Besides academic activities, the Aerospace Engineering department and faculty are responsible for a substantial amount of research. Much of this work is conducted collaboratively with industry and government. The theoretical, computational, experimental, and applied research efforts fall generally into the following areas: Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Aircraft Structures, Solid Mechanics, Composites, Materials, Flight Mechanics, Controls, Simulation and Astrodynamics.
Research interests include astrodynamics, control theory, mission design and optimization.
Specific topics include the following:
PhD Coordinator and Marvin J. Gordon Distinguished Professor
Research interests include supersonic and hypersonic flows, aero-acoustics, computational fluid dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics and bio-fluids.
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Chair and M.S. Program Coordinator
Research interests include aircraft structures/solid mechanics/composites.
Current/recent research includes the following:
Interim Director of NASA in Kansas
Research interests include applied aerodynamics and flight mechanics.
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Teaching interests include biofluid mechanics, astrodynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, and engineering mechanics.
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Research interests include aircraft flight controls, artificial neural networks, quantum computing, flight simulation, and acoustics.
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Research interests include solid mechanics, mechanics of materials, mechanics of advanced composite materials, and adhesively bonded joints.
Current/recent research includes the following: