For ULI, the lead (proposing) organization must be an accredited, degree-granting U.S. college or university. Partners may include other U.S. colleges and universities, U.S. companies, U.S. non-profit organizations, U.S. federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).
To be listed as an interested lead or partner, please send electronic mail to hq-univpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov. with "ULI Partnerships" in the subject line and include the information below.
| Organization Name | Organization POC | POC Email | Area of Research Interest | Lead/Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Reno |
Hao Xu, Assistant Professor |
haoxu@unr.edu | Assured Autonomy (Intelligent and resilient distributed planning and control, real-time fault detection and resolution), Aviation/Aircraft Safety and Security (Cyber-security, block chain, guidance and navigation), Electrical Aircraft Design, Green Aviation, Air Traffic Management, UAS Traffic Management (UTM), Robotics Systems and UAV Design, Robot Autonomy, Formation Flight. | Partner |
| Iowa State University |
Hongwei Zhang, Associate Professor |
hongwei@iastate.edu | Trustworthy, low-latency wireless systems for control and AR/VR | Partner |
| Iowa State University |
Hui HU, Professor |
huhui@iastate.edu | Aircraft Icing Physics and Anti-/De-icing; Unmanned-Aerial-System (UAS); UAS Aerodynamics and Propulsion; Aeroacoustics of UAS Propellers; Heat Transfer and Thermal Management of Gas Turbines | Lead/Partner |
| University of Central Florida (Minority-Serving Institution) |
Dr. Subith Vasu, Associate Professor |
subith@ucf.edu |
Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2) Topic 3: Subsonic Transport (Strategic Thrust 3a) Topic 4: Civil Aircraft that Incorporate Vertical Lift Capability (Strategic Thrust 3b) Topic 5: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy (Strategic Thrust 4) Gas turbine engines and propulsion system; Shock waves; Laser and optical sensors for engine and flow field characterization; Energy conversion; |
Partner |
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Western Illinois University-Quad City Manufacturing Lab |
Dr. Eric Faierson, Interim Director |
ej-faierson@wiu.edu | Topic 8: Materials and Structures | Partner |
| University of Miami | Gecheng Zha | Gzha@miami.edu | VTOL Aircraft, Flow control, High Fidelity CFD | Lead/Partner |
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering |
Hemali Rathnayake, Associate Professor |
hprathna@uncg.edu | Topic 8: Materials and Structures | Lead/Partner |
| Michigan State University, Composite Materials and Structures Center |
Lawrence T. Drzal University Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Director, Composite Materials and Structures Center |
DRZAL@EGR.MSU.EDU |
Topic 8: Materials and Structures. Multifunctional polymers and composites, Surface and Interfacial Treatments for Adhesion and Adhesive Bonding; Graphene nanomaterials for mechanical, electrical, thermal, barrier, and fire retardancy property enhancement. |
Partner |
| University of Southern California |
Qiming Wang Assistant Professor |
qimingw@usc.edu | Topic 8: Materials and Structures | Lead/Partner |
| UNC Charlotte |
Rodward L Hewlin, Jr. Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Tech |
rhewlin@uncc.edu | Topic 6: Real-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance | Lead |
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Architecture Technology Corporation |
Greg Carr, Research Engineer |
Aviation Safety Analysis; Operations Research; Data Analysis and Visualization; Machine Learning; Cyber-Security; Fast-time and Real-time Simulation; Air Traffic Management/Air Traffic Control; Decision Support Automation; EFB Applications; UAS; Urban Air Mobility. |
Partner | |
| Rutgers University |
Dr. Rajiv Malhotra, Assistant Professor |
rajiv.malhotra@rutgers.edu | Topic 8: Materials and structures. Scalable and automated additive- and deformation-based methods for integration of high performance conductive interconnects and functional devices with solid and/or shell structures. | Partner |
| Arizona State University |
Dhruv Bhate, Associate Professor |
dpbhate@asu.edu |
Topic 8: Materials & Structures Specific interests in Additive Manufacturing, Biomimetic Design and Cellular Materials (i.e. honeycomb, lattices, foams) Group Website: www.3DXResearch.com |
Lead/Partner |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daewon Kim, Associate Professor | daewon.kim@erau.edu | Topic 6: Real-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance | Partner |
