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Second row from left: Amit Hegde (PhD AE), Gray Simmons (PhD AE), Michael Hartin (MS AE 2025); First row from left: Maia Gatlin (MS AE 2023), Cristina Riso (faculty), Isabelle Sanz (PhD AE).
Picture taken in March 2025.
Faculty
Cristina Riso
Cristina Riso
Previously
Research Fellow @ Michigan Aerospace
Education
BS, MS, and PhD AE @ Sapienza University of Rome
Recent honors and awards
U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (2026)
Boeing Visiting Professor (2025)
IFASD Keynote Speaker (2024)
ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2023)
Postdoctoral Fellow Collaborators
Luisa Piccolo Serafim
Luisa Piccolo Serafim
(co-advised with Prof. Smith)
Education
PhD ME @ Duke University (2025)
Research area
CFD-based computational aeroelasticity
Honors and awards
Emerging Ideas in Mechanical Engineering (2026)
Rising Stars in Comp. and Data Sciences (2026)
GT AE Postdoctoral Fellowship (2025)
Graduate Student Collaborators
Gray Simmons
Gray Simmons
Current Degree
PhD AE
(started Spring 2024)
Previous Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research area
Whirl flutter and stability analysis for advanced vertical lift concepts
Honors and awards
VFF Scholarship (2025)
U.S. Army AEOP Fellowship (2024)
VFS Grad Design Competition 2nd Place (2024)
VFS UG Design Competition 1st Place (2023)
Isabelle Sanz
Isabelle Sanz
Current Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2024)
Previous Institution
Duke University
Research area
Limit-cycle oscillation constraints for aeroelastic design optimization
Honors and awards
Amelia Earhart Fellowship (2026)
VFF Scholarship (2026, 2025)
NSF GRFP Honorable Mention (2025)
NextProf Pathfinder Workshop (2024)
GT President's Fellowship (2024)
Amit Hegde
Amit Hegde
Current Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2022)
Previous Institution
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Research area
Aeroelastic modeling and analysis of skin panels in high-speed flow
Honors and awards
Sandia NOMAD Research Institute (2024)
NextProf Pathfinder Workshop (2023)
Kenjiro Lay
Kenjiro Lay
Current Degree
PhD AE (co-advised with Prof. Rauleder)
(started Fall 2023)
Previous Institution
Penn State University
Research area
Active flutter suppression via aero-structural sensor fusion
Honors and awards
Future Leaders in Aerospace Symposium (2026)
Camden Abrams
Camden Abrams
Current Degree
MS AE with Thesis
(started Fall 2025)
Previous Institution
Mercer University
Research area
Limit-cycle oscillation prediction in aeroelastic systems with freeplay
Honors and awards
DoD PALACE AQUIRE Fellowship (2025)
Visiting Graduate Student Collaborators
João Pedro Tavares Pereira dos Santos
João Pedro Tavares Pereira dos Santos
Current Degree
PhD ME
(Visiting Scholar since August 2025)
Home Institution
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Research area
Aeroelastic analysis of wing-propeller systems using the unsteady vortex-lattice method
Honors and awards
VFF Scholarship (2026)
FAPESP Internship Abroad Fellowship (2025)
Undergraduate Student Collaborators
Carlotta Bresciani
Carlotta Bresciani
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Finite-element analysis of eco-voxel wing structures
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2025)
Olivia Graham
Olivia Graham
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Finite-element analysis of eco-voxel wing structures
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2025)
President's UG Research Award (2025)
Siddhart Nachaloor
Siddhart Nachaloor
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Fall 2026)
Research area
Wing-propeller modeling for whirl flutter prediction
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2025)
Tommy Smith
Tommy Smith
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Aeroelastic modeling of bird feathers
Isaiah Tanaka
Isaiah Tanaka
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Fall 2028)
Research area
Gust response of flexible wings
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2026)
Stephanie Prabhakar
Stephanie Prabhakar
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Design of an aeroelastic typical section experiment
Alumnae and Alumni
Former Master's Students with Thesis
Former Master's Students with Thesis
Michael Hartin — MS AE 2025 → Engineer at Edwards Air Force Base
GT Sigma Xi Best M.S. Thesis Award [Thesis, Journal Manuscript Preprint, Conference Paper]
DoD SMART Scholarship
BS/MS Honors Program
Tarun Golla — MS AE 2023 → Engineer at SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.
GT Sigma Xi Best M.S. Thesis Award [Thesis, Journal Paper]
GT AE Fellowship
BS/MS Honors Program
Former Master's Students without Thesis
Former Master's Students without Thesis
Rushil Negandhi — MS AE 2026 → PhD AE student at RMIT University, Melbourne
Vishal Gali — MS AE 2024 → Mechanical Engineer at Oculo Labs
Ted Warren — MS AE 2024 → Officer at U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center
Maia Gatlin — MS AE 2023 → Research Engineer at GTRI
Jouwairia Ahabchane — MS AE 2023 → PhD AE student at GT
Christina Kersten — MS AE 2023 → Structural Analyst at Lockheed Martin
Former Undergraduate Students
Former Undergraduate Students
Divya Tulluri — BS AE 2026 → BS/MS AE student at GT
Krish Patel — BS AE 2026 → BS/MS AE student at GT
Aarnav Tendulkar — BS AE 2027 (completing junior coursework) → BS/MS AE student at GT
DoD SMART Scholarship
President's UG Research Award
Sarah Dea — BS AE 2027 (completing junior coursework) → BS/MS AE student at GT
Emma Joly — BS AE 2025 → BS/MS AE student at GT
Rushil Negandhi — BS AE 2025 → BS/MS AE student at GT
Suhanna Bamzai — BS AE 2025 → BS/MS AE student at GT
Aniela Zaremski — BS AE 2024 → BS/MS AE student at GT
President's UG Research Award
Todd Goehmann — BS AE 2023 → BS/MS AE student at GT
Former Visiting Students
Former Visiting Students
Aadit Kolar — BS AE 2026 @ UIUC → BS/MS AE student at UIUC
SURE Final Research Symposium Oral Presentation Second Place
Lorenzo Maria de Dominicis — MS AE 2023 @ PoliTO → Structural Analyst at Leonardo
AIAA SciTech Forum Student Paper Competition Finalist [Paper]
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