Nasr M. Ghoniem

Nasr M. Ghoniem Professor Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison M.S. McMaster University B.S. Alexandria University

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Professor Ghoniem's areas of interest are: Damage and Failure of Materials in Mechanical Design; Mechanics and Physics of Material Defects (point defects, dislocations, voids and cracks); Material Degradation in Severe Environments (e.g., Nuclear, Fusion, Rocket Engines, etc.); Plasma and Laser Processing; Materials Non-equilibrium, Pattern formation and Instability Phenomena; Radiation Interaction with Materials (neutrons, electrons, particles, laser and photons).

Jason L. Speyer

Jason L. Speyer Professor Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Harvard University B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Dr. Speyer performs research on stochastic and deterministic optimal control and estimation with application to aerospace systems; guidance, flight control, and flight mechanics. Some of his projects include fault detection and identification for ground vehicles, autonomous formation flight, and management of air vehicles systems.