{"id":158,"date":"2021-08-09T09:44:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:51:03","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2020\/01\/8.9.19-Jonathan-MacArt-5171.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2020\/01\/8.9.19-Jonathan-MacArt-5171.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2020\/01\/8.9.19-Jonathan-MacArt-5171-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2020\/01\/8.9.19-Jonathan-MacArt-5171-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2020\/01\/8.9.19-Jonathan-MacArt-5171-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jonathan F. MacArt<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office:&nbsp; 369 Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:jmacart@nd.edu\">jmacart@nd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phone:&nbsp; +1 (574) 631-6676<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2025\/09\/cv-jmacart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=rW7h0lkAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postdoctoral Scholars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2026\/01\/yue_hao.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2026\/01\/yue_hao.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2026\/01\/yue_hao-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"mailto:yhao2@nd.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:nziems@nd.edu\">Yue Hao<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Project: Turbulent channel flow wall modeling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined: Summer 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2026\/01\/kryger_crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2026\/01\/kryger_crop.jpg 566w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2026\/01\/kryger_crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2026\/01\/kryger_crop-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"mailto:mkryger@nd.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:mkryger@nd.edu\">Mikolaj Kryger<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Project: Second-order continuum modeling of hypersonic flows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.E. Aerospace Engineering, University College of Swansea, UK (2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined: Winter 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"391\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2025\/07\/conical-crop-1024x391.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2025\/07\/conical-crop-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2025\/07\/conical-crop-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2025\/07\/conical-crop-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2025\/07\/conical-crop.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"mailto:jacobowitz@nd.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:jacobowitz@nd.edu\">J. Jacobowitz<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Project: High-speed turbulent combustion modeling and control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.E. Mechanical Engineering\/Computer Science, The Cooper Union (2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined:  Winter 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2021\/08\/ashish_nair.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2021\/08\/ashish_nair.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/files\/2021\/08\/ashish_nair-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"mailto:anair@nd.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:anair@nd.edu\">Ashish Nair<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Project: Deep learning-augmented nonequilibrium flow predictions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B.S. Mechanical Engineering, R.V. College of Engineering (2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined:  Summer 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Saif Elmaleh, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2026)<br>Project:  AMR-based Embedded DNS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonah Ikeda, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2026)<br>Project:  Embedded Optimization of Machine Learning Manifolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liam Wood, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2026)<br>Project: Simulation and Control of Flapping Airfoils<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Titterton, Aerospace Engineering (Class of 2027)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postdoctoral Alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Katherine Pielemeier, 2023-2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Ziems, MS, 2025<br>Currently: Research Specialist, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priyesh Kakka, PhD, 2025<br>Dissertation Title: Deep Learning Augmentation of Turbulent Premixed Flame Simulations<br>Currently: ML Research Engineer, Synopsis, Pittsburgh, PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xuemin Liu, PhD, 2024<br>Dissertation Title: Active Control of Laminar and Turbulent Flows using Adjoint-based Machine Learning<br>Currently: AI Research Engineer, Shanghai, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew McHugh, MS, 2022<br>Currently: Mechanical Engineer, Applied Materials Inc., Kalispell, MT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Conrad Delgado, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2023-2024<br>Current Position:  Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Urbana\u2013Champaign<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katherine Fink, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2021-2022<br>Current Position:  Energy &amp; Propulsion Research Engineer, Boeing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Hickling, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar (University of Oxford), 2025<br>Den Waidmann, Visiting Student Researcher (University of Oxford), 2025<br>Ludovico Nista, Visiting Student Researcher (RWTH Aachen University), 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator Postdoctoral Scholars Graduate Students 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, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3642,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3642"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":332,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/macart-group\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}