Aerospace Engineering Welcomes New Faculty and Staff

The Department of Aerospace Engineering is pleased to welcome three new faculty members and one new staff member this year.

Professor Cedric Langbort joined the department in March.  He received his doctoral degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University in January 2005.  Professor Langbort works in the field of aerospace information technology.  His focus is on understanding the dynamics and control of large-scale distributed systems such as multi-vehicle missions.

Professor Timothy Bretl received his doctoral degree from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University in 2005.  His research interests include aerospace information technology, systems, and control with a focus on robotics and autonomous vehicles.

Another Stanford graduate will join the department in October. Professor Daniel Bodony received his doctoral degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2004.  His is interested in unsteady flow phenomena, with a particular emphasis on flows that generate sound, using large scale simulations (large-eddy and direct numerical simulations) and analytical methods.