Aerospace Engineering Professor JVR Prasad was recently selected as a Fellow of the The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).  The honorary title of "Fellow" is granted to individuals who have had long and highly contributory careers in aerospace, and who embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics. 

Prof. Prasad conducts research in a broad range of research topics in the areas of system identification, system modeling, turbulence and ship airwake modeling and simulation, ground effect modeling, linear and nonlinear control theory applications, adaptive neural nets and fuzzy logic control, active control of compressor flow instabilities, and unmanned and autonomous vehicles.  Under a NASA project, Prof. Prasad pioneered flight mechanics oriented modeling of on-blade control concepts. These new models have helped the development of advanced controllers for active control of helicopter vibration and noise, paving the way for increased utilization of rotorcraft in the civilian arena.

Dr. Prasad is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal for Mathematical Modeling of Systems, and Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the American Helicopter Society. A paper from his research that was presented at the 2006 ASME Turbo Expo Conference received the “Best Paper of the Conference” award from the ASME Instrumentation and Control Committee. He was also awarded the 2009 Melville Medal.