Ryan Paul
Associate Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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- Associate ProfessorMechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- 405-744-5900 (Work)
- Oklahoma State University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 201 General Academic Building, Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States
BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs
Ryan Paul is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Oklahoma State University. He primarily focuses on technical areas related to flight dynamics, to include development of underlying simulation models for manned/unmanned vehicles, studies involving human system interaction, and the influence of the external environment on system dynamics. He was an ONR Summer Faculty researcher during Summer of 2022. Prior to joining the University, he was an engineer at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in the Flight Dynamics Branch.
Research Interests:
Aerodynamics, Aircraft Design, Flight Dynamics Analysis and Simulation, Pilot/Operator Workload
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- Associate ProfessorOklahoma State University, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2026 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2026
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Flight Dynamics EngineerNaval Air Systems Command, Aeromechanics, Lexington Park, United States1 Jun 2015 - 24 Jul 2020
- Summer Faculty FellowNaval Air Systems Command, Flight Dynamics, Lexington Park, United States1 Jun 2022 - 15 Aug 2022
DEGREES
- PhDNorth Carolina State University, USA
- BSOklahoma State University, USA
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Flight InstructorFederal Aviation Administration, Washington D.C., United States
- Commercial PilotFederal Aviation Administration, Washington D.C., United States
- Remote PilotFederal Aviation Administration, Washington D.C., United States
FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT
- Faculty/Staff
CAMPUS
- Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
AVAILABILITY
- Collaborative projects
- Industry projects
- Masters or PhD research supervision
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Undergraduate research supervision
LANGUAGE
- English
DEPARTMENT
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering