Zhibo Chen

Research Assistant

BACKGROUND
Born and raised in Henan, China, I received my B.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2020. In my leisure time, I am a landscape and cityscape photographer with several works published in a world-renowned photography gallery. I also have a passion for classical music and painting.

RESEARCH
I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL). My research interests include air-breathing propulsion, aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, and turbomachinery. I am working on a project about an integrated boundary-layer ingesting propulsion system for electric aircraft. The goal is to assess the optimum number and arrangement of fans to yield the most integration benefit while mitigating the distortion challenge. 

EXPERTISE

Turbo-Electric Propulsion
Turbomachinery
Aerodynamics

zhibo@mit.edu