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Cetin Kiris

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Founder & CEO at Volcano Platforms

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedVolcano Platforms

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Cetin Kiris is the CEO and founder of Volcano Platforms Inc., an early-stage technology startup developing physics-based Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation software called Volcano ScaLES. He previously spent 35 years at NASA, where he served as branch chief of the Computational Aerosciences Branch at Ames Research Center and initiated development of LAVA, a framework for Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics. Kiris holds a master's degree and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, has published over 200 technical papers, co-authored a book on numerical simulations of incompressible flows, and received awards including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and NASA Software of the Year Award.

Founder & CEO at Volcano Platforms

Experience

  1. Volcano Platforms Inc.CEO & Founder ofcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. NASABranch Chief, Aerospace Engineer2010 — 2022Moffett Field, CA

Skills & more

Aerospace21Engineering Management17CFD13Aerodynamics9Engineering9Simulations16Systems Engineering9Program Management6Aerospace Engineering7Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)5Fluid Dynamics7Fortran10
+1 moreMatlab

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Who is Cetin Kiris?
Cetin Kiris is the CEO and founder of Volcano Platforms Inc., an early-stage technology startup developing physics-based Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation software called Volcano ScaLES. He previously spent 35 years at NASA, where he served as branch chief of the Computational Aerosciences Branch at Ames Research Center and initiated development of LAVA, a framework for Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics. Kiris holds a master's degree and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, has published over 200 technical papers, co-authored a book on numerical simulations of incompressible flows, and received awards including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and NASA Software of the Year Award.
Where does Cetin Kiris work?
Cetin Kiris is Founder & CEO of Volcano Platforms.
What companies did Cetin Kiris found?
Cetin Kiris founded Volcano Platforms.
Where did Cetin Kiris go to school?
Cetin Kiris studied at Stanford University (MS & PhD, Aeronautics & Astronautics).

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