Description
During the millions of years of evolution, nature has developed processes, objects, materials, and functions to increase efficiency. Sometimes looking at nature provides us answers for the development and optimization of different types of systems, including aerospace systems. Nature has effective solutions for complex tasks in aerospace industries, such as drag reduction techniques, locomotion, navigation, and drone design.
Mostafa Hassanalian is an associate professor, dean’s research scholar, and director of the Autonomous Flight and Aquatic Systems Laboratory at New Mexico Tech. He earned his PhD and master’s from New Mexico State University. He has been recognized as one of the Top 2% of Cited Scientists Worldwide. He runs the K-12 Drone Program at New Mexico Tech.