In addition to cutting-edge research, AeroAstro provides leadership in computational engineering across MIT. The interdepartmental master’s program Computation for Design and Optimization and the MIT Center for Computational Engineering both have leadership roots in the department. Computational Engineering will also be among the first interdepartmental concentrations offered for the new 16-E flexible SB Eng degree. (See article by Darmofal and Waitz on p. 43 of this issue.) Through these and other initiatives, computational engineering at MIT is playing an ever-growing and vital role in developing the green technologies of today and tomorrow.
Youssef M. Marzouk is the Boeing Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. His research interests center on uncertainty quantification and data assimilation in complex physical systems, with an emphasis on chemically reacting flow in energy conversion processes, propulsion systems, and the environment. He received his S.B., S.M., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT, and spent four years at Sandia National Laboratories before joining the AeroAstro faculty in 2009. He can be reached at ymarz@mit.edu
Karen E. Willcox is an associate professor in the MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. Originally from New Zealand, she has a bachelor of engineering (Hons.) from the University of Auckland, and S.M. and Ph.D. degrees from MIT. She has been on the faculty at MIT since 2001. Prior to that, she worked at Boeing with the Blended-Wing-Body design group. She may be reached at kwillcox@mit.edu
Confronting energy and environment’s toughest challenges with computational engineering
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