GE technologist honored for work on pulsed detonation

Adam Rasheed, a Propulsion technologist at GE’s Global Research Center in Niskayuna, New York will be receiving the 2009 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Lawrence Sperry Award, for his research in hypersonics, propulsion and notably pulsed detonation, which has the potential to reduce jet engine emissions and fuel consumption.

The award is given annually by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and recognizes a young person, age 35 or under, in the field of aeronautics and astronautics. It has been presented annually since 1936, with previous winners including: astronaut Sally Ride in 1984, Apollo program flight director Eugene Kranz in 1967, and Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, who designed the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird, and received the award in 1937.

GE congratulates Adam and his team and all the engineers, scientists and technologists who have joined our ranks in the last seven years to take on some of the world’s toughest challenges.

* Read the award announcement.

Have no idea what pulsed detonation is? Explore the links below from GE technologists talking about this “game-changing” technology.

* Read Adam’s recent pulsed detonation blog post.
* Learn more about pulsed detonation on our Global Research blog.