GPPS Zurich19
On behalf of the GPPS Zurich19 Organising Committee, we would like to thank all of you who have contributed to the planning and running of this years Technical Conference.
The quality of papers has been exceptional, also mirrored by the dedication and commitment provided by the reviewers, speakers, Chairs and panelists. Your time is duly appreciated and we very much look forward to working with you again in the future.

Conference Chair
Prof. Jörg Seume
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Review Chair
Prof. Ronald Mailach
TU Dresden
Technical Program Chair
Prof. Scott Morris
University of Notre Dame
The dedicated European Technical Conference was designed to bring together technical paper presenters, allowing young academic talents to present and discuss their research work. The event was held in Zurich Switzerland on the 15th and 16th January 2019.
Location
Track Chairs
Dr. Carlo De Servi
TU Delft
Prof. Francesca di Mare
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Dr. David Engelmann
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Prof. Malte Krack
Universität Stuttgart
Marcus Meyer
Rolls-Royce Deutschland
Dr. Xavier Ottavy
École Centrale Lyon
Prof. Jing Ren
Tsinghua University, Beijing
Prof. Steven Spence
Queen’s University Belfast
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt
Imperial College London
Prof. Guillermo Paniagua
Purdue University
Dr. Robert Watson
Queen’s University Belfast
Prof. Reinhard Willinger
TU Wien
Speakers
Technical Keynote Speakers
Steve Carter (Kulite)
A History of Instrumentation Systems for the Ground Testing of Propulsion Systems
Tuesday, 10:15
John Clark (US Air Force Research Laboratory)
Reducing Unsteady Interaction in a Transonic Turbine through Aerodynamic Design
Wednesday, 08:00
Dr. Xavier Ottavy (CNRC)
Compressible Modal Instability Onset in an Aerodynamically Mistuned Transonic Fan
Tuesday, 10:15
Prof. Guillermo Paniagua (Purdue University)
Progress on high speed turbines suitable for supersonic outlet combustors
Wednesday, 08:30
Prof. Oliver Paschereit (TU Berlin)
Wednesday, 13:30
Prof. Terrence Simon (University of Minnesota)
Endwall heat transfer in the high-pressure turbines
Tuesday, 13:15
Interdisciplinary Keynotes
Vittorio Michelassi
BakerHughesGE
Tuesday, 17:00
Michael Winter
Pratt & Whitney
Wednesday, 11:45
Scholar Lecture
Prof. Stéphane Moreau
Université de Sherbrooke
Turbomachinery noise: present and future
Tutorial
Turbomachinery Applications for Oil & Gas
Dr. Klaus Brun
Member GPPS EC, Elliott Group
Dr. Rainer Kurz
Solar Turbines
Bernhard Winkelmann
Solar Turbines
Panel 1
Best practices for career paths in different countries
Chair:
Prof. Jörg Seume
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Panelists:
Dr. Philipp Jenny
MAN Energy Solutions
Prof. Scott Morris
University of Notre Dame
Xavier Ottavy
CNRS
Andrew Wheeler
Cambridge University
Zuozhi Zhao
Siemens