Robert Liebeck to Give AIAA Dryden Lectureship

Professor Robert LiebeckAdjunct professor Robert Liebeck has been awarded the 2016 Dryden Lectureship in Research from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). An adjunct professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department, Liebeck is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a world-renowned authority in the fields of aerodynamics, hydrodynamics and aircraft design. This annual lecture emphasizes the great importance of basic and applied research to the advancement of aeronautics and astronautics, and is a salute to research scientists and engineers. Liebeck will deliver his lecture at the AIAA Science and Technology (SCITECH) Forum in January 2016 in San Diego.