
Adjunct Professor
Aeronautics and Aerospace Department
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (by Courtesy) at Purdue University
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Waterloosesteenweg 72
1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode
Biography
Degrees
M.S., Universidad de Oviedo, ‘96
Research Master, von Karman Institute, ‘97
Ph.D., Universite Libre de Bruxelles, ‘02
Career
2015 - present Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (by Courtesy), Purdue University - USA
2009-2014 Associate Professor, von Karman Institute – Belgium
2013 – 2015: Adjunct Full Membership to Graduate Faculty, Texas A&M – USA
2012: Senior Research Associate, Wright Patterson Air Force Lab. – USA
2011: Visiting Professor, Oxford University – UK
2010 – 2015: Adjunct Full Membership to Graduate Faculty, Wright State Univ. – USA
2009 – present: Associate Professor, von Karman Institute – Belgium
2009: Visiting Professor, Wright State Univ. – USA
2008: Visiting Professor, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Ingenieria, Gijon – Spain
2007 – 2014: Visiting Professor, Univ. Politécnica de Valencia – Spain
2005 – 2009: Assistant Professor, von Karman Institute – Belgium
2002 – 2005: Senior Research Engineer, von Karman Institute – Belgium
Awards and Recognitions
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME (2015)
- Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA (2013)
- Outstanding Paper Award at the ASME InterPack: Paper IPACK2017-74224 (2017)
- Patented invention of the year for Safran Aircraft Engines (winner out of 400 patents, 2016)
- 7th place in the first SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, faculty advisor (2017)
- 2nd Place EREA Best paper award on evolutionary research (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009)
- 2nd Place AIAA Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition, faculty advisor (2011)
- Best Paper Award in Heat Transfer at the ASME Turbo Expo: Paper GT2008-51308 (2009)
- EREA Award on Visionary Aeronautics Project Idea for Revolutionary Research: "Turbine shocks modulation with plasma actuators" (2008)
- The Biennial International Award Iwan Akerman on innovative research on expansion machines and related technical disciplines: "Hub disk leakage" (2006)
Research
Research Area
Fluid Mechanics & Propulsion
Research Interests
Compact high speed turbomachinery: Design, analysis (experimental-numerical), cavity and tip flows, flow control
High speed propulsion: Novel cycle development, intakes, boundary layer transition, combustion
Development of measurement techniques and data processing