Nikolaos Gatsonis

Aerospace Engineering
Professor & Department Head
AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE
Aerospace Engineering
EDUCATION
PhD Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1991
MS Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1987
MS Atmospheric Sciences University of Michigan 1986
BS Physics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 1983
Expert Bio

Professor Gatsonis’ research entails the development of continuum, atomistic and hybrid models, and computational methods for fluids, gases and plasmas in regimes that range from nanoscale to macroscale and low- speed to hypersonic. He applies these methods to areas of spacecraft micropropulsion, plasma devices and diagnostics, spacecraft-environment interactions, rarefied gasdynamics, complex flows under microgravity, and materials processing.

Research areas/Expertise
space flight
nanosatellites
spacecraft
Spacecraft mission analysis
Spacecraft propulsion
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Aviation

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