Current Students
PhD Students
Andrew Heider
PhD student, Aerospace Engineering
Research topic: Directed Energy Radiation Interactions with Hypersonic Applications
Andrew Hinkle
PhD student, Aerospace Engineering (2019 NASA Space Technology Research Fellow)
Research topic: Impact of particle-laden flows on planetary entry aerothermodynamics.
Rohan Sharma
PhD student, Aerospace Engineering (also aerospace engineer at Boeing)
Research topic: Aircraft design exploration with machine learning.
Kyle Worden
PhD student, Aerospace Engineering (2020 Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellow)
Research topic: Directed Energy Radiation Interactions with Hypersonic Applications
Undergraduate Researchers
Adam Boland
Senior B.Sc. (Spring 2023) and admitted PhD student (Summer 2023), Aerospace Engineering
Research topic: Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties in Computational Modeling of Hypersonic Systems
Dominic Zanti
Senior B.Sc. (Spring 2023) and admitted PhD student (Summer 2023), Aerospace Engineering
Research topic: Quantification of Margins and Uncertainties in Computational Modeling of Hypersonic Systems
Alumni
PhD Students
9. Mario Santos
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2021)
Current position: Design Configuration Engineer, Boeing Research and Technology
8. Aaron Erb
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2020)
Current position: Aerospace Engineer, Vehicle Analysis Branch, NASA Langley Research Center
7. Martin Di Stefano
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2020)
Current position: Senior R&D Aeronautical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories
6. Aslihan Vuruskan
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2019)
Current position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Florida Polytechnic University.
5. Paul Friz
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2019)
Current position: Aerospace Engineer, Vehicle Analysis Branch, NASA Langley Research Center
4. Andrew Brune
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2016)
Current position: Aerospace Engineer, Structural and Thermal Systems Branch, NASA Langley Research Center
3. Thomas West
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2015)
Current position: Aerospace Engineer, Vehicle Analysis Branch, NASA Langley Research Center
2. Harsheel Shah
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2015)
Current position: IoT Analytics Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.
1. Yi Zhang
(PhD in Aerospace Engineering, 2012)
Current position: Modeling Engineer at Corning Inc.
M.Sc. Students
7. John Schaefer
(M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, 2015)
Current position: Aerospace Engineer, Boeing Research and Technology
6. Joe-Ray Gramanzini
(M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, 2015)
Current position: Aerodynamics Engineer, Boeing Research and Technology
5. Andrew Brune
(M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, 2013)
Current position: Aerospace Engineer, Structural and Thermal Systems Branch, NASA Langley Research Center
4. Thomas West
(M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, 2012)
Current position: Aerospace Engineer, Vehicle Analysis Branch, NASA Langley Research Center
3. Daoru Han
(M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, 2011)
Current position: Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Missouri S&T.
2. Srikanth Adya
(M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, 2010)
Current position: LST Support Engineer, ANSYS Inc.
1. Benjamin Bettis
(M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, 2010)
Current position: Manager of Aerodynamics Engineering, SpaceX