mˈaɪkəl tɹˈaɪɐntˌæfɪlˌuː ɪz pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv mᵻkˈænɪkəl ænd ˈoʊʃən ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ɪnðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ, dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ˈoʊʃən ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ, hˈɛd ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiə ʌv ˈoʊʃən sˈaɪəns ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ, ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə tˈɛstɪŋ tˈæŋk ænd pɹəpˈɛlɚ tˈʌnəl fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz æt ðə mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ˌɛmˌaɪtˈiː.
Michael Triantafyllou is Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Center for Ocean Engineering, Head of the Area of Ocean Science and Engineering, and Director of the Testing Tank and Propeller Tunnel Facilities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).