AEROMORPH TEAM


PI

William Oates, Ph.D., P.E.

Chair and Cummins, Inc.

Professor in Mechanical Engineering,

Phone Number: (850) 410-6335

woates@eng.famu.fsu.edu

William S. Oates' Group

Research Interests

  • Solid mechanics of active materials
  • Smart material device design
  • Nonlinear control

co-PI

Rajan Kumar, Ph.D.

Director, Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP)

Professor in Mechanical Engineering,

Phone Number: (850) 645-0149

rkumar@eng.famu.fsu.edu

FCAAP Website

Research Interests

  • Experimental Aerodynamics
  • Supersonic and Hypersonic Flows
  • Advanced Flow Diagnostics
  • Active Flow & Noise Control
  • High-Speed Test Facilities

co-PI

Christian Hubicki, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering,

Phone Number: (850) 645-0144

hubicki@eng.famu.fsu.edu

Optimal Robotics Lab

Research Interests

  • Robotics
  • Bipedal locomotion
  • Optimal control
  • Biomechanical modeling

co-PI

Mark Sheplak, Ph.D.

Professor in Mechanical Engineering,

Phone Number: (352) 392-3983

sheplak@ufl.edu

Mark Sheplak's Research Group

Research Interests

  • Micromachined transducers
  • MEMS
  • Electroacoustics
  • Aeroacoustics
  • Fluid mechanics

co-PI

Lawrence S. Ukeiley, Ph.D.

Professor in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,

Phone Number: (352) 392-9459

ukeiley@ufl.edu

Unsteady Fluid Dynamics Group

Research Interests

  • Flow Control
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Experimental Methods
  • Turbulence
  • Aeroacoustics
  • Reduced Order Modeling
  • Fluid Structure Interactions

co-PI

Ryan Gosse, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice

Phone Number: (352) 294-7211

ryan.gosse@ufl.edu

Research Interests

  • Applied AI and data analytics
  • Sensors
  • Energy
  • Space
  • Materials Under Extreme Environments
  • Lifelong workforce development

co-PI

Patrick Musgrave, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,

Phone Number: (352) 392-6230

pmusgrave@ufl.edu

Fluids & Adaptive Structures Lab (FASt Lab)

Research Interests

  • Bio-inspired propulsion
  • Adaptive systems
  • Embedded sensing
  • Fluid-structure interactions
  • Structural dynamics