David Del Rey Fernández appointed Pratt & Whitney Canada Industry-Sponsored Research Chair

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Applied Mathematics professor David Del Rey Fernández has been named the Pratt & Whitney Canada Chair in Industrial Artificial Intelligence. Del Rey Fernández and his team will build on their expertise in robust numerical algorithms and artificial intelligence to develop machine learning-enhanced simulation techniques. The partnership with Pratt & Whitney Canada will provide graduate students with valuable opportunities to engage in real-world industrial research and potential help shape the future of aircraft design and testing. 

To learn more, read the full story from Waterloo News.

David Del Rey Fernández and 13 others posing at the launch event