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Education

University of Maryland, College Park
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Aerospace Engineering (2020–2025)
Laboratory: High-Speed Aerodynamics and Propulsion Laboratory (HAPL)
University of Maryland, College Park
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering (2020–2025)
Laboratory: Separated and Transient Aerodynamics Laboratory (STAL)
Thesis: “Gust encounter flow physics with applications to flow sensing and control”
Advisor: Dr. Anya Jones
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Intern, University Space Research Association (USRA) (2024)
NATO Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel
Technical Team Member, AVT–347: Large-amplitude gust mitigation strategies for rigid wings (2021–2024)
Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Graduate Research Assistant (2018–2019)
Thesis: “Prediction of Low Frequency Thermoacoustic Instabilities”
Dynamical Systems Laboratory, New York University (Tandon School of Engineering)
Undergraduate Researcher (2016–2018)

Gementzopoulos A., Wild O., Jones A. (2025) . Flow sensing through unsteady pressure measurements during transverse wing–gust encounters. Experiments in Fluids, 66, 52 DOI: 10.1007/s00348-025-03992-4
Wild O., Gementzopoulos A., Jones A. (2024) . Three-dimensionality of sideslip wings in strong transverse gust encounters. Under Review,
Gementzopoulos A., Sedky G., Jones A. (2024) . Role of vorticity distribution in the rise and fall of lift during a transverse gust encounter. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 9, 014701 DOI: 10.1103/physrevfluids.9.014701
Xu X., Gementzopoulos A., Sedky G., Jones A., Lagor F. (2023) . Design of optimal wing maneuvers in a transverse gust encounter through iterated simulation or experiment. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 1--20 DOI: 10.1007/s00162-023-00659-w
Sedky G., Gementzopoulos A., Lagor F., Jones A. (2023) . Experimental mitigation of large-amplitude transverse gusts via closed-loop pitch control. Physical Review Fluids, 8, 064701 DOI: 10.1103/physrevfluids.8.064701
Xu X., Gementzopoulos A., Sedky G., Jones A., Lagor F. (2023) . Iterative maneuver optimization in a transverse gust encounter. AIAA Journal, 61, 2083--2099 DOI: 10.2514/1.j062404
Sedky G., Gementzopoulos A., Andreu-Angulo I., Lagor F., Jones A. (2022) . Physics of gust response mitigation in open-loop pitching manoeuvres. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 944, A38 DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2022.509

Wild O., Gementzopoulos A., Jones A. (2024) . Navigating unsteady airwakes: Three-dimensionality and sideslip in strong transverse gust encounters. 1120 DOI: 10.2514/6.2024-1120
Lee Y., Gementzopoulos A., Chitrala N., Suresh Babu A., Jones A., Gopalarathnam A. (2023) . Combined Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Airfoil Encountering Transverse Gust. 4012 DOI: 10.2514/6.2023-4012
Gementzopoulos A., Sedky G., Jones A. (2022) . Lift and vortex development during transverse wing-gust encounters for a blunt-edge airfoil. 0045 DOI: 10.2514/6.2022-0045
Sedky G., Gementzopoulos A., Lagor F., Jones A. (2022) . Experiments in transverse gust mitigation using open-loop pitch maneuvers. 0333 DOI: 10.2514/6.2022-0333

Gementzopoulos A., Wild O., Jones A. (2024) . Measuring leading-edge vortex circulation using a leading-edge pressure sensor.
Gementzopoulos A., Wild O., Jones A. (2023) . Unsteady lift estimation using distributed pressure sensing in the presence of uncertainty.
Wild O., Gementzopoulos A., Jones A. (2023) . Three-Dimensionality in Swept Wing-Gust Encounters.
Sedky G., Gementzopoulos A., Lagor F., Jones A. (2022) . Transverse gust mitigation via closed-loop control.
Gementzopoulos A., Sedky G., Jones A. (2022) . Predicting Lift in Unsteady Separated Flows using Classical Aerodynamics.
Peterson S., Rosen M., Gementzopoulos A., Zhang P., Porfiri M. (2017) . Cause-and-effect relationships in tandem swimmer models using transfer entropy. M9--008