| ATAC Corporation |
Dr. Aditya Saraf, Director of Research Programs |
aps@atac.com | Autonomy; UAS Traffic Management; Explainable Artificial Intelligence; Aviation Safety Analysis; Fast-time and Real-time Air Traffic Simulation Tools; Aviation Big Data Analytics; Urban Air Mobility Noise Estimation; Environmental Analysis; ATM Decision Support Tools; Data Analysis and Visualization; ATM Benefits Assessment; ATM Concepts Development and Analysis | Partner |
|
University at Buffalo, State University of New York |
James Chen, Assistant Professor |
chenjm@buffalo.edu |
Topic 2: Supersonic Commercial Aircraft; Topic 3: Subsonic Transport; Topic 5: Alternative Propulsion and Energy; Compressible Turbulence, Hypersonics; Nonequilibrium Phenomena. |
Lead/Partner |
| Syracuse University | Amit K. Sanyal, Associate Professor | aksanyal@syr.edu |
Topic 7: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation (DAA for UAS in the NAS, UTM) |
Lead |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Fotis Kopsaftopoulos, Assistant Professor, Intelligent Structural Systems Laboratory (ISSL), Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering |
kopsaf@rpi.edu |
Topic 8: Materials and Structures (intelligent self-aware structures, SHM diagnostics and prognostics, aeroelasticity/structural dynamics), Topic 6: Real-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (intelligent systems, stochastic systems, system identification, fault detection and identification) |
Partner |
| Purdue University |
Guillermo Paniagua, Professor |
gpaniagua@purdue.edu | Turbomachinery; measurement techniques; propulsion | Lead/Partner |
| Texas A&M University |
Lesley Wright, Associate Professor |
Lesley_Wright@TAMU.edu | Topics 3 and 4 – Aircraft Propulsion; Heat Transfer in Turbomachinery; Flow and Thermal Diagnostics for Advanced Propulsion Applications | Lead / Partner |
| Rutgers University |
Onur Bilgen, Assistant Professor |
o.bilgen@rutgers.edu |
Topic 5: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy Topic 8: Materials and Structures Expertise: Morphing structures, multi-functional materials, fluid-structure interaction |
Lead / Partner |
| University of Cincinnati |
Dr. Ou Ma, Professor |
ou.ma@uc.edu | Topic 7: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation | Lead / Partner |
| Collins Aerospace | Laura M Smith-Velazquez | Laura.Smith-Velazquez@collins.com |
Commercial Supersonic Aircraft Intelligent Flight Deck Technology leading to Increasingly Autonomous Systems Human Autonomy Teaming |
Partner |
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University of California, Berkeley |
Susan Shaheen, Professor
Adam Cohen, Researcher |
Public Perception/Societal Acceptance of UAM, VTOL, Electrification, and Autonomous Aviation Topics 1, 4, 5, 7
Topic 1: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations Topic 4: Civil Aircraft that Incorporate Vertical Lift Capability Topic 5: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy Topic 7: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation |
Lead/Partner |
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| Utah State University |
Doug Hunsaker, Assistant Professor |
doug.hunsaker@usu.edu |
Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2) Topic 3: Subsonic Transport (Strategic Thrust 3a) Topic 4: Civil Aircraft that Incorporate Vertical Lift Capability (Strategic Thrust 3b) Topic 5: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy (Strategic Thrust 4) Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Flight Simulation, Low-Fidelity Aerodynamic Modeling and Analysis, Aircraft Design, Subsonic/Supersonic. |
Partner |
| University of Kansas |
Haiyang Chao, Assistant Professor |
chaohaiyang@ku.edu | Topic 7: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation, wind/turbulence estimation, aircraft wake encounter, formation flight, sensor fusion, vision aided navigation, aircraft system identification. | Partner |
| General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. | Robert D. Love, Ph.D. | robert.love@ga-asi.com | Leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft systems, radars, electro-optic and related mission systems solutions. Multi-disciplinary unmanned aircraft conceptual design and optimization (VTOL/STOL/CTOL), composite structures, hybrid-electric & electric propulsion systems, morphing wings and aeroservoelasticity. | Partner |
| University of Virginia |
Haiying Shen, Associate Professor |
