Maitreyee Sharma Priyadarshini
Assistant Professor
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2017
- B.E., Mechanical Engineering, People’s Education Society Institute of Technology, 2015
Aerospace & Ocean Engineering (MC0119)
McBryde Hall, RM 616, Virginia Tech
225 Stanger St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
United States
McBryde Hall, RM 616, Virginia Tech
225 Stanger St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
United States
Applied Physics
Materials and Structures
- Postdoc Liaison, Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, JHU 2023
- Professional Development Chair, Aerospace Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Department of Aerospace Engineer, UIUC 2018 – 2019
- Founder and Choreographer, Parampara Dance Workshops, 2018 – present
- President, Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY), UIUC Chapter 2017-2019
- Cultural and Technical Head, Aatmatrisha India PES Institute of Technology 2013 – 2014
- Technical Chair and Chief Designer of Aeolus India Aircraft Design Team, PES Institute of Technology 2013 – 2014
- Systems Engineer India Aircraft Design Team, PES Institute of Technology 2012 – 2013
- Co-Founder, Jamhouse, Non-profitable Organization India since 2012
- Mark O. Robbins Future Faculty Award, JHU 2024
- 2024 CAS Future Leaders Top 100 2024
- Distinguished Young Scholar Seminar Series (Best Speaker), University of Washington, 2023
- The Rising Stars Women in Engineering, Asian Deans’ Forum 2023
- Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award, WIC AIChE 2023
- Winner of the Postdoc Slam Competition, Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association 2023
- Aerospace Engineering Alumni Advisory Board Fellowship, UIUC 2022 •
- Rising Stars in Aerospace, MIT 2021
- People’s Choice Award, Research Live! Competition, UIUC 2021
- Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship, UIUC 2019
- Outstanding Asian & Asian American Graduate Student Leader Award, UIUC 2019
- Aerospace Engineering Travel Award, UIUC 2018 • Block Grant Fellowship, UIUC 2016
- Silver Medalist, Mechanical Engineering, PES Institute of Technology, India 2015
- MRD Scholarship, PES Institute of Technology, India 2015
- Meritor Scholarship, PES Institute of Technology, India 2014
- Distinction Award in Academics, PES Institute of Technology, India 2011–2015
- Assistant Professor, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2024 - Present
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University 2022–2024
- Graduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2016–2022
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Spring 2016, Spring 2019
- Visiting Research Scholar, NASA Ames Research Center Summer 2019, Spring 2020
- Summer Research Intern, NASA Ames Research Center Summer 2016, Summer 2017