Changmin Son
Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor
- Thrust Area Specialty: Energy Engineering and Science
437 Goodwin Hall (0238)
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Research Interests
- Prognostics and Health Management for Energy and Propulsion System
- Gas Turbine and Hybrid Cycle Design
- Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Design
- Turbomachinery Aerodynamics
- Turbo generator cooling
See Dr. Son's publications and research on Research Gate.
- 2019–Present, Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2011–2018, Associate Professor/Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, South Korea
- 2002–2011, Specialist/VP & Acting Regional Director/Team Leader-Aerospace, Rolls-Royce PLC, Derby, United Kingdom
- 2001–2002, Research Assistant, Dept. of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- 1991-1997, Senior Researcher, Aero-Propulsion Department, Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- 2016 – Kenneth Harris James Prize, Best Paper Award in Aerospace Division, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom
- 2009 – Sir Henry Royce Awards for Technical Innovation (Rolls-Royce), High-Value Patent Award
- 2005 – The Turbine Systems MD Quality Awards, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000 HPT Rotor Design Optimisation – Hindsight, Foresight ‘iSight’ Team, Engineering
- 1998-2000 – British Chevening and Korean Government Joint Scholarship
- 1998-2000 – Overseas Graduate Scholarship, St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
- 1997 – Best Researcher Prize, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Taejon, Korea
- D. Phil. - Engineering Science, Oxford University, UK, 2005
- M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 1991
- B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, 1989