Atwood shares experiences in AAE Special Seminar Series
Federal Aviation Administration's Manager of Fuel and Energy Dave Atwood spoke to a group of AAE students and faculty as part of AAE's Special Seminar Series.
Atwood spoke about different programs, including the Catastrophic Failure Prevention Program and the Pistol Aviation Fuel Initiative, and 2017 and 2018 activities as well as research challenges for the alternative fuels for general aviation and future research areas. After a 40-minute presentation, Atwood took questions from the group.
Atwood has worked at the FAA since 2001. He manages and leads aviation fuel and energy systems research and evaluation and supervises a team of individuals performing applied researching covering diverse areas of aviation propulsion systems.
Purdue is part of the FAA Center of Excellence Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS).