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Curriculum Vitae
Biography:Dr. Gareth J. Bennett, B.A., B.A.I., M.Sc., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in Trinity College Dublin and has recently returned from Stanford University where he was a Visiting Scholar in the School of Engineering and the Centre for Design Research. Dr. Bennett obtained his B.A.I. Mechanical Engineering Degree in 1994 and his M.Sc. degree through research in 1996, both from the University of Dublin, T.C.D.
In 1994 Dr. Bennett obtained a research fellowship to work in the national Nuclear and Technological Research Institute (I.T.N.) in Lisbon, Portugal to carry out work in fluid elastic instability, vibration analysis and signal processing. After completion of his M.Sc., degree Dr. Bennett worked for a year in a national fluid mechanics research laboratory (L.E.G.I.) in Grenoble, France performing research in the area of Computerised Fluid Dynamics (CFD) as applied to cavitational flows of turbine blades.
On returning to Ireland, Dr. Bennett accepted employment in the industrial sector working, initially as a consultant in Vibration analysis, and subsequently as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in an American multinational (Thermoking) and subsequently an Irish SME (Odenburg).
From 2002-2007 he managed TCD's contribution to a collaborative FP5 EU research project "Silencer" worth 240k and completed his Ph.D. "Noise Source Identification For Ducted Fans" in 2006. Dr. Bennett is currently P.I. on five EU FP7 projects of which he is the Coordinator of three: "TEENI" (400k):- Broadband Noise Source Identification of Helicopter Engines; "WENEMOR" a Clean Sky JTI project in the area of Open Rotor installation effects (2,000,000), "ALLEGRA": a second Clean Sky JTI project to reduce noise from the landing gear of Green Rotor-Craft (2,000,000). "ARTIC": is a third Clean Sky JTI project also on the topic of reducing landing gear noise from Green Rotor-Craft (1,400,000) and is currently under negotition. Dr. Bennett is also the National Focal Point in Ireland for X-Noise EV an FP7 Coordination and Support Action in Aeroacoustics and is the only Irish member of the Aeroacoustics Specialists' Committee of the Confederation of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS).
In addition to his principle research areas: Sound, Vibration & Aeroacoustics he is also research active in the areas of Design (Open, Universal and Medical Device Design) as well as conducting research in Engineering Education. In the Design Community he is responsible for the School of Engineering joining the CDIO organisation for which he is the contact principle for the School and he was recently a Visiting Research Fellow in the Centre for Design Research in Stanford University. Dr. Bennett lectures in the area of Mechanical Engineering Design and has helped to extensively revise the undergraduate curriculum, introducing innovative project based design modules. This lead to Dr. Bennett receiving the Provost's Teaching Award for Academic Excellence, the University's most prestigious teaching award and was recently selected as a nominee for Trinity for a National Award for Teaching Excellence (NAIRTL).
Dr. Bennett currently has seven graduate students and two post-doctoral fellows in his research group. See TCD website for further information.
Title: X-Noise EV (Aviation Noise Research Network and Coordination)
Total TCD Budget: 26,305.95
Funding Agency: EU
Programme: 7th Framework,
Type: Coordination and Support Action (29 partners, total budget 2,212,218)
From: December 2010
To: December 2014
My Role: (P.I.) I am the PI and the National Focal Point (NFP) for Ireland.
Title: ARTIC (Highly-accurate/reliable WT test demonstration of low-noise innovative MLG configuration)
Total TCD Budget: Under Negotiation
Funding Agency: EU
Programme: 7th Framework, Joint Technology Initiative (JTI), CleanSky.
Type: Research (Collaboration, 3 partners, total budget 1,400,000)
From: Under Negotiation
To: Under Negotiation
My Role: (P.I. and Coordinator.) I am the coordinator of this collaborative EU project.
Title: ALLEGRA (Advanced Low Noise Landing (Main and Nose) Gear for Regional Aircraft)
Total TCD Budget: 372,289
Funding Agency: EU
Programme: 7th Framework, Joint Technology Initiative (JTI), CleanSky.
Type: Research (Collaboration, 6 partners, total budget 2,000,000)
From: January 2013
To: December 2014
My Role: (P.I. and Coordinator.) I am the coordinator of this collaborative EU project.
Title: WENEMOR (Wind Tunnel Tests for the Evaluation of the Installation Effects to Noise Emissions of an Open Rotor Advanced Regional Aircraft)
Total TCD Budget: 178,173
Funding Agency: EU
Programme: 7th Framework, Joint Technology Initiative (JTI), CleanSky.
Type: Research (Collaboration, 7 partners, total EU contribution 2,000,000)
From: September 2011
To: October 2013
My Role: (P.I. and Coordinator.) I am the coordinator of this collaborative EU project.
Title: TEENI (Turboshaft Engine Exhaust Noise Identification)
Total TCD Budget: 399,934.40
Funding Agency: EU
Programme: Strep 7th Framework
Type: Research (Collaboration, 11 partners, total EU contribution 3,297,418)
From: April 2008
To: April 2013
My Role: (P.I. and Task Leader)
Title: SILENCER (Significantly lower community exposure to aircraft noise)
Total TCD Budget: 240,000
Funding Agency: EU
Programme: 5th Framework (PRCR R&D)
Type: Research (Collaboration, 51 partners, total budget 112M)
From: April 2001
To: July 2007
My Role: (Technical and Administrative Lead)
