echo Aodhan
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Venecia Siders
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Specialization and Research Interests
Gas turbine aerodynamics, sustainable propulsion, and technology transfer into real world applications.
Teaching Interests
Fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, propulsion, experimental methods
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Energy, Fluids and Turbomachinery, 2020, University of Cambridge
M.Res., Energy, Fluids and Turbomachinery, 2015, University of Cambridge
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, 2014, Purdue University
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 2010, Ohio State University
Positions Held at MIT
Charles Stark Draper Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Positions Held outside MIT
Rolls-Royce: Aerothermal Specialist, 2019-2024; Turbine Aerodynamicist, 2010-2014
Affiliated Labs
Awards & Honors
2021
ASME 2019 Gas Turbine Award, for Most Outstanding Technical Paper in the field
2019
ASME / IGTI Turbomachinery Committee Best Paper (GT2019-90307)
2015
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Key publications
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The Impact of Combustor Turbulence on Turbine Loss Mechanisms ASME J. Turbomachinery; 142(9): 091009.ASME J. Turbomachinery; 142(9): 091009 (2019)
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Combustor Design from a Turbine Perspective to Minimize the Effect of Turbulence ASME GT2024-121786 (2024)
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A Framework for Estimating Effects of Combustor Turbulence on Turbine Profile Loss Generation ASME J. Turbomachinery; 145(3): 031018 (2023)