• Purpose of research: obtain aerodynamic measurements of hypersonic vehicle based on its aeroelastic deformations applied by hypersonic aerodynamic loads.• Analyze the aerothermo-optical effects from aerothermodynamic Mach 5 flow on digital image correlation (DIC).• Analyze the fluid-structure interaction of slender hypersonic wind tunnel models subjected to complex hypersonic flow fields, especially in cases of store separation and cavity flows.• Conduct various design iterations by coupling CFD and FEA solvers in ANSYS Fluent and ANSYS Mechanical.• Numerically analyze Mach 5 flow over IC3X model in wind-tunnel conditions.• Apply user-defined functions in C++ to model the incoming walls’ boundary layer and apply it to the commercial ANSYS Fluent CFD software.• Re-create a cad drawing of the entire wind-tunnel set-up for complete, realistic CFD analysis of the shock wave boundary layer interactions with the model and support structure.• Fabricate elastic wind-tunnel model, set up support structures and optical diagnostics, calibrate pressure-sensitive paint, install strain gauges on model, and gather data from Mach 5 wind tunnel at UT Austin.

• Lead the congregation in worship and accompany the church choir every Sunday. • Perform the musical works of J.S. Bach, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and many more.• Compose new music for the choir/musicians to perform.• Organize and play major works of music for both Christmas and Easter performances.• Direct the contemporary worship band in the afternoon service.

• Imported NACA0012 contours and executed AutoCAD to non-dimensionalize parameters.• Generated high-fidelity spatial discretization around the airfoil. • Used ANSYS Fluent to validate published results on transonic shockwave buffeting of a NACA0012 airfoil. • Initiated the application of ANSYS Fluent code at University of Michigan’s high-performance computer clusters (Great Lakes Cluster).

• Conducted a literature review of all past and present research on numerical simulations and experimental results of wing morphing and variable camber morphing on airfoils.• Wrote C++ code to generate the user-defined function for dynamically altering the mesh of the deforming NACA0012 airfoil.• Validated the applicability of ANSYS Fluent software by comparing numerical results of airfoil hysteresis loops and pitching loops to published experimental data.• Published data in an Honors Thesis format.

• Assisted in scheduling and hosting one-on-one tours• Hosted Explore UH events• Volunteered for Cougar Preview• Developed and carry out several touch points to prospective students via email• Developed recruitment processes for outreach to prospective Engineering students. • Assisted in developing relationships between the Cullen College of Engineering and high schools in Houston area. • Maintained constant communication with prospective students, college advisors, and Cullen College of Engineering Scholarship awardees.• https://giveto.uh.edu/get-involved/volunteer/advancement-ambassadors/benjamin-diaz-villa/

• Managed all the positive displacement meters and their accessories used in the measurement of liquid hydrocarbons. • Reviewed all CFD analysis on the flow of hydrocarbons in these meters, and visited TechnipFMC’s flow laboratory in Erie, Pennsylvania.• Comprehensively compared technical attributes and data of our products against all types of meters on the market. • Wrote technical recommendations based on the data collected. • Was a key contributor to the creation of a new project proposal.

• Organized a competition called the High School Offshore and Technology Stars Challenge. • Managed the circuitry competition among 12 high school groups interested in the STEM field. • Generated various breadboard circuitry schematics in advance for the competition.