Tarek A. Elgohary, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: elgohary@ucf.edu
Phone: (407) 823-4379
Office: ENG I, Room 216
Tarek A. Elgohary is an associate professor at the UCF mechanical and aerospace engineering department. He is the director of the Astrodynamics and Space Robotics Laboratory. Before joining UCF, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Texas A&M and a visiting scholar in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the American University in Cairo and his master’s degree and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University. His research interests are in astrodynamics, optimal control, robotics and space situational awareness.
- Heep Fellowship, Texas A&M Institute for Advanced Study, 2013-14
- Aerospace Engineering Graduate Fellowship, Texas A&M University. 2012-13
- Regents Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2008-09
Ph.D. Students
Matt Crews
Ph.D. Student
- BS Physics , University of Nebraska at Ohama
Research Interests: Computational Physics, Electrostatics, Nuclear Physics, Plasma Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Bethany Hintz
Ph.D. Student
- MS Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida
- BSE Mechanical Engineering, University of West Florida
Research Interests: Astrodynamics & Optimal Control
Awards:
- STEM+M Scholar (USAF)
- Outstanding Student Aware (UWF, 2019)
- Student of the Year: Experimental (UWF, 2019)
-President's List (UWF, 2018-2021)
Joao Marcelo Rocha Belmonte
Ph.D. Student
- MS Aerospace Engineering, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- BSE Mechanical Engineering, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Research Interests: Dynamics & Control, Space Systems, Robotics
Ryan Ketzner
Ph.D. Candidate
- BSE Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Controls
Shripad Sant
Ph.D. Student
- MS Aerospace Engineering, University of Southampton
- BSE Aerospace Engineering, University of Southampton
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Optimal Control, Space Systems, Robotics
Pugazhenthi Sivasankar
Ph.D. Candidate
- MS in Space Exploration, Delft University of Technology
- BSE Aeronautical Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology
Seminars Attended:
Exploring Physics of Planetary Environments, KTH, Sweden
- 2nd Space Science School, ISSI-BJ, Sanya, China
Research Interests: Higher-dimensional PDF Approximation in satellite orbits
Awards:
- 3rd Best Student Award at 3rd IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness
- 1st Prize Winner in 5th International Conference on Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems: 2024
- Winner of 2024-2025 Chateaubriand STEM Fellowship
Hunter Quebedeaux
Ph.D. Student
- MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
- BSE Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
Research Interests: Robotics, Space Systems, Flight Dynamics and Controls
Jeremy Luckett
MS Student
- BSE Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
Research Interests: Robotics
Benjamin Mitchell
MS Student
- BSE Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida
Research Interests: Computational fluid Dynamics, Guidance & Control, and Machine Learning
Bastian Weiss
MS Student
- BSE Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
Research Interests: System Control & Robotics
Keanu Brayman
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Flight Dynamics & Controls, Guidance & Navigation, Optimal Control, Robotics
Javier Arturo Cuevas Chabrier
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
- BSE Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Aerodynamics, Artificial Intelligence, Propulsion
Chloe Greenbaum
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Guidance Navigation & Control, Mission Profiling
Jacob Llorca
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Flight Dynamics & Control, Robotics
Pablo Lopez
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Manufacturing, Propulsion, Robotics
Christian Martinez
Undergraduate
- BSE Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Mechanical Design & Robotics
Leyna O'Brien
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Nicole Weeden
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Astrodynamics & Trajectories
James Hippelheuser
Ph.D. Candidate
- MS Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida
- BSE Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Space Situational Awareness, Orbit Determination, Optimal Control, State Estimation
Ahmed Elsadek Seleit
Ph.D. Candidate
- MS Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida
- MS Aerospace Engineering, Cairo University
- BSE Aerospace Engineering, Cairo University
Research Interests: Flight Dynamics and Controls, Autonomous Systems, Optimal Control, Nonlinear Dynamics
Tahinsul Haque Tasif
Ph.D. Candidate
- BSE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Non-linear Dynamics, Computational Methods, Optimal Control, Feedback Control, Robotics
Hao Wang
Ph.D. Candidate
- MS Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
- BSE Aeronautics and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control, Machine Learning, Space Situational Awareness, System Engineering
Ryan Debevec
MS Student
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Nathan Eckhoff
MS Student
- BS Engineering, Western Carolina University
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Satellites, Space Systems Engineering, Robotics
Laura Jones
MS Student
- BSE in Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Optimal Control
Michael Renzetti
MS Student
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
MIkaeel Danawala
Undergraduate
- BSE Computer Engineering
Research Interests: Robotics
Sarah Fleischer
Undergraduate
- BSE Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Theme Park Engineering
Micah Iversen
Undergraduate
- BSE Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Additive Manufacturing, Propulsion, Space Robotics
Chad Rose
Undergraduate
- BSE Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Astrodynamics, Mission Analysis
Ryan Sheffield
Undergraduate
- BSE Electrical Engineering
Research Interests: Computational Methods, Flight Dynamics and Controls, Robotics
Joshua Villegas
Undergraduate
- BSE Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Rockets