November 18, 8:00am - 8:45am
Sean Bradshaw
Pratt & Whitney
Presenting in Track 11: Fluids Engineering
Presentation Title: Powering the Future
Abstract: Projected demand growth in the aviation sector over the next quarter century is driving the need for greater aircraft fuel efficiency and lower noise footprint. This presentation will provide a brief overview of Pratt & Whitney’s approach to powering the future of flight, including geared turbofans, hybrid-electric propulsion, technical evaluations of synthetic aviation fuels, and supporting industry collaborations through ASTM on rigorous standards that would enable the commercial use of 100% synthetic aviation fuels.
Biography: Sean Bradshaw is a senior technical fellow at Pratt & Whitney, where his primary focus is the development of advanced propulsion technologies that will power the future of flight. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.
Sean holds memberships in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, and the Aeronautics & Space Engineering Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Sean earned a bachelor of science, a master of science, and a doctor of philosophy in Aeronautics & Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.