Raghav Mahalingam

Dr. Mahalingam has a Ph.D in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech. In 2004, he co-founded a thermal management startup, Nuventix, which was acquired in 2014. After leaving the startup world in 2016, he shifted his focus to teaching. Since 2016 he has taught courses in Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Design and Electromechanical Systems at UT. He was the 2017 recipient of the Most Exemplary Faculty Member Award for Aerospace Engineering, presented by the Student Engineering Council and the Cockrell School of Engineering, and the 2019 ASE/EM LUNAR Council Teaching Award. In Oct. 2023, he received the Navy Impact Influencer Award.