AE Alumnus John Christian will be joining the faculty of West Virginia University as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in January 2013. Dr. Christian earned his B.S. and M.S. at the Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering in 2005 and 2007, respectively, before completing his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin in 2010.

While at Georgia Tech, John served as an undergraduate research assistant (Honors Program) and a graduate research assistant in SSDL.