| Dr. M.J. Benzakein is a Wright Brothers Institute Professor and Assistant Vice President for Aerospace and Aviation at the Ohio State University. In his current position, Dr. Benzakein leads the research activities in the different aspects of Aerospace and Aviation, i.e. propulsion, aerodynamics and acoustics, power electronics, additive manufacturing, materials research and unmanned aerial vehicles. He was the Director of the Propulsion and Power Center at The Ohio State University (OSU) from 2010-2015. He completed a 5 year tenure as the Chair of the Aerospace Engineering Department at OSU in 2010. Dr. Benzakein came to OSU in early 2005 after retiring from General Electric Aviation, where he led the engineering of all new commercial and military engines as well as the technology development for future products. |