Eric Paterson

AOE Department Head and Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor of Marine Propulsion
Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Edudation

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, IIHR - Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of Iowa, 1994
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa, 1990
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa, 1987
 

Selected Honors

Fellow, Socieity of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor of Marine Propulsion
2011-2014, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Exeter, UK
ARL Publication Award for Best Paper of 2011, “Fluid–structure interaction analysis of flexible turbomachinery.” Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2011.

Dr. Eric Paterson
Dr. Eric Paterson
  • (540) 231-2314
  • egp@vt.edu
  • Office Location:
    215A Randolph Hall

    Mailing Address:
    215 Randolph Hall
    Virginia Tech
    Blacksburg, VA 24061