Faculty
Jayanta Kapat
Professor, CATER Director
Erik Fernandez
Associate Professor
Marcel Otto
Assistant Professor
Staff
Leia Messina
Administrative Assistant
Post Doctoral Fellows
Doctoral and Master Students
Emmanuel Gabriel-Ohanu
Degree:Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Investigation of Effect of Inclination on SCO2 Heat Transfer in a Circular Pipe
Kangana Chiragkumar Patel
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Jet engine simulations
Ryan Wardell
Degree: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
Abhilash M. Prasad
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Molten Salt Systems
Andrew Menendez
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Development of a Design Tool for Ammonia Cracker Hardware
Elena Torres
Degree: M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Research Topic: High temperature heat pipes for hypersonic leading-edge cooling
Alejandro Moreno
Degree: M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Ghanshyam Sarobar Mandal
Degree: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
Research Topic: Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Labyrinth & Hybrid Seal Performance in Supercritical CO₂ Systems
Ben Turner
Degree: M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Research Topic: Combustor-Integrated Ammonia Cracking for a Sustainable Turbofan
Claire-Phonie Silaire
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Mairah Ahmed
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Ammonia cracking integration into aircraft engine and thermodynamic cycle modeling
Connor Wall
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Ammonia Flow Boiling
Brian Garrett
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Ethan Taylor
Degree: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
Research Topic: Investigation of Advanced Ammonia Fuel Storage and Delivery Systems for Sustainable Aviation
Al-Muthanna Al-Ani
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Zamir Londono
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Augusto Delavald Marques
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Molten Salt for Thermal Energy Storage and Power Generation
Tariq Fadel
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Investigating the feasibility of supercritical CO₂ power cycles as well as identifying optimum operating parameters to maximize performance
Zuleyka Priscila Figueroa Pineda
Degree: M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Research Topic: Power Plants Decarbonization
Sebastian Rueda Sanchez
Degree: M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Tatum Seaquist
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Riley Fitzgerald
Degree: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Matthew Dearolph
Degree: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Jesse Chotiner
Degree: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Research Topic: SCO2 Power Generation
Rohan Jay
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Noah Santiago-Walsh
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Hannah Mattiza
Degree: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Roshan Shetye
Degree: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Ambrynn Julius
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Kudzai Nyambiri
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Rebecca Edewaard
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Kaveesh Patil
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Ivan Nunez
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Research Topic: Power Generation
Alumni
Lucas Cavalcante
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Weston Olson
Casting Simulations Design Engineer at Siemens-Energy
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (thermo-fluids)
Thesis/Dissertation: Anisotropic Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Equiaxed Casting Processes
Adil Riahi
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Thesis/Dissertation: Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage Using the Adsorption Process
Brandon Cotto
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Patrick Tran
Degree: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
Thesis/Dissertation: Flow Induced Vibrations in Corrugated Flexhoses
Yakym Khlyapov
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Thesis/Dissertation: Hydrogen Storage in Silica Aerogel at Cryogenic Conditions
John Richardson
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Fluids)
Thesis/Dissertation: Experimental and Numerical Study of Jet Impingement with SCO2
Uday Manda
Postdoc
Nandhini Raju
Degree: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Thesis/Dissertation: Improving Structural Integrity of Additively Manufactured High-Temperature Gas Turbine Component
Manoj Prabakar Sargunaraj
Postdoc
Charles Cunha
Degree: B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Ladislav Vesely
Assistant Professor
Vipul Goyal
Postdoc
John Seltenright
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Orlando Lugo
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan Espinal
Degree: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Arianna De La Paz
Degree: M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Marc Heinrich
Degree: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering