About our faculty and staff

Our nationally recognized faculty, researchers and professional staff are dedicated to excellence in research, education, innovation and service. Learn more about the individuals who make up the Department of Aerospace Engineering by visiting their profiles.

Terry Alfriend

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Regents Professor
  • Jack E. and Frances Brown Chair II
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Moble Benedict

  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Amine Benzerga

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
  • General Dynamics Professor in Aerospace Engineering
  • Director, Center for Intelligent Materials and Structures (CiMMS)
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Divya Bhargava

  • Instructional Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Divya Bhargava

Raktim Bhattacharya

  • Director, Graduate Studies Program, Aerospace Engineering
  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Robert H. Bishop

  • Vice Chancellor for Engineering, The Texas A&M University System
  • Dean of Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
  • Harold J. Haynes Dean's Chair in Engineering
  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Robert Bishop

Rodney Bowersox

  • Deputy Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
  • Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering
  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Regents Professor
  • Holder, Ford Motor Co. Design Professorship I
  • Executive Director, University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics
  • Director, Texas A&M National Aerothermochemistry and Hypersonics Laboratory
  • Office: HRBB 417A
  • Phone: 979-845-0139 (AERO); 979-458–6811 (ZACH)
  • Email: bowersox@tamu.edu
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Jim Boyd

  • Undergraduate Program Coordinator
  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Suman Chakravorty

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Gregory E. Chamitoff

  • Professor of Practice, Aerospace Engineering
  • William Keeler ’49 Professorship
  • Director, AeroSpace Technology, Research & Operations (ASTRO)
  • Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering
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Paul Cizmas

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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John Connolly

  • Professor of Practice, Aerospace Engineering
John Connolly

Aitor Cruzado Garcia

  • Research Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Nancy J. Currie-Gregg

  • Professor of Practice, Industrial & Systems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering
  • Don Lummus '58 Professorship of Practice in Engineering
  • Director, Texas A&M Space Institute
  • Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering and Engineering Academic and Student Affairs
  • Office: ETB 4080 (ISEN), HRBB 722C (AERO)
  • Phone: 979-458-2342 (ISEN), 979-845-3839 (AERO)
  • Email: currie-gregg@tamu.edu
Nancy Currie-Gregg

Kyle DeMars

  • Associate Department Head for Theoretical and Computational Research, Aerospace Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Kyle DeMars

Ana Diaz Artiles

  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Williams Brothers Construction Company Faculty Fellow
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Arthur Dogariu

  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Arthur Dogariu

Diego Donzis

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Presidential Impact Fellow
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Bonnie J. Dunbar

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • John & Bea Slattery Chair
  • Director, Aerospace Human Systems Laboratory
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Sharath Girimaji

  • Department Head, Ocean Engineering
  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
  • Wofford Cain Chair II
  • Chief Scientist, ASTRO Center
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Swagnik Guhathakurta

  • Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Swagnik Guhathakurta

Darren Hartl

  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Hassan Saad Ifti

  • Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Hassan Saad Ifti

Scott Jackson

  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Scott Jackson

Antony Jameson

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Ocean Engineering
  • Foreign Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • Jack E. & Frances Brown Chair in Engineering I
  • Fellow of the Royal Society
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John Junkins

  • Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • Regents Professor
  • Holder of the Royce E. Wisenbaker Chair
  • Director, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
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Adonios Karpetis

  • Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Engineering Honors Coordinator for Aerospace Engineering
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Dimitris Lagoudas

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Robert C. “Bud” Hagner Chair of Engineering
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Jean-Briac le Graverend

  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Boris Leonov

  • Research Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering

Ivett Leyva

  • Department Head, Aerospace Engineering
  • Arthur McFarland Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • College of Engineering Excellence Professor
Ivett A. Leyva

Manoranjan Majji

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Josey Family Foundation Faculty Fellow
  • Director, LASR Laboratory
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Richard Miles

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • O'Donnell Foundation Chair V
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Daniele Mortari

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Chief Space Scientist, AeroSpace Technology, Research & Operations (ASTRO)
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Mohammad Naraghi

  • Associate Department Head for Academics, Aerospace Engineering
  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Elaine Oran

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • O'Donnell Foundation Chair VI
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Mechanical Engineering

Kaushik Prabhu

  • Instructional Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Kaushik Prabhu

Jose Sanjuan

  • Research Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Daniel Selva

  • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Farhan Siddiqui

  • Research Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Farhan Siddiqui

Narendra Singh

  • Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Narendra Singh

Theofanis Strouboulis

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Jesuino Takachi Tomita

  • Professor of Practice, Aerospace Engineering

Ramesh Talreja

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Tenneco Professor
  • AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
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Nathan Tichenor

  • Research Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Chief Research Officer, Bush Combat Development Complex
  • Director of Hypersonic Facilities, Bush Combat Development Complex
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Albina Tropina

  • Research Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Srinivas Rao Vadali

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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John Valasek

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Drs. L. Diane '88 and John E. Hurtado '91 Professor
  • Director, Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory
  • Site Director, NSF Center for Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS)
  • Site Director, FAA Center for General Aviation Research (PEGASAS)
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John Whitcomb

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Hejian "Patrick" Zhu

  • Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering