Philipp Seiler recently joined the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) as an assistant professor. He brings an expertise in ultra-lightweight structures and high-temperature materials for turbines and rocket engines.
After studying mechatronics at the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Seiler pursued a PhD and developed thermal barrier coating systems for gas turbines at the same institution. Upon completing his post-doctoral research at Purdue University, he became a research associate at Cambridge University, where he developed novel multiphase lattice materials. He also taught courses in mechatronics and manufacturing for the University of Kent.
Writer Jennifer Li caught up with Seiler to learn about his teaching philosophy, his goals as an educator and the ways he hopes to empower students in the classroom.
Full article: ‘A good lecture should be an active discussion’: Meet Professor Philipp Seiler