BCC-CSE Webinar – Prof. Dr. Arvind Gangoli Rao

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The CSE Board is excited to announce a new collaboration with the BCC: a series of bi-monthly webinars designed to fit into your morning coffee break. Each session will run for approximately an hour – featuring an introduction, 30-45-minute talk and a 10-minute Q&A. The webinars will be hosted on Zoom, with no registration or attendance fees.

We aim to showcase a diverse range of speakers from a industry, national labs and academia, ensuring broad representation across Europe. Interested in presenting or attending? Don’t hesitate to reach out  – we’d love to have you join in this webinar series!

The BCC-CSE webinar series continues after the summer with a session from Prof. Dr. Arvind Gangoli Rao. Join us for:

Title: Cryogenic Hydrogen in Aviation : Opportunities and Challenges

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Arvind Gangoli Rao

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 11:00 CEST (10:00 BST)

Abstract: Currently aviation is responsible for around 4% of climate change caused by anthropogenic emissions. The climate impact of aviation is increasing as more people tend to fly every year.  Decarbonizing aviation is also difficult as it is one of the hard to abate sectors. The talk will cover the prospects of energy transition in aviation and where hydrogen can play a role. The talk will also cover the challenges that still needs to addressed before hydrogen becomes a reality at airports.

Webinar Link: To be announced

Biography: 

Dr. Arvind Gangoli Rao, is a Chair Professor of Sustainable Aircraft Propulsion at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft. Dr. Gangoli Rao obtained his masters and PhD in aerospace engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and later worked at Technion, Israel as a post-doctoral researcher. Dr. Gangoli Rao is a specialist in aircraft propulsion and has worked on a variety of problems related to gas turbines and novel propulsion systems for aircraft, especially ones dealing with the usage of alternative energy sources. He has authored around 120 publications. He is listed in the top 2% scientists of aerospace engineering in the study of Stanford University and Elsevier. Dr. Gangoli Rao has been involved in several EU projects and Dutch funded projects on sustainable aviation along with the industrial partners. He is the Dutch representative International Society of Air Breathing Engines (ISABE). He is also a member of the ACARE (Advisory Committee for Research and innovation in Europe) working group on Energy and Environment.

Website: http://staff.tudelft.nl/en/A.GangoliRao/

Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arvind_Gangoli_Rao

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_w13Vd0AAAAJ&hl=nl&oi=ao

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57203814904