Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
3:00-5:00 pm | Arrival & Check-in at 33-218
4:00-6:30 pm | Meet and Greet Dinner with MIT Graduate Women in Aerospace Engineering (GWAE) and other members of the AeroAstro Community
Location: MIT 125 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Building 33-218
Thursday, October 12, 2023
MIT Hacker Reactor, 292 Main Street, 7th floor
8:30-9:00am | Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:20am | Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Steven Barrett, Department Head, AeroAstro (interim) H.N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics
9:20-10:20am | Opening Keynote: Professor Zachary Cordero, Boeing Career Development Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
10:20-10:35am | Break
10:35-11:35am Technical Session One
1. Annick Dewald, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
An Integrated Vehicle, Payload, and Trajectory Optimization Framework for Highly-Coupled Aircraft Systems
2. Isha Gupta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Design of Protective Coatings for Extreme Aerospace Environments
3. Skylar Eiskowitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
An Application of Revenue Management Theory to Satellite Communications
4. Giuliana Elena Miceli, University of Colorado Boulder
Charting Trajectory Pathways in the Uranian and Neptunian Systems
5. Shabnam Mohammadshahi, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
“In-flow” and “surface” flow visualization
6. Alvin Harvey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
THE COSMOS AS A UNITING PILLAR OF RELATIONSHIPS: A DINÉ & HÓZHÓ PERSPECTIVE
7. Anaiya Reliford, Howard University
Improving Chemical Sensing in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer via Rotary-Winged Platform
11:35-12:35 pm | Panel Discussion, Starting Your Career
Moderator: Chuchu Fan, T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Aeronautics, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Panelists:
Eric Frew, Associate Chair for Department Affairs
Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV)
University of Boulder Colorado
Junyi (“Jenny”) Geng, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University
12:35-1:35pm | Lunch with Faculty
1:35-2:45pm | Technical Session Two
1. Hannah Hajdik, University of Michigan
Geometry advancements for multidisciplinary design optimization
2. Chavonne Bowen, Howard University
Jet-Flow Shockwave Interactions in Hypersonic Flow using a Continuum Method
3. Tara Mina, Stanford University
Toward the Next Generation of GPS: Secure and Reliable Navigation
4. Thomas González Roberts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Who is following the rules in space? Assessing GEO satellite operators’ compliance with ITU orbital allocations
5. Lindsey Sanneman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Transparent Value Alignment: Foundations for Human-Centered Explainable AI in Alignment
6. Kristen Lovelace, Howard University
Material Properties Analysis of Circuit Subassemblies Using Cryogenic Cycling
2:45-3:45pm | Panel Discussion: Faculty Application Process
Moderator: Kerri Cahoy, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Panelists:
Grace Gao, Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Mark Miller, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Penn State University
Adrián Lozano-Durán, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
3:45-4:15pm | Group Photo
4:15-5:30pm | Break
5:30-8:30pm | Reception and Dinner at Samberg Conference Center
(By Invitation Only)
Friday, October 13, 2023
MIT Hacker Reactor, 292 Main Street, 7th floor
8:30-9:00am | Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:00am | Opening Keynote: Amy Pritchett, Department Head of Aerospace Engineering, Professor, Penn State University
10:00-11:00am | Panel Discussion: Mentoring, Tenure, and Promotion
Moderator: Daniel Hastings, Institute Community and Equity Officer (interim), Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement (interim)
Cecil and Ida Green Education Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT
Panelists:
Jaime Peraire, H. N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Heidi Hammel, Ph.D., Vice President for Science, AURA (The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy)
Amy Pritchett, Department Head of Aerospace Engineering
Professor, Penn State University
11:00-11:10am | Break
11:10am-12:10pm | Technical Session Three
1. Patrick Pischulti, University of Colorado Boulder
Strategies for Enabling Self-Sufficient Anomaly Response in Deep Space Habitats
2. Luisa Piccolo Serafim, Duke University
Nonlinear Aeroelasticity using Unsteady Aerodynamics for High-Speed Flows
3. Jessica Shum, University of California, Davis
Effect of Airfoil Design Parameters and Harsh Environments on Dynamic Stall
4. Sydney Dolan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leveraging Information Sharing for Satellite Navigation and Coordination
5. Yiyun Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zero Robotics
6. Suhas Eswarappa Prameela, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Designing Materials for Extreme Space and Aerospace Environments
12:10-1:10pm | Lunch and Keynote Address:
Sonya T. Smith, Professor & Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program, Howard University
1:10-2:10pm | Technical Session Four
1. Ufuoma Ovienmhada, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Satellite Data for Environmental Justice: A Case Study of U.S. Prison Landscapes
2. Holly Dinkel, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Multi-Agent 3D Map Reconstruction and Change Detection in Microgravity with Free-Flying Robots
3. Julia Briden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Data-Driven and Dynamically Feasible Trajectory Generation for Real-Time Atmospheric Guidance
4. Stewart Isaacs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Desert Dust and Solar Panels Quantifying and mitigating dust impacts on solar panels in West Africa
5. Vinodhini Comandur, Georgia Institute of Technology
Objective Pilot Workload Assessment for Helicopter Operations: A Shipboard Landing Case Study
6. Rene Abbott, Texas A&M University
Leveraging Multisensory Virtual Reality to Protect Astronaut Behavioral Health and Performance
7. Ariel Black, Purdue University
Characterizing Cislunar Fragmentation Events
2:10-3:10pm | Panel Discussion: Work-Life Balance
Moderator: Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Sonya T. Smith, Professor & Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program, Howard University
Dave Darmofal, Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Julie Shah, H. N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
3:10-4:00pm | Closing Keynote Address: Heidi Hammel, Ph.D., Vice President for Science, AURA (The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy)