Guidance, control and
astrodynamics
Faculty by Research Area
Aerodynamics and Propulsion
Paul Durbin
Ph.D., Cambridge University
Transition and turbulence
Sidharth GS
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Hypersonic flow
Ping He
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences
Aerodynamic shape optimization
Hui Hu
Ph.D., University of Tokyo
Experimental fluid dynamics
Brandon Runnels
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Modeling and simulation
Partha Sarkar
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Wind engineering and aeroelasticity
Anupam Sharma
Ph.D., Penn State University
Aeroacoustics
Autonomy, Complex Systems and Design
Abhishek Halder
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Control theory, machine learning and optimization
Ping He
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences
Multidisciplinary design optimization
Dae-Young Lee
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Spacecraft design optimization
Kristin Yvonne Rozier
Ph.D., Rice University
Formal methods and software validation
Flight Dynamics, Controls and Space
Ossama Abdelkhalik
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Space trajectory optimization, spacecraft control, control of ocean wave energy converters
Abhishek Halder
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Control theory, machine learning and optimization
Dae-Young Lee
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Space system design, development, and operation
Simone Servadio
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Estimation and control theory
Peter Sherman
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Statistics and control theory
Bong Wie
Ph.D., Stanford University
Ashraf Bastawros
Ph.D., Brown University
Experimental micromechanics
Thomas Chiou
Ph.D., Iowa State University
Non-destructive evaluation
Vinay Dayal
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Composite materials
Stephen Holland
Ph.D., Cornell University
Non-destructive evaluation
Valery Levitas
Ph.D., Institute of Superhard Materials, Kiev
Brandon Runnels
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Computational mechanics of materials
Partha Sarkar
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Vibrations and aeroelasticity
Azadeh Sheidaei
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Materials design and biomechanics
Wenjie Xia
Ph.D., Northwestern University