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Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Alina Alexeenko
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics & Chemical Engineering, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
University Faculty Scholar, 2015-2020
University Faculty Scholar, 2015-2020
Professor; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2003; rarefied gas dynamics, direct simulation Monte Carlo, MEMS and micropropulsion, vacuum-based manufacturing.
William Anderson
Professor
Professor; Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University 1996. Chemical propulsion and design methodologies
David Arnas
(he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Assistant professor; Ph.D., Universidad de Zaragoza.
Astrodynamics, Satellite Constellation Design, Mission Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science.
Sally Bane
(she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Associate Professor; Ph.D. Caltech, 2010; Plasmas for combustion and flow control, experimental combustion, optical flow diagnostics
Gregory Blaisdell
Professor, Associate Head of Gambaro Graduate Program of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1991, computational fluid mechanics, transition and turbulence.
Barrett Caldwell
Professor of Industrial Engineering & Aeronautics and Astronautics
Ph.D., University of California-Davis, 1990; Human factors engineering; Distributed human supervisory control; Team coordination and performance using information technology.
Weinong Chen
Reilly Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics & Materials Engineering
Joint appointment with Materials Engineering
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Joint appointment with Materials Engineering
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Professor; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1995, Mechanical Response of Solids and Structures under Extreme Conditions, Microstructural Effects on Mechanical Behavior, Fatigue Behavior of Engineering Materials, Experimental Solid and Structural Mechanics.
Steven Collicott
Professor
Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1991, experimental fluid mechanics, low-gravity fluid dynamics, optical diagnostics, applied optics.
William Crossley
(he/him/his)
Uhrig & Vournas Head of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State, 1995. Optimization and design methods for aerospace systems, systems of systems, design under uncertainty, environmental impact of aviation.
Daniel DeLaurentis
Professor
Chief Scientist of the Department of Defense Systems Engineering Research Center UARC
Vice President for Research Institutes and Centers, Purdue Discovery Park District
Director of Purdue’s Institute for Global Security and Defense Innovation (i-GSDI)
Chief Scientist of the Department of Defense Systems Engineering Research Center UARC
Vice President for Research Institutes and Centers, Purdue Discovery Park District
Director of Purdue’s Institute for Global Security and Defense Innovation (i-GSDI)
Professor; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998; Design Methods, Aerospace Systems and Flight Vehicles; System-of-Systems.
James Doyle
Professor
Professor; Ph.D., Illinois, 1977, structural dynamics, experimental mechanics, inverse problems, wave propagation.
Carolin Frueh
(she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
Associate Professor; Ph.D. University of Bern, Switzerland, 2011; Space Situational Awareness (satellites, debris and near earth objects), Space Object Characterization, Satellite Guidance, Navigation and Control, Astrodynamics, Sensor Tasking, Low Observability Systems, Information Quantification and Retrieval.
James Garrison
(he/him/his)
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by courtesy)
University Faculty Scholar, 2022-2027
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (by courtesy)
University Faculty Scholar, 2022-2027
Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1997, Earth remote sensing, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), bistatic radar, signals of opportunity.
Stephen Heister
Raisbeck Engineering Distinguished Professor for Engineering and Technology Integration
Raisbeck Engineering Distinguished Professor for Engineering and Technology Integration; Ph.D., UCLA, 1988, rocket propulsion, liquid propellant injection systems.
Kathleen Howell
Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Ph.D., Stanford, 1983, orbit mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, control; trajectory optimization.
Inseok Hwang
Professor
University Faculty Scholar, 2017-2022
University Faculty Scholar, 2017-2022
Professor; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2004; hybrid system theory, information inference of complex dynamical systems, safety verification, and their application to the control of multiple-vehicle systems, especially air traffic surveillance and control.
Joseph Jewell
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Caltech, 2014. Hypersonic aerothermodynamics, boundary layer instability, transition, and turbulence. Non-intrusive diagnostic methods for fluid mechanics.
Keith LeGrand
(he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Cornell University, Aerospace Engineering, 2022; Sandia National Laboratories, 2013-2019; multi-sensor multi-object tracking; spacecraft navigation; space domain awareness; intelligent sensor control and tasking
Leifur Leifsson
Associate Professor
Associate professor; Ph.D., Virginia Tech, Aerospace Engineering, 2006; Computational design of aerospace systems; multidisciplinary design optimization; surrogate-based modeling and optimization; uncertainty quantification; machine learning; multifidelity methods
Husheng Li
Professor Of Aero And Astro Engineering
Professor; Ph.D., Princeton, 2005; Research Interest: Autonomous and Connected Systems; Cyber Physical Systems, Wireless Communications, Radar Systems, Statistical Signal Processing, Information Theory, Random Matrix Theory.
James Longuski
Professor
Professor, Ph.D., Michigan, 1979, spacecraft dynamics, orbit mechanics, control, orbit decay and reentry.
