Brian Argrow
- Distinguished Professor
- Glenn Murphy Endowed Chair
- Director of IRISS
- National Academy Member
- RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CENTER FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES (RECUV)
Focus Area
Autonomous Systems, Fluid Dynamics
Education
PhD, Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1989
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1986
BS, with distinction, Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1983
Professional Experience
2023 - Present, Distinguished Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2019 - Present, Schaden Leadership Chair, University of Colorado
2014 - Present, Director, Integrated Remote and In Situ Sensing, University of Colorado
2006 - 2023, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2017 - 2022, Chair, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2004 - 2012, Director, Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles, University of Colorado
2002 - 2004, Associate Chair, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
1999 - 2005, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
1992 - 1999, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
1989 - 1992, Assistant Professor, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
1986 - 1988, Instructor, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Awards (selected)
Member, National Academy of Engineering (2022)
Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (2016)
UCB Gold Best Should Teach Award (2007)
Marinus Smith Award (2003)
President's Teaching Scholar (2000)
BFA Award for Excellence in Teaching (1996-1997)
The Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award (1996)
Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, W.M. Keck Foundation (1995)
Research Interests
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles (UAVs), high-speed and hypersonic aerodynamics, dense gas dynamics, rarefied gas dynamics.