Louis Angelo Danao is presently a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman. He obtained his PhD in 2012 from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, where he conducted experimental and numerical work related to the performance and aerodynamics of vertical axis wind turbines. Prior to this, he was involved in several solid mechanics studies including the analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysms and the deformation of external fixator for tibial fractures using finite element analysis. He also developed mathematical models for the torsion of solid and hollow rectangular sections using analytical and FEA approaches. Presently, he is carrying out work on the design and performance analysis of horizontal axis tidal turbines. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the International Association of Engineers.