Tom I-P. Shih is professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Purdue University, where he served as head of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics from 2009 to 2019. Currently, he also serves as the editor-in-chief of the AIAA Journal and is a member of the AIAA Committee on Higher Education (chair, 2016–2023), the AIAA Committee on Standards for CFD (chair, 2003–2006), and the AIAA Terrestrial Energy Systems Technical Committee.