Ripon Chandra Sarker

Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University

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2238 Howe Hall,

537 Bissell Rd

Ames, IA, USA - 50011

I am a PhD student in Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University advised by Dr. Abhishek Halder. Before joining Iowa State, I have completed my Master’s in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Oklahoma State University. My research focuses on optimal transport, stochastic control, machine learning, rotorcraft aeromechanics, and eVTOL aircraft design.

I am delighted to collaborate and discuss about research projects.

Email: rcsarker@iastate.edu

selected publications

  1. Design, Development, and Subscale Flight Testing of an Emergency Response eVTOL Aircraft
    Ripon C. Sarker, Anup Pudasaini, Pratibha Bhandari, and 5 more authors
    In Vertical Flight Society Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference (TVF 2026), Jan 2026
    Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design & Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference
    PDF
  2. Design and Development of a Custom-Built Static Test Stand to Evaluate the Aerodynamic Performance of Coaxial Propellers
    Samin Yaser Ahmed, Ripon Chandra Sarker, Atanu Halder, and 1 more author
    In AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Jan 2026
    DOI PDF
  3. A Machine Learning Framework for Fault Detection, Isolation, and Severity Prediction of Autonomous VTOL Aircraft
    Ripon C. Sarker, Pedram H. Dabaghian, Raman Goyal, and 1 more author
    In Vertical Flight Society Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference (TVF 2026), Jan 2026
    Presented at the Vertical Flight Society’s Vertical Lift Aircraft Design & Aeromechanics Specialist’s Conference
    PDF