Mark Jahanbin

Adjunct Faculty, College of Aviation

Mark.Jahanbin@erau.edu

School of Engineering

Worldwide College of Aviation

Areas of Expertise

Aviation Safety, Airworthiness and Spaceworthiness; Structural Analysis and Design; Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics, Durability and Damage Tolerance; Structural Health Monitoring.

Mark  Jahanbin

Overview

Shahrooz Mark Jahanbin is a professor in the College of Aviation at 草莓视频, specializing in aviation safety, structural design聽and certification with expertise in risk assessment, regulatory compliance, accidents investigation and prevention. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Aerospace, an MBA聽and a B.S. in Aeronautics.

Mark's extensive industry experience includes senior engineering and leadership roles at Boeing, Leonardo Helicopters, SpaceX聽and Northrop Grumman. His aviation journey began as an aircraft mechanic while earning his Private Pilot License, shaping his enduring dedication to advancing aviation safety and standards. His research encompasses structural integrity, advanced manufacturing, certification processes, the integration of artificial intelligence in unmanned aircraft systems聽and risk-based compliance strategies for emerging aviation technologies.

Mark actively contributes to aviation safety as the sponsorship chairman for the International Society of Air Safety Investigators and previously served as a commissioner for diversity, equity聽and inclusion. In addition to his professional endeavors, Mark is a licensed youth volleyball coach and enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, who are actively involved in art and music.

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Villanova University

M.Eng. - Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University

M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration, Texas A & M University San Antonio

  • Mission System Airworthiness Staff (Northrop Grumman)
  • STARLINK Regulatory and Governance (SpaceX)
  • Sr. Airworthiness Manager and Accident Investigator (Leonardo Helicopters)
  • Operation Manager and Senior Safety Engineer (The Boeing Company)
  • Maintenance Engineer (Iran Air)

International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) sponsorship chairperson.

City聽of Mukilteo, Washington; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Commissioner.

Inventor

United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO)

  • US 20180340858 路 Filed May 23, 2017
  • US 20200225191 路 Filed Jan 16, 2019
  • US 2021270604A1 路 Filed Mar 3, 2020
  • US 20200047425 路 Issued Mar 23, 2021

聽European Patent Agency

  • Application Number 21159765.3

Teaching

  • SYSE 660: Organizational Systems Mgmt
  • ASCI 674: Project Mgmt in Avia/Aero

ESCI 325 Engineering Materials & Structures

SYSE 500 Fundamental of System Engineering

SYSE 530 Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)

MSAS611 Aviation / Aerospace System Safety

ASCI 674 Project Management in Aviation and Aerospace

SYSE 697 System Engineering Project (Capstone)

Development:聽SYSE 660 (organizational system management)

Airbus Certification Program (Structures)

Northop Grumman Certificate Program (Structures)

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Research

  • (Sharooz Mark Jahanbin, Shahrooz Mark Jahanbin) BCAAS Annual Safety Research Symposium (2025)
  • (Shahrooz M. Jahanbin, Shahrooz Mark Jahanbin, Jeong-Beom Ihn, Gary E. Georgeson, Nihar Ashokkumar Desai) Publications (2022)
  • (Mark Jahanbin) Pure Portfolio (2022)
  • (Shahrooz Mark Jahanbin, Shahrooz Mark Jahanbin, Gary E. Georgeson) Publications (2022)
  • (Mark Jahanbin) Pure Portfolio (2022)
  • (Shahrooz Mark Jahanbin, Shahrooz Mark Jahanbin, Jeong-Beom Ihn) Publications (2021)
  • (Mark Jahanbin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
  • (Mark Jahanbin) Pure Portfolio (2019)
  • (Mark Jahanbin) Pure Portfolio (2017)
  • Jahanbin M, Santhanam S, Ihn JB; 鈥淚nterface Waves in Hybrid Metal-Composite Structures鈥 ASME 2016, Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems SMASIS2016-9007. Volume 1, pp. V001T05A002-005; ISBN: 978-0-7918-5048-0, https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2016-9007
  • Jahanbin M, Santhanam S, Ihn JB, Cox A; 鈥淎pplication of interface waves for near surface damage detection in hybrid structures鈥 SPIE 2017. The Conference of Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure, proceedings 101692M (April 19, 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2258688
  • Jahanbin M, Santhanam S, Ihn JB, 鈥淎pplication of Interface Guided Waves for Structural Health Monitoring of Hybrid Bonded Joint鈥 in the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity (ICAF) 2017 Nagoya, Japan
  • Jahanbin M, Santhanam S, Ihn JB, 鈥淎pplication of Interface Waves for Damage Detection in Laminated Composite Bends鈥 in International Workshop of Structural Health Monitoring IWSHM- Publication date Sep 1, 2017. http://dpi- proceedings.com/index.php/shm2017/article/view/13882
  • Jahanbin M, Santhanam S, Ihn JB, and McMillan A 鈥淎pplication of Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Surface Roughness Measurement鈥 in International Workshop of Structural Health Monitoring IWSHM- Publication date Sep 11, 2019. http://www.dpi-proceedings.com/index.php/shm2019/article/view/32304
  • Jahanbin, Santhanam, 鈥淚nterface Waves for Detecting Defects in Bonded Hybrid Joints鈥 Journal of Acoustics Article 2020; 2:e200002. March 1, 2020 https://doi.org/10.20900/joa20200002
  • Jahanbin and Ihn; 鈥淪tructural Health Monitoring of Curved Composite Structures Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves " USPTO20180340858; May 23, 2017
  • Jahanbin and Ihn; 鈥淎pplication of Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Structural Health Monitoring of Bonded Joints" USPTO20200047425; Aug 9, 2018
  • Jahanbin and Georgeson; 鈥淚n-Situ Monitoring of a Rapid Repair Patch and the Structure Beneath it鈥 Invention Disclosure USPTO20200225191 No. 18-3598; November 28, 2018
  • Jahanbin and Desai; 鈥淪urface Roughness Analysis System and Methods of Analyzing Surface Roughness of a Workpiece鈥 Invention Disclosure NO 19-0818-US-NP, February 3, 2020