Dr. Walter Eversman, Curators’ Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently received the Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award given annually by Purdue University’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

The award recognizes engineers who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated excellence in industry, academia or government service, or through other endeavors that reflect the value of an aerospace engineering degree.
Eversman earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue. He earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Eversman has conducted research on aircraft turbofan engine noise generation and propagation, automotive engine noise control, and aircraft flutter and vibration. He is internationally recognized for theoretical and numerical contributions in duct acoustics, vibrations and aeroelasticity. He is an active member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Aerospace and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.