Juan Pontaza is a Principal Engineer at Shell, where they provide support across all business units on fluid flow-related operational challenges, enhancing asset reliability and generating value for stakeholders. As the subject matter expert on fluid-structure interaction (FSI) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Juan leads advanced technical support activities and research programs, collaborating with external partners. Juan earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and further completed a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in the same field from MIT and Texas A&M University, respectively. They were recognized in the World’s Top 2% Scientist List by Stanford University for their contributions to scientific research. Prior to their role at Shell, Juan worked as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Texas A&M University and held various engineering positions at Shell since 2008.
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