Principal Investigator

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

Yue Hao
Project: Turbulent channel flow wall modeling
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2025)
Joined: Summer 2025
Graduate Students

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

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
Liam Wood, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2026)
Project: Simulation and Control of Flapping Airfoils
Mary Titterton, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2027)
Postdoctoral Alumni
Katherine Pielemeier, 2023-2024
Graduate Alumni
Nathan Ziems, MS, 2025
Currently: Research Specialist, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Priyesh Kakka, PhD, 2025
Dissertation Title: Deep Learning Augmentation of Turbulent Premixed Flame Simulations
Currently: ML Research Engineer, Synopsis, Pittsburgh, PA
Xuemin Liu, PhD, 2024
Dissertation Title: Active Control of Laminar and Turbulent Flows using Adjoint-based Machine Learning
Currently: AI Research Engineer, Shanghai, China
Matthew McHugh, MS, 2022
Currently: 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
Tom Hickling, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar (University of Oxford), 2025
Den Waidmann, Visiting Student Researcher (University of Oxford), 2025
Ludovico Nista, Visiting Student Researcher (RWTH Aachen University), 2022