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Curriculum Vitae Education 1995 The "Politehnica" University of Bucharest Department of Aeronautical Engineering Bucharest, Romania Ph.D. in Jet Propulsion studies under the supervision of Prof. C. Berbente Thesis Title: "The interaction of instability waves with turbulent flow with application to supersonic jet noise" 1985 The "Politehnica" University of Bucharest Department of Aeronautical Engineering Bucharest, Romania Engineer of Aeronautics Degree, specializing in propulsion systems Thesis Title: "Heat transfer in turbine blades using the electrical analogy and finite element methods", under the supervision of Prof. V. Pimsner Professional experience 1999-2002 University of Washington Department of Applied Mathematics Research Associate - Wave propagation methods, adaptive grid refinement, large eddy simulations, bubbly flow 1998-1999 Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe Institut fur Reaktorsicherheit Guest scientist - Single bubble dynamics, turbulent bubbly flow 1995-1998 The "Politehnica" University of Bucharest Department of Aeronautical Engineering Lecturer - Aeroacoustics, Numerical and perturbation methods for advanced gas dynamics 1995-1998 COMOTI - National Institute for Thermal Engine Research and Development, Bucharest External expert - Turbomachinery design and testing, CFD analysis of turbines Mar-June 1993 University of Tokyo Department of Aeronautical Engineering Visiting researcher - Jet instability studies 1989-1995 The "Politehnica" University of Bucharest Department of Aeronautical Engineering Assistant - Gas Dynamics, Propulsion System Design, Numerical Methods in Gas Dynamics, Aerodynamic Noise 1986-1989 The "Politehnica" University of Bucharest Department of Aeronautical Engineering Propulsion research engineer. Aerodynamic design of prototype propfan. 1985-1986 INCREST - The Institute for Scientific Research and Technological Development for Aviation System engineer in charge of aeronautical applications software. 1985-1986 Bucharest Aircraft Factory Aeronautical Engineer Computer controlled milling of aeronautical parts for the Rombac aircraft ( licensed production of the BAE 1-11) and for the IAR 313 helicopter (licensed production of the Aerospatiale Puma) using APT IV and CD2000 software systems.   Projects Turbulence in multiphase flow, 1998 Large Eddy Simulations on unstructured grids, 1997 Unsteady flow in turbomachinery, 1998 A general design system for centrifugal compressors, 1995 A general viscid-inviscid analysis code using high order panel methods and turbulent, compressible boundary layer simulation, 1994. A computer aided education system for the gas dynamic design of jet engines, 1992. A design system for high speed propfans with one-dimensional aerodynamic and two-dimensional combined structural optimization, 1988.   Publications One book, three editions 4 archive journal articles 17 conference proceedings papers 11 technical contracts and reports   Professional memberships AIAA senior member, SIAM member