Patrick Nguyen Huu

August 2008 – May 2010

Purdue University

M. S. Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Thesis: Langmuir Diagnostics on the LEAP Electrothermal Thruster

Advisor: Dr. Ivana Hrbud, May 2010.

September 2003 – June 2008

University of California, Irvine

Double Major: B. S, Mechanical Engineering, and B. S., Aerospace Engineering

Specializations in Propulsion and Aerodynamics Engineering

Experience

January 2014 – July 2014, Graduate Student Researcher

• Converted a gasoline driven racecar (Epsilon) to electric drive and migrated analog controller for dual motor drive system for performance testing. Supervisor: J. M. McCarthy. University of California, Irvine.

July 2012 - July 2013, Graduate Student Researcher

• Design, construction and performance testing of an analog controller for dual motor drive systems for electric racecar (Gamma). Supervisor: J. M. McCarthy. University of California, Irvine.

September 2010 – June 2011, Graduate Student Researcher

• Design and construction of ultra-high vacuum test facility to measure performance of electric thrusters. Supervisor: Dr. Manuel Gamero-Castano. University of California, Irvine.

January 2009 – May 2010, Graduate Assistant

• Design and construction of electro-thermal thruster and plasma diagnostics to evaluate performance. Supervisor: Dr. Ivana Hrbud. Purdue University.

August 2009 – December 2009, Student Assistant, Aerodynamics Laboratory

• Responsible for Wind Tunnel experiments. Supervisor: Dr. Ivana Hrbud. Purdue University.

September 2005 - March 2008

• Software support for operating systems and application installation for graduate research laboratories, Office of Information Technology, supervisor: Frank Wessel. University of California, Irvine.

Technical Skills

Manufacturing: Machining (Lathe and Milling Machine), composite assembly, electrical assembly, woodworking, sheet metal.

Computer-Aided Engineering: SolidWorks, CATIA, COMSOL, MatLab, LabView. PSpice.

Documentation: LaTex, Microsoft Office.

Publications

P. Nguyen Huu and J. M. McCarthy, “Design of an Electronic Differential for a Formula Electric Racecar,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, pp 62-66, May 12-15, 2013, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

P. Nguyen Huu and J. M. McCarthy, “Design Considerations for the High-performance Power-efficient Electric Racecar,” Proceedings of the IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, pp. 1194-1197, October 9- 12, 2012, Seoul, South Korea.

P. Nguyen Huu, S. Luu, M. Garcia, K. Chang, and L. Zaragoza, “Plasma-Assisted High Lift Systems,” Proceedings of AIAA 27th Applied Aerodynamics Conference, paper no. 2009-3943, June 22-25, 2009, San Antonio, Texas.