Ph.D. Candidate
Luisa graduated Summa Cum Laude from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil in Mechanical Engineering where she worked as a research assistant, teaching assistant, and member of student organizations. She also spent a year as an engineering intern at Embraer's vibration and acoustic team, where she gathered experience in technological development and vibration and acoustic assessment on commercial aviation aircraft.
Contact Information
- Office Location: Hudson 177
- Email Address: luisa.piccolo.serafim@duke.edu
Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Research Interests
Luisa is a Ph.D. student at Professor Earl Dowell's lab and is currently working on analytical implementation and computational models to assess high-speed flows and fluid-solid-thermal interactions considering structural and aerodynamic nonlinearities.