Faculty by Research Area

Aerodynamics and Propulsion

Paul Durbin

Paul Durbin

Ph.D., Cambridge University

Transition and turbulence

Sidharth GS

Sidharth GS

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Hypersonic flow

Ping He

Ping He

Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences

Aerodynamic shape optimization

Hui Hu

Hui Hu

Ph.D., University of Tokyo

Experimental fluid dynamics

Partha Sarkar

Brandon Runnels

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Modeling and simulation

Partha Sarkar

Partha Sarkar

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Wind engineering and aeroelasticity

Anupam Sharma

Anupam Sharma

Ph.D., Penn State University

Aeroacoustics

Autonomy, Complex Systems and Design

Ping He

Abhishek Halder

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Control theory, machine learning and optimization

Ping He

Ping He

Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences

Multidisciplinary design optimization

Dae-Young Lee

Dae-Young Lee

Ph.D., University of Michigan

Spacecraft design optimization

Kristine Yvonne-Rozier

Kristin Yvonne Rozier

Ph.D., Rice University

Formal methods and software validation

Flight Dynamics, Controls and Space

Ossama Abdelkhalik

Ossama Abdelkhalik

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Space trajectory optimization, spacecraft control, control of ocean wave energy converters

Ping He

Abhishek Halder

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Control theory, machine learning and optimization

Dae-Young Lee

Dae-Young Lee

Ph.D., University of Michigan

Space system design, development, and operation

Peter Sherman

Simone Servadio

Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Estimation and control theory

Peter Sherman

Peter Sherman

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Statistics and control theory

Bong Wie

Bong Wie

Ph.D., Stanford University

Guidance, control and
astrodynamics

Structural Mechanics and Materials

Ashraf Bastawros

Ashraf Bastawros

Ph.D., Brown University

Experimental micromechanics

Thomas Chiou

Thomas Chiou

Ph.D., Iowa State University

Non-destructive evaluation

Vinay Dayal

Vinay Dayal

Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Composite materials

Stephen Holland

Stephen Holland

Ph.D., Cornell University

Non-destructive evaluation

Valery Levitas

Valery Levitas

Ph.D., Institute of Superhard Materials, Kiev

Multiscale theoretical and experimental mechanics

Partha Sarkar

Brandon Runnels

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Computational mechanics of materials

Partha Sarkar

Partha Sarkar

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Vibrations and aeroelasticity

Azadeh Sheidaei

Azadeh Sheidaei

Ph.D., Michigan State University

Materials design and biomechanics

Valery Levitas

Wenjie Xia

Ph.D., Northwestern University

Multiscale modeling of materials