Andres Goza

Andres Goza is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds affiliate appointments in Computational Science and Engineering and Mechanical Science and Engineering. His research focuses on unsteady aerodynamics, fluid-structure interaction, and bio-inspired flow control. Goza's work combines computational methods and experimental insights to design passive and adaptive flow control strategies for aerodynamic systems, with applications in micro aerial vehicles and energy harvesting.

Education: PhD (Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2018), MS (Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2013), BS (Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 2011).

Key areas of research include covert feather-inspired flaps, phononic materials for flow control, and vortex dynamics. Recent work explores reinforcement learning for hybrid flow control and surface morphing techniques at stalled angles of attack.