Herb Saravanamuttoo receives McCurdy award from the Canadian Aeronautics
and Space Institute
Ottawa, Canada (May 31, 2005): It is with great
pleasure that GasTOPS announces that Dr. H.I.H Saravanamuttoo, founding
Director and long-standing associate of the company, has received the McCurdy
Award. The award was presented to Dr. Saravanamuttoo by the Canadian Aeronautics
and Space Institute (CASI) at their recent Annual Conference.
The McCurdy Award
The McCurdy Award was introduced in 1954 by the Institute of Aircraft Technicians,
one of the Aeronautical Groups that amalgamated to form the Canadian Aeronautical
Institute, now the Canadian Aeronautical and Space Institute. The award
commemorates the many engineering and other contributions made by John
A.D. McCurdy during the early development of the aviation industry in North
America. The award is presented annually for outstanding achievement in
the science and creative aspects of engineering relating to aeronautics
and space research.
Dr. Saravanamuttoo
Much of Dr. Saravanamuttoo’s fifty-year career has been dedicated
to education and research. He is presently a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University. Considered to be a leading
authority on the development and application of gas turbine engines, he
is a co-author of Gas Turbine Theory, a textbook that is widely used by
both students and practitioners of gas turbine engineering.
Dr. Saravanamuttoo is a former Director of GasTOPS and a long-time associate
of the company. Several of the firm’s engineering professionals including
the founder of GasTOPS, Dr. B. D. MacIsaac, studied under Herb and participated
in his pioneering research in the areas of dynamic simulation, digital
control and health monitoring of gas turbine engines.
About GasTOPS Ltd.
GasTOPS is a leading provider of innovative Control and Condition Assessment
Systems that ensure reliable and cost-effective operations of mission-critical
equipment. For more than 25 years, GasTOPS has provided advanced sensors,
integrated control and monitoring systems, portable maintenance aids, intelligent
software systems and engineering know-how to the Defense, Aviation, Energy
and Marine industries world-wide. With operating facilities in Ottawa,
Canada and Pensacola, Florida, GasTOPS is supported by a global network
of partners and distributors throughout Europe, Japan and South East Asia.
For further information please contact:
Dave Muir
Vice-President Business Development
GasTOPS Ltd.
1011 Polytek St.
Ottawa, ON
K1J 9J3
(613) 744-3530
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