UMERC Faculty Member

Inderjit Chopra, Alfred Gessow Professor,
Director, Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center
Aerospace Engineering
A. James Clark School of Engineering

Phone: 301.405.1122
Email: chopra@umd.edu  |  website

Statement of energy interests and expertise

Wind Turbine Dynamics

Research in helicopter dynamics, rotorcraft aeromechanics, smart structures and micro air vehicles research programs at the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center.

Dr. Chopra has been the principal investigator of four major research programs:

1. Army's University Research Initiative (URI) (1992-97) on "Smart-Structures Technology: Innovations and Applications to Rotorcraft Systems"
2. Army's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) (1996-2001) on "Innovative Smart Technologies for Actively Controlled Jet-Smooth Rotorcraft"
3. Army/NASA's "Rotary-Wing Center of Excellence" (1982-2006) and
4. Army’s MURI (2004-09) on “Micro Hovering Air Vehicles: Revolutionary Concepts and Navigational Advancements.”