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UCLA Flight Systems Research Center
Program Description
The Flight Systems Research Center (FSRC) is located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The program was established in 1985 under a Memorandum of Agreement between the center director of Dryden Flight Research Center and the dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA. The purpose of the program is to encourage cooperative research in the area of aeronautical flight systems.
From its inception, the FSRC has continued to place a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary research, with university principal investigators drawn from diverse disciplines of engineering, science, and mathematics. These disciplines have included atmospheric sciences, chemical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, and aerospace engineering. Twenty professors, over thirty graduate students, and a number of NASA technical monitors are presently associated with the center.
Though its history is relatively brief, the FSRC has partially supported over 90 graduate students and has already made significant contributions to the nationês aeronautics technology base as attested by the publication of over 350 technical documents. Publications listed below are in Adobe PDF Format.
Click here for the Publications Listing
During the academic year, periodic meetings are held between associated faculty, graduate students, and NASA monitors to keep all parties informed of research progress and new research opportunities.
Whenever possible, UCLA students are invited and encouraged to conduct their research on-site at NASA Dryden. Students gain firsthand knowledge and experience in actual flight research, while their technical monitors benefit from exposure to new and innovative research methods and topics.
Program Objectives
The need for cooperative research between NASA centers and universities is vital in light of the diverse scientific problems being confronted, the growing complexity of flight systems and related technologies, and the need to combine a variety of skills to conduct research in this area.
The FSRC seeks to bring together the unique strengths and capabilities of UCLA with those of NASA Dryden in a synergistic working relationship so that mutual benefits and research goals can be realized. It is the intent of the center that this synergy be nurtured and allowed to grow so that joint flight experiments between UCLA and NASA Dryden may be performed on a routine basis.
Eligibility Requirements
The program is open to graduate students at UCLA who have a research interest that is consistent with the research endeavors of NASA Dryden.
Application Process
Interested students should contact the persons listed in "inquiries" below.
Inquiries
For more information about the UCLA Flight Systems Research Center, contact:
Prof. A.V. Balakrishnan
Flight Systems Research Center
Room 56-125B
Bldg. Engineering IV
UCLA
Mail Code 951594
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-2180
Dr. Ken Iliff
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
P.O. Box 273, Mail Stop 2701
Edwards, CA 92523-0273
(661) 276-3314
Ken.Illiff@dfrc.nasa.gov
Lance Richards
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
P.O. Box 273 Mail Stop 4820-1C
Edwards, CA 92523-0273
(661) 276-3562
lance.richards@dfrc.nasa.gov
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