Rhea Liem

Dr. Rhea Liem is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Aviation at Imperial College London's Department of Aeronautics, affiliated with the Brahmal Vasudevan Institute for Sustainable Aviation. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and prior degrees from MIT and Nanyang Technological University. Her work emphasizes computational science integration into sustainable aviation, focusing on operation-aware aircraft design and air traffic optimization. Her research bridges computational methods with real-world applications, addressing systemic inefficiencies through data-driven frameworks.

Education:

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering (University of Toronto, 2015)
• S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics (MIT, 2010)
• S.M. in Computation for Design and Optimization (MIT, 2007)
• B.Eng. in Mechatronics (Nanyang Technological University, 2003)

Research Interests:

• Optimization of aircraft design across flight missions
• Data-infused physics-based models for fuel efficiency
• Integration of operational constraints into design frameworks
• Noise and fuel tradeoffs in trajectory optimization

Her work on AirTrafficSim and AeroFuse platforms highlights contributions to education and industry. Awards include the Amelia Earhart Fellowship and Royal Aeronautical Society Fellowship. She has held roles at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and industry positions in Singapore.