Joseph Heston is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame. In May 2020, he graduated cum laude from Gonzaga University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering with minors in applied mathematics, mathematics, and physics.
In 2024, he received a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame after completion of his candidacy work on deconvolution for the stress-wave force balance. His research interests include hydrodynamic stability and transition to turbulence in hypersonic flows, specifically nonlinear stability theories (energy method and energy gradient theory). His present work involves development and applications of the stress-wave force balance technique in ground testing facilities for hypersonic systems development.
Education
M.S., University of Notre Dame, 2024
B.S., Gonzaga University, 2020
Research Interests
- Nonlinear Transition Phenomena in Hypersonics
- Fractional Calculus
- Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
- Jet in Hypersonic Crossflow
Membership
Sorin Fellow, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture
Member, University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Member, International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry