Gaurav Sharma

Dr. Gaurav Sharma is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kennesaw State University. He earned his Ph.D. (2023) and M.S. (2022) in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University, where he was recognized with the 2022 AIAA Greater Huntville Section Graduate Student of the Year Award for Alabama and Mississippi and the Woltosz Fellowship for his academic achievements and contributions to the field of aerospace engineering. Earlier, he received the GATE Scholarship in 2011 from the All-India Council for Technical Education, supporting his M.E. (2013) in Space Engineering and Rocketry at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, India. He also holds a B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering (2011) from the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India.

Before KSU, Dr. Sharma served as an Instructor and Graduate Research Assistant in Auburn University's Advanced Propulsion Research Laboratory (APRL), focusing on Sierra Space Corporation's vortex engines, using advanced computational fluid dynamics. His research significantly advances the understanding and development of cyclonic vortex engines.