POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
PH.D. STUDENTS
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
ALUMNI
Graduate
Dr. Ty Hagan
Ph.D., 2024
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Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of South Florida
Dr. Douglas Clark
Ph.D., 2021
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Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Michael Hackler
M.Sc., 2021
Senior Associate at Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC.
Cody Long
M.Sc., 2020
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Y-12 National Security Complex
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Dr. Trevor Cannon
Ph.D., 2024
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Postdoctoral Researcher at Tennessee Technological University
Devin Roland
M.Sc., 2023
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Ph.D. Student at the University of South Florida
Hollee Sadler
M.Sc., 2021
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Launch Operations Engineer at NASA
Ryan Nash
M.Sc., 2020
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Arnold Air Force Base Wind Tunnel Facility
Dr. Reza Nouri
Ph.D., 2023
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Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Memphis
Warren Sims
M.Sc., 2024
Senior Associate at Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC.
Madison Dittner
M.Sc., 2020
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Undergraduate
Ryan Medlin
2023-2024
Studying Condensation Trails of Hydrogen versus Kerosene
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Nathaniel Lee
2022 – 2023
Wind Tunnel Traverse Maintenance and Collaborating with the
GSET R&D Team
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Yixing Wang
2021 – 2022
Exploring the Aerodynamics of a Scaled Aircraft Under
Damage Conditions
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Ty Hagan
2020-2021
Generating CAD Files and 3D Printing Essential Components for
Various Projects
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Joshua Nichols
2019 – 2020
Developing an Algorithm to Identify, Curve-fit,
and Calculate Area under Peaks within Irregular Signals
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Stephen Foltz
2020
Engineering an Underwater Energy Storage System
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Spencer Meeks
2023-2024
Studying Condensation Trails of Hydrogen versus Kerosene
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Jordan Frerichs
2022-2023
Contributing to the Design of a Vertical Traverse System
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Taylor McCarty
2021
Designing an Interface for Simultaneous Visualization of
CFD Simulations Conducted on an HPC Cluster
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Wesley Upshur
2020-2021
Harvesting Electricity from a Vehicle's Suspension System
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Adam Becklehimer
2019 – 2020
Developing an AI-based Signal Classifier using Python
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Henry Pace
2020
Modeling Linear-to-Rotary Conversion Mechanism using ANSYS
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Luke Olson
2021 – 2023
Designing and Fabricating a Wind Turbine Speed Controller
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Brian Hawkins
2021 & 2022
Wind Tunnel Laboratory Maintenance
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Benjamin Cooper
2018 & 2021
Wind Turbine Speed Control
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Christophe Blair
2020-2021
Harvesting Electricity from a Vehicle's Suspension System
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Logan Unser
2019 – 2020
Scaling Wind Turbines for Wind Tunnel Testing
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John Stephenson
2018
Fabricating TN Tech's Open-loop Wind Tunnel's Traverse
System
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Pierce Wooten
2021 – 2023
Investigating the Impact of Turbulence and Humidity on
Infrared Beam Power Transmission: A Literature Review
Koltar Houser
2021 & 2022
Constructing a Steam Engine Setup for Investigating the First
Law of Thermodynamics
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Olivia Cline
2021
Designing a Wind Turbine Speed Controller
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Caleb Dunlap
2020-2021
Harvesting Electricity from a Vehicle's Suspension System
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Andrew Davis
2019 – 2020
Performing a Comprehensive Literature Review on the
Aerodynamics of Damaged Wings
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Trenton Preston
2018
Designing and Fabricating a Vortex Gun
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