
Vinamra Agrawal
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
335 Davis Hall
vza0013@auburn.eduvza0013@auburn.edu
334.844.5110
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur

Anwar Ahmed
Professor
Aerospace Engineering
318 Davis Hall
ahmedan@auburn.eduahmedan@auburn.edu
334.844.6817
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Peshawar University

Asha-Dee Celestine
Visiting Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
311 Davis Hall
anc0053@auburn.eduanc0053@auburn.edu
.334.844.6825
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Howard University

Imon Chakraborty
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
307 Davis Hall
imonchakraborty@auburn.edu imonchakraborty@auburn.edu
334.844.6821
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

David Cicci
Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering
329 Davis Hall
ciccida@auburn.educiccida@auburn.edu
334.844.6820
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, West Virginia University

John Cochran
Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering
334 Davis Hall
cochrjo@auburn.educochrjo@auburn.edu
334.844.6815
J.D., Jones Law School
Ph.D. Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Texas
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

Katy Crider
Coordinator III, Student Services
Aerospace Engineering
220 Davis Hall
kej0010@auburn.edukej0010@auburn.edu
334.844.6869

Caitlin Eiland
Administrative Support Associate
Aerospace Engineering
211B Davis Hall
gufficm@auburn.edugufficm@auburn.edu
334.844.5187

Frederick Fornis
Accountant
Aerospace Engineering
216 Davis Hall
fdf0001@auburn.edufdf0001@auburn.edu
334.844.4922

Butch Foster
Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering
327 Davis Hall
fostewa@auburn.edufostewa@auburn.edu
334.844.6841
Ph.D. Auburn University
M.S. Auburn University
Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

Robert Gross
Associate Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering
329 Davis Hall
grossrs@auburn.edugrossrs@auburn.edu
334.844.6846

Suhasini Gururaja
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
320 Davis Hall
szg0130@auburn.eduszg0130@auburn.edu
334.844.5751
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington
M.S. Structural Engineering, University of Iowa
B.Tech. Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Davide Guzzetti
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
328 Davis Hall
guzzetti@auburn.edu guzzetti@auburn.edu
334.844.5277
Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
M.S. Space Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
M.S. Space Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Roy Hartfield
Walt & Virginia Woltosz Professor
Aerospace Engineering
301 Davis Hall
hartfrj@auburn.eduhartfrj@auburn.edu
334.844.6819
Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
M.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
B.S. Physics, University of Southern Mississippi

Masatoshi Hirabayashi
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
319 Davis Hall
thirabayashi@auburn.eduthirabayashi@auburn.edu
334.844.5220
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado
M.S. Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University

Greg Konietzky
Administrator, Academic Programs
Aerospace Engineering
214 Davis Hall
gck0009@auburn.edugck0009@auburn.edu
334.844.4900

Nan Li
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
310 Davis Hall
nzl0058@auburn.edunzl0058@auburn.edu
734.548.2138
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S. Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.S. Vehicle Engineering, Tongji University

Russell Mailen
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
314 Davis Hall
rwm0028@auburn.edurwm0028@auburn.edu
334.844.5145
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Master of Materials Science and Engineering (MMSE), North Carolina State University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas

Joe Majdalani
Professor and Francis Chair of Excellence
Aerospace Engineering
306 Davis Hall
joe.majdalani@auburn.edujoe.majdalani@auburn.edu
334.844.6800
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah

Blake Melnick
Lecturer
Aerospace Engineering
331 Davis Hall
mbm0021@auburn.edumbm0021@auburn.edu
334.844.7198
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
M.S. Engineering Science and Mechanics, University of Alabama
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama

Vrishank Raghav
Associate Professor
Ginn Faculty Achievement Fellow
Aerospace Engineering
312 Davis Hall
vzs0037@auburn.eduvzs0037@auburn.edu
334.844.6811
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology

David E Scarborough
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
308 Davis Hall
des0018@auburn.edudes0018@auburn.edu
334.844.5842
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Nek Sharan
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
332 Davis Hall
nzs0089@auburn.edunzs0089@auburn.edu
334.844.6812
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Norman Speakman
Visiting Lecturer
Aerospace Engineering
333 Davis Hall
nos0002@auburn.edunos0002@auburn.edu
334.844.6843
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Florida
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

Ehsan Taheri
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
316 Davis Hall
etaheri@auburn.eduetaheri@auburn.edu
334.844.5106
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, K. N. Toosi Univeristy of Technology
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

Brian Thurow
Department Chair
W. Allen and Martha Reed Professor
Aerospace Engineering
211 Davis Hall
thurobs@auburn.eduthurobs@auburn.edu
334.844.6827
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University

Eldon Triggs
Senior Lecturer
Aerospace Engineering
336 Davis Hall
trigged@auburn.edutrigged@auburn.edu
334.844.6809
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Tuskegee University
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University

Andy Weldon
Lab Supervisor
Aerospace Engineering
108 Davis Hall
weldoaa@auburn.eduweldoaa@auburn.edu
334.844.6804