Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity Research Laboratory
Faculty
Cristina Riso
Previously
Research Fellow @ Michigan Aerospace
Education
B.S., M.S., & Ph.D. AE @ Sapienza University of Rome
Recent honors and awards
IFASD Keynote Speaker (2024)
AIAA Senior Member (2023)
ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award (2023)
Graduate Student Collaborators
Maia Gatlin
Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2022)
Research area
Machine learning for flutter and limit-cycle oscillation prediction
Honors and awards
GTRI IRAD (2024)
Aurora Industry Mentor Program (2023)
AIAA Diversity Scholarship (2023)
Amit Hegde
Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2022)
Research area
Structural dynamics and aeroelasticity of advanced composite panels and structures
Honors and awards
Sandia NOMAD Research Institute (2024)
NextProf Pathfinder Workshop (2023)
Gray Simmons
Degree
PhD AE
(started Spring 2024)
Research area
Whirl flutter and stability analysis for advanced vertical take-off and landing concepts
Honors and awards
U.S. Army AEOP Fellowship (2024)
VFS Graduate Design Competition 2nd Place (2024)
VFS UG Design Competition 1st Place (2023)
Kenjiro Lay
Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2023, co-advised with Prof. Rauleder)
Research area
Active flutter suppression via structural-aerodynamic sensor fusion
Honors and awards
GT AE Fellowship (2023)
Isabelle Sanz
Degree
PhD AE
(started Fall 2024)
Research area
Limit-cycle oscillation constraints for aeroelastic design optimization
Honors and awards
NextProf Pathfinder Workshop (2024)
GT President's Fellowship (2024)
Michael Hartin
Degree
MS AE with Thesis
(started Fall 2024)
Research area
Limit-cycle oscillation prediction in aeroelastic systems with free-play nonlinearities
Honors and awards
DoD SMART Scholarship (2024)
Undergraduate Student Collaborators
Emma Joly
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Fall 2025)
Research area
Viscous effects on the aeroelastic response of very flexible wings
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
Krish Patel
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Fall 2025)
Research area
Structural dynamics and aeroelasticity of advanced composite panels
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
Suhanna Bamzai
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2025)
Research area
Experimental evaluation of output-based whirl flutter prediction methods
Honors and awards
BS/MS Honors Program (2024)
Sarah Dea
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Finite element modeling of composite panels
Carlotta Bresciani
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Finite element modeling of composite panels
Aarnav Tendulkar
Degree
BS AE
(to graduate in Spring 2027)
Research area
Impact of noise on output-based flutter prediction
Alumnae and Alumni
Vishal Gali — MS AE 2024 (to graduate December 2024)
Ted Warren — MS AE 2024 → Engineering Officer at U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center
Tarun Golla — MS AE 2023 → Engineer at SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.
Jouwairia Ahabchane — MS AE 2023 → PhD AE student at GT
Christina Kersten — MS AE 2023 → Engineer at Lockheed Martin Corporation
Aniela Zaremski — BS AE 2024 → MS AE student at GT
BS/MS Honors Program (2023)
President's Undergraduate Research Award (2023)
Todd Goehmann — BS AE 2023 → MS AE student at GT
BS/MS Honors Program (2022) [Paper]
Visiting Research Scholars
Lorenzo Maria de Dominicis — MS AE 2023 (Visiting Scholar from PoliTO) → Structural Analyst at Leonardo
AIAA SciTech Forum Student Paper Competition Finalist (2024) [Paper]