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Aimy
Wissa

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Research interests: Control, robotics and dynamical systems. Bioinspired design and fluids.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Solving problems in energy, combustion, fluids, lasers, materials science, robotics and control systems, and nuclear security