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Dr. Sanjay Jayaram is an associate professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department
of Saint Louis University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Central
Florida in 2004. He teaches control systems/mechatronics, space systems engineering and astronautics
related courses as well as engineering sciences courses. He has published several peer reviewed journal
and conference papers in these areas. His research areas are space systems, robust fault tolerant control,
nonlinear control, adaptive control, small spacecraft design, high performance spacecraft components,
mechatronics, real-time health monitoring, and diagnostic methodology.

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Dr. K. Ravindra is currently a professor in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He as the Associate Dean at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University from July 2012 to June 2016. He served as interim dean from July 2010-June 2012. He served as the department chair of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Parks College from 1996-2009, and as Associate Dean and Interim Chair during 2009-10. Dr. Ravindra obtained a Ph.D., in Aerospace Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Engineering degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, India. His teaching experience is diverse which includes a number of courses in aerospace and mechanical engineering stems. He is a fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), an associate fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a member of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). He is a member of Indo US Collaboration for Engineering Education consortium (IUCEE).His research interests is in fluid dynamics, active control of structures, and engineering education. He has published several technical papers in these areas. He has served in various capacities in the Aerospace Division of ASEE and the Saint Louis section of ASME. He is also a member of the Academic Affairs Committee of AIAA. In this capacity he has been organizing education sessions at AIAA SciTech Conference. He has attended and participated in various workshops and conferences related to Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) since 2010 and currently a co-PI for a grant from KEEN. In February 2011, he received the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) faculty of the year award. He is the recipient of Outstanding Faculty of the Year award, (twice) awarded by Association of Parks College Students. He is a registered professional engineer in New York State. He is an ABET evaluator.

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Dr. Sridhar Condoor is a professor, KEEN fellow, a Coleman Fellow, and the editor of the Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship.
He teaches sustainability, product design, and entrepreneurship. His research interests are in the areas of design theory and methodology, technology entrepreneurship, and sustainability. He is spearheading technology-entrepreneurship education at SLU via the Innovation to Product (I2P), iChallenge, entrepreneurship competitions, and funded research. He is the principal investigator for the KEEN Entrepreneurship Program development grants to foster the spirit of innovation in all engineering students.
Condoor has authored several books. Titles include Innovative Conceptual Design, Engineering Statics, and Modeling with ProEngineer. He has published several technical papers on topics focused on conceptual design, design principles, cognitive science as applied to design, and design education. VayuWind, a hubless wind turbine for urban environments, is one of his inventions. VayuWind deploys airfoils parallel to the rotational axis in such a way that, unlike other windmills, it rotates around a ring frame, leaving the central portion open for other uses. This enables VayuWind to extract wind power using existing structures such as commercial buildings and skywalks with minimal noise pollution.

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