Dr. Serhat Hosder

James A. Drallmeier Centennial Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Director, Aerospace Simulations Lab

Email: hosders@mst.edu

Tel: 573-341-7239

Biography

Dr. Serhat Hosder is currently a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department of Missouri S&T. He is also the director of the Aerospace Simulations Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2004.

His current research activities focus on the fields of computational aerothermodynamics, multi-fidelity modeling and uncertainty quantification of hypersonic flows and technologies, directed energy for hypersonic applications, planetary entry/descent/landing of spacecraft, and aerodynamic shape optimization.

His recent research projects have been funded by DoD Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, NASA, Missile Defense Agency, NSF, and industry. His students received prestigious fellowships including 3 NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships, 3 NASA Pathways Internships, 1 Amelia Earhart Fellowship, and various awards from the university during their graduate studies. The graduated students currently work at NASA, Sandia National Labs, academia, and industry.

Dr. Hosder is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He was the Chair of the AIAA Hypersonic Technologies and Space Planes (HyTASP) Technical Committee (TC) between 2019 and 2021 and currently serves on the steering committee of HyTASP TC. 

Full CV

Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering

Research Interests

Computational aerothermodynamics, hypersonic flows and technologies, uncertainty quantification, multi-fidelity modeling, directed energy, planetary entry/descent/landing of spacecraft, aerodynamic shape optimization, robust design, numerical methods.

Honors and Awards

  • Missouri S&T Outstanding Faculty for Contributions to Graduate Studies Award (2022)
  • Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (2021)
  • NASA Langley Research Center Henry J. E. Reid Award (2018)
  • Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2017)
  • Missouri S&T Faculty External Recognition Award (2017)
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Research Award (2015)
  • Missouri S&T Faculty Research Award (2012)

Education

PhD in Aerospace Engineering, December 2004

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Advisor: Prof. Bernard Grossman GPA: 4.0/4.0

M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, June 2001

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Advisor: Prof. Roger L. Simpson GPA: 4.0/4.0

B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering, June 1997

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Graduation rank: 1st (out of 60) in the graduating class of Aeronautical Engineering

Experience

Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO

(September 2019 to date)

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO

(September 2013 to August 2019)

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO

(August 2007 to August 2013)

Postdoctoral Associate

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

(January 2005 to August 2007)

Principal Research Engineer

Techsburg, Inc., Blacksburg, VA

(August 2004 to January 2005)

Graduate Research Assistant

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

(August 1998 to August 2004)