Raghvendra V. Cowlagi, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, has been elected Associate Fellow, Class of 2027, of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA is the world’s largest professional society dedicated to the aerospace profession, with nearly 30,000 members from 95 countries. AIAA Associate Fellows are “individuals of distinction who have made notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.” Each year, only one for every 150 voting members are selected and approved. The selection process is highly competitive, and only approximately 17% of the AIAA membership are associate fellows. AIAA will formally honor and induct the class at an induction ceremony during the 2027AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition to be held in Orlando in January 2027.
Prof. Cowlagi’s research interests and expertise are in motion planning, optimal control, sensor placement, and estimation for the autonomy of mobile vehicles. His research work is published in over 70 leading journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers, and supported by federal funding agencies including the NSF, the US Air Force, and the US Army. He is a member of theAIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Technical Committee, and serves as an associate editor for theIEEE Transactions on Aerospace & Electronic Systems.
