Kevin McHugh

Research Aerospace Engineer,Air Force Research Lab

Kevin was a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science at Duke University. He studied aeroelasticity under the advisement of Dr. Earl Dowell, and his current research explores large, nonlinear deflections of beams and plates. Kevin was supported by the SMART Scholarship from the Department of Defense and collaboarted with a the team of engineers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Before arriving at Duke, Kevin graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College in 2015. As an undergraduate, Kevin introduced the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lafayette to a commercial turbomachinery CFD solver, Numeca Fine Turbo. He later completed an honors thesis on an experimental study of the fundamental structures of turbulence in a transitional boundary layer flow. He also completed an internship with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 

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Education

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Lafayette College, 2015

Research Interests

Kevin was a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science at Duke University. He studied aeroelasticity under the advisement of Dr. Earl Dowell, and his current research explores large, nonlinear deflections of beams and plates. Kevin was supported by the SMART Scholarship from the Department of Defense and collaboarted with a the team of engineers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Before arriving at Duke, Kevin graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College in 2015. As an undergraduate, Kevin introduced the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lafayette to a commercial turbomachinery CFD solver, Numeca Fine Turbo. He later completed an honors thesis on an experimental study of the fundamental structures of turbulence in a transitional boundary layer flow. He also completed an internship with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.