Education

• 2022.04.25  Ph.D. Research Proposal: “Contingency Planning for Commercial Aircraft Formations"  
  Committee Members: Prof. Eric Feron, Prof. Deanna Lacoste, Prof. Shinkyu Park
• 2020.08 -2023.07 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, KAUST, KSA
• 2010.07 - 2011.06 M.Sc. in Flight Test Engineering, United States Air Force Test Pilot School
• 2004.08 - 2011.07 M.Sc. in Physics, Oklahoma State University, USA
• 1997 - 2001 B.Sc. in Physics, United States Air Force Academy, USA

Professional Profile

• 2020 - Present Ph.D. student, KAUST, KSA
• 2019 - 2020 737-NG/MAX Pilot, Oman Air, Oman
• 2017 - 2019 737-NG/MAX Pilot, American Airlines, USA
• 2015 - 2016 Airline Transport Pilot Transition & Arabic Language Acquisition
• 2012 - 2014 USAF Director of Operations and Lead Test Pilot, F15SA Test Program, USAF, USA
• 2011 - 2013 F16 Instructor Test Pilot, USAF, USA
• 2010 - 2011 United States Air Force Test Pilot School student, USAF, USA
• 2007 - 2010 F15 Flight Commander, USAF, Japan
• 2003 - 2006 T38 Instructor Pilot & Maintenance Flight Check Pilot, USAF, USA
• 2002 - 2003 USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training student, USAF, USA
• 2001 - 2002 Physics & Chemistry instructor, US Air Force Academy Preparatory School, USA

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests

• Dynamics and aerospace control systems
• Supersonic flight
• Experimental test design
• Contingency engineering
• Turbojet/turbofan engines