- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-5823
- Email: zhasnain@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 415
- Linkedin: Profile
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park — 2014
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park — 2012
- B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park — 2008
Research Interests
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- Autonomous System Architectures
- Learning Architectures for Fluidic Systems
- Model Based Approaches for Process Automation
Industry Experience
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- 5 years of experience working in and with the Aerospace industry
- Smart materials for wing morphing for Airbus Europe
- Aerodynamics and Thermal Engineer for Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip2 Unity
- Printed landed pads for lunar landers, NIAC project with Masten Aerospace
- Plume surface interaction modeling for Artemis projects with Masten Aerospace
- 5 years of experience working in and with the Aerospace industry
Awards & Honors
- 2008 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics member
Selected Publications
- Prakash, K., Mohamed, M.N.G., Chakravorty, S, Hasnain, Z. “Structure Aided Odometry (SAO) : A Novel Analytical Odometry Technique Based on Semi-Absolute Localization for Precision-Warehouse Robotic Assistance in Environments with Low Feature Variation.” J Intell Robot Syst 102, 72 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-021-01427-w
- Tangsali, K., Krishnamurthy, V. R., and Hasnain, Z. (November 13, 2020). "Generalizability of Convolutional Encoder–Decoder Networks for Aerodynamic Flow-Field Prediction Across Geometric and Physical-Fluidic Variations." ASME. J. Mech. Des. May 2021; 143(5): 051704. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4048221
- Kuhns, R., Metzger, P., Kuhns, M., Hasnain, Z., and Tangsali, K., “Rocket Plumes and Aeolian-like Bedforms in Regolith.” 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, no. 2548, 2021.
- Kuhns, M., Metzger, P., Hasnain, Z., and Zacny, K., “Instant Landing Pads for Lunar Missions.” ASCE Earth and Space Conference 2021: Space Exploration, Utilization, Engineering, and Construction in Extreme Environments.