Alfred E. Lynam

Dr. Alfred Lynam is an assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at West Virginia University. He is an expert in interplanetary mission design, interplanetary spacecraft navigation, and low-thrust trajectory optimization. He teaches MAE 241 (Statics), MAE 476 (Space Flight and Systems), and MAE 478 (Guided Missile Systems). He is also the faculty advisor for the WVU RASC-AL team associated with the WVU SPACE student organization.

Separate from his WVU responsibilities, Dr. Lynam co-facilitates a Sunday School class at his church. His personal interests include ultimate frisbee, science fiction and fantasy, computer gaming, world history, and Christian philosophy and apologetics.