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

  • Brandon Runnels

    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

  • Abhishek Halder

    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

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

  • Abhishek Halder

    Abhishek Halder

    Ph.D., Texas A&M University

    Control theory, machine learning and optimization

  • David D. Lee

    David D. Lee

    Ph.D., University of Michigan

    Space system design, development, and operation

  • Simone Servadio

    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

  • Wayne Chen

    Wayne Chen

    Vance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Chair of Aerospace Engineering

    Structural Mechanics and Materials

  • 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

  • Brandon Runnels

    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

  • Wenjie Xia

    Wenjie Xia

    Ph.D., Northwestern University

    Multiscale modeling of materials