Alan H. Epstein (born February 9, 1949) is a distinguished aeronautical engineer. He received his S.B., S.M. and

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degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971, 1972 and 1975 respectively. At

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he was the R.C. Maclaurin Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Director of the Gas Turbine Laboratory. Epstein was elected a member of the

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in 1999 for time-resolved flow and heat transfer measurements in turbo-mechanics, and for conception and development of smart engines and micro-engines. He is also a Fellow of the

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and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Faculty bio
/ref> He currently works at Pratt & Whitney where he is responsible for long-term technology and environmental strategy. He is also

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at the Department of Aeronautics and

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at the

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