Space explorations and mission design; collision dynamics and crashworthiness; aerospace conceptual design; space physics; ballistics; bioinspired robotics; advanced aerospace structures; fluid-structure interactive systems
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An article in BBC Science Focus magazine on the future of exploring the universe cites the work of Javid Bayandor, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. Bayandor’s lab, Crashworthiness for Aerospace Structures and Hybrids (CRASH), is working with NASA to build a spacecraft called BREEZE that would explore Venus.
A story in the Buffalo News reports that a team led by Javid Bayandor, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has invented a stingray-shaped planetary exploration spacecraft that is being backed by NASA in hopes it will eventually fly to Venus.
A team of undergraduate mechanical and aerospace students took first place in AIAA's Region 1 Student Conference for their project, a concept mission to Jupiter that investigates the temperature, composition, weather, and structure of the planet's atmosphere.
Newsweek reported that Javid Bayandor, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was one of several researchers to receive $600,000 in funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program to develop technology for use in space.
NBC News reported on the best drones and flying tips for beginners, and quoted Javid Bayandor, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, whose research focuses on drones.
An EN24 story about using swarms of kites to explore the atmosphere above Venus mentioned a concept developed by UB researchers led by Javid Bayandor, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.