Faculty
Jayanta Kapat
Professor, CATER Director
Erik Fernandez
Associate Professor
Marcel Otto
Assistant Professor
Staff
Leia Messina
Administrative Assistant
Post Doctoral Fellows
Shinjan Ghosh
Post Doctoral Scholar
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