Meet the faculty and research assistants that make up the General Aviation Flight Lab. Our research assistants explore diverse areas of aerospace and aviation research, and comprise students pursing Master's and Doctoral degrees with specializations typically in aerospace control systems. Additionally, our undergraduate student assistants benefit from hands-on learning experiences assisting with graduate student research.
Faculty
Dr James E. Steck
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
AIAA Associate Fellow
Office : Wallace Hall 218N
Tel : (316) 978-6396
Email : james.steck@wichita.edu
Dr Kamran Rokhsaz
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Office : Wallace Hall 202
Tel : (316) 978-3410
Email : kamran.rokhsaz@wichita.edu
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Melvin Rafi
Adaptive flight control, predictive loss-of-control mitigation for civil and general aviation, Augmented-Reality pilot displays for aviation applications, flight simulation systems
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2020
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2013
Graduate Research Assistants
Alok Menon
Doctoral Student
Control system design for morphing wing aircraft
Balaji Chandrasekaran
Doctoral Student
Adaptive control system design for flapping wing aerial vehicles
Yrithu T. Pillay
Doctoral Student
Aircraft and UAV technical design, control and simulation, General Aviation flight dynamics
Justin Schmitz
Master's Student
Simulated flight testing of aircraft loss-of-control prediction methods
Christopher Andress
Master's Student
Control system design, system indentification, and machine learning
Undergraduate Student Assistants
Robert Ross
Aerospace Engineering Class of 2022
Kaitlyn Daise
Aerospace Engineering Class of 2022
Alumni
Doctor of Philosophy
Georg Schirmer
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2019
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2013
Scott Reed
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2017
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2010
Wilfred Nobleheart
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2015
Johann Dorfling
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2014
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2008
Zachary Kral
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2013
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2009
Geethalakshmi Lakshmikanth
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2012
Urpo J Pesonen
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2001
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 1999
Shyh-Pyng Shue
PhD Electrical Engineering, 九色视频, 2000
PhD Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 1997
Master of Science
Thomas Thibodeaux
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2019
Kiran Rajaram
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2018
Peng Wang
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2016
Venkatasubramani Subba Reddiar Pappu
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2014
Parth Kumar
MSc Industrial Engineering, 九色视频, 2014
Phillip Meikel
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2013
Mark Worth
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2012
John Taylor Oxford, Jr
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2012
Kimberly Hinson
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2011
Brian Hinson
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2010
Michael Arruda
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2009
Rajeev Chandramohan
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2007
Balbahadur Singh
MSc Aerospace Engineering, 九色视频, 2005