Carsten Mehring

2011 - 2018: Parker Aerospace, USA

March 2013 - January 2018:    Engineering Manager, Analytical Sciences

June 2011 - September 2016: Team Leader, CFD/Thermal Analysis

2008 - 2011: UTC Aerospace Systems, USA

March 2008 - June 2011: IPT Lead / Combustion

2006 - 2008: Colorado School of Mines, CO, USA

Assistant Professor (Fluid Dynamics), Tenure-Track, Division of Engineering

2004 - 2006: UTC Aerospace Systems, USA

Januray 2004 - June 2006: Senior Engineer / Aerodynamics  

2013 - 2018: Associate Adjunct Professor

Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine.

2012 - 2018: Research Ambassador

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

2005 - 2006: Adjunct Professor

 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of San Diego.

2000 - 2004: Assistant Researcher

Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine, Combustion & Propulsion Group.

December 1999: Ph.D., University of California, Irvine (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

December 1995: M.S.,   University of California, Irvine (Mechanical Engineering) 

September 1993: Dipl.-Ing., Techincal University Stuttgart, Germany (Aeronautics and Astronautics)

May 2014: Managment Certificate, University of California, San Diego (Leadership and Managment)

September 2011: Graduate Certificate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (System Design and Management Program)

• Eight issued US patents and 5 US patent applications pending.
• Numerous technical paper, inventor and achievement awards at Parker Hannifin Corp. (Aerospace Group) and United Technologies UTC (formerly Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems).
• Artur Fischer Inventor Award, Stuttgart, Germany.
• Faculty Career Development Award, UC Regents Dissertation Fellowship, MAE Departmental Fellowship, UC Irvine.
• Three Year DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Dissertation Scholarship (HSPII, AUFE).
• One Year DFHK (German-French Academic Exchange Program) Research and Educational Scholarship.