Dilip Ballal, ASME vice president for the International Gas Turbine Institute and editor of the ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, is the recipient of the 2007 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Air Breathing Propulsion National Award. This award is presented for sustained meritorious accomplishments in the arts, sciences, and technology of air breathing propulsion systems. Dilip was cited for his outstanding contributions that have greatly advanced the science and art of gas turbine combustor design and advanced jet fuels research for air breathing propulsion systems. The award was presented last month at an awards luncheon held in conjunction with the 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati. Scott Donnelly, president and CEO of GE-Aviation and Ohio's Gov. Ted Strickland presided over the awards ceremony. Ballal is a past recipient of ASME-IGTI Aircraft Engine Technology Award (2002), AIAA Propellants and Combustion National Award (2000), and AIAA Energy Systems National Award (1993). He is a Life Fellow of both AIAA and ASME. Recently, he served on National Academies study committees on “Air Breathing Propulsion” and “Re-engining Aircraft for Fuel Efficiency Improvements."

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