Imon Chakraborty

Aerospace Engineering
Assistant Professor
307 Davis Hall
334.844.6821
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Education

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

Research Interests

Integrated Vehicle & Subsystems Sizing and Performance Analysis
Vehicle Flight Dynamics and Control
Pilot-friendliness Aspects of General Aviation Vehicles

In The News

Auburn DBF team has top-20 finish in AIAA Design Build Fly Competition

Auburn University’s Design, Build, Fly (DBF) program's goal was to compete in Wichita, Kansas. They succeeded — not only competing — but earning a top-20 international finish and being the top school in the Southeastern Conference. 

Auburn Engineering faculty named to 2024 promotion, tenure list

Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
Aerospace engineering faculty and alumni recognized by AIAA Greater Huntsville Section leadership

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering was well-represented at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Greater Huntsville Section Associate Fellow Recognition Dinner on Dec. 18. One Auburn engineering alumnus was inducted into the 2024 class of Associate Fellows, and one faculty member was recognized for making the 2023 class. Additionally, two faculty members were acknowledged at the dinner for their national recognitions earlier in the year.

Vehicle Systems, Dynamics, and Design Laboratory team wins Vertical Flight Society international competition

Three graduate students in Imon Chakraborty's laboratory designed, built and flew the winning vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Aerospace engineering assistant professor elected AIAA Associate Fellow

Imon Chakraborty's research with sizing and simulation for unconventional aircraft concepts recognized by world's largest aerospace technical society

Aerospace professors play key role in designing, testing prototype aircraft

Imon Chakraborty and Ehsan Teheri will develop and test one-fifth scale model of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft concept before full-scale development for U.S. Air Force Agility Prime Small Business Technology Transfer Research program

Aerospace engineering assistant professor, student earn Best Paper Award for urban air mobility research

Imon Chakraborty and Aashutosh Mishra investigated passenger loads, flight speeds, motor power, battery design, and other technical intricacies of urban air mobility aircraft in their award-winning paper
Aerospace professors successfully partner with U.S. Air Force Agility Prime Program

Professors Imon Chakraborty, Roy Hartfield and Ehsan Taheri designed and implemented propulsion and flight control systems for a 40-foot-long airship
Aerospace professor, students, awarded funds from FAA for research

The one-year agreement supports Imon Chakraborty's study, "Flight-Simulation-Driven Research into Simplified Vehicle Operations for Urban Air Mobility."
Aerospace faculty member part of six Air Force Agility Prime awards

Assistant aerospace engineering professor Imon Chakraborty is partnering with several small businesses to advance technology for the development of advanced air mobility vehicles utilizing six Air Force Agility Prime awards.

Aerospace professors awarded NASA grant to study aircraft control characteristics

A pair of Auburn aerospace engineering professors has been awarded a grant by NASA as part of the Transformational Tools and Technologies (TTT) project of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD).