2015 Affiliates Meeting
Main content start
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Program of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Affiliates of Stanford University in Aeronautics and Astronautics
W. F. Durand Building, Hoff Conference Room (Durand 450)
Agenda
Time |
Topic |
| 8:30 | Welcome Prof. Juan Alonso Director, Affiliates Program |
| 8:45 | Prof. Charbel Farhat Chair, Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| 8:55 | Parameterization Framework for Aeroelastic Design Optimization of Wing Structures Arthur Paul-Dubois-Taine Advisor: Prof. Charbel Farhat |
| 9:05 | Next-Gen Aapproach to High-Fidelity and yet Practical Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Matthew Zahr Advisor: Prof. Charbel Farhat |
| 9:15 | Questions and Answers |
| 9:25 | Control of Two Autonomous Helicopters Carryng One Load Marcos Berrios Advisor: Prof. David Powell |
| 9:35 | Questions and Answers |
| 9:45 | Vizualization of Combustion in a Hybrid Rocket Elizabeth Jens Advisor: Prof. Brian Cantwell |
| 9:55 | Self-Pressurizing Propellant Tank Dynamics Jonah Zimmerman Advisor: Prof. Brian Cantwell |
| 10:05 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:25 | Jammer Acquisition with GPS Exploration and Reconnaissance Prof. Per Enge |
| 10:35 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:45 | Orbit Design and Precise Orbit Determination for Next Generation Gravity Missions Duncan Eddy Advisor: Prof. Simone D'Amico |
| 10:55 | Optimum Design of a Small-Scale Distributed Occulter /Telescope for Exoplanety Imaging Adam Koenig Advisor: Prof. Simone D'Amico |
| 11:05 | Questions and Answers |
| 11:15 | Analysis of Angular Distriution of Hyopervelocity Impact Plasma Paul Tarantino Advisor: Prof. Sigrid Close |
| 11:25 | Leveraging Chaos in Trajectory Design Travis Swenson Advisor: Prof. Sigrid Close |
| 11:35 | Questions and Answers |
| 11:45 | Route Planning for Terrain Relative Navigation Source Steven Krukowski Advisor: Prof. Steve Rock |
| 11:55 | Mapping Free-Drifting Iceberg Marcus Hammond Advisor: Prof. Steve Rock |
| 12:05 | Questions and Answers |
| 12:15 | Lunch (Mitchell Earth Sciences Building Patio) |
| 1:15 | Poster Session (Hartley Conference Center) Mitchell Earth Sciences Building |
| 2:15 | GaN Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators For Space Environments Ashwin Shankar Advisor: Prof. Debbie Senesky |
| 2:25 | Graphene on Gallium Nitride (GaN) Ultraviolet Photodetectors for Sun Sensor Applications Dr. Heather C. Chiamori Advisor: Prof. Debbie Senesky |
| 2:35 | Questions and Answers |
| 2:45 | Towards Industry Ready Workstation-Powered High-Order Solvers Manuel R. Lopez-Morales Advisor: Prof. Antony Jameson |
| 2:55 | Finding Computationally Inexpensive Methods to Model the Flow Past Heavy Vehicles and the Design of Active Flow Control Systems for Drag Reduction David Manosalvas Advisor: Prof. Antony Jameson |
| 3:05 | Questions and Answers |
| 3:15 | Fluid Lensing, Applications to High-Resolution 3D Subaqueous Imaging & Automated Remote Biosphere Assessment from Airborne and Space-borne Platforms Ved Chirayath Advisor: Prof. Juan Alonso |
| 3:25 | Data-Assisted Turbulence Model Development Brendan Tracey Advisor: Prof. Juan Alonso |
| 3:35 | Questions and Answers |
| 3:45 | Effects of Ramp Angle on Compression Ramp Shock Turbulent Boundary Layer Interaction David Dawson Advisor: Prof. Sanjiva Lele |
| 3:55 | A Kinematic Simulation Approach to Wind Farm Analysis Aditya Ghate Advisor: Prof. Sanjiva Lele |
| 4:05 | Questions and Answers |
| 4:15 | Drag Free Control System Design for Gravitational Wave Detection Sumeet Singh Advisor: Prof. Marco Pavone |
| 4:25 | Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids for the Exploration of Small Solar System Bodies Benjamin Hockman Advisor: Prof. Marco Pavone |
| 4:35 | Questions and Answers |
| 4:45 | Feedback Session with the Faculty |
| Adjourn | |
| 6:00 | Cocktails and Dinner at the Stanford Faculty Club |