- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. '45 Chair I Professor
- University Distinguished Professor
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Permanent Member, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
- Phone: 979-458-8793
- FAX: 979-845-3081
- Email: jhubbard@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 503
- Website: Research Webpage
- Linkedin: Profile
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1982
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1979
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1977
Research Interests
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- Smart or adaptive structures
- Real-time shape control of both structures and optical systems
- Space/time filter design for control of distributed parameter systems
- Morphing aircraft
- Multi-rotor drone aircraft control
- Autonomous vehicles
and associated systems - Quantum decision making and cognition for human-robot teaming
- Human-machine interface and brain-computer interface
Awards & Honors
- ASME Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Award - 2022
- AIAA May Book of the month - May 2022
- Fellow, National Academy of Inventors - 2021
- Fellow, International Society for Optics and Photonics - 2019
- Member, Texas Academy of Medicine, Science and Engineering - 2018
- Fellow, Hagler Institute for Advanced Studies - 2017
- Member, Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine - 2017
- Lifetime Member, National Academy of Engineers - 2016
- SPIE Lifetime Achievement Award - 2016
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 2015
- Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow - 2012
- “The Mass High Tech” Movers and Innovators award - 2002
- zrecipient of the 2002 Black Engineer of the Year President’s Award - 2002
- “The Key to the City” of his hometown Danville, Virginia - 2000
- SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering, Smart Structures Product Innovation Award - 1999
- Charles Stark Draper Engineering Vice Presidents Annual Award for Best Technical Patent for "Wideband, Derivative -Matched, Continuous Aperture Acoustic Transducer" - 1993
- Charles Stark Draper Engineering Vice Presidents Annual Award for Best Invention for "Pressure Distribution Characterization System" - 1991
- Charles Stark Draper Significant Patent Award for "Real-Time Wavefront Sensor for Coherent Wavefront Characterization" - 1990
- M.I.T. Goodwin Medal for "Conspicuously Effective Teaching" - 1979
- Scott Paper Foundation Award for "Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership" - 1976
- M.I.T. Stewart Award for "Outstanding Service to the Community" - 1976
Selected Publications
- DIAS, J. N. and HUBBARD Jr., J. E. “Spatial Control of Spanwise Lift Distribution for Gust Alleviation”, AIAA Scitech 2019, (AIAA 2019-0108), doi: 10.2514/6.2019-0108
- DIAS, J. N. and HUBBARD Jr., J. E. “Modal Identification of Aerodynamic Models for Spanwise Lift Distribution Control.” Journal of Aircraft (2020), pp 1-14, doi: 10.2514/1.C035710
- Cunningham, M. A., Hubbard Jr., J. E., “Open-Loop Linear Model Identification of a Multirotor Vehicle with Active Feedback Control,” Journal of Aircraft, Accepted for Publication, Apr. 2020.
- Mondragon, J. M., and Hubbard, J. E., " Mode Switching Phenomenon on Variable Cant Angle Wingletted Wings", AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, Florida, January 2020.
- Weinstein, R., and Hubbard, J. E, “Global Aerodynamic Modeling Using Automated Local Model Networks in Real Time,” AIAA 2020-0762, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Orlando, FL, January 2020.