MIT Aero/Astro Faculty & Research

Specialization and Teaching Lab/Research Group Profile link

Research Interests Affiliation
Interests
Mark Drela Aerodynamics, Fluid dynamics, Aerospace Computational https://aeroast
computational aerodynamics, Design Lab ro.mit.edu/mar
fluid dynamics, aircraft design, k-drela
design Unified Gas Turbine Laboratory
methodology, Engineering
low-order Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel
modeling of
aeromechanical
systems
Edward F. Check website Architecture of https://aeroast
Crawley complex Engineering Systems ro.mit.edu/ed
systems, space Laboratory ward-crawley
systems design
David L. Computational Aerodynamics, Aerospace Computational https://aeroast
Darmofal fluid dynamics, numerical Design Lab ro.mit.edu/davi
numerical methods d-darmofal
analysis,
probabilistic
design,
engineering
education
Olivier de Aerospace Check website Engineering Systems https://aeroast
Weck systems, Laboratory ro.mit.edu/olivi
engineering Space Systems Laboratory er-de-weck
systems,
technology
roadmapping and
development,
multidisciplinary
design
optimization
Carmen Plasma physics Space and Space Propulsion Laboratory https://aeroast
Guerra and aerospace rocket ro.mit.edu/car
Garcia applications, propulsion, men-guerra-
multiphysics ionized gases, garcia
modeling and thermodynamic
experimentation, s, fluid
propulsion, mechanics
combustion,
 lightning strike
protection
R. John Air transportation, Aircraft design, International Center for Air https://aeroast
Hansman instrumentation, experimental Transportation ro.mit.edu/r-
flight safety, methods, john-hansman
aviation spacecraft and
meteorology, aircraft
flight information instrumentation
systems, air traffic , automation,
control human factors,
flight
information
systems
Wesley L. Fluid dynamics: NA NA https://aeroast
Harris unsteady ro.mit.edu/wes
aerodynamics, ley-harris
aeroacoustics;
rotorcraft
technology;
economic
incentives:
defense systems
acquisition, lean
financial
management
methods;
sustainment of
capital assets;
sickle cell
pathology: onset
dynamics of crisis
Daniel E. Synergetic Space systems Engineering Systems https://aeroast
Hastings interactions design, space Laboratory ro.mit.edu/dan
between space policy, satellite Space Systems Laboratory iel-hastings
systems and the engineering,
space technology and
environment, policy
space propulsion,
space policy,
space systems,
spacecraft
manufacturing
processes, space
system
architecting

Warren Aircraft Aerospace NA https://aeroast

Hoburg configuration dynamics, ro.mit.edu/war
design, composite numerical ren-hoburg
manufacturing, methods,
convex optimization
optimization,
operations
research
Youssef M. Computational Computational Aerospace Computational https://aeroast
Marzouk science and mathematics, Design Lab ro.mit.edu/you
engineering, probability and ssef-marzouk
computational statistics, fluid
statistics. dynamics,
Uncertainty aerodynamics,
quantification, uncertainty
inverse problems, quantification,
data assimilation. stochastic
Energy and modeling.
geophysics
applications
Jaime Numerical Computational Aerospace Computational https://aeroast
Peraire analysis, finite mechanics, Design Lab ro.mit.edu/jai
element methods, numerical me-peraire
computational methods for
aerodynamics partial
differential
equations,
dynamics
Zoltán S. Propulsion and Thermodynamic Gas Turbine Laboratory https://aeroast
Spakovszky energy s and energy ro.mit.edu/zolt
conversion, conversion; an-spakovszky
internal flows in propulsion and
fluid machinery, fluid mechanics,
compressor aero-acoustics
aerodynamics and
stability, micro-
fluidics and
rotordynamics,
aero-acoustics,
aircraft design for
environment
Qiqi Wang Engineering Fluid dynamics, Aerospace Computational https://aeroast
design of chaotic numerical Design Lab ro.mit.edu/qiqi
dynamical analysis, Gas Turbine Laboratory -wang
systems, unsteady probabilistic
aerodynamics and methods
turbulence,
numerical
 methods for
exascale
computation,
design
optimization of
uncertainty.
Sheila Check Website Undergraduate NA https://aeroast
Widnall dynamics and ro.mit.edu/shei
aerodynamics, la-widnall
graduate level
aerodynamics of
wings and
bodies,
aeroelasticity,
acoustics and
aerodynamic
noise, and
aerospace
vehicle vibration
and
astrodynamics
Karen E. Reduced-order Principles of NA https://aeroast
Willcox modeling, automatic ro.mit.edu/kar
uncertainty control, en-e-willcox
quantification, multidisciplinary
multidisciplinary system design
design optimization,
optimization, computational
aircraft system methods in
design, data to aerospace
decisions in engineering,
aerospace signals and
systems, systems
educational
technology and
educational
analytics