Henry Francis Hellmann

Bio

Henry is a Master’s student in Purdue AAE, co-advised by Professors Inseok Hwang (AAE) and Nathan Hartman (Engineering Technology). He did his undergraduate degree at Purdue in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in control systems and thermodynamics. He has internship experience with Lockheed Martin and Cummins, and was involved as a Project Director in ASME’s student chapter at Purdue. His current work involves autonomy research with rapidly manufacturable, modular drones developed in the Purdue University Digital Enterprise Center. In his free time, Henry enjoys making pizza and fashion design. 

Research Areas

Human-autonomous interaction

Multi-agent systems

Data-driven reachability theory

Education

2025 - Present: M.S. Student in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2021-2025: B.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Work Experience

2026: GNC Engineer Intern, Lockheed Martin

2024: Program Management Intern, Lockheed Martin

2023: Product Engineer Intern, Cummins

2022: Undergraduate Research Assistant: Bio-Inspired Robotics and Controls Lab

Contact

hhellman@purdue.edu