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Dr. Aroh Barjatya serves as a tenured Associate Professor in the Physical Sciences Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's College of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida. He coordinates the Engineering Physics program and established its Spacecraft Instrumentation concentration. His teaching portfolio includes physics, electronics, and the specialized Spacecraft Systems Engineering course featuring small satellite case studies.
His research centers on space plasma physics and instrumentation development, with extensive work on Langmuir probes, impedance probes, and E-field probes for NASA sounding rocket campaigns (missions 21.117, 29.036, 29.037, 36.218, 46.009, 46.010) and German missions WADIS-1/WADIS-2. He analyzes data from the International Space Station's Floating Potential Measurement Unit and develops the OSCOM system for space situational awareness.
With 56 research outputs, his recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate strong activity in experimental space physics, appearing in Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research, and IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. These works address plasma dynamics, radiation tolerance for space instruments, and Earth's electrostatic field phenomena.
Dr. Barjatya actively mentors students through capstone projects and satellite-focused clubs, supported by current NASA and NSF grants. His LLITED CubeSat mission involvement continues his decade-long leadership in space instrumentation projects, providing students with hands-on mission experience.
His research group (sail.erau.edu) offers practical engagement in spacecraft instrumentation development and space situational awareness systems, bridging academic training with real-world space mission participation.
