University of Virginia, PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2016-2020)

Penn State, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2012-2016)
 

Meghan's research is gravo-aeroelastically scaling wind turbine blade for sub-scale testing of highly flexible rotor blades.

University of Virginia, PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2019-present)

University of Virginia, MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2018)

University of Maryland, BS in Aerospace Engineering (2014)

During Spencer’s undergraduate years at UMD, he worked with Dr. Alison Flatau on the development of bio-inspired magneto strictive flow sensors. His first project at University of Virginia was in collaboration with Rolls-Royce and focused on the development of an anti-icing system for inlet guide vanes. After acquiring a NASA fellowship, Stebbins switched his focus to understanding the aerodynamic impact of highly three-dimensional, scallop-shaped ice accretions on modern swept-wings near stall through the use of computational fluid dynamics. This project has him collaborating with NASA, ONERA, Boeing, FAA, University of Washington, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Wichita State University. Now, while continuing to work on his PhD, Spencer works for Advanced Development Programs at Lockheed Martin in Palmdale, CA as an Aerospace Engineer specializing in CFD.

University of Virginia, Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2020)

University of Virginia, B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2015)

Edem completed his Ph.D. in mechanical & aerospace engineering working on a project funded by Rolls-Royce North America Inc., and under the mentorship of Dr. Eric Loth. His research focused on aerospace icing and icephobic surfaces, and aimed at studying icing physics (impact/aerospace ice and static ice), ranging from accretion on small samples and icephobic coatings to adhesion measurement. He is now involved in various projects with a focus on fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, aerodynamics, and controls.

University of Virginia, PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2021-present)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, M.S. in Aeronautics (2020)

North Carolina Central University, B.S. in Biology and Pharmaceutical Science (minor: Chemistry) (2016)

De'Ajree will help to develop an underwater system to extract energy from rivers using oscillating hydrofoils entitled “Bio-Inspired Renewable Energy (BIRE) for Highly-Efficient Low-cost Riverine Hydrokinetics". The overall project is led by Prof. Hilary Bart-Smith, which includes several institutions and is a part of the SHARKS program. 

Kevin's research includes computational and experimental modeling of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWTs) and assessment of mountain-based wind energy in Virginia.

University of Virginia, PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2021-present)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach), MS in Mechanical Engineering (2016)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach), BS in Aerospace Engineering (2014)

Darryl is currently researching micro-scale cooling solutions for power electronics. His work includes microchannel modeling, nanostructure modeling, slip flow modeling, and CFD analysis. He is also studying the effects of slip inducing nanostructures and microchannel shape optimization.

University of Virginia, PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2020-present)

University of Virginia, BS in Mechanical Engineering (2020)

Michael is currently a member of the Segmented Outboard Articulating Rotor (SOAR) project working on models to estimate blade pitch rate and acceleration limits for extreme scale wind turbines. He is also currently working aerodynamic blade and flap design for extreme scale wind turbines. His other research interests include wind turbine farm optimization through machine learning.

University of Virginia, PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2021-present)

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, BS in Mechanical Engineering (2019)

Cesar is a detail-oriented Mechanical Engineer with 2+ years of experience in the automotive brake manufacturing industry and is currently working on the Inertial Particle Separator project at FRIL, where he is researching improvements on particle separation efficiency for jet engine inlets.

Rishab is an undergraduate aerospace engineering student assisting on the Inertial Particle Separator project where he is researching experimental methods on improving particle separation efficiencies for jet engines.

Ethan is a fourth-year mechanical engineering student working to increase the efficiency of Compressed Air Energy Storage by experimentally testing simulations performed by Darryl Jennings. He also assists Michael Jeong with data collection and analysis on behalf of the Bio-Inspired Renewable Energy project, which generates clean energy from river currents using a reciprocating hydrofoil.

I am a 3rd year Aerospace Engineering student. I am a new Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Fluids Research and Innovation Laboratory (FRIL). So far, I have researched the mathematical relationships involved in duplicating the flow regime of a real-life river using the water channel; I have analyzed Free Surface Effects using a Passive Turbulence Grid and further conducted in-depth video analysis on the Free Surface. I am also involved in processing calculations and analyzing data resulting from using a Hotwire Probe at various open-channel flow speeds.