NEW YORK, March 6, 2009 – Aspi Wadia, chief consulting engineer for aerodynamics at GE Aviation in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the recipient of the 2009 Aircraft Engine Technology Award.
For significant contributions in turbo-machinery aerodynamics and cooling, the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) will present the award to Wadia during the 2009 ASME Turbo Expo – Gas Turbine Technical Congress and Exposition, June 8-12, Orlando, Fla.
Among numerous technical accomplishments at GE, Wadia applied three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic codes in the development of the company’s first high-pressure compressor containing 3D aerodynamic concepts for the CF6-80C2.
In his 25-year career at GE, Wadia has been the manager for turbomachinery aerodynamics and engineering systems program leader for large military engines. He has played a leadership role in the aerodynamic designs of the F110-GE-132 fan, the LM2500+ and CF6-80C2 high-pressure compressors and the LM6000 booster. He holds 30 patents and has published over 58 papers in archival journals.
Wadia received ASME’s 1999 Melville Medal for the best paper in the ASME transactions, which described his pioneering work on swept fan and compressor blades. An ASME fellow and associate fellow of AIAA, Wadia has been a member of the IGTI Turbomachinery Committee since 1983 and IGTI Aircraft Engine committee since 1996. He currently is the chair of the Turbomachinery Committee.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, Wadia went on to receive his master’s degree from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He received certification as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt at GE Aviation in 2001.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., IGTI supports the exchange of information focused on improving the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance, and environmental impact of gas turbines, turbo-machinery, and related equipment
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