Subodh Bhandari

Subodh Bhandari

Professor & Chair, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

Email

Phone number

909-869-2612

Office location

17-2116

Office hours

M | 11AM-12:00PM, 1:00AM-2:00PM T | 1:00-2:00PM TH | 11AM - 12:00PM

Research Grants

External/Internal Funding

External Grants

  1. Co-PI, "Improving Sustainability of Specialty Crop Agricultural Systems through Geospatial Digital Agriculture in California," United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Jan. 2022-Dec. 2024, $299,911.  
  2. PI, "High Performance Computing for Flight Control Planning of Multiple UAV Operations for Widespread Applications," NASA Ames Research Center, Oct. 2021-Sept. 2022, $110,000.
  3. Co-PI, "STARS: Student Success and Transfer Articulation through Research and Support," US Department of Education, Oct. 2021-Sept. 2026, $5,000,000.  
  4. PI, "Autonomous Flight Controller for Multi-UAS Mission Scenarios," NASA Academic Mission Services (NAMS)/University Space Research Association (USRA), June-Sept. 2021, $29,000.
  5. PI, “Investigating the Methods to Increase the Accuracy of UAV-Based Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques for Precision Agriculture,” CSU Agricultural Research Institute , Dec. 2020-Nov. 2021, $31,047.
  6. PI, Research Experience for Undergraduates in UAV Technologies (Renewal), National Science Foundation/Department of Defense, June 2020-May 2023, $468,369.
  7. PI, Assessment of Strawberry Responses to Nitrogen and Water Deficiencies using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques, CSU Agricultural Research Institute, Dec. 2019-Nov. 2021, $75,000.
  8. PI, Support for Research and Education on Unmanned Aerial Systems, Lockheed Martin Corporation STEM Contributions, 2019-2022, $150,000. 
  9. PI, Optimization of Water and Nitrogen for Lettuce Production using Remote Sensing Data, CSU Agricultural Research Institute, Dec. 2018-Nov. 2021, $100,000.
  10. PI, Investigations into Operations with Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles , Aid to Higher Education, Northrop Grumman Corporation, November 2015-May 2020, $195,000.00
  11. PI, Development of Flight Control Curriculum, NASA Academic Mission Services (NAMS)/University Space Research Association (USRA), June 2018-May 2020, $65,000.
  12. PI, Precision Agriculture using UAV-based Remote Sensing Technology and Machine Learning, CSU Agricultural Research Institute, Dec. 2017-Nov. 2019, $75,000.
  13. PI, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Precision Agriculture using Multispectral Images and Machine Learning, CSU Agricultural Research Institute, December 2016-November 2018, $102,642.00
  14. PI, Research Experience for Undergraduates in UAV Technologies, National Science Foundation, August 2016-July 2019, $380,001.
  15. PI, Prandtl-M (Mars Glider) Research Program, NASA Armstrong/Aerospace Education Research and Operations (AERO) Institute, June 2015 - March 2018, $130,000.00
  16. PI, Investigations into Operations with Unmanned Vehicles (Collaboration between Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles), Northrop Grumman Corporation, September 2014-July 2015, $40,000.00
  17. PI, JPL Methane Sniffer Field Test, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, May-October 2014, $20,000.00
  18. PI, Investigations into Operations with Unmanned Vehicles (Collaboration between Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles), Northrop Grumman Corporation, November 2013-July 2014, $35,000.00
  19. PI, Collaboration between Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles, Northrop Grumman Corporation, September 2012-June 2013, $30,000.00
  20. PI, Environmental Gas Monitoring using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), August 2012-June 2013, $15,000.00
  21. PI, Collaboration between Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles, Northrop Grumman Corporation, December 2011-June 2012, $30,000.00
  22. PI, Robust Nonlinear Adaptive Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Neural Networks, National Science Foundation (RUI), August 2011-July 2016, $360,000.00
  23. Co-PI, Development of a Robust Unmanned Aerial System for the Autonomous Operation of a Helicopter, Defense University Research Instrumentation Progrma, July 2009-June 2011, $149,729.

Internal Grants

  1. CSU STEM-NET Faculty Fellow, 2020-2021, 2021-2022. 
  2. Co-PI, Cross-Scale Estimation of Agricultural Suitability of Specialty Crops in California using UAV and Satellite Remote Sensing Observations, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona, 2020-2021, $15,000. 
  3. Co-PI, Weed Identification and Removal using Machine Learning Techniques and UGVs , Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona, 2020-2021, $15,000.
  4. Co-PI, CSU STEM-NET Mini Grant, 2019-20, $25,000. 
  5. PI, CSU Water Reserouces and Policy Initiatives Incentive Award, 2019-20, $20,180.
  6. PI, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona, 2019-20, $15,000.
  7. Teacher-Scholar Support, Cal Poly Pomona, 2016-2017, 2017-18, 2018-2019, 2019-2020.
  8. PI, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona, 2018-19, $15,000.
  9. Co-PI, Smart Charging-Discharging Management for Electric Vehicles via Power Distribution Substations, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona, 2018-2019, $15,000.
  10. PI, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Award, Cal Poly Pomona, 2015-2016, $9,972.
  11. Teacher-Scholar Support, Cal Poly Pomona, 2015-16, $9,808.
  12. Teacher-Scholar Support, Cal Poly Pomona, 2014-15, $9,648.
  13. PI, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona, Summer 2014, $25,000.
  14. Teacher-Scholar Support, Cal Poly Pomona, 2013-14, $4,824.00
  15. PI, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Grant (SIRG), Cal Poly Pomona, Summer 2012, $16,000.
  16. PI, Career Development Award, Cal Poly Pomona ADVANCE Program, Summer 2011, $10,000.
  17. PI, Upgrading Piccolo Autopilot for Use on a UAV Helicopter, Cal Poly Pomona, December 2007, $5,000.
  18. PI, Teacher-Scholar Award, 2008-2009, $11,000.
  19. PI, Cal Poly Pomona Faculty Development Center Mini-Grant, 2007 and 2008, $2,500.