Students

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