AeroAstro Master’s Thesis Showcase celebrates milestones for graduate student researchers
Graduating master’s degree students presented their research at the department’s inaugural Master’s Thesis Showcase on May 14. Organized by the AeroAstro Communication Lab, the event provided a platform for researchers across labs to share their hard work with colleagues, faculty, and community members.
“Our goal was to create an opportunity to recognize and celebrate these students for their work as well as help others in the department, especially undergraduate students, see the types of research projects that are currently happening,” saysBrian Mernoff, Communication Lab Manager. “[The students] worked really hard to create their theses, I wanted to create something that recognized their accomplishment at this important point in their degree program.”
Beyond celebration, the showcase offered professional and academic growth opportunities. By practicing how to present their research visually and verbally, students gained confidence for future conferences and networking opportunities.
The Showcase launched a new tradition of recognition, outreach, and connection within the department. Congratulations to our 2025 SM graduates!
Presenters and theses:
Adam Bahlous-Boldi; Performance and Analysis of a Deployable Diffractive Optical Element for Small Satellite Missions
Aditeya Shukla; Impact of efficiency-driven aircraft technology improvements on climate and air quality
Alvaro Martinez Sanchez; Causal Inference for Complex Systems and Applications to Turbulent Flows
Annabel Gomez
Billy Kline; Improving Predictions of Satellite Trajectory Changes: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Methods
Brandon Eickert; Speeding Up Embedded HOWFSC Algorithms
Bunyamin Kartal; Theoretical Limits of Quantum Ranging
Carissma McGee; Mass and Distance Estimation Simulations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Using PyLIMASS: A Case Study on Intellectual Property Frameworks in Space Collaborations
Celvi Lisy; Heliophysics Space Weather Effects on Orbital Lifetime
Ciarra Ortiz; Adaptive Control Strategies for Mitigating Spaceflight Fluid Shifts Using Lower Body Negative Pressure and Non-Invasive Fluid Shift Sensing
Emma Shafer; Parametric Study of Novel Passive Thermal Control Technology for Spacecraft
Estelle Martin; Global sustainable aviation fuel production potential from current agricultural production: a holistic data analytics and systems analysis approach
Fayleon Lin; Development of Algorithms for Quantitative Analysis of Long Electrical Arcs in Crossflows
Frederick Ajisafe; Using Systems Architecture and the EVDT Framework for Monitoring Methane Emissions in Rio de Janeiro
Grace Mao; Study of Thermochemical Non-equilibrium and Sensor Cavity Geometry in Hypersonic Flow
Hannah Shafferman; Segmentation Based Tracking for Aerial Robot Global Localization in Unstructured Environments with Oblique Monocular Camera Orientation
Ireland Brown; Cost Optimized Logistics for Commercial Operations in Low Earth Orbit and Cislunar Space
Jake Sonandres; A Computational Framework for Simulating Entanglement-Based Drone Countermeasures with Flexible Filaments immersed in Viscous Flow
Kyle Sonandres; An Aerocapture Guidance and Estimation Framwork for Improved Robustness to Uncertainty
Lorenzo Shaikewitz; Certifiable Perception for Robust Object Shapes Estimation and Tracking
Madelyn MacRobbie; Investigating the Role of Mission Architecture in Crew Socioemotional Health for Mars Exploration
Marlene Euchenhofer; An Investigation into Contrail Observability from Different Satellite Platforms
Mihir Shevgaonkar; 1500W High Voltage DC-DC Converter for Electroaerodynamic Aircraft Applications
Mina Cezairli; Feasibility Analysis and Fuel Burn Benefits of Relaxing Constraints in High Altitude Cruise
Mollie Johnson; Aeroverse: Aerospace Engineering in Extended Reality
Nathan Schatz; Location Verification for Spoofing Detection in Non-Terrestrial Networks
Patrick Koenig; Development of Control Laws for a Blown Lift Aircraft in Low Speed Flight
Paulo Martinez-Riviere; Hypersonic Transpiration Cooling Non-uniform Outflow Modeling
Saikrishna Manojkumar; Adaptive Wavefront Estimation Algorithms for High-Contrast Imaging of Exoplanets
Summer Hoss; An Aero-Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling Framework for the Analysis of Hypersonic Ablative Thermal Protection Systems
Ufuk Keskin; Multipartite Quantum Clock Synchronization via Collective Symmetric States
Yuying Lin; Fabrication and Characterization of Horizontally Aligned Carbon Nanotube Thermoplastic Bulk Nanocomposite Laminates
