Shreyas Narsipur, an Indian American assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU), has been named an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow.
Selection as an AIAA Associate Fellow is a prestigious honor awarded to individuals who have accomplished or directed important engineering or scientific work, performed original work of outstanding merit, or made notable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics or astronautics.
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Nominees must be AIAA senior members in good standing with at least 12 years of professional experience and be recommended by three organization members.
“Dr. Narsipur’s appointment as an associate fellow of the AIAA is a well-deserved recognition of his outstanding contributions to aerodynamics, flight systems and aerospace engineering education,” said Professor Rani Sullivan, head of MSU’s Department of Aerospace Engineering in the university’s Bagley College of Engineering. “At the core of his innovative research is an interdisciplinary approach and a commitment to inspiring and preparing the next generation of engineers.”
Narsipur’s recognition stems from contributions to experimental low-speed aerodynamics and propeller aeroacoustics, as well as his sustained service and leadership within the aerospace community.
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“AIAA has been an important part of my professional community throughout my career, so having my contributions to aerodynamics, aeroacoustics and service recognized by my peers is especially meaningful,” he said.
Narsipur credits this distinction to his ongoing research at MSU, as well as the support he has received from current and past members of his Applied Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics Research Group and his department colleagues. “Those service and leadership opportunities have played a crucial role in my advancement to associate fellow,” he said.
With a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from Amrita University, India, Narsipur earned his MS in Aerospace Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his PhD in Aerospace Engineering, from North Carolina State University.