Organization

Organization

ASDL’s unparalleled composition and focus positions the organization uniquely among academic institutions to partner with industry.

Structure

ASDL Organization

Operations Management

Jimmy Tai, Associate Director

Tanya Ard-Smith, Business Operations Manager

Adrienne Durham, Academic Affairs Manager

Miffy Grayson, Finance Manager

Director:
Dimitri Mavris
Research Management

Neil Weston, Chief Engineer

Megan Scheidt, Research Portfolio Manager

Christy James, Program Initiation manager

  • Flight Physics
  • Systems Analysis
  • Subsonic Configurations
  • Supersonic Configurations
  • VTOL Configurations
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Advanced Configurations
Division Chief:
Jimmy Tai
  • Flight Physics
  • Systems Analysis
  • Subsonic Configurations
  • Supersonic Configurations
  • VTOL Configurations
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  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Large Scale Optimization
  • Extensions to Surrogate Modeling
  • System Design Methods
  • Uncertainty Quantification
  • Strategic Planning
  • Decision Science
  • Production Analytics
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Advanced Methods
Division Chief:
Elena Garcia
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Large Scale Optimization
  • Extensions to Surrogate Modeling
  • System Design Methods
  • Uncertainty Quantification
  • Strategic Planning
  • Decision Science
  • Production Analytics
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  • Commercial Fleet Ops & Forecasting
  • Green Energy & Sustainable Aviation
  • Aviation Environment Policy
  • Airline Operations
  • Air Traffic Control & Management
  • Aviation Transportation System of Systems
  • Aviation Safety and Certification
  • UAS Operations Research
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Civil Aviation Research
Division Chief:
Michelle Kirby
  • Commercial Fleet Ops & Forecasting
  • Green Energy & Sustainable Aviation
  • Aviation Environment Policy
  • Airline Operations
  • Air Traffic Control & Management
  • Aviation Transportation System of Systems
  • Aviation Safety and Certification
  • UAS Operations Research
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  • Military Operations & Logistics
  • Defense Acquisition
  • Missile Systems
  • Naval Systems
  • Hypersonics
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Defense Systems & Technologies
Division Chief:
Evan Harrison
  • Military Operations & Logistics
  • Defense Acquisition
  • Missile Systems
  • Naval Systems
  • Hypersonics
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  • Digital Intelligence
  • Living Habitats & Smart Cities
  • Digital Infrastructure & Sustainability
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Digital Engineering
Division Chief:
Olivia Fischer
  • Digital Intelligence
  • Living Habitats & Smart Cities
  • Digital Infrastructure & Sustainability
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  • Aerothermo-mechanical Design
  • Terrestrial Power Systems
  • Subsystems & Aeropower
  • Controls & Operability
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Propulsion & Energy
Division Chief:
Jon Gladin
  • Aerothermo-mechanical Design
  • Terrestrial Power Systems
  • Subsystems & Aeropower
  • Controls & Operability
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  • Space Transportation Systems
  • Surface Systems & Habitats
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Space Campaigns
  • Satellite Constellations
  • Entry, Descent, & Landing Conceptual Design
  • Entry, Descent, & Landing Advanced Flight Physics
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Space Systems & Technologies
Division Chief:
Bradford Roberston
  • Space Transportation Systems
  • Surface Systems & Habitats
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Space Campaigns
  • Satellite Constellations
  • Entry, Descent, & Landing Conceptual Design
  • Entry, Descent, & Landing Advanced Flight Physics
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  • Aircraft & Marine Design
  • Prototyping & Testing
  • Design, Build, Fly Lab
  • Robotics Lab
  • Design Competitions
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Experimental Testing Group
Group Lead:
Carl Johnson
  • Aircraft & Marine Design
  • Prototyping & Testing
  • Design, Build, Fly Lab
  • Robotics Lab
  • Design Competitions
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Georgia Tech Organization

Georgia Tech Organization

ASDL collaborates with various entities across Georgia Tech and plays the role of a campus-wide system integrator.