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Join Juergen Rauleder, Georgia Tech professor, as he presents via Zoom at the Spring 2026 Kent Seminar Series Thursday, February 26 from 2-3 p.m. (CT).
The Spring 2026 semester is set to feature 14 presentations, each addressing a topic related to innovation trends in aviation. See the full lineup of speakers for Spring 2026 semester.
Pizza and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ICT Classroom. All presentations will be held on Zoom, but some speakers will present in person at ICT.
Abstract:
Rauleder will provide some perspectives on advanced aerial mobility as an urban and regional means of transportation, using electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles. He will show current research results from simulations and wind tunnel experimentation to highlight aeromechanic challenges in aero-propulsive interactions and interactional aerodynamics that pose formidable technical challenges to new propulsion concepts, crewed and uncrewed vehicles, and for the infrastructure around them. He will frame research results within the larger context of eVTOL systems, AAM, integration challenges, implications on transportation systems and sustainability implications.
Bio:
Rauleder leads the CEREAL lab at Georgia Tech. He is an associate director of the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence and also serves as director of the large Harper Wind Tunnel. His technical expertise is in experimental and applied numerical aerodynamics, with a focus on rotorcraft and fixed-wing applications. His research in interactional aerodynamics, aero-propulsive interactions, fluid-structure interactions and in piloted flight simulations is critical for design, efficiency and safety of multiprop electric aircraft and uncrewed aerial systems. Rauleder earned his bachelor's and master's at the University of Stuttgart and his doctorate at the University of Maryland.