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Doug is an associate professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering working on improving aircraft design and optimization methods. His research areas focus on computational methods ranging from potential flow to full RANS CFD for both 2D and 3D modeling and optimization. These research efforts are currently directed towards supporting the improved aircraft efficiency interests of NASA and the Air Force Research Lab as well as the rapid design and optimization needs of the emerging drone industry. Doug also has a strong interest in studying unsteady flows as they pertain to flapping flight.

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Troy graduated with his bachelor's degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in May of 2019. He is currently pursuing his PhD in aerospace engineering. His research supports a NASA University leadership Initiative focused on adaptive aerostructures for civil supersonic aircraft. This research involves developing and utilizing low-fidelity aerodynamic codes to explore the effects of an aircraft’s equivalent-area distribution on its perceived loudness at the ground. Troy has worked previously as an undergraduate laboratory assistant in Utah State University's Experimental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and Aerolab.

Spencer is a mechanical engineering PhD student. His research focuses on low-fidelity aerodynamic modelling of bio-inspired aircraft. 

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Nathan completed undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Aircraft Maintenance. He joined the AeroLab for his Master's work and developed adjoint-based sensitivities for the lab's MachLine panel code.

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Steve earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah. He has worked in the aerospace industry for 13 years, testing actuation systems and performing aerodynamic design, modeling, and analysis for turbines and nozzles of jet engines. He is currently working on the design of hypersonic vehicles and transitioning tested prototypes to manufacturing. He is also pursuing a PhD in aerospace engineering at Utah State University. 

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Benjamin is a Master's student studying Aerospace Engineering and is currently working on trajectory optimization. 

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Amanda is currently a Master's student pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in aerodynamics and aerospace. She began working in the lab as an undergraduate student investigating the optimal dihedral distribution of a wing in ground effect. Her Master's research is a continuation of this project.

Kathle is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying Mechanical Engineering. He is currently working on the BIRE project, where his focus is on utilizing FlightStream to develop an aerodynamic model for analyzing the the aerodynamics of the BIRE aircraft.  

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Ashton is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying mechanical engineering with a minor in unmanned aerial systems and electrical engineering. Ashton is a part of the BIRE project and works on flight simulation and flight testing.

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Jeremiah is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying mechanical engineering. Jeremiah is working as part of the AFX Hypersonics Team. He is mainly responsible for the development of the convective heating model.

Conner is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying mechanical engineering. He is currently working with NASA on the GoSwift project, studying morphing aircraft geometries and their application for supersonic boom mitigation.

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Logan is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying mechanical engineering. He works on the AFX Hypersonics Grant. He is focused on development of convective heating modeling. 

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Jacob is an undergraduate student at Utah State University in the mechanical engineering program with an emphasis in aerospace engineering. Jacob is involved in research focused on optimally modifying hypersonic waveriders for complete flight trajectories.   

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Zach is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying Mechanical Engineering. Zach is involved in research under the EURS program studying the aerodynamics of fighter aircraft.

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Jackson is an undergraduate student at Utah State University studying Mechanical Engineering. Jackson is involved in research under the EURP program studying how to pair low-fidelity structures and aerodynamic codes to create a tool to model aeroelasticity.

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Spencer is an undergraduate student at Utah State University, pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He currently works as an Undergrad Research Assistant.

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Brinton is an undergraduate student at Utah State University, pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Aerospace Engineering. He received an Associate in Science for Pre-Engineering, an Associate in Pre-Engineering focusing on Civil/Mechanical Engineering, and a Minor in Physics while at Utah Valley University. Brinton is part of the EURP program, conducting research on optimizing lift distribution and flight formation to minimize induced drag.