People

Principal Investigator

Jonathan F. MacArt

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

Undergraduate Students

Mary Titterton, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2027)

Edward Couri, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2027)

Postdoctoral Alumni

Katherine Pielemeier, 2023-2024

Graduate Alumni

Ashish S. Nair, PhD 2026
Dissertation Title: Physics-Constrained Machine Learning Closures for Nonequilibrium Hypersonic Flows
Currently: Research Engineer, Siemens Inc., Santa Clara, CA

Nathan Ziems, MS 2025
Currently: Research Engineer, Raytheon, Tucson, AZ

Priyesh Kakka, PhD 2025
Dissertation Title: Deep Learning Augmentation of Turbulent Premixed Flame Simulations
Currently: AI Research Engineer, General Electric, Niskayuna, NY

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

Jonah Ikeda, Undergraduate Research Assistant (Class of 2026)
Project: Embedded Optimization of Machine Learning Manifolds

Liam Wood, Undergraduate Research Assistant (Class of 2026)
Project: Simulation and Control of Flapping Airfoils

Saif Elmaleh, Undergraduate Research Assistant (Class of 2026)
Project: AMR-based Embedded DNS

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
Temistocle Grenga, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar (RWTH Aachen University), 2022
Ludovico Nista, Visiting Student Researcher (RWTH Aachen University), 2022