Group Members
Principal Investigator
Ping He
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Iowa State University
Students
Christian Psenica
Ph.D. Student
B.S., Iowa State University
Research Topic:
Aerothermal optimization for eVTOL aircraft
Gage Harris
Ph.D. Student
B.S., Iowa State University
Research Topic:
Control co-Design Optimization of Space Systems
Heyecan Koyuncuoglu
Ph.D. Student
B.S., Middle East Technical University
Research Topic:
Wing-propeller Aerodynamic Optimization
Lean Fang
Ph.D. Student
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China
M.S., Lehigh University
Research Topic:
Unsteady Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Seth Zoppelt
Ph.D. Student
B.S., College of Charleston
Research Topic:
Aerostructural Optimization of Aircraft Propellers
Zilong Li
Ph.D. Student
B.S., Wuhan University of Science and Technology
M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Predictive Reduced-order Modeling
Christian Psenica
Undergraduate Research Assistant (02/2023 to 05/2024)
Research topic -Conjugate heat transfer optimization
First stop - PhD student with Dr. Ping He at ISU
Khanh Hoang
M.S. Student (01/2023 to 05/2024)
Research topic - Aerostructural optimization of high aspect ratio wings
First stop -
Sherly Hattasanjaya
M.S. Student (07/2023 to 05/2024)
Research topic -Data-driven wing aerodynamic optimization
First stop - Missouri Department of Transportation
Matthew Mehrtens
Undergraduate Research Assistant (08/2021 to 05/2023)
Research topic -Wing Aerodynamic Optimization
First stop - PhD student with Dr. Brandon Runnels at ISU
Nicholas Goeckner
Undergraduate Research Assistant (01/2023 to 12/2023)
Research topic -Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization
First stop -
Emma Pautler
NSF LAUNCH-UAS program student (05/2023 to 08/2023)
Research topic - Coupled wing shape and planform optimization
First stop - MS student at Virginia Tech
Usama Toman
MS Student (11/2022 to 08/2023)
Thesis - Aerostructural optimization of UAV propellers
First stop -
Benjamin Olsen
Undergraduate Research Assistant (05/2023 to 08/2023)
Research topic -Wind Turbine Aerodynamic Optimization
First stop -
Andrew Thomas
Undergraduate Research Assistant (09/2020 to 05/2022)
Research topic - Building optimization GUI
First stop - Aerodynamics Engineer at Textron Aviation
Robert Santiago
Undergraduate Research Assistant (06/2021 to 05/2023)
Research topic - Wing aerodynamic optimization
First stop - Structures Stress Engineer at Boeing
Helen Hu
NSF LAUNCH-UAS program student (05/2022 to 08/2022)
Research topic - Effect of mesh density on UAV optimization
First stop - Ph.D. at Georgia Tech
Priscilla Pak
NSF LAUNCH-UAS program student (05/2022 to 08/2022)
Research topic - Impact of planform variable on wing optimization
First stop - Ph.D. at UT Austin
Sharice Locke
Undergraduate Research Assistant (08/2021 to 12/2021)
Research topic - Airfoil aerodynamic optimization
First stop - CFD Engineer at Emerson
Kiet Tuong Tran
Undergraduate Research Assistant (09/2020 to 08/2021)
Research topic - Unsteady aerodynamic optimization
First stop - Ph.D. with Prof. Liming Xiong at ISU
Catherine Canfield
NSF LAUNCH-UAS program student (05/2021 to 08/2021)
Research topic - Impact of gradient accuracy on optimization
First stop - Education Associate at the Boston Museum of Science
Joaquin Matticoli
Undergraduate Research Assistant (08/2020 to 05/2021)
Research topic - Wind turbine aerodynamic optimization
First stop - M.S. at Georgia Tech
Kyle Neidermeier
Undergraduate Research Assistant (08/2020 to 05/2021)
Research topic - Compressor aerodynamic optimization
First stop - Heat Transfer Engineer at QuEST Defense
Tarith Samson
Undergraduate Research Assistant (08/2020 to 05/2021)
Research topic - Wing aerodynamic optimization
First stop - M.S. at Purdue
Adam Bodenham
Undergraduate Research Assistant (08/2020 to 12/2020)
Research topic - Structural design optimization
First stop - Structural Analysis Engineer at Spirit Aerosystems