Design and evaluate UAV conceptsStudy aerodynamic performance to optimize designs using MDODevelop testing and validation methods

- Performed experiments, calibrations, and corrections of closed loop, subsonic wind tunnel to study aerodynamic characteristics of airfoil and aircraft models- Improved test results by analyzing flow quality, tunnel turbulence factor, boundary layer characteristic, solid and wake blockage - Developed written user manual for future operators

- Coordinated and guided students through several Capstone projects; responsibilities including designing parts and assembly on Solidworks, conducting FEA analysis on ANSYS Fluent, and then performing rapid prototyping on an industrial 3D printer- Assisted students with homework and course materials- Produced videos of example problem on YouTube for Flight Mechanics and Aerospace Structures courses to help students with problem solving techniques

- Set up and conducted experiments to study combustion characteristics of biofuel blends- Developed new experimental procedures to improve safety and efficiency of the testing - Extracted and analyzed large amount of recorded data using Microsoft Excel VBA to investigate flame properties- Published one ASME conference paper: “Hot surface ignition properties of Jet-A/Canola Methyl Ester blends in a constant volume chamber”

- Assessed the behavior of engineering structures by building mathematical model on MATLAB- Improved software code for a damper test machine to study damping characteristics and service life of test specimens- Published one paper: “A supervised outlier analysis for risk assessment in composite wing structures”