Ann Karagozian

Ann Karagozian currently heads UCLA's Energy and Propulsion Research Laboratory and is the director of the joint UCLA-Air Force Research Laboratory Collaborative Center for Aerospace Sciences. She has been a faculty member in the MAE Department at UCLA since 1982, having received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in that year. Prof. Karagozian is also the immediate past Interim Vice Chancellor for Research for the UCLA Campus, and currently serves as the Inaugural Director of The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA.

Professor Karagozian's research interests lie in fluid mechanics and combustion, with applications to improved engine efficiency, reduced emissions, alternative fuels, and advanced rocket and air breathing propulsion systems.