Research Interests
I am primarily interested in aerodynamics and the interactions between aerodynamic forces and material properties. I'm actively pursuing research with Professor Earl Dowell and Eric Huang on the experimental study of classic linear divergence models. When aerodynamic forces interact with a wing section, for example, there is a deflection in the wing because of the aerodynamic force generated. The deflected beam typically creates an aerodynamic scenario that amplifies the forces which in turn creates greater deflections. There are conditions at which this deflection grows exponentially, and that is called divergence. To study this experimentally, we used computational fluid dynamics (CFD), wind tunnel testing, and CAD/Mechanical prototyping to construct our experimental setups.