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Sharad Sharan

Assistant Teaching Professor

Affiliation(s):

Aerospace Engineering

475N ECoRE Building

sxs1582@psu.edu

Education

M.S., Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2020
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2024

Publications

Journal Articles

Sharad Sharan, Roshan Thomas Eapen, Puneet Singla and Robert G Melton, 2026, "A Robust Indirect Approach for Minimum-Fuel Transits in the Earth-Moon System", The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 73, (1)

Sharad Sharan, Puneet Singla, Roshan Thomas Eapen and Robert G Melton, 2025, "Higher-Order Differential Correction Schemes for the Two-Point Boundary Value Problem", Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 48, (7), pp. 1477-1491

Sharad Sharan, Roshan Thomas Eapen, Puneet Singla and Robert G Melton, 2023, "Accurate Uncertainty Characterization of Impulsive Thrust Maneuvers in the Restricted Three Body Problem", The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 70, (5)

Conference Proceedings

Aden Funkhouser, Sharad Sharan and Puneet Singla, 2025, "An Indirect Approach to Solve a Pursuit-Evasion War Game between Two Spacecraft", IEEE, pp. 1-13

Mihir Vedantam, Sharad Sharan, Puneet Singla and Maruthi Akella, 2025, "Minimum Fuel Indirect Optimal Control Transfers Across Multiple Regimes in the Earth-Moon System", International Astronautical Federation (IAF), pp. 1355-1365

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About

The Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering, established in 1961 and the only aerospace engineering department in Pennsylvania, is consistently recognized as one of the top aerospace engineering departments in the nation, and is also an international leader in aerospace education, research, and engagement. Our undergraduate program is ranked 15^th and our graduate programs are ranked 15^th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, while one in 25 holders of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering in the U.S. earned it from Penn State. Our students are consistently among the most highly recruited by industry, government, and graduate schools nationwide.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry. Through an innovative curriculum and world-class instruction that reflects current industry practice and embraces future trends, Penn State Aerospace Engineering graduates emerge as broadly educated, technically sound aerospace engineers who will become future leaders in a critical industry