I am currently a Postdoctoral Associate in the High-Speed Aerodynamics and Propulsion Laboratory (HAPL) at the University of Maryland. I completed my PhD at the University of Maryland under the guidance of Dr. Anya Jones in the Separated and Transient Aerodynamics Laboratory (STAL). Before my doctoral studies, I earned a Master’s in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from New York University.

Research

I am broadly interested in the aerodynamic challenges facing next-generation flight vehicles. My current research centers on understanding the impact of surface irregularities on hypersonic vehicles, with a particular emphasis on the heat-flux penalty imposed by surface roughness in turbulent boundary layers. During my doctoral studies, I investigated the unsteady aerodynamics of wing-gust encounters, focusing on estimation and control methods for effective gust mitigation.