Alejandra Uranga

Dr. Alejandra Uranga serves as a Gabilan Assistant Professor at USC's Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, where she has established herself since 2016. Her academic journey includes a diverse international education, beginning with a Mathematics degree from Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, followed by a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology, an MASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria, and a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. Before joining USC, she spent five and a half years at MIT as a Postdoctoral Associate and Research Engineer, where she led the groundbreaking D8 double-bubble aircraft project under NASA's N+3 program. Her research focuses on aerodynamics, novel aircraft design, and integrated propulsion systems, combining computational and experimental approaches to advance sustainable aviation. As founder and director of USC's Aerodynamic Design and Research Laboratory, she continues to push boundaries in aerospace innovation, earning recognition through numerous awards including the USC Provost's Assistant Professor Fellowship and maintaining an impressive publication record with over 250 citations for her work on implicit large eddy simulation.