Dr. Pan Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Alabama. Before joining UA, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He got his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2018 from the University of British Columbia.
Office: Tom Bevil Building 1103D
Phone: (205) 348-2807
Email: pan.zhao AT ua.edu
Ph.D. student (Fall 2022 -)
Co-advised with Dr. Jordan Larson
Contact: alhallmark@crimson.ua.edu
Education
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Unviersity of Alabama, 2022
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Unviersity of Alabama, 2021
Research Interests: Advanced Control, VTOL aircraft
Ph.D. student (Fall 2024 -)
Contact: mniloy1@crimson.ua.edu
Education
B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) , 2022
Research Interests: Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Nonlinear control, Learning-based Control, Machine Learning
Distant Ph.D. student (Fall 2024 -)
Contact: aedgell@crimson.ua.edu
Education
M.S. in Flight Test Engineering, National Test Pilot School, 2020
Engineering Test Pilot, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, 2012
B.E. in Aerospace Engineering (Hons), University of Southampton, 2002
Research Interests: Control Theory and Modeling, Adaptive and Predictive Control, Practical Application and Handling Qualities
Casey Derringer
Undergraduate student in CS (Fall 2022 -)
Contact: cjderringer@crimson.ua.edu
Research Interests: Machine Learning, Algorithms, Empirical Software Engineering, and Software Modeling
Oliver Monrose
Undergraduate student in AEM (Fall 2023 -)
Contact: odmonrose@crimson.ua.edu
Research Interests: Aerospace Systems Design, Autonomous Control, UAV Assembly and Integration
Undergraduate student in AEM (Fall 2024 -)
Contact: nwieber@crimson.ua.edu
Research Interests: Aerospace Systems Design, Control systems, Flight Testing, Autonomy
Joshua Carothers
Undergraduate student in AEM (Fall 2024 -)
Contact: jcarothers1@crimson.ua.edu
Research Interests: VTOL Aircraft, UAV Control Algorithms, Autonomous Flight
Jonah Chaillou
Undergraduate student in AEM (Fall 2024 -)
Contact: jachaillou@crimson.ua.edu
Research Interests: Aerospace Systems Design and Integration, Flight Testing, UAV Design and Assembly
Will Mulherm, undergraduate student in CS, 2023-2024