Prof. Ian K Jennions. Ian’s career spans some 40 years, working mostly for a variety of gas turbine companies. He has a Mechanical Engineering degree and a PhD in CFD both from Imperial College, London. He has worked for Rolls-Royce (twice), General Electric and Alstom in a number of technical roles, gaining experience in aerodynamics, heat transfer, fluid systems, mechanical design, combustion, services, and IVHM. He moved to Cranfield in July 2008 as Professor and Director of the newly formed IVHM Centre. The Centre is funded by a number of industrial companies, including Boeing, BAE Systems, Thales, Meggitt, MOD, DRS, Alstom Transport and Novartis. He has led the development and growth of the Centre, in research and education, since its inception to July 2020 when he became the Centre’s Technical Director. Ian is on the editorial Board for the International Journal of Condition Monitoring, a past Director of the PHM Society, a past Chair of the SAE IVHM Steering Group, and contributing member of the SAE HM-1 IVHM committee, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of IMechE, RAeS, ASME, PHM and SAE. He is the editor of five SAE books on IVHM, and ‘The World of Civil Aerospace’. He is also a co-author of the book: ‘No Fault Found – The Search for the Root Cause’.
Prof. Ian K Jennions. Ian’s career spans some 40 years, working mostly for a variety of gas turbine companies. He has a Mechanical Engineering degree and a PhD in CFD both from Imperial College, London. He has worked for Rolls-Royce (twice), General Electric and Alstom in a number of technical roles, gaining experience in aerodynamics, heat transfer, fluid systems, mechanical design, combustion, services, and IVHM. He moved to Cranfield in July 2008 as Professor and Director of the newly formed IVHM Centre. The Centre is funded by a number of industrial companies, including Boeing, BAE Systems, Thales, Meggitt, MOD, DRS, Alstom Transport and Novartis. He has led the development and growth of the Centre, in research and education, since its inception to July 2020 when he became the Centre’s Technical Director. Ian is on the editorial Board for the International Journal of Condition Monitoring, a past Director of the PHM Society, a past Chair of the SAE IVHM Steering Group, and contributing member of the SAE HM-1 IVHM committee, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of IMechE, RAeS, ASME, PHM and SAE. He is the editor of five SAE books on IVHM, and ‘The World of Civil Aerospace’. He is also a co-author of the book: ‘No Fault Found – The Search for the Root Cause’.