About the Reviewer

Dr. Isaiah M. Blankson received his PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. He is a specialist in hypersonic aerodynamics and propulsion. His current research involves the use of computational (CFD) and experimental methods for Magneto Hydrodynamic (MHD) energy bypass engine concepts for space-access vehicles, and non-equilibrium plasma for applications in hypersonic aerodynamics and propulsion. Previously, he was an aerospace scientist at the General Electric Global Research Center (CRD) in Niskayuna, NY. He has several US patents, including one on an MHD-controlled turbojet engine for space access, and another on an exoskeletal gas-turbine engine. He is the author of numerous technical publications, and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Over the years, he has received many awards, including the distinguished presidential rank award for sustained superior accomplishment in 2012. As chief scientist at IMB and associates LLC, he develops and tests small-platform supercomputers for solving complex engineering problems. 

Here are some of the other books he has worked on:

• Reviewer of selected chapters: Book to be published (2017) by Cambridge University Press, UK
• Plasma Physics for Engineering, by Dr. Joseph J. S. Shang and Dr. Sergey T. Surzhikov