hs6ms@virginia.edu | Topic 6: Real-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance | Lead/Partner |
| University of Toledo | Mohammad Elahinia | mohammad.elahinia@utoledo.edu | Topic 8: additive manufacturing of HTSMA for embedded actuation of aerospace systems www.elahinia.net | Lead/Partner |
| FGC Plasma Solutions | Felipe Gomez del Campo | felipe.gomez@fgcplasma.com |
Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2) Topic 3: Subsonic Transport (Strategic Thrust 3a) Plasma-assisted combustion for low emissions, fuel flexible, compact combustors, active combustion control, hypersonics, gas turbine combustion |
Partner |
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University of Central Florida (Minority-Serving Institution) |
Dr. Kareem Ahmed | kareem.ahmed@ucf.edu |
Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2) Topic 3: Subsonic Transport (Strategic Thrust 3a) Topic 4: Civil Aircraft that Incorporate Vertical Lift Capability (Strategic Thrust 3b) Topic 5: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy (Strategic Thrust 4) Propulsion systems and gas turbine engines, supersonic flows, combustion, high-speed laser optical diagnostics. |
Lead/Partner |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Peter Webley, Research Associate Professor |
pwwebley@alaska.edu | Unmanned Aircraft System Anti-/Deicing; Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS); UAS integration into U.S. National Airspace System; Large and Small UAS Operations; Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS; UAS Traffic Management (UTM); Detect and Avoid (DAA) Technologies. | Lead/Partner |
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University of Southern California |
Sven Koenig, Professor |
skoenig@usc.edu |
Topic 7: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation artificial intelligence (planning and coordination) and robotics group working on autonomous aircraft towing vehicles (as listed in the ARMD Strategic Thrust 6: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation - Vision and Roadmap) |
Partner |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Changmin Son, Professor |
changminson@vt.edu
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An integrated real-time flight safety and aero-engine diagnostics and prognostics system utilizing combined airframe, engine and atmospheric data | Lead |
| University of Pittsburgh |
Inanc Senocak, Associate Professor |
senocak@pitt.edu | Adaptive mesh methods for high fidelity subsonic aerodynamics, extreme-scale computing, wind estimation in urban and complex terrain environments for civil aviation and urban air mobility. | Partner |
| Boise State University |
Aykut C. Satici, Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering |
Robotics, control theory, dynamical systems, multi-agent cooperation, and optimization | Lead/Partner | |
| Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott |
Sam Siewert, Assistant Professor |
siewerts@erau.edu |
Assured Autonomy with emphasis on GPS denied, jammed, spoof or challenged scenarios and resilient navigation for fail safe and fail secure operations. Specifically ground and flight instrumentation with multi-modal sensor fusion. On the ground, RADAR, visible and LWIR optical, and acoustic localization, classification, potential identification and catalogs and history of sUAS, UAM, and GA traffic. For flight systems, multi-modal sensor fusion with LIDAR, LWIR, high fidelity INS and visible optical localization. Emphasis is machine vision and machine learning for autonomous operations and resilience of operation with or without GNSS. |
Partner/Lead |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Krish Ahuja, Regents Professor | Krish.ahuja@ae.gatech.edu | ||
| Kent State University | Rui Liu, Ph.D. | rliu11@kent.edu | Trust in HRI, robot safety awareness, robot attention, robot commonsense in decision making, resilient multi-robot systems, adversarial/deep/reinforcement learning | Partner |
| Oklahoma State University |
Omer San, Assistant Professor |
Development of digital twin technologies, cyber-physical infrastructure, big data analytics, data assimilation, inference, intrusive and nonintrusive reduced order modeling of parameterized systems for near real-time predictions | Partner | |
| Boeing Research & Technology |
Frederick Calkins, Associate Technical Fellow |
Novel actuator development supporting active flow control and structural flow control; lightweight, robust, highly integrated Shape Memory Alloy actuators and supporting technology | Partner |