Phillip J. Ansell, Ph.D.

Phillip J. Ansell obtained his Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in aerospace engineering. Currently, he is an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he serves as director of the Center for Sustainable Aviation. Ansell’s research activities include studies of aircraft design and applied aerodynamics, as well as life cycle and technoeconomic analysis of renewable energy systems for aviation. He is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he also serves as chair of the AIAA Sustainability Integration and Outreach Committee.