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Dr. Mookesh Dhanasar is a Teaching Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University with experience in engineering education, computational aerospace engineering, hypersonic aerodynamics and propulsion, thermal-fluid sciences, and advanced energy systems. His research focuses on the analysis, design, and computational evaluation of advanced aerospace systems, including hypersonic vehicles, high-speed air-breathing propulsion, turbine-based combined-cycle concepts, aerodynamic inlets, and waverider-derived configurations.
Dr. Dhanasar has led and contributed to sponsored research and educational initiatives supported by government and industry partners and has advised undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace, mechanical, and energy-related research. His professional experience also includes research collaborations involving NASA and the aerospace and defense industry.
Beyond his engineering work, Dr. Dhanasar is the petitioner in Matter of Dhanasar, 26 I&N Dec. 884 (AAO 2016), the precedent decision that established the current analytical framework for employment-based second-preference National Interest Waivers (EB-2 NIW).
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., The Development of a Benchmark Model for the Design and Analysis of a Tip-to-Tail Ramjet-Scramjet Propulsion System, North Carolina A&T State University
… → 2009
Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc., A Method for the Design and Analysis of Deep Space Nuclear Propulsion Systems, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
… → 2005
Applied Science, M.S., Development of the Data Acquisition Module for the Seismic Physical Modeling Laboratory at North Carolina A&T State University (Master's Project), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
… → 2002
Mathematics: Liberal Arts, BS, N/A, Livingstone College
… → 1999
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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An Aero-thermodynamic Analysis of Idealized Scramjet Configurations
Ferguson, F., Dhanasar, M. & Kizito, J. P., 2026, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2026.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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CFD Analysis of High-Speed Air-Breathing Inlets
Dhanasar, M., Ferguson, F. & Ramaswamy, C., 2026, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2026.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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VERIFYING & VALIDATING THE INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL SCHEME CAPABILITY TO SOLVE THE 1D UNSTEADY GAS DYNAMIC EQUATIONS
Ferguson, F., Xinru, N., Gao, Y. & Dhanasar, M., 2025, 2025 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2025. Vol. 1.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Computational Study of Planar Shock Bubble Interactions
Ferguson, F., Feng, D., Gao, Y. & Dhanasar, M., 2023, AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum. p. 82Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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An Innovative MPI Topology for Direct Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations
Feng, D., Gao, Y., Ferguson, F. & Dhanasar, M., 2022, AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum. p. 3975Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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