MSAE Project & Thesis Reports: 2025
Alicia S. Palmerin Jimenez
Refining Reaction Mechanisms to Enhance Combustion Efficiency in Scramjet Propulsion
Systems [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Aaron M. Do
Design of a 3D Printed, Man-portable, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Andrew D. Gasser
Influence of Flow Disruptors on the Performance of Piezoelectric Cantilever Beams
for Energy Harvesting Through CFD Analysis [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Edoardo Rubino
Anushree Gharat
Effect of Shimming on Fatigue Life [pdf]
Advisor: Prof. Maria Chierichetti
Atharva Sawant
Analysis of Cluster Engine Instabilities and Plume Characteristics [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Baraa W. Al-Sammarraie
Optimizing Blunt Nose Cone Designs and Canard Placements for Military Missiles to
Mitigate Shockwave Interference [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Bohdan O. Wesely
Multi-Pass Aerocapture Approach for Orbital Insertion [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Perikilis Papadapolous
Carlos Pagan
CFD Analysis of a Viscous Optimized Conical Wave Rider in the Martian Atmosphere [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Christopher J. Hernandez
Development of a Solar Array Deployment Mechanism for a CubeSat [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Dan Orteza
Investigating Mach 4 Un-Start Dynamics and Experimental Validation in a Supersonic
Wind Tunnel [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Ethan Chang
Vibrational Analysis of 3D Printed Structures for Ideal Characteristics [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Maria Chierichetti
Ignacio D. Ramírez
Romero Static Structural Analysis of Ocean Gate's Titan Submersible: Analytical and
Numerical Comparison with Ansys [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Maria Chierichetti
Igor Eramov
Computational Modeling of Flow Separation in an Overexpanded Nozzle for a High-Speed
Flow [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Jason Nguyen
Design and Analysis for Control Moment Gyroscopes Actuator (CMG) and Testbed for Attitude
Control [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Jax A. Williams
Optimizing Thermal Protection Systems for Hypersonic Reentry: Design and Simulation
Analysis [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Jonathan Benjamin Contreras
Injector-Driven High-Frequency Combustion Instability [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Jonathan M. Sutton
Design of NOMAAD (Nimble Observant Mars Aerial Autonomous [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Maria Chierichetti
Kenneth Gorospe
Controls Systems Design of an Autonomous, Supersonic UAV [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Khiem Huu Gia Nguyen
The Design of Compact Attitude Determination Control Systems [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Luis D Jurado Soto
Integrated CFD-Based Optimization of Rocket Nose cone and Nozzle Configurations for
Enhanced Aerodynamic and Propulsive Efficiency [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Matthew A. Copeland
Crater Detection for Autonomous Lunar Approach Using Deep Learning [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Jeanine Hunter
Michael Hahn
Development of an Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) for a 1U Cubesat [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Michael Sekera
Oxidizer-Fuel Optimization For Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Osiris L. Zamudio Jr
Aerodynamic Optimization of a Sounding Rocket at Mach 1.5: Analysis of Nose Cone,
Fin, and Canard Configurations [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Sarah Hussain
Geometry Optimization for Rotating Detonation Engines [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Tomoaki M. Clark
A Theoretical Analysis on Magnetic Control Systems in Aircraft, and Spacecraft [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Vasant V. Chalemcherla
Rocket Fin Design and Optimization with Automation in Computational Fluid Dynamics [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Volodymyr Zhukov
The Extraterrestrial Particles Collector [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
