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Second row from left: Amit Hegde (PhD AE), Gray Simmons (PhD AE), Michael Hartin (MS AE); First row from left: Maia Gatlin (PhD AE), 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
Best GT AE School Research Advisor for MS Students Award (2025)
Boeing Visiting Professor (2025)
IFASD Keynote Speaker (2024)
ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2023)
AIAA Senior Member (2023)
Postdoctoral Fellow Collaborators
Luisa Piccolo Serafim
Luisa Piccolo Serafim
(co-advised with Prof. Smith)
Education
PhD ME @ Duke University
Research area
CFD-based computational aeroelasticity
Honors and awards
GT AE Postdoctoral Fellowship (2025)
Graduate Student Collaborators
Maia Gatlin
Maia Gatlin
Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2022)
Research area
Machine learning for flutter and limit-cycle oscillation prediction
Honors and awards
Aurora Industry Mentor Program (2023)
AIAA Diversity Scholarship (2023)
Gray Simmons
Gray Simmons
Degree
PhD AE
(started Spring 2024)
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)
Amit Hegde
Amit Hegde
Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2022)
Research area
Structural dynamics and aeroelasticity of advanced composite panels and structures
Honors and awards
Sandia NOMAD Research Institute (2024)
NextProf Pathfinder Workshop (2023)
Kenjiro Lay
Kenjiro Lay
Degree
PhD AE (primary advisor: Prof. Rauleder)
(started Fall 2023)
Research area
Active flutter suppression via structural-aerodynamic sensor fusion
Honors and awards
GT AE Fellowship (2023)
Isabelle Sanz
Isabelle Sanz
Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2024)
Research area
Limit-cycle oscillation constraints for aeroelastic design optimization
Honors and awards
NextProf Pathfinder Workshop Mentor (2025)
SIAM GSMMC and MPI Workshop (2025)
NSF GRFP Honorable Mention (2025)
VFF Scholarship (2025)
NextProf Pathfinder Workshop (2024)
GT President's Fellowship (2024)
Michael Hartin
Michael Hartin
Degree
MS AE with Thesis
(started Fall 2024)
Research area
Limit-cycle oscillation prediction in aeroelastic systems with freeplay
Honors and awards
DoD SMART Scholarship (2024)
Camden Abrams
Camden Abrams
Degree
MS AE
(started Fall 2025)
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
Degree
PhD ME @ University of Sao Paulo
(August 2025 to July 2026)
Research area
Aeroelastic analysis of wing-propeller systems
Honors and awards
FAPESP Internship Abroad Fellowship (2025)
Undergraduate Student Collaborators
Emma Joly
Emma Joly
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Fall 2025)
Research area
Viscous effects on wing aeroelastic response
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
Krish Patel
Krish Patel
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2026)
Research area
Structural dynamics of advanced composite panels
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
Divya Tulluri
Divya Tulluri
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2026)
Research area
Experimental output-based whirl flutter prediction
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
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)
Aarnav Tendulkar
Aarnav Tendulkar
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Impact of noise on damping estimation
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2025)
DoD SMART Scholarship (2025)
President's Undergraduate Research Award (2025)
Siddhart Nachaloor
Siddhart Nachaloor
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Wing-propeller modeling for whirl flutter prediction
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)
Alumnae and Alumni
Former Master's Students without Thesis
Former Master's Students without Thesis
Vishal Gali — MS AE 2024 → Mechanical Engineer at Oculo Labs
Ted Warren — MS AE 2024 → Engineering Officer at U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center
Jouwairia Ahabchane — MS AE 2023 → PhD AE student at GT
Christina Kersten — MS AE 2023 → Engineer at Lockheed Martin Corporation
Former Undergraduate Students
Former Undergraduate Students
Sarah Dea — BS AE 2027 (completing junior coursework)
Undergraduate research (August 2024—May 2025)
BS/MS Honors Program (2025)
Rushil Negandhi — BS AE 2025 → MS AE student at GT
Undergraduate research (January 2025—May 2025)
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
Suhanna Bamzai — BS AE 2025 → MS AE student at GT
Undergraduate research (August 2024—May 2025)
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
Aniela Zaremski — BS AE 2024 → MS AE student at GT
Undergraduate research (August 2022—May 2024)
BS/MS Honors Program (2023)
President's Undergraduate Research Award (2023)
Todd Goehmann — BS AE 2023 → MS AE student at GT
Undergraduate research (January 2025—May 2023) [Paper]
BS/MS Honors Program (2022)
Former Visiting Students
Former Visiting Students
Aadit Kolar — BS AE 2026 @ UIUC (completing senior coursework)
Summer undergraduate research (May 2025—July 2025)
SURE Final Research Symposium Oral Presentation Second Place (2025)
Lorenzo Maria de Dominicis — MS AE 2023 @ PoliTO → Structural Analyst at Leonardo
MS Thesis research (October 2022—March 2023)
AIAA SciTech Forum Student Paper Competition Finalist (2024) [Paper]
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