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Dr. Paul Ronney is the Chair of the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Southern California and a former NASA astronaut. He has spent over three decades at the frontier of combustion science, fluid dynamics, and thermal systems — the exact physics domains where simulation is most critical and most difficult.

Paul’s career spans both sides of the simulation divide. As a researcher, he has pushed the boundaries of what computational methods can predict. As a department chair, he has trained the next generation of engineers who must use these tools daily. He understands viscerally where existing simulation workflows break down and why.

At Khorium, Paul advises on simulation fidelity and engineering workflow design. His input ensures that the platform doesn’t just automate existing processes — it improves them. When Khorium’s AI proposes a mesh configuration or solver setup, it must meet the same standard that Paul would hold his own graduate students to.