UPEI Vice-President Academic and Research receives international award
Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President, Academic and Research, at UPEI, recently received an international award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
During the AIAA’s annual Aviation Forum held in Las Vegas from July 31 to August 2, Dr. Naterer was presented with the 2024 AIAA Thermophysics Award. This award is presented for an “outstanding singular or sustained technical or scientific contribution by an individual in thermophysics, specifically as related to the study and application of the properties and mechanisms involved in thermal energy transfer and the study of environmental effects on such properties and mechanisms”.
Dr. Naterer received the award for his significant contributions to the development of entropy-based methods for more efficient design of energy systems, including hydrogen, wind, solar, and those used in aircraft. Unlike conventional methods that consider only the quantity of energy, these new methods have tracked both quantity and quality (the form of energy conversion) to minimize losses and ultimately reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org.
