Project Office
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von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Waterloosesteenweg 72
1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode
Phone: +32 2 359 96 11
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The VKI Project Office is responsible for the management and execution of all ongoing Research Contracts with our institutional and industrial clients.
It is composed of highly skilled engineering teams in all disciplines of fluid dynamics and managed by our Research Managers under the supervision of our Chief Project Management Officer.
Our teams aim for scientific & research management excellence in order to reach full customer satisfaction.
Chief Project Office
Philippe Planquart
Research Manager
Jean-Baptiste Gouriet
Expertise: Liquid & Solid Propulsion; Aerothermochemistry; Aerothermodynamics; Rarefied and plasma flows
Phone: +32 2 359 9 4 25
Research Engineers
- Tania Sofia Cacao Ferreira (Dr.)
- Antonio Cantiani
- Simon Demange
- Bernd Helber (Dr.) - Expertise:Rarified and plasma flows; Aerothermodynamics; Aerothermochemistry
- Guillaume Grossir (Dr.) - Expertise: Aerothermodynamics; Aerodynamics & Aeronautics; Aeroacoustics
- Emilio Lopez Figueiras
- Sebastien Paris - Expertise: Aerodynamics & Aeronautics; Aerothermodynamics
- Fabio Pinna (Dr.) - Expertise: Aerodynamics & Aeronautics
- Maria Teresa Scelzo (Dr.) - Expertise: Liquid & Solid Propulsion
- Damien Le Quang (Dr.) - Expertise: Rarefied and plasma flows; Aerothermochemistry
- Alessia Simonini (Dr.) - Expertise: Liquid & Solid Propulsion
- Alan Viladegut (Dr.) - Expertise: Aerothermochemistry; Aeronautics and Aerospace
- Alessandro Turchi (Dr.) - Expertise: Rarified and plasma flows; Aerothermodynamics; Aerothermochemistry
Project Managers
- Laura Peveroni - Expertise: Liquid & Solid Propulsion
Project Engineer
- Amandine Denis
Research Manager (ad Interim)
Frank Eulitz (Dr.)
Research Engineers
- Mohammed Hassanine Aissa (Dr.)
- Zuheyr Alsalihi (Dr.) - Expertise: Turbomachinery and Propulsion
- Cédric Babin, project engineer
- Elissavet Boufidi (Dr.)
- Bogdan Cernat (Dr.)
- Arnaud Châtel
- Julien Clinckemaille - Expertise: Turbomachinery and Propulsion
- Tristan De Crombrugghe - Expertise: Mechanical Design for engine
- Gregory Duplouy
- Mehdi El Himer
- Martin Golard
- Isa Kava - Expertise: Turbine aerodynamics & heat transfer
- Kevin Leclercq, project engineer
- Ignacio Mayo Yague (Dr.)
- Lasse Müller (Dr.) - Expertise: Shape Optimization
- Marios Patinios (Dr.) - Expertise: Turbomachinery and Instrumentation
- Jorge Pinho (Dr.) - Expertise: Turbine Aerodynamics & Heat Transfer
- Johan Prinsier - Expertise: Turbomachinery and Propulsion
- Son Tran - Assistant Research Engineer
Project Manager
- Aude Lahalle - Expertise: Compressor Aerodynamics & Heat Transfer
Project Engineer
- Bilgehan Tanriverdi (as from March 15th, 2022)
Research Manager
Philippe Planquart
Expertise: Liquid Metals & Industrial Flows; Environmental flows & Safety; Aerodynamics & Aeronautics; Aeroacoustics
Phone: +32 2 359 96 77
Research Engineers
- Sophia Buckingham (Dr.) - Expertise: Liquid Metals & Industrial Flows; Aerodynamics & Aeronautics; Environmental flows & Safety;
- Julien Christophe (Dr.) - Expertise: Aeroacoustics
- Florent Cleyet
- Nicolas Coudou (Dr.) - Expertise: Wind Engineering, Aerodynamics & Aeronautics
- Valentin Dutoit
- Maria Faruoli - Expertise: Liquid Metals & Industrial Flows
- Benoit Foloppe - Assistant Research Engineer
- Charline Fouchier (Dr.) - Expertise: Safety & Pollutant Dispersion
- Lilla Kapa Koloszár (Dr.) - Expertise: Liquid Metals & Industrial Flows; Shape Optimization
- Yakut Cansev Küçükosman (Dr.) - Expertise: Aeroacoustics
- Sarah González Ruiz (Dr.) - Expertise: Liquid Metals & Industrial Flows, Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques
- Silvania Lopes (Dr.) - Expertise: Liquid Metals & Industrial Flows
- Jure Oder (Dr.)
- Wim Munters (Dr.) - Expertise: Wind Engineering
- David Weicker
Test Engineers
- Louis Carbonnelle
- Mathieu Delsipée, Senior Test Engineer
- Jimmy Freitas Monteiro, Senior Test Engineer
- Gertjan Glabeke, Senior Test Engineer
- Mikel Spillemaekers
- Gert Van Kemenade
Research Experts
- Julien Christophe (Dr.) : Aeroacoustics REG
- Lilla Kapa Koloszár (Dr.): Liquid & Metal Flows REG
- Bayindir Saracoglu (Dr.): Propulsion REG
- Alessandro Turchi (Dr.): CFD AR User Group
Project Administrator
- Maria Teresa Ramandi
Research Manager
Aeronautics and Aerospace Department
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Waterloosesteenweg 72
1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode
Phone: +32 2 359 94 25
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