Rate My Professor Aroh Barjatya

Dr. Aroh Barjatya is Professor of Engineering Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, serving as Director of the Space and Atmospheric Instrumentation Lab (SAIL), Interim Executive Director of the Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR), and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Atmospheric and Space Sciences and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University. As Program Coordinator for the Engineering Physics program, he has led the development of the Spacecraft Instrumentation concentration, strategic planning, and program assessments. His career includes tenured full professorship and involvement in cross-disciplinary societies such as AGU, IEEE, and AIAA, where he organizes conference sessions and panels.

Barjatya's research focuses on space systems engineering, embedded systems, in-situ plasma diagnostics, small satellites, sounding rockets, high-altitude balloons, spacecraft charging, and space situational awareness. He has contributed to NASA sounding rocket missions including 36.218, 46.009, and 46.010, the LLITED CubeSat mission, and the Endurance mission for measuring Earth's ambipolar electric field. SAIL under his direction engages numerous undergraduate and graduate students in hands-on instrumentation projects. Key publications include the invited article 'Data Analysis of the Floating Potential Measurement Unit Aboard the International Space Station' (2009), 'Error Analysis of Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe Measurement Technique' (2018), 'Climatology of Deep O+ Dropouts in the Night-Time F-Region' (2022), and 'Earth’s Ambipolar Electrostatic Field and Its Role in Ion Escape to Space' (2024). He chairs the Heliophysics Technology Program Assessment Group, serves on NASA’s Space Environment Technical Definition Team, and previously sat on the Heliophysics Advisory Committee and Sounding Rocket Working Group. Awards include the NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal (2025), Eagle Research Awards (2024, 2025), Outstanding Researcher of the Year (2019), and Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Mentorship (2023).