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Nguyen, Tam

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

Three UMD Aerospace Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The fellowships will support research in robotics, planetary science, and space-based sensing.

Two Students Take Top Awards at AIAA YPSE Conference

Amelia Skeers and Jacob Mayonado take first place in undergraduate and graduate presentation categories.

Nguyen Lands DARPA Young Faculty Award

UMD researcher’s work could speed detection of faint objects in space.

Celebrating Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Engineers

The impact made by APIDA engineers—at the Clark School, and on our country and world—improves our community and field in numerous and significant ways.

Fall 2022 Design Day Winners Announced

The winners of mechanical engineering's Fall 2022 Design Day have been announced.

Special Forum and Seminar: Impact of Social Networking on Engineering Pedagogy

This half-day event focused on the ineffective study strategies that students are now using to pass engineering courses.

UMD’s 4th Annual Bitcamp Hackathon Becomes Largest to Date with over 1,300 Participants

A total of 200 hacks were submitted by students this year-the most in Bitcamp history. 

Undergrads Host AIChE Conference; Chem-E Car Shelldon Heads to National Competition

AIChE welcomes more than 300 chemical engineering students from more than two dozen schools.

Clark School Freshmen Compete in Hovercraft Competition

ENES100 students build autonomous hovercrafts for final exam.

Fair Showcases Summer Undergraduate Research

Twenty-two top students from across the country demonstrate faculty-advised research projects.

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