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University of Kansas takes 1st & 2nd Place in AIAA Design Competition!
Congratulations to The University of Kansas (KU), Lawrence, for taking 1st and 2nd place in the 2008-2009 AIAA Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition!
DARcorporation Aeronautical Engineer, Matt Brown, was a member of the Second Place Team from KU.
"From a field of 10 teams, the teams from KU placed 1st and 2nd place respectively. The project was to to design a variable cycle, high-bypass turbofan engine based around the performance specs and envelope of the CFM 56-5C2 while improving efficiency and reducing both NOx emissions and noise pollution associated jet engines. This continues a tradition of winning set in place by instructor, Dr. Saeed Farokhi, Prof. of Aerospace Engineering at KU.", Matt Brown, describing the 2nd place winning design project.
September 21, 2009 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce that the team from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan., has won first prize in the AIAA Foundation’s annual Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition.
Teams winning awards were:
First Prize: University of Kansas, for their design “JACKT-524 Smart Variable Cycle”: Dr. Saeed Farokhi, faculty advisor. Team members: Carl Amerine, Jake Bowden, Kodi Caster, Travis Cravens, Adam Saverino. The team will receive a $2,500 prize from the AIAA Foundation.
Second Prize: University of Kansas, for their design “Janus”: Dr. Saeed Farokhi, faculty advisor. Team members: Matthew Brown, Piyush Mehta, Thai Nguyen, William Pflug, Leslie Smith, and Andrew Lake Wooten. The team will receive a $1,500 prize from the AIAA Foundation.
Third Prize: Brigham Young University, for their design “A Variable Cycle Engine Solution for AIAA”: W. Jerry Bowman, faculty advisor. Team members: Scott Egan, Terrence Hess, Matt Hortin, Gordon Reese, Stephen Taylor, Brandon
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