IGTI Vice President Elected to National Academy of Engineering (2/18/04)

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected David C. Wisler, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, a long time GE employee and vice president of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI), as a member of the NAE.

According to NAE President William A. Wulf, Wisler was recently named among the Academy's 76 newest members and 11 foreign associates. He joins a distinguished group of 2,174 U.S. members and 172 foreign associates of the Academy. Wisler, who is manager of University Programs and Aerotechnology Labs at GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, was recognized for advancing the understanding of multistage compressor flows and improving product blading designs.

David C. Wisler

Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made important contributions to engineering theory and practice, including significant contributions to the literature of engineering theory and practice, and those who have demonstrated accomplishment in the pioneering of new fields of engineering, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.

Wisler, a fellow of ASME, has served as vice president of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute since July 2003, and is the past-chair of the IGTI Board of Directors (2001-2002). He is also editor of the ASME Journal of Turbomachinery.

Wisler, an aerospace engineer, received his B.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1963, his M.S. from Cornell University in 1965, and his doctorate from the University of Colorado in 1970.

Internationally recognized as an expert in turbomachinery aerodynamics technology, Wisler has co-authored 35 journal papers and has lectured at several international conferences. He is a three-time recipient of the ASME Melville Medal for best technical paper (1989, 1998 and 2003). He is also the recipient of the 2000 IGTI Turbomachinery Committee & Structures and Dynamics Committee Best Papers Awards, the 1990 and 1992 IGTI Gas Turbine Award, and 1990 Turbomachinery Best Paper Award.

The IGTI is dedicated to supporting the international exchange and development of information to improve the design, application, manufacture, operation and maintenance, and environmental impact of all types of gas turbines, turbomachinery and related equipment. The IGTI provides technical conferences for program development and technical exchange in all gas turbine disciplines. Its most notable annual conference is Turbo Expo, which will be held this year in Vienna, Austria, June 14-17.

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