Pratt & Whitney in contaminant research tie-up with Rolls-Royce and Virginia Tech

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce announced on December 9 they had put to pen to paper on a four-year agreement with Virginia Tech for “pre-competitive research focusing on the impact of environmental contaminants on aeroengine operation and testing” “At Virginia Tech, we are honored to be given the opportunity to build on the foundation of our existing academic alliances by partnering with Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce on this project,” said Changmin Son, the Rolls-Royce Commonwealth professor at Virginia Tech. The deal, according to a statement published by Pratt & Whitney, “continues longstanding collaboration between Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney