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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Using computational fluid dynamics and adjoint-based shape optimization to guide future aircraft design.

Mountain View, California, United States

• Developing tools and methods for efficient, high-fidelity trade studies of natural-laminar-flow configurations and applying to next-generation concepts, such as the Boeing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW).• Formulating and validating methods to efficiently include the effects of boundary-layer transition in scale-resolving HRLES simulations.• Co-lead for the development of the NASA Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (NASA TTBW).

Mountain View, California

• Investigated numerical methods for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as a developer of the Launch Ascent and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) curvilinear flow solver.• Collaborated in a team environment for the analysis of next-generation flight vehicles, including the NASA X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) and Boeing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) aircraft configurations.• Leveraged high-fidelity CFD and aerodynamic shape optimization algorithms to explore the design of… Show more • Investigated numerical methods for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as a developer of the Launch Ascent and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) curvilinear flow solver.• Collaborated in a team environment for the analysis of next-generation flight vehicles, including the NASA X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) and Boeing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) aircraft configurations.• Leveraged high-fidelity CFD and aerodynamic shape optimization algorithms to explore the design of next-generation aircraft, with a focus on natural-laminar-flow designs. Show less

Mountain View, California, United States

Investigated boundary conditions for porous walls and turbulence models to improve the predictive capability of RANS-based simulations of wind-tunnel configurations.

Kingston Ontario

• Investigated the effects of tubercles on the leading edges of turbine blades. Prepared and analyzed data for wake pressure loss and airfoil surface pressure coefficients using commercial software packages to compare with experimental results.• Analyzed the effects of planar and grid fins on the static and dynamic stability of naval missile systems.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Thesis: Development of a Transition Prediction Methodology Suitable for Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Supervisor: Dr. David W. Zingg

Master Of Applied Science (Masc), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Thesis: Implementation and Investigation of a Local Correlation-based Transition Model in a Parallel Newton-Krylov-Schur Algorithm.

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering (Bsc), Engineering Physics, Mechanical Option

Thesis: Numerical Investigation of Lattice and Planar Tail Control for Naval Missile Systems Supervisor: Dr. Xiaohua Wu