AerCap Executives Strengthen Partnership with Chula Engineering and Inspire Aerospace Engineering Students
AerCap Executives Strengthen Partnership with Chula Engineering and Inspire Aerospace Engineering Students On 14 November 2024, we were honoured to welcome Mr. John Burke, Chief Technical Officer of AerCap, and Mr. Prakash Thirunavakarasu, Vice President Technical, APAC, to Chulalongkorn University. Their visit highlighted the strong partnership between AerCap and our Faculty of Engineering. The session began with a strategic meeting between AerCap executives and the Faculty’s Dean, joined by ISE management and the Aerospace Engineering faculty members. Key discussions focused on the impact of the AerCap Scholarship Program, potential Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, and opportunities for further industry-academic collaboration. We are grateful to AerCap for their commitment to supporting and inspiring our students. Following the formal session, AerCap executives joined an informal meet-and-greet with AerCap scholarship recipients and other aerospace engineering students. This open exchange allowed students to hear firsthand from industry leaders about career paths, industry trends, and the skills needed to thrive in the aviation sector. Our sincere thanks to AerCap for their continued dedication to student development. We look forward to more impactful collaborations in the future.
Charting the Future of Aviation: Chula Engineering Students Engage with AerCap Leaders in Exclusive Workshop
Charting the Future of Aviation: Chula Engineering Students Engage with AerCap Leaders in Exclusive Workshop The afternoon of 5 September 2024 was a landmark occasion for Chula Engineering students as they participated in an insightful Aviation Workshop led by esteemed AerCap executive, Mr Joe Millar. The workshop featured an expert presentation by Mr Millar, Vice President and Head of Technical Asia Pacific at AerCap. Nico Stevenson, Engineering and Technical Operations Associate at AerCap and a proud ISE alumnus, shared her insights and experiences. The workshop provided students with unparalleled insights into the latest trends and challenges in the aviation leasing industry. Mr Millar shared his extensive knowledge and experience which spans over 30 years in the aviation industry, offering a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities within the sector, including the evolution of aviation leasing aircraft and engine design, as well as ESG related topics and industry innovations. Former Aerospace Engineering graduate and recipient of the 2021 AerCap Scholarship, Ms Stevenson, shared insights into her journey from academia to transitioning to the working environment. Students were particularly enthused by the project discussions, which allowed them to explore real-world scenarios and innovative solutions in aerospace engineering. Since the beginning of the partnership in 2021, AerCap has been instrumental in enhancing the educational experience at Chula Engineering. This workshop further solidified the bond between AerCap and Chula, offering students the opportunity to engage directly with industry leaders who are shaping the future of aviation. Quote from a Student: "The workshop was a fantastic opportunity to learn directly from professionals who are at the forefront of the aviation industry. It has motivated me to continue pushing my boundaries and explore new ideas in my studies." – Fourth-year Aerospace Engineering Student With over 50 students in attendance, the workshop was a resounding success, leaving participants motivated and eager to apply their newfound knowledge. Chula Engineering extends its deepest gratitude to AerCap for their ongoing support and looks forward to continuing this fruitful partnership for many years to come.
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Joshua Staubs, Ph.D.
Education June 2008 Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA Advisor: William J. Devenport, Ph.D. Dissertation: "Real Airfoil Effects on Leading Edge Noise" May 2005 M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA Advisor: William J. Devenport, Ph.D. Thesis: "Correlation between Unsteady Loading and Tip Gap Flow" Occurring in a Linear Cascade with Simulated Stator-Rotor Interaction" May 2004 B.S. Ocean Engineering Dual degree in Aerospace Engineering Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA Work Experience August 2015-Present Lecturer, International School of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Courses Taught Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Aircraft Structures I Aircraft Structures II Engineering Acoustics Selected Publication Devenport W.J., Staubs J.K., and Glegg S.A.L. (2010). “Sound Radiation from Real Airfoils in Turbulence”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 329, Issue 17, 16 August 2010, pp. 3470-3483. Conferences Staubs J.K., Devenport W.J., and Glegg S. (2008). “Sound Radiation from a Series of Airfoils Immersed in Grid-Generated Turbulence”, 14th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (29th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Vancouver, British Columbia, 5-7 May 2008. Staubs J.K., Mish P., and Devenport W.J. (2004). “Correlation Between Unsteady Loading and Tip Gap Flow Occurring in a Linear Cascade Produced by Simulated Stator-Rotor Interaction”, ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Conference, Charlotte, NC, 11-15 July 2004. Mish P., Staubs J.K., Intaratep N., and Devenport W.J. (2003). “Characterization of Unsteady Loading Occurring in a Linear Cascade Produced by Simulated Stator-Rotor Interaction”, International Symposium on Air-Breathing Engines, Cleveland, OH, 31 August – 5 September 2003. Glegg S., Devenport W.J., and Staubs J.K. (2006). “Leading Edge Noise”, 12th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Cambridge, MA, 8-10 May 2006. Glegg S., Devenport W.J., and Staubs J.K. (2008). “Sound Radiation from Three Dimensional Airfoils in a Turbulent Flow”, 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, 7-10 January 2008. Intaratep N., Devenport W.J., and Staubs J.K. (2004). “The Tip Leakage Vortex Shed from an Unsteady Tip Clearance Flow”, 34th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Portland, OR, 28 June – 1 July 2004.
