Research and Facilities

Faculty Research

Nikolaos A. Gatsonis 

George I. Alden Professor and Director; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology,1991; Development of numerical simulation methods and modeling of nonequilibrium, multi-component, multi-scale, gaseous and plasma flows; continuum/atomistic simulation of macro-, micro- and nano-scale fluid transport processes; development of plasma diagnostics and microfluidic devices; spacecraft propulsion and micro-propulsion; spacecraft/environment interactions

John J. Blandino

Associate Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2001; Fluid mechanics and heat transfer in microdevices, plasma dynamics, electric and chemical propulsion, mission analysis, plasma diagnostics

Michael A. Demetriou

Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1993; Control of intelligent systems, control of fluid-structure interaction systems, fault detection and accommodation of dynamical systems, acoustic and vibration control, smart materials and structures, mobile sensor and actuator networks in distributed processes, control of mechanical systems

Islam I. Hussein

Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2005; Cooperative control of intelligent multiple vehicle sensor network systems, geometric mechanics, and optimal control theory.

Fred Looft

Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1979; Instrumentation, digital and Analog systems, signal processing, biomedical engineering, microprocessor systems and architectures, space-flight systems

David J. Olinger

Associate Professor; Ph.D., Yale University, 1990; Fluid mechanics, aero- and hydrodynamics, fluid structure interaction, fluid flow control, biologically inspired flight, renewable energy

Mark W. Richman

Associate Professor, Graduate Committee Chair; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1984; Constitutive modeling of granular materials, powder/boundary interactions, powder compaction, ejection of powder metal compacts.

Richard D. Sisson, Jr.

George F. Fuller Professor; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1975; Materials process modeling and control, manufacturing engineering, corrosion, environmental effects on metals and ceramics.

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