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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

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