Robert Lucht
Ralph and Bettye Bailey Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ralph and Bettye Bailey Professor of Combustion in Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D., Purdue 1981, Laser diagnostics, Diode-laser-based sensors, Gas turbine and internal engine combustion, Materials processing and synthesis, Combustion science, Fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
(765) 494-5623
lucht@purdue.edu
Sergey Macheret
Professor
Professor; Ph.D., Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, 1985; plasmas and electric discharges, plasma aerodynamics, plasma RF antennas and switches, nonequilibrium and rarefied gas dynamics, molecular and atomic processes in high-enthalpy gases and plasmas.
Karen Marais
(she/her)
Professor; Associate Head for Undergraduate Education
Professor; Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005, safety and risk analysis, financial modeling of engineering systems, environmental impacts of technology.
Shaoshuai Mou
Associate Professor, Co-Director, Institute for Control, Optimization and Networks (ICON)
Associate Professor; Ph.D. Yale University, 2014; Distributed Control of Multi-Agent Networks, Distributed Optimization, UAVs Design and Collaboration.
Kenshiro Oguri
(he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor;
Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder, 2021;
NASA JPL-Caltech Mission Design and Navigation section, 2021;
astrodynamics,
mission design,
trajectory optimization,
spacecraft GNC
R Byron Pipes
John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Joint appointment with Chemical Engineering & Materials Engineering
Joint appointment with Chemical Engineering & Materials Engineering
John L. Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1972; application of nanotechnology to engineering disciplines including aerospace, composite materials, and polymer science and engineering.
(765) 494-5767
bpipes@purdue.edu
Jonathan Poggie
Professor
Professor; Ph.D, Princeton University, 1995; Hypersonic Flight, Compressible Flow, Flow Control, Turbulence, Laminar-Turbulent Transition, Weakly-Ionized Plasmas, Magnetohydrodynamics
Timothée Pourpoint
(he/him)
Professor
University Faculty Scholar, 2020-2025
University Faculty Scholar, 2020-2025
Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University, 2005; aerospace propulsion systems, rocket engine combustors, liquid propellant injection systems, hypergolic propellants, high pressure and hydrogen storage systems.
Li Qiao
Professor, Associate Head for Engagement and Recognition
Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2007; Energetic nanomaterials, fuel synthesis and alternative fuels, pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition, supercritical fuel behaviors in high-pressure propulsion systems, micro-propulsion for space applications, experimental fluid dynamics, advanced laser and x-Ray diagnostics.
Michael Sangid
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Prof of Materials Engineering
Executive Director of Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center
University Faculty Scholar, 2022-2027
Executive Director of Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center
University Faculty Scholar, 2022-2027
Ph.D. University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, 2010;
Physical basis of failure mechanisms (fatigue, fracture, etc.); Coupled simulations and in situ experiments for model validation; Accelerated qualification of structural materials (including additive manufacturing); Location specific life analysis and property tailoring of components; Digital manufacturing and lifecycle management (digital twin)
Steven Schneider
Professor
Professor; Ph.D., Caltech, 1989. Focuses on hypersonic and supersonic laminar-turbulent transition. Experimental research includes the development of the Boeing/AFOSR Mach-6 Quiet Tunnel and associate instrumentation.
Alexey Shashurin
Associate Professor
Associate professor; Laser-induced plasma; Electric propulsion; Nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges; Plasma biomedical engineering; Generation, diagnostics and applications of cold plasmas.
Tom Shih
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Professor; Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 1981; Computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, thermal management, gas turbine aerothermal, control of shock-wave/boundary-layer interactions, aircraft icing.
Carson Slabaugh
Associate Professor
Associate professor; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2014; Research focus on multi-physics fluid mechanics at extreme conditions, including turbulent, high pressure, multi-phase, and reacting flows. Experimental techniques to characterize the chemistry and physics of complex flows are also emphasized. Applications include rockets, gas turbines, high-speed propulsion systems, and detonation-based engines.
Dengfeng Sun
Professor
Professor; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2008; distributed control, optimization and autonomy; cyber-physical systems; unmanned aerial vehicle systems; advanced air mobility; air traffic control and air transportation; intelligent transportation systems
Tyler Tallman
Associate Professor
PhD, University of Michigan, 2015; multifunctional materials, embedded sensing, inverse problems, smart structures, and nondestructive evaluation
Vikas Tomar
Professor
University Faculty Scholar, 2016-2021
University Faculty Scholar, 2016-2021
Professor; PhD Georgia Tech-December 2005;
Mechanical Raman Spectroscopy; Energy and Energetic Materials; In-Situ Shock Loading Analyses; Hypersonics and Space Environment Testing; Data Science and Machine Learning Aided Extreme Environment Sensor Design; Battery Management Systems
Haifeng Wang
Associate Professor
Associate Professor; Ph.D. Cornell University, 2010; Turbulence and combustion modeling; Computational fluid dynamics; High-performance computing; Machine learning and data-driven modeling.
