The ECCOMAS Prandtl medal
Aeronautics Professor receives award for outstanding CFD research
The ECCOMAS Prandtl medal has been awarded to the Department of Aeronautics’ Professor Spencer Sherwin
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Aircraft design
Imperial team awarded second prize in RAeS aircraft design competition
A team of Aeronautics students has been awarded second place in this year's International General Aviation Aircraft Design Competition.
Optimising Wind Farms
Revolutionising wind energy: EPSRC fellowship awarded to optimise wind farms
Dr Oliver Buxton has been awarded an EPSRC fellowship to develop tools designed to optimise the layouts of wind farms.
Student activity awards
Aeronautics students win Old Centralian’s Trust Student Activity Awards
Aero undergraduates Ramana Sabapathy and Riya Gujarathi have been awarded Old Centralian’s Trust Student Activity Awards.
AIAA Associate Fellow
Dr Paul Bruce becomes an AIAA Associate Fellow
Dr Paul Bruce has been named as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Structural Power
Aeronautics Professor named RAEng Chair in Emerging Technologies
Professor Emile Greenhalgh has been named RAEng Chair in Emerging Technologies in support of his work on structural power composites.
Aero promotions
Department of Aeronautics celebrates latest round of academic promotions
Five Department of Aeronautics academics have been promoted to mark the start of the new academic year.
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Exercise risk
Experts use wind tunnel to assess COVID-19 transmission risk during exercise
Imperial researchers are using their wind tunnel to assess the risk of transmitting COVID-19 during various forms of exercise.
PyFR online meeting
Virtual Symposium and Tutorial Day held for CFD solver PyFR
A symposium and tutorial day for the CFD solver PyFR have been held virtually.
Conference online
Flow Instability and Control SIG holds first online meeting
The UK Fluids Network’s Special Interest Group (SIG) on Flow Instability and Control has held its first online meeting since the lockdown.
