Undergraduate Researchers

  • Akshay Ashok (B.S. '09, now at MIT)
    • Program: SURF 2008, AAE 490 Fall 2008
    • Topic: PIC/MCC Simulation of Co-axial RF Thruster
    • Publication: A. Ashok, W. Stein, and A. Alexeenko, "Numerical Investigation of Power Transmission Efficiency in a RF Plasma," AIAA Paper 2009-1383, 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 5-8, 2009.
    • Graduate Mentor: Ben Stein
  • Lauren Cerverelle (ChemE; SURF '09)
    • Topic: Mesh Generation and DSMC Modeling for Freeze-Drying Condenser Design
    • Graduate Mentor: Arnab Ganguly
  • Devon Parkos (B.S. AAE '11)
    • Program: SURF 2010, DURIP Fall 2010, AAE 490 Fall 2011
    • Topic: ESBGK Modeling of MEMS High-g Accelerometers
    • Publication: D. Parkos, N. Raghunathan, V. Ayyaswamy, A. Alexeenko, D. Peroulis, "Near-Contact Damping Model and Dynamic Response of Microbeams under High-g Loads", IEEE 24th International Conference on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS 2011), January 23-27, 2011.
    • Graduate Mentor: Venkattraman Ayyaswamy
  • Brian Clegg (B.S. AAE'11)
    • Program: AAE 490 Spring 2011
    • Topic: Aerodynamics of Sputnik-1
    • Presentation: “The Flight of Sputnik 1”, AIAA Reg. III Student Conf., Dayton, OH, April 2, 2011.
  • Michael Zachman (B.S. Physics)
    • Program: SURF 2011
    • Topic: Analysis of Balloon Platform for MEMS Switch Testing
    • Graduate Mentor: Marat Kulakhmetov
  • Di Huang (B.S. AAE 2012)
    • Program: AAE 490 Spring 2012
    • Topic: Design of Transparent Vacuum Chamber
    • Graduate Mentor: Tony Cofer
  • Kaizad Raimalwala
    • Program: AAE 490 Spring 2012
    • Topic: Mesh Generation and CFD Modeling of Freeze-Drying Chamber
    • Graduate Mentor: Arnab Ganguly
    • Topic: Design and Fabrication of Orifice Micropropulsion Test Device
    • Graduate Mentor: Tony Cofer
  • Brett Hiller (University of Arkansas)
    • Program: SROP 2012
    • Topic: Analysis of Microbeam Dynamics
    • Graduate Mentor: Venkattraman Ayyaswamy
  • Bill O'Neil (B.S. AAE'12)
    • Program: AAE 490 Fall 2012
    • Topic: Measurement of Knudsen Force Generated by a Thermoelectric Device
    • Graduate Mentor: Tony Cofer
  • Andrew Cox
    • Program: AAE490 Spring 2013
    • Topic: Low-Pressure Flow Visualization
  • Michael King
    • Program: AAE490 Spring 2013
    • Topic: Thermal Valve for Micropropulsion
  • Andrew Strongrich
    • Program: AAE490 Spring 2013
    • Topic: Measurement of Knudsen Force at Various Geometries
  • Saagar Unadkat
    • Program: AAE490 Spring 2013
    • Topic: Calibration of Thrust Stand for Nano-Newton Range
  • Alix Crandell
    • Program: AAE490 Fall 2013
    • Topic: Design of Micrometrology Vacuum Stage
    • Graduate Mentor: Drew Strongrich
  • Nuraziz Maikiev
    • Program: AAE490 Fall 2013
    • Topic: CFD of Vapor Flow in Freeze-Dryer
    • Graduate Mentor: Nikhil Varma
  • Kate Fowee
    • Program: SURF 2014
    • Topic: Micronozzle performance measurement using microNewton thrust stand
    • Graduate Mentor: Drew Strongrich
  • Kudzu Ahegbebu
    • Program: SURF 2015
    • Topic: Field-emission plasma simulations and online tool
    • Graduate Mentor: Siva Tholeti
    • NCN User Conference, Director's choice poster award
  • Stan Karpuk
    • Program: SURF 2015
    • Topic: LyoCalculator online tool development
    • #1 tool on PharmaHUB.org for May 2015-April 2016
  • Aaron Pikus
    • Program: NCN SURF 2015
    • Topic: DSMC Modeling of Knudsen Forces in Nano/Microsystems
    • Graduate Mentor: Israel Sebastiao
    • Birck Nanotechnology Center undergraduate research symposium, 2nd place best poster award
    • Publication: Aaron Pikus, Israel Sebastiao, Andrew Strongrich, Alina Alexeenko, "DSMC Simulation of Microstructure Actuation by Knudsen Thermal Force", APS DFD 2015.
    • Publication: Andrew D Strongrich, Aaron J Pikus, Israel B Sebastiao, Dimitrios Peroulis, Alina A Alexeenko, "Low-pressure gas sensor exploiting the Knudsen thermal force: DSMC modeling and experimental validation", IEEE MEMS 2016.
  • Sebastian Camilo Mendoza Rinkon (Colciencias Fellow)
    • Program: Purdue-Cociencias 2016
  • Emily Schultz (FEMTA)
  • Connor Vickers (FEMTA)
  • Evan Liechty (LyoHUB)