Director - Prof. Vahid Motevalli, Ph.D., P.E.,

Dr. Vahid Motevalli is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Director of the Aviation Institute. He was selected as a Congressional Fellow by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and served on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science in 1995 - 1996. In 1997, he served as an Executive committee member and Safety Track Co-chair of the White House Conference on "International Aviation Safety and Security in the 21st Century." Prior to joining The George Washington University in 1994, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. Motevalli has a Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and 21 years of research and teaching experience.He has directed over 25 graduate students and a large number ofundergraduate students in a variety of topic areas. He has published more than 70 technical papers. Dr. Motevalli has established sponsored research and training programs exceeding $12 million since 1988.