Pratibha Bhandari

PhD Student

Pratibha Bhandari is pursuing her PhD degree in Oklahoma State University’s Simulation to Flight Applied Research Lab (S2FAR). Her research interests lie at the intersection of aerospace systems design, flight dynamics and control, and urban air mobility. She aims to contribute to scalable, certifiable UAM vehicle designs that balance performance and operational safety. She received a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. As a researcher in Nepal, she worked in aircraft modeling, performance analysis, and path planning for safe flight operations in near-terrain environments.