01
F1 Active Rear Wing CFD Analysis
Transient sliding-mesh CFD comparing a conventional DRS flap against Ferrari's 230° "Macarena" mechanism — revealing an aerodynamic airbrake spike during actuation invisible to steady-state analysis alone.
02
Mars Rover EDL Fuel Optimization
Constrained nonlinear optimization of entry, descent, and landing fuel consumption across normal and modified atmospheric conditions using COBYLA and SLSQP in Python.
03
Dragonfly Rotorcraft Hover Power Analysis
Momentum theory and CFD blade-drag analysis of NASA's Dragonfly octocopter, computing the true hover power needed to fly on Titan and explaining why the mission has to be "charge and hop."
04 — NUStars · NASA Student Launch
NUStars Fiberglass Composite Airframe
In-house manufactured fiberglass airframe and Von Karman nose cone through six vacuum-bagged layup iterations, validated with ANSYS FEA and CFD aerodynamic analysis.
05 — NUStars · NASA Student Launch
NUStars Onboard Video System
Aerodynamic camera housing developed from PDR through a competition flight at Huntsville, AL — capturing in-flight footage that confirmed active drag system actuation for the first time.
06 — Independent Build
High-Power Rocket Build & Launch
Solo design, build, and launch of a 3" fiberglass H-motor rocket — plus a custom altimeter system and 3D-printed nose cone mount added on top of the base kit to record real flight data.
