Aerospace Engineering

Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Dr. Subodh Bhandari

Professor & Department Chair
Aerospace Dynamics & Controls, UAVs

Dr. Ali Ahmadi

Professor
Aerothermofluiddynamics, Propulsion

Pejman Akbari

Associate Professor
Gasdynamics and Propulsion

Dr. Frank Chandler

Associate Professor
Aerospace Propulsion, CFD

Mozammal Chowdury

Assistant Professor
UAVs, Flight Dynamics & Control, AI/ML

Dr. Todd Coburn

Professor
Aerospace Structures, Strength of Materials

Steve Dobbs

Professional Practice Professor
Systems Engineering, Aeroelasticity

Dr. Donald Edberg

Professor
Astronautics, Aerospace Design

Dr. Marco Maggia

Assistant Professor
Astronautics, Dynamics and Control

Dr. Navid Nakhjiri

Professor & Associate Chair
Astrodynamics, Space Mission Design

Dr. Zahra Sotoudeh

Professor
Computational Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity, Statistical Energy Analysis

Staff

Amy Currier

Administrative Support Coordinator

Ryan Westervoorde

Aerospace Equipment Technician