Jaime Peraire

Jaime Peraire is a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), affiliated with the School of Engineering and the Departments of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems. He has held this position since 1999, previously serving as an Associate Professor at MIT from 1993 to 1999.

Education

• Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, 1983, University of Barcelona
• Ph.D., 1986, University of Wales
• Doctor Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, 1987, University of Barcelona

Research and Teaching Interests

Peraire specializes in numerical analysis, finite element methods, and computational aerodynamics. His teaching focuses on computational mechanics, numerical methods for partial differential equations (PDEs), and dynamics.

Scientific Awards and Honors

• 1986: Research Corporation Trust, UK Young Researchers Award
• 1989: NASA Group Achievement Award
• 1997: D.Sc, University of Wales
• 1997: NASA Exceptional Achievement Award
• 1998: IACM Young Researchers Award in Computational Mechanics
• Raymond L. Bisplinghoff Faculty Fellow
• Honorary Professor, School of Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea

Labs and Leadership

He directs the Aerospace Computational Design Lab at MIT, which has been operational since 1993. Prior to joining MIT, Peraire was a faculty member at the University of Wales and Imperial College, London.