Wenbin Yu
Professor
PhD, Georgia Tech, 2002. Technical area: structural mechanics, micromechanics, multiscale constitutive modeling
Research Faculty
Lecturers
James Goppert
Lecturer and Managing Director, UAS Research and Test Facility
ARMS 3214
jgoppert@purdue.edu
Visiting Faculty
Thomas Cunningham
Visiting Assistant Professor
(765) 494-4865
tomcat16@purdue.edu
Danilo De Camargo Branco
Visiting Assistant Professor
Hashim Hassan
Visiting assistant professor
David Wolf
Visiting Professor
Honorary Doctorate - Purdue University
Astronaut - STS 58, STS-86, STS-89, STS-112, STS-127
Astronaut - STS 58, STS-86, STS-89, STS-112, STS-127
Courtesy Faculty
Andres Arrieta Diaz
(By Courtesy)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D., University of Bristol, United Kingdom, '10; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ETH Zurich, '12
ME 3061H, HLAB 1004
aarrieta@purdue.edu
Luciano Castillo
(By Courtesy)
Kenninger Professor of Renewable Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering
Christopher Goldenstein
(By Courtesy)
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2014
Jay Gore
(By Courtesy)
Reilly University Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1986, combustion, turbulent reacting flows and pollutant reduction, radiation heat transfer, biomedical heat transfer and fluid flows.
Chaffee Hall, Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories (Mechanical Engineering)
(765) 494-0061
gore@purdue.edu
Briony Horgan
(By Courtesy)
Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science
PhD, Cornell University, 2010
Nicole Key
(By Courtesy)
Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2007; Aerothermal aspects of turbomachinery, Axial and radial compressor performance, Experimental methods in fluid mechanics
Jan-Anders Mansson
(By Courtesy)
Distinguished Professor Of Mse/Chem En
Distinguished Professor of Materials Engineering and Chemical Engineering; Co-Director of IN-MaC; PhD, Chalmers University of Technology
Terrence Meyer
(By Courtesy)
Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
David Minton
(By Courtesy)
Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science
Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2009
Guillermo Paniagua
(By Courtesy)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics (by Courtesy)
Research areas: Turbomachinery, turbines; Measurement techniques, experimental turbomachinery; Air-breathing propulsion.
Fabio Semperlotti
(By Courtesy)
Professor Of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2009
(765) 494-5974
fsemperl@purdue.edu
Steven Son
(By Courtesy)
Alfred J. Mcallister Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1993; Multiphase combustion, particularly related to propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics; Nanoscale composite energetic materials; Advanced energetic materials; Microscale combustion.
Adjunct Faculty
Daniel Dumbacher
Adjunct Professor
Executive Director of AIAA
MS Business Administration, University of Alabama, 1984
BS Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1981
MS Business Administration, University of Alabama, 1984
BS Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1981
Sergey Gimelshein
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct associate professor; Non-equilibrium flow simulations using Fluent-NEQ, PIC-MCC/DSMC for microscale combustion, space plumes/charging, hypersonics, plasma combustion, electric propulsion
Michael Grant
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Adjunct assistant professor; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012
Mark Grubelich
Adjunct Associate Professor
Pascal Hubert
Adjunct Professor
Mark Lewis
CEO of Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI)
Adjunct professor; ScD MIT; hypersonic aerodynamics and propulsion; vehicle design and optimization; engine-airframe integration; advanced space propulsion
Belinda Marchand
Adjunct Associate Professor
Director of Astrodynamics and Space Systems R&D, Slingshot AErospace
Director of Astrodynamics and Space Systems R&D, Slingshot AErospace
Adjunct associate professor; Ph.D., Purdue University, 2007
David Spencer
Adjunct faculty
Adjunct associate professor; Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015; mission design, spacecraft relative motion, aeroassist technologies, mission operations, small satellite applications.
Boris Yendler
Adjunct Associate Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Dominick Andrisani
Emeritus Professor
John Drake
Professor Emeritus
Alten Grandt
Raisbeck Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Emeritus Faculty; Former Raisbeck Engineering Distinguished Professor for Engineering and Technology Integration; Ph.D., Illinois, 1971, damage-tolerant structures and materials, fatigue and fracture, aging aircraft.
Winthrop Gustafson
Professor Emeritus
Francis Marshall
Professor Emeritus
Charles Merkle
Professor Emeritus, Reilly Professor of Engineering
Professor Emeritus; Reilly Professor of Engineering; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1969, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Mechanics, Two Phase Flows, Propulsion Components and Systems
John Sullivan
Emeritus Professor
Emeritus Professor; Sc.D., MIT, 1973, experimental aerodynamics laser instrumentation, luminescent sensors for temperature and pressure measurements.
Chin-Teh Sun
Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., Northwestern, 1967, composites, fracture and fatigue, structural dynamics, smart materials and structures.
Terrence Weisshaar
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., Stanford, 1971, aircraft structural mechanics, aeroelasticity, integrated design.
Marc Williams
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., Princeton, 1975, aerodynamics, computational fluid mechanics.