20 July 2016
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Ngaw Chee Keong, Ph.D.
Profile Summary Dr. Ngaw Chee Keong is currently a lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, teaching chemical engineering related courses in the Nano-Engineering undergraduate program. He formerly graduated with a Bachelors (Hons) in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and was awarded an Interdisciplinary Graduate Scholarship to further pursue his PhD degree at NTU. As a Ph.D. researcher, he was highly involved in numerous ground-breaking discoveries and developed many high performance catalyst for solar energy production. Education 2012-2016 Ph.D. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Interdisciplinary Graduate School Dissertation: "Rational Design of Highly Efficient Visible Light Driven Photocatalyst for Enhanced H2 Evolution" 2006-2010 B.Eng. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Course Taught • Reaction Engineering (2185373) • Transport Phenomena (21853330) • Thermodynamics in materials engineering (2185302) Selected Publications C.K. Ngaw, C. Zhao, V.B. Wang, S. Kjelleberg, T.T.Y. Tan, Q. Zhang, & S.C.J. Loo. (2017). A graphene/carbon nanotube biofilm based solar-microbial fuel device for enhanced hydrogen generation, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 1, pp 191-198. C.K. Ngaw, V.B. Wang, Z. Liu, Y. Zhou, S. Kjelleberg, Q. Zhang, T.T.Y. Tan, & S.C.J. Loo. (2015). Enhancement in hydrogen evolution using Au-TiO2 hollow spheres with microbial devices modified with conjugated oligoelectrolytes, Npj Biofilms Microbiomes, 1, 15020. C.K. Ngaw, Q. Xu, T.T.Y. Tan, P. Hu, S. Cao, & J.S.C. Loo. (2014). A strategy for in-situ synthesis of well-defined core–shell Au@TiO2 hollow spheres for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Chem. Eng. J., 257, pp 112-121. P. Hu, C.K. Ngaw, Y. Yuan, P.S. Bassi, J.S.C. Loo, & T.T.Y. Tan. (2016). Bandgap engineering of ternary sulfide nanocrystals by solution proton alloying for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution, NANO ENERGY, 26, pp 577-585. P. Hu, C.K. Ngaw, Y.Y. Tay, S. Cao, J. Barber, T.T.Y. Tan & J.S.C. Loo. (2015). A “uniform” heterogeneous photocatalyst: integrated p–n type CuInS2/NaInS2 nanosheets by partial ion exchange reaction for efficient H2 evolution, Chem. Commun., 51, pp 9381-9384
11 December 2018
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Pinunta Rojratsirikul, Ph.D.
Education 2006 – 2010 Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Bath, UK 2005 – 2006 M.Sc. (Distinction) Aerospace Engineering, University of Bath, UK 2000 – 2004 B.Eng. Aerospace Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand Research & Work Experience Courses Taught 2145311 Aerodynamics I (AERO) 2145301 Flight Mechanics (AERO) 2183321 Heat Transfer (ADME) Selected Publications Book Chapter ROJRATSIRIKUL, P., WANG, Z., & GURSUL, I. (2010). Unsteady fluid-structure interactions of membrane airfoils at low Reynolds numbers. In: G.K. TAYLOR, M.S. TRIANTAFYLLOU, and C. TROPEA, eds. Animal locomotion: The Physics of Flying, The Hydrodynamics of Swimming. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 297-310. Remark: Also published in a special issue of Experiments in Fluids “Animal Locomotion: The Physics of Flying” (Vol. 45, No. 4, May 2009) Journal Articles ROJRATSIRIKUL, P. (2013). Bio-inspiration in the wings of man-made flyers. Journal of Research and Applications in Mechanical Engineering, 1(3). ROJRATSIRIKUL, P., GENC, M.S., WANG, Z., & GURSUL, I. (2011). Flow induced vibrations of low aspect ratio rectangular membrane wings. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 27, pp. 1296-1309. Remark : The article is quoted as “The most downloaded Journal of Fluid and Structures article from SciVerse Science Direct in the last 90 days”, cited on 2 April 2012. ROJRATSIRIKUL, P., WANG, Z., & GURSUL, I. (2010). Effects of pre-strain and excess length on unsteady fluid-structure interactions of membrane airfoils. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 26(3), pp. 359-376. ROJRATSIRIKUL, P., WANG, Z., & GURSUL, I. (2009). Unsteady fluid-structure interactions of membrane airfoils at low Reynolds numbers. Experiments in Fluids, 46(5), pp. 859-872. Conference Papers ROJRATSIRIKUL, P. (2012). Bio-inspiration in the wings of man-made flyers. 3rd TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (TSME-ICoME), 24-27 Oct, Chiang Rai, Thailand. ROJRATSIRIKUL, P., WANG, Z., & GURSUL, I. (2010). Unsteady aerodynamics of low aspect ratio membrane wings. 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospcae Exposition, 4-7 Jan, Orlando, Florida, AIAA 2010-729, pp. 1-19. ROJRATSIRIKUL, P., WANG, Z., & GURSUL, I. (2009). Effects of pre-strain and excess length on unsteady fluid-structure interactions of membrane airfoils. 47th AIAAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 5-8 Jan, Orlando, Florida, AIAAA 2009-578, pp. 1-20. ROJRATSIRIKUL, P., WANG, Z., & GURSUL, I. (2008). Unsteady aerodynamics of membrane airfoils. 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 7-10 Jan, Reno, Nevada, AIAA 2008-613, pp. 1-20.
