PI
PhD, Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2022
MS, Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2020
BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2018
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2018
Positions:
Assistant Professor, the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
PI, Rotorcraft Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics (RAA) Lab
Co-I, LaunchPad Research Center at Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE)
PhD Students
Undergraduate Students
K-12 Student Researchers
Riverfield Country Day School
Position:
High school student researcher
Research Areas:
Drone noise
Booker T Washington High School
Position:
High school student researcher
Research Areas:
Simulation framework
Alumni
Grace E. Sian-Bates (2026), Thesis: Experimental Investigation of Unsteady Rotor Aeroacoustics and Detection of Gunshot Acoustic Sources In A Recirculation-Delayed Anechoic Chamber. Publications: VFS2026, Aeromechanics2026
Molly Dolan (2026), Propeller Anechoic Chamber Measurements, now works at Boeing. Publication: Aeromechanics2026
Jay Gibson (2026), FAA Part107 drone pilot, now works at the Navy.
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