Ray Taghavi is a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Kansas where he teaches courses in jet propulsion, rocket propulsion, aircraft reciprocating engines, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, advanced experimental techniques and instrumentation. Previously, he was a research engineer at NASA Lewis Research Center conducting experimental research on supersonic jet noise reduction techniques, acoustic excitation of free shear layers and stability and control of swirling flows. He is the co-inventor and patent holder for a supersonic vortex generator. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and an Associate Fellow of AIAA. He was the recipient of The Boeing Company's Welliver Faculty Fellowship Award, the AIAA Abe M. Zarem Educator Award, the John E. and Winifred E. Sharp Award, and three-time winner of the Engineering Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Taghavi received an M.S. degree from Northrop University and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, both in aerospace engineering.
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