
Faculty

Jonathan F. MacArt
- Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Office: 369 Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering
- Email: jmacart@nd.edu
- Phone: +1 (574) 631-6676
- Curriculum Vitae
- Google Scholar
Postdoctoral Scholars
None currently
Graduate Students

Nathan Ziems
Project: Shock-coupled combustion modeling
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Indianapolis (2024)
Joined: Winter 2025

Mikolaj Kryger
Project: Second-order continuum modeling of hypersonic flows
- B.E. Aerospace Engineering, University College of Swansea, UK (2023)
Joined: Winter 2024

J. Jacobowitz
Project: High-speed turbulent combustion modeling and control
- B.E. Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science, The Cooper Union (2022)
Joined: Winter 2023

Priyesh Rajesh Kakka
Project: Multiscale turbulent combustion modeling
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras (2020)
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Mumbai (2016)
Joined: Winter 2021

Ashish Nair
Project: Deep learning-augmented nonequilibrium flow predictions
- M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (2021)
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, R.V. College of Engineering (2018)
Joined: Summer 2021
Undergraduate Students
Saif Elmaleh, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2026)
Project: AMR-based Embedded DNS
Jonah Ikeda, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2026)
Project: Embedded Optimization of Machine Learning Manifolds
Postdoctoral Alumni
Katherine Pielemeier, 2023-2024
Graduate Alumni
Xuemin Liu, PhD, 2024
Dissertation Title: Active Control of Laminar and Turbulent Flows using Adjoint-based Machine Learning
Matthew McHugh, MS, 2022
Current Position: Mechanical Engineer, Applied Materials Inc., Kalispell, MT
Undergraduate Alumni
Conrad Delgado, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2023-2024
Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Katherine Fink, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2021-2022
Current Position: Energy & Propulsion Research Engineer, Boeing
Visiting Alumni
Ludovico Nista, Visiting Student Research Collaborator (RWTH Aachen University), 2022