Srikanth Gururajan

Srikanth Gururajan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University's School of Science and Engineering. His research focuses on fault-tolerant flight control systems, experimental flight testing with UAVs, and UAV-based remote sensing applications in precision agriculture, pest management, and emissions monitoring. He leads the Aircraft Computational & Resource Aware Fault Tolerance (AirCRAFT) Lab and has extensive experience in UAV platform design and interdisciplinary research collaborations.

• Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (West Virginia University)
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (West Virginia University)
• Bachelor of Engineering (University of Madras, India)

Gururajan's work bridges computational modeling with real-world UAV applications, emphasizing structural health monitoring, adaptive control algorithms, and STEM outreach. His publications highlight expertise in sensor fusion, formation flight control, and UAV performance evaluation.

He previously served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at West Virginia University, where he managed UAV flight testing programs and developed fault-tolerant control frameworks. At Saint Louis University, he integrates aerospace design competitions into pedagogy to enhance interdisciplinary learning.