MSAE Project and Thesis Reports 2026
Abhi Srinath
Effects of Nozzle Geometry on PDRE Flow and Flexible Ceramics [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Alejandro Nava
Vision-Aided, GPS-Resilient Autoland for Small Fixed-Wing UAS [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Maria Chierichetti
Mathias Joel Guillen
Computational Analysis of Shock-Boundary-Layer Interaction Mitigation in Rocket Nozzles
Using Porous Bleed Geometry [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Daeyoon Lee
Comparative CEA and CFD Analysis of Detonation Propagation in a Pulse Detonation Engine [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Danny Tao
Computational Analysis of a Dual Throat Nozzle for Fluidic Thrust Vectoring
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Destiny M. Hernadi
Neural Network-Based Prediction for Autonomous Stationkeeping in Low Lunar Orbit under
Mascon Perturbations
Advisor: Dr. Jeanine Hunter
Edward Choi
Mission Architecture and Orbital Coverage Analysis for a Lunar PNT System
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Edwin Christhuraj
Development of a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Simulation Framework for Small
Satellites in Low Earth Orbit [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Hrithik S. Parmaj
Damage Detection in Aerospace I-Section Beams Using Modal and Curvature-Based SHM
Techniques
Advisor: Dr. Maria Chierichetti
Jose Jaime Esquivel Patricio
SpartanSat: Design and Validation of a CubeSat Imaging System for Lunar Navigation [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Ali Guarneros-Luna
Kendrick Wong
Development of an Energy Spectrum Measurement Deployment Device for a CubeSat [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Majd A Alhakim
Analysis of Oblique Shock Waves Over a Supersonic Aircraft Nose with Emphasis on Stagnation
Pressure and Entropy Change [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Matteen Tabrizi
Comparative CFD Analysis of Conventional and Blended Winglets for a Subsonic Electric
Regional Aircraft Wing [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Michael J. Korens
A Low-Cost Camera-Lidar UAV Subsystem for Accessible Terrain-Surveying and Data Analytics [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Ali Guarneros-Luna
Nicholas S. Riabtchenko
Prediction and Analysis of Mixed Flow Properties of Turbofan Engines with Different
Afterburning Configurations Using Artificial Intelligence Models [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Ralph R. Elias
Shape Memory Alloy-Augmented Thermal Protection Systems for Hypersonic Re-entry Vehicles [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Ramon Medina
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
Surya Balahanumappa Shivakumar
The Design and Testing of a Thrust Vector Control System for Model Rockets [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos
Svitlana Kuklenko
Electrodynamic Tether Pump-Down and Invariant Manifold Transit in the Jupiter-Io System:
A pre-Phase A Trajectory Feasibility Study [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Derek Lang
Utku Karhan
Design and Optimization of Magnetorquer Coil for a 2U CubeSat [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Ali Guarneros-Luna
Wilber A. Mendez Vides
Data-Driven Flow Field Prediction and Generation for Airfoils Using Artificial Intelligence
Models [pdf]
Advisor: Dr. Yawo Ezunkpe
