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The AeroAstro 2020 Strategic Plan outlines three fundamental values that are key to the department as an organization, anchored by a strong sense of ethics and integrity at the heart...
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Our focus areas Space Software Our collaborative is taking on a pilot to develop next-gen universal software for small satellites. Contact: Dr. Evana Gizzi at egizzi@mit.edu Open-Source Space The small...
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Robert Liebeck (1938-2026)
Specialization and Research Interests Airplane design and aerodynamics Academic Degrees BS, Aeronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1961; MS, Aeronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1962; PhD, Aeronautical Engineering, University of Illinois,...
Raúl Radovitzky
Specialization and Research Interests Thermo-chemo-mechanical response of Thermal Protection Systems in Hypersonic Vehicles. Computational Solid Mechanics and Fluid, Structure Interaction, Mechanics of Materials, Multiscale Modeling and Simulation, High-Performance and Massively...
Sheila Widnall
Specialization and Research Interests Boundary layer stability, unsteady hydrodynamic loads on fully wetted and supercavitating hydrofoils of finite span, unsteady lifting-surface theory, unsteady air forces on oscillating cylinders in subsonic...
Brian L. Wardle
Biography Brian L. Wardle is Full Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, with a joint appointment in Mechanical Engineering, where his work focuses on materials and structures. He received...
Qiqi Wang
Specialization and Research Interests Applied dynamical systems, high-performance computing, statistical mechanics and modeling, mesoscale transport physics and modeling in fluids, and the history of aerospace science. Teaching Interests Aerodynamics, computational...
Ian A. Waitz
Biography Ian A. Waitz is the Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Vice President for Research at MIT. Vice President Waitz is the Institute’s senior research officer...
Russell Tedrake
Professor Tedrake’s research group is interested in underactuated motor control systems in animals and machines that are capable of executing dynamically dexterous tasks and interacting with uncertain environments. They believe...