Dan Getsinger

Dan Getsinger has a diverse work experience in engineering and scientific consulting. Dan worked as a Managing Engineer at Exponent, where their focus was on failure analysis and utilizing their expertise in the thermal sciences to solve technical problems for clients across different industries. Before that, they held roles as a Senior Engineer and an Associate at the same company.

Prior to their time at Exponent, Dan worked as a Mechanical Engineer at GE Global Research, where they worked on innovative problem-solving in turbine blade, vane, and combustor liner cooling for GE's Aviation and Power gas turbine engines. Their contributions in heat transfer testing and co-inventions played a significant role in achieving component life-critical film cooling performance on specific turbine blades.

Dan also gained research experience at the University of California, Los Angeles, where they worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and a Graduate Student Researcher in the Energy & Propulsion Research Laboratory. Their research focused on shear layer instabilities in gaseous jets in crossflow, with applications in pollution efflux, high-speed projectile control, and gas turbine cooling.

Lastly, Dan had an internship opportunity at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9, where they supported the development of a Temperature-Sensitive Paint system and conducted diagnostics of noise sources in the image acquisition setup. Dan also prepared, calibrated, and installed various instrumentation devices for models of NASA space vehicle designs.

Overall, Dan Getsinger's work experience showcases their expertise in engineering, scientific consulting, failure analysis, thermal sciences, turbine cooling, research, and aerospace engineering.

Dan Getsinger earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. Dan then pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree, specializing in Aerospace Engineering, from UCLA, which they completed from 2007 to 2008. Continuing their academic journey, they completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA from 2008 to 2012.