2016 Graduates

Name: Ryan Callahan
University/Date: University of Virginia, May 2016
Degree: PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Goyne
Thesis Topic: Strut Fuel Injector Penetration and Mixing Enhancement for a Dual-Mode Scramjet
Present Position: Working on starting own business, Hampton Roads, Virginia

Name: Maxwell DePiro
University/Date: Old Dominion University, May 2016
Degree: MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Drew Landman
Thesis Topic: Long-Term Quantitative Study of Wind-Tunnel Balance Calibrations Across Multiple Calibration Systems
Present Position: Systems Engineer, Integrated Fighter Group, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Name: Solomon Gebreyohannes
University/Date: North Carolina A&T University, December 2016
Degree: PhD in Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. William Edmonson
Thesis Topic: Mathematical Foundation of MBSE: Formal Requirements Management
Present Position: 

Name: Christopher Jones
University/Date: Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2016
Degree: PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wilhite
Thesis Topic: Risk-Value Optimization of Performance and Cost for Propellant Production on Mars
Present Position: Space Mission Analysis Branch, NASA’s Langley Research Center

Name: Duminda Kankanamge
University/Date: Hampton University, December 2016
Degree: PhD in Planetary Science
Advisor: Dr. William Moore
Thesis Topic: Heat Transport in the Madean Mantle: from Heat Pipes to Plates
Present Position: Applying to Post-Doctoral Opportunities

Name: Mark McElroy, Jr.
University/Date: North Carolina State University, December 2016
Degree: PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Fuh Gwo Yuan
Thesis Topic: An Enriched Shell Finite Element for Progressive Damage Simulation in Composite Laminates
Present Position: Aerospace Engineer, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Name: August Noevere
University/Date: Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2016
Degree: PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wilhite
Thesis Topic: Rapid Determination of Mass and Stiffness Distribution on Primary Skin-Stiffener Structures
Present Position: Aerospace Engineer, Collier Research Corporation, Newport News, Virginia

Name: Ben Phillips
University/Date: Old Dominion University, August 2016
Degree: PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Drew Landman
Thesis Topic: Design of Experiments Enhanced Statistical Process Control for Wind Tunnel Check Standard Testing
Present Position: Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch, NASA’s Langley Research Center

Name: Matthew Simon
University/Date: Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2016
Degree: PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Alan Wilhite
Thesis Topic: Evaluation and Automation of Space Habitat Interior Layouts
Present Position: Space Mission Analysis Branch, NASA’s Langley Research Center