FACULTY NEWS
Honoring A Legacy of Service, Scholarship and Student Impact
Dr. J. Gordon Leishman Dr. J. Gordon Leishman holds a D.Sc.(Eng), Ph.D. and First Class Honors B.Sc. from the University of Glasgow. After serving as a senior aerodynamicist at Westland Helicopters and later as Minta Martin Professor at the University of Maryland, he joined Embry-Riddle as a Distinguished Professor in 2014. An internationally recognized authority in rotorcraft and wind turbine aerodynamics, he has authored more than 200 technical papers, advised 17 Ph.D. and 60 M.S. students and has consistently ranked in Elsevier’s top 2% of researchers, including 33rd worldwide in aerospace engineering in October 2025. During his tenure, he taught advanced aerodynamics courses, authored three influential books including “Principles of Rotorcraft Aerodynamics” and “Introduction to Aerospace Flight Vehicles.” He founded the AIAA Design/Build/Fly team, guiding them to a first-place finish in 2024 and four consecutive top-three placements.
The Department of Aerospace Engineering proudly recognizes the retirement of three distinguished faculty members whose careers have helped shape Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Professor Glenn Greiner Professor Glenn Greiner earned his B.S. (with Honors) and M.S. degrees from Embry-Riddle’s Aerospace Engineering Department in 1981 and 1990. He began as an instructor from 1982 to 1994, worked in the Flight Dynamics and Control Division at NASA Langley Research Center and returned in 1998 as an adjunct before joining full time in 2010. As undergraduate program coordinator from 2012 to 2022, he oversaw 64% enrollment growth, from 1,204 to 1,974 students, while strengthening student quality and national reputation. Greiner served on numerous committees and led the Certificate in Airworthiness Engineering program for Northrop Grumman engineers, earning national recognition from the National Engineers Council and the Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Award during Engineers Week 2017. He received the Aerospace Engineering Outstanding Teacher Award in 2015 and the inaugural Aerospace Engineering Outstanding Service Award in 2022. Dr. John Ekaterinaris Dr. John Ekaterinaris earned his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987. Before joining Embry-Riddle in 2012 as a Distinguished Professor, he served at NASA Ames Research Center, worked in industry and held a professorship in Greece. An internationally recognized expert in computational fluid dynamics, he has been ranked in Elsevier’s top 2% of researchers for career scholarly impact. He mentored numerous graduate students and served as Editor-in- Chief of “Aerospace Science and Technology,” overseeing thousands of manuscript submissions annually. During his tenure, he taught undergraduate and graduate aerodynamics courses, including Compressible Flow, Turbulent Flow and Advanced Compressible Flow.
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