Dr. Fathia Arifi is a mechanical and aerospace engineer with over 24 years of teaching experience. She specializes in computational fluid dynamics and optimal control theory, with a strong background in aeronautical engineering education. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanics, and has led research on encapsulated microbubble dynamics. Her work on low-emission combustors earned her a NASA award, and she has successfully transitioned to online teaching during her tenure.