Faculty Directory

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Nonlinear and robust adaptive control; dynamics of networked systems and sensors; control applications for supersonic flows

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Orbital mechanics, perturbations, and orbit determination; space geodesy (earth's shape, orientation and gravity field); modeling, determination and interpretation of gravity field; space mission design; data processing and numerical methods

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Satellite geodesy and remote sensing; Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) image processing algorithms; InSAR-based earth observation applications

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Fundamental studies of turbulent combustion and mixing; unsteadiness of shock-induced turbulent separation; supersonic cavity flows

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Development of numerical methods; applications of computational fluid dynamics; detailed flow physics

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Silicon micromachining (MEMS); acoustics and dynamics; optics and photonics; technology transfer

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Power Semiconductor Devices; Advanced Power Electronics; Renewable Energy Integration and Smart Grid; Power Management Integrated Circuits

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Non-gravitational astrodynamics and advanced/non-linear multi-sensor/object tracking, prediction, and information fusion; Space object detection, tracking, identification, and characterization; Spacecraft navigation

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Orbit state and uncertainty propagation; Multi-target, multi-sensor tracking and filtering; Space situational awareness; Satellite navigation; Numerical methods and modeling

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Remote sensing and 3D geospatial data exploitation for earth science

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Turbulence physics; direct numerical simulation and spectral methods; large-eddy simulation; cardiovascular fluid mechanics

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Low-temperature glow discharge plasma

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Mechanical behavior of materials at high strain rates; fracture in nominally brittle materials; shear banding in polymeric materials; phase transformation in shape memory alloys

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Astrodynamics; orbital mechanics; numerical methods; nonlinear estimation; spacecraft trajectory design; optimal control

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High power density solid state actuators; multifunctional structures; multi-mission capable micro and unmanned aerial vehicles; rotorcraft design

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Understanding how the chemistry and dynamics of reactive flows can be leveraged to address challenges in energy, transportation, the environment and security

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Laser based sensors; flow diagnostics using raman and rayleigh scattering; scramjet combustion; rarefied flow analysis using the Boltzmann equation and Monte Carlo simulation

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Stochastic estimation of non-linear/non-Gaussian dynamical systems; GNC of autonomous systems; Spacecraft attitude dynamics, determination, and control; Simulation of large, complex dynamical systems; Vision-based navigation; Sensor fusion, sensor technology, and sensor utilization planning