Zoltan S. Spakovszky

H.N. Slater Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Acting Director, Gas Turbine Lab
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
31-265
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-2196
zolti@mit.edu

Dipl. Ing., 1997, ETH Zürich
M.S., 1999, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., 2000, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Specialization and Research Interests

Turbomachinery and propulsion, compressor aerodynamics, flow control and stability, rotordynamics, aero-acoustics

Teaching Interests

Thermodynamics and energy conversion; propulsion and fluid mechanics, aero-acoustics

Positions Held at MIT

Visiting Engineer, 1996-1997; C.R. Soderberg Assistant Professor 2001-2004; C.S. Draper Associate Professor 2005-06; H.N. Slater Associate Professor, 2007 - present

Positions Held Outside MIT

Propulsion Engineering, Swissair Technics, Zürich Airport, Switzerland, 1995; Research Staff, Turbomachinery Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, 1996; Lead Engineer, Engine Preliminary Design and Performance, GE Aircraft Engines, 2000-2001; Acting Director Gas Turbine Laboratory, 2007 - present.

Honors and Awards

George Fischer Award, ETH Zürich, 1997; ASME IGTI Best Paper Awards 2000, 2002, 2006; ASME 2003 Melville Medal;

NASA Honor Award, 2003; AIAA Undergraduate Advising Award 2003, 2005

Society Memberships

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers