Ayoubi, Mohammad Ali

Dr. Ayoubi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University. He earns his degree from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. His general areas of expertise are multibody dynamics, rotordynamics, spaceflight dynamics, intelligent control systems, and guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) of aerospace vehicles. His research is focused on spacecraft dynamics and control. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a senior member of the American Astronautical Society (AAS), and a member of the AIAA Intelligent Systems and IEEE Aerospace Controls Technical Committees. Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor for the AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (JSR) and IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (TAES).

Ph.D., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 2007
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1998
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1991 

1. AIAA (San Francisco Section) Leadership Award (2019)
2. ASME Fellow, 2016
3. NASA Faculty Fellow, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, Summer 2014.
4. NASA Faculty Fellow, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, Summer 2013.
5. Researcher of the Year, School of Engineering, 2012-2013.
6. Purdue Research Foundation Fellowship, Summer 2006.
7. Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate School, Purdue University, 2005-2006.
8. Magoon Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, School of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 2005-2006.
9. Magoon Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Freshman Engineering,Purdue University, 2004-2005.

Undergraduate:

MECH 140. Dynamics
MECH 141. Mechanical Vibrations
MECH 142. Feedback Control Systems
MECH 155. Astrodynamics

For a list of Undergraduate course descriptions, visit the Course Descriptions page.

Graduate:

For a list of Graduate course descriptions, visit the Course Descriptions page.

Special Topics in Dynamics and Control:

Dynamics and Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)