Nguyen, Tam
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
3170 Martin Hall
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018 (Space Systems)
- S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015 (Aero/Astro)
- S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013 (Aero/Astro, Physics)
BACKGROUND
- Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Aerospace Engineering (2024 - present)
- Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Space Systems and Technology Division (2018 - 2024)
HONORS AND AWARDS
- AFOSR Young Investigator Program, 2026
- DARPA Young Faculty Award, 2025
- NASA Silver Achievement Medal, 2019
- Amelia Earhart Fellowship, 2017
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2014 - 2017
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Member of Space Systems Technical Committee (2025 - present)
- American Astronomical Society (AAS)
- ENAE 788P: Optical Remote Sensing
- ENAE 202: Computing Fundamentals for Engineers