28 July 2016
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Pitaakphong Rattanagraikanakorn, Ph.D.
Education 2021 Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Dissertation: “Modelling Collision Consequences of Unmanned Aircraft Systems on Human” 2014 MSc. Aerospace Engineering (with Distinction), Kingston University, London, United Kingdom Master Dissertation: “Design of Blended Wing Body (BWB) Tactical UAS” Awarded for best student in the School of Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering 2012 B.Eng. Aerospace Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Work Experience 2020 – Present Part-time Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 2015 - 2017 Lecturer and Program Coordinator in Aerospace Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand - Developed the first UAS design and development course in Thailand that focuses on practical real-world UAS implementation. - Lectured Bachelor level courses such as Introduction to UAV, Introduction to Aircraft Design, and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory and Experimentation. - Developed collaboration UK universities (and universities in Russell Group) such as Queen Mary University, and University of Southampton, and jointly developed 2+2 and 3+1 Bachelor Degree programme. - Formed the first UAS design team at the university for development of long-endurance, high-performance fixed-wing UAS for maritime and costal survey in collaboration with Thai’s department of forestry. - Member of Aerospace Programme Curriculum Committee. - Mentored multiple Bachelor student engineering design projects such as Survey UAV project, Durable Quadcopter for ISR Mission Project. - Mentored CU Aircraft Design Team that participated in AIAA Aircraft Design Competition in USA. Journal Publications Jiang, C., Blom, H.A.P., & Rattanagraikanakorn, B. “Novel Characterization of Third-Party Risk Posed by UAS Flights to Ground Population.” International Journal of Risk Analysis. (In submission) Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Schuurman, M.J., Wagter, C. De, Gransden, D.I., Blom, H.A.P., Sharpanskykh, A., & Happee, R. “Effect of UAS Inertial Characteristics on Human Head Impact Injury.” Journal of Transport Research Part C. (In submission) Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Schuurman, M. J., Gransden, D. I., Happee, R., Wagter, C. De, Sharpanskykh, A., & Blom, H.A.P. (2020). “Modelling Head Injury due to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collision: Crash Dummy vs Human Body.” International Journal of Crashworthiness: Online Version. Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Gransden, D. I., Schuurman, M., Wagter, C. De, Happee, R., Sharpanskykh, A., & Blom, H.A.P. (2020). “Multibody System Modelling of Unmanned Aircraft System Collisions with the Human Head.” International Journal of Crashworthiness, 25: pp. 689-707. Conference Publications Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Blom, H., Sharpanskykh, A., Wagter, C. De, Jiang, C., Schuurman, M.J., Gransden, D.I. & Happee, R. (2020). “Modeling and Simulating Human Fatality due to Quadrotor UAS Impact.” AIAA Aviation Forum 2020, Reno, Nevada. June 15-19, 2020. Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Schuurman, M. J., Gransden, D., Happee, R., Wagter, C. De, Sharpanskykh, A., & Blom, H.A.P. (2019). “Modelling Head Injury due to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collision: Crash Dummy vs Human Body.” AIAA Aviation Forum 2019, Dallas, Texas, USA. June 17-21, 2019. Schuurman, M.J., Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Kassapoglou, C. & De Breuker, R. (2019). “Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Vehicle Design Considerations to Facilitate Future Accident Investigation.” AIAA Aviation Forum 2019, Dallas, Texas, USA. June 17-21, 2019. Rattanagraikanakorn, B., Sharpanskykh, A., Schuurman, M.J., Gransden, D., Blom, H.A.P., & Wagter, C. De (2018). “Characterizing UAS Collision Consequences in Future UTM.” AIAA Aviation Forum 2018, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 25-29, 2018. Invited Talks, Presentations, Outreach Rattanagraikanakorn, P. (2020). “Consequence Modelling and Analysis for UAS Collision on Human.” Air Transport & Operations Seminar, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, June 25, 2020. (Oral) Rattanagraikanakorn, P. (2020). “Risk-based Path Planning for Unmanned Traffic Management.” Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands, March 3, 2020. (Graduate Course Guest Lecture on Advanced Multi-agent System Modelling) Rattanagraikanakorn, P. (2015). “Aviation Industry in Touch, through the Advancement Technology and Trend of UAV & Drone.” Metalex Congress 2015 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand, November 19, 2015. (Oral)
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