She received her Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University in 2006, and master’s and bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University in 1999 and 1997, respectively. Dr. Choi leads the Aerospace Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory at Virginia Tech and has research expertise in the development of high-fidelity, multidisciplinary analysis and design methods to enable the creation of efficient, environmentally friendly, and realizable aerospace systems.