Team

Dr. Douglas Fontes, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Uberlandia University – Brazil (2019 – 2021)
     Research: Quiet Sandblast Nozzle Design
     Funding: Navy SBIR / UCF P3
     Present Location: Westmonte College
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Corey Zucker, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida (2021 – 2023)
     M.S. Thesis: Rotorcraft Lander Fixed to a Descending Capsule Backshell
     Present Location: Aerojet Rocketdyne

Derek Brauneis, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida (2021 – 2023)
     M.S. Thesis: An Evaluation of Thermocouple Reconstruction Techniques
     Present Location: Integrated Solutions for Systems (ISA4S)

Luis Amaya, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida (2020 – 2022)
     M.S. Thesis: Numerical Modeling of Shockwave Initiated Combustion of a Hydrogen-Oxygen Mixture within a Shock Tube
     Funding: NASA
     Present Location: Raytheon

David Malysek, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida (2020 – 2022)
     M.S. Thesis: Quantification of the Aerodynamic Drivers of a Deployable Propeller
     Funding: Office of Naval Research

Sylvain Le Henaff, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida (2019 – 2022)
     M.S. Thesis: A Study of Microgravity on Fluid Transport Through Porous Structures in Microfluidic Devices
     Present Location: RUAG (Switzerland)

George Loubimov, Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida (2018 – 2022)
     Dissertation: Energy Based Diagnostics of CFD: Revealing New Insights to Complex Aerodynamics
     M.S. Thesis: Efforts in Numerical Modeling of Undulating Propulsion
     Funding: DOD SMART
     Present Location: NAVSEA Warfare centers (NSWC/NUWC)

Tadd Yeager, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida (2019 – 2021)
     M.S. Thesis: Evaluation of Bluff Body Aerodynamics
     Funding: ORC

Melissa Fronzeo, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2017 – 2021 est)
     M.S. Thesis: A Computational Study of Gaseous Jets Submerged in a Liquid Co-Flow
     Funding: ONR Grant
     Present Location: Penn State Applied Research Laboratory

Belen Vera-Alba, Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2017 – 2021 est)
     Dissertation: Tip Gap Leakage and its Impact on Ice Deposition in Engine Shrouds
     Funding: NASA NDSEG
     Present Location: Penn State

Justin Valenti, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2015 – 2017)
     M.S. Thesis: Bounding Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics for Use in a Sequential Decision Process
     Funding: Penn State Walker Fellowship
     Present Location: Penn State Applied Research Laboratory

Amandeep Premi, Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2011 – 2018)
     Dissertation: Development of an Adaptive, Multiscale, Nonlinear Disturbance Equation Solver
     Present Location: Intel

David Hanson, Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2013 – 2017)
     Dissertation: Computational Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer on Ice-Roughened Aerodynamic Surfaces
     Funding: VLRCOE
     Present Location: Penn State Applied Research Laboratory

Sean McIntyre, M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2009 – 2011)
     M.S. Thesis: An Adaptive Immersed Boundary Method for CFD Simulation of Multiphase Flows with Moving Internal Bodies
     Funding: ONR Grant
     Present Location: Penn State Applied Research Laboratory

Fahad Nabid, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Honors Thesis: An Optimization Study of Small-Scale Propeller Blade (2021 – 2022)

Adam Phengsosomphone, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Honors Thesis: An Investigative Design of Gas Jet Nozzles and Their Flow Field Effect on Spatial Distribution (2021 – 2022)
     Present Location: NC State

Gonzalo Montoya, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Honors Thesis: Analysis of Nozzle Expansion Characteristics in Supersonic Retro-Propulsion (2021 – 2022)

Juanpablo Delgado, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Honors Thesis: Evaluation of an Elastic Sphere (2020 – 2022)

Andrew Vigne, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Honors Thesis: Advanced Modeling of Bike Wheel Aerodynamics (2020 -2021)

Chris Kaminsky, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Honors Thesis: Evaluation of Advanced Wing Concepts (2020 – 2021)
     Program: Ship Airwake Interactions (2018 – 2020)
     Present Location: Northrup Grumman

Dana Mikkelsen, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Eulerian/Lagrangian Multiphase CFD (2019 – 2020)
     Program: REU Hyper
     Present Location: Penn State

David Malyszek, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Tornado Modeling using CFD (2019 – 2020)

Garrett Loving, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Aerodynamic Enhancement with Sprays (2019 – 2020)

Joshua Bentley, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Direct Resolution of Droplet Impact (2019 – 2020)

Joshua Fox, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Development of a physically accurate cavitation model (2019 – 2020)

Hannah Jarrett, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Missile Design
     Program: Excel

Joshua Mogan, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Airplane Design (2018 – 2022)

Marcus Morin, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Wing CFD (2018 – 2019)
     Present Location: Aerojet Rocketdyne

Maria Quiros, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Submarine Bubble Excitation (2019 – 2020)

Nicholas Waywood, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida

Nicolas Johnson, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida

Patricia Baker, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Powered Iced Wing Performance (2019 – 2020)

Reed Forehand, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida
     Project: Atomization CFD Simulation (2018 – 2020)
     Present Location: Blue Origin

Samuel Finger, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Central Florida

Jason Turner, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
     Honors Thesis: Direct Resolution of Droplet Impact (2016 – 2017)
     Project: Investigate Multi-Physics Code (MOOSE) for Chemical Combustion Modeling (2016 – 2017)
     Program: PSU DURP, ONR Grant
     Present Location: Corteva Agriscience

Asish Balu, B.S. in Engineering Science
     Honors Thesis: Development of a physically accurate cavitation model (2016 – 2017)
     Program: PSU DURP
     Present Location: Textron/Stanford

Aaron Rosen, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University
     Project: Investigate and Parametrize Novel Study of Supercavitating Control Surfaces (2010)
     Program: PSU ARL Summer Internship
     Present Location: Boeing

Joshua Norman, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University
     Project: Investigating CFD for Acoustic Calculations by Simulating High Frequency Gusts (2010)
     Program: PSU ARL Summer Internship

Sean McIntyre, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University
     Project: Investigating Supercavitating Flows and Level-Set Method Development (2008 – 2009)
     Program: PSU ARL Summer Internship

Barukyah Shaparenko, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University
     Project: Investigating Lattice-Boltzmann Solvers (Powerflow, Exa) for Naval Applications (2008)
     Program: PSU ARL Summer Internship

Ryan Carley, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University
     Project: Investigating Surface-Piercing Objects Using OpenFOAM (2006 – 2007)
     Program: PSU ARL Summer Internship
     Present Location: Mason Controls