Wesley L. Harris is an American aerospace engineer and the Charles Stark Draper Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His research interests include unsteady aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, and sickle cell disease and has authored over 130 technical papers.
During his time at the University of Virginia, Harris was awarded by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for his research into the flow of air over wing surfaces.
In March 1963, Harris was selected to introduce Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who visited and gave a talk at the University of Virginia.
As of 2020, Harris is the Charles Stark Draper Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Housemaster of New House Residence Hall at MIT.
[10] Harris researches many different areas from unsteady transonic flow analysis, aeroacoustics, microcirculation hemodynamics and sickle cell disease.
[12][13] Harris' contributions include the study of helicopter rotor noise, service to the aeronautical industry, and encouragement of minority students and scholars in engineering.