2015 Graduates

Name: Donato Girolamo
University/Date: North Carolina State University, December 2015
Degree: MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Fuh Gwo Yuan
Thesis Topic: Design and Development of a Contactless Laser-Based Automated Nondestructive Evaluation (CLANDE) System for Metallic and Composite Structures
Present Position: Blade Integrity Engineer, Siemens Wind Power A/S, Denmark

Name: Mohammad Harb
University/Date: North Carolina State University, August 2015
Degree: PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Fuh Gwo Yuan
Thesis Topic: Damage Imaging in Metallic and Composite Structures Using Scanning Air-Coupled and Laser Ultrasound
Present Position: Material and Processing Engineer, Mooney International Corporation, Kerrville, Texas

Name: Jiaze He
University/Date: North Carolina State University, August 2015
Degree: PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Fuh Gwo Yuan
Thesis Topic: Time-Reversal Based Array Damage Imaging in Structural Health Monitoring
Present Position: 

Name: Duncan McGillivray
University/Date: University of Virginia, May 2015
Degree: PhD in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Mool Gupta
Thesis Topic: Metamaterials for 2-D Microwave Imaging
Present Position: 

Name: Kelsey Mitchell
University/Date: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, May 2015
Degree: MS in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Chris Fuller
Thesis Topic: Broadband Acoustic Liner Optimization Study Using Novel Metamaterials
Present Position: Control Systems Engineer, Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services, Ltd., Birmingham, England

Name: Nicole Ogden
University/Date: North Carolina A&T University, December 2015
Degree: MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Dr. William Edmonson
Thesis Topic: 
Present Position: Intern, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California, and PhD Candidate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Name: Juliette Pardue
University/Date: Old Dominion University, May 2015
Degree: MS in Computer Science
Advisor: Dr. Andrey Chernikov
Thesis Topic: 
Present Position: PhD Candidate, Old Dominion University

Name: Jesse Quinlan
University/Date: University of Virginia, August 2015
Degree: PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. James McDaniel
Thesis Topic: Flamelet/Progress Variable Modeling for a Dual-Mode Scramjet Combustor
Present Position: Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch, NASA’s Langley Research Center

Name: Mathew Thomas
University/Date: Old Dominion University, May 2015
Degree: MS in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Drew Landman
Thesis Topic: Thrust Prediction for a Rotor Operating in a Ship Airwake
Present Position: Engineer, Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, Fort Eustis, Virginia

Name: Amy Thornhill
University/Date: Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2015
Degree: MS in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wilhite
Thesis Topic: Attitude Determination Using the Miniature Inertial Measurement Unit on SAGE III ISS
Present Position: Flight Software Systems Branch, NASA’s Langley Research Center

Name: Kenneth Toro
University/Date: Old Dominion University, December 2015
Degree: PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Drew Landman
Thesis Topic: Uncertainty Estimates and Prediction Interval Development for Internal Strain Gage Balance Calibration Systems
Present Position: System Engineering and Engineering Methods Branch, NASA’s Langley Research Center

Name: Craig Ungaro
University/Date: University of Virginia, August 2015
Degree: PhD in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Mool Gupta
Thesis Topic: Control of Optical Properties of Surfaces for Improved Solar Thermophotovoltaic Systems
Present Position: 

Name: Erik Viken
University/Date: Georgia Institute of Technology, December 2015
Degree: MS in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Dmitri Mavris
Thesis Topic: Learn to Fly (L2F) Efficient Wind Tunnel Testing Methods
Present Position: 

Name: Samuel Wald
University/Date: Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2015
Degree: MS in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wilhite
Thesis Topic: A Parametric Model of Integrated Advanced Technology Applications for Long Duration Transit Habitats
Present Position: PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Name: Dennis Waldron
University/Date: University of Virginia, May 2015
Degree: PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Mool Gupta
Thesis Topic: Quantum Dot Luminescent Solar Concentrators
Present Position: Engineer, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland