Turab Ali Zaidi
Professor Zaidi’s teaching interests include core aerospace engineering subjects at both undergraduate and graduate levels, emphasizing aerodynamics, propulsion, and systems integration. He is committed to fostering analytical and practical skills essential for aerospace engineering students, dedicating significant effort to mentoring and involving students in hands-on learning experiences and research activities.
Professor Zaidi’s research focuses on the development and application of systems engineering, probabilistic assessment, and uncertainty quantification. His work includes the investigation of environmental aviation research, propulsion system optimization, and the integration of emerging aerospace technologies to enhance performance and efficiency. The research actively engages both graduate and undergraduate students in experimental and computational methodologies.
Lab/Collaborations:
- Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL)
Disciplines:
- Systems Design & Optimization
AE Multidisciplinary Research Areas:
- System of Systems and Complex Systems Integration
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016
- T Pattanayak, J Uzodinma, R Gautier, T Zaidi, D Mavris, Uncertainty Analysis for Hybrid Electric Propulsion in NASA EPFD Vehicles, 2025 IEEE/AIAA Transportation Electrification Conference and Electric …, 2025
- T Pattanayak, J Uzodinma, RH Gautier, M Walter, T Zaidi, D Mavris, Uncertainty analysis of turbofan and turboprop architectures for hybrid electric propulsion in nasa epfd vehicles, AIAA aviation forum and ascend 2024, 3826, 2024
- J Gladin, E Aydin, J Kenny Jr, A Burrell, J Decroix, T Zaidi, R Gautier, ..., Reassessment of Parametric Optimization and Performance Analysis Methodology for Mild Hybrid Aircraft Propulsion Systems, 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences …, 2024
- M Walter, J Uzodinma, T Zaidi, RH Gautier, L Teta, DN Mavris, Sensitivity Analysis within the Benefit Region of the NASA Parallel Hybrid-Electric Propulsion EPFD Vehicle, AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, 4504, 2023
- RH Gautier, L Teta, J Uzodinma, T Pattanayak, M Walter, T Zaidi, ..., Impact of technological uncertainty on design parameter selection of the nasa parallel hybrid-electric propulsion epfd vehicle, AIAA Aviation 2023 Forum, 4501, 2023