Chloe Dedic

Chloe Dedic is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She holds a B.S. and Ph.D. from Iowa State University and serves as the UVA MAE Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Her research focuses on ultrafast laser diagnostics applied to hypersonic propulsion, clean energy conversion, and combustion systems. She develops advanced measurement techniques for harsh environments featuring extreme pressures, shock waves, and non-equilibrium flows.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on optical diagnostics for propulsion systems, with emerging themes in scramjet flowpath control and multi-physics measurement techniques combining spectroscopy with computational modeling.

Awards:

• AFOSR Young Investigator Award (2021)
• NASA Early Career Faculty Award (2020)
• DARPA Young Faculty Award (2020)
• Virginia Space Grant Consortium New Investigator Award (2019)
• NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2012-2017)

She teaches courses in Thermodynamics, Applied Engineering Optics, and Thermal Systems Analysis, and leads the Reacting Flow Lab where interdisciplinary teams collaborate on propulsion and energy conversion challenges.