Lab Members
Lab Director
![Seongkyu Lee](https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/slee/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2021/06/Seongkyu_lee-150x150.jpg)
Dr. Seongkyu Lee
Professor
Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2009
M.S. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2004
B. S. Pusan National University (High Honors), 2002
Doctoral Students
![Jessica Shum](https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/slee/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2021/06/Jessica-150x150.jpg)
Jessica Shum
Ph.D. Student, 2018 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, 2018
Research topic: dynamic stall
![Donghun Kang](https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/slee/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2021/06/Donghun_Kang-150x150.jpg)
Donghun Kang
Ph.D. Student, 2020 – Present
M.S. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), in Aerospace Engineering, 2018
B.S. Korea Aerospace University, in Aerospace Engineering, 2016
Research topic: large eddy simulation and trailing edge noise
![Nikos Trembois](https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/slee/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2021/06/Nikos_Trembois-150x150.jpg)
Nikos Trembois
Ph.D. Student, 2020 – Present
M.S. UC Davis, in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2020
B.S. UC Davis, in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2018
Research topic: propeller and wing interaction noise
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Hyunjune Gill
Ph.D. Student, 2020 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2019
Research topic: propeller noise and trailing edge noise
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Jordon Won
Ph.D. Student, 2022 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2022
Research topic: rotorcraft broadband noise and blade design
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Ethan Brown
Ph.D. Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Research topic: propeller CFD and acoustics
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Huy Tran
Ph.D. Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2023
Research topic: rotor BVI noise
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Alyssa Freed
Ph.D. Student, 2024 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Research topic: Wing tip vortex
Master’s Students
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Juan Miranda (Co-advised with Prof. Camli Badrya)
MS Student, 2022 – Present
B.S. Penn State, in Aerospace Engineering, 2018
Research topic: UAM noise propagation
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Xiangpu Wang
MS Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. Auburn University, in Aerospace Engineering, 2023
Research topic: UAM propeller noise
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Michael Rodriguez
MS Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. UC Merced, in Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Research topic: UAM propeller noise
Undergraduate Students
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Sarvarth Dobhal
BS Student in Aerospace Engineering, 2024 – Present
Research topic: CFD
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Kevin Fan
BS Student in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2024 – Present
Research topic: CFD
Alumni
PhD Students
- Jared Sagaga (2023), Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis of side-by-side rotor urban air mobility vehicles in hover, Now works at CFD Research Corporation as a contractor to US Army
- Sicheng (Kevin) Li (2022), Comprehensive rotorcraft broadband noise prediction, Now an assistant professor at the University of Hartford
- Zhongqi (Henry) Jia (2021), Aeroacoustic predictions for a lift-offset coaxial rotor and urban air mobility aircraft, Now works at US Army at Ames
MS Students
- Hyunjune Gill (2022), Effect of 2-D ice accretion on turbulent boundary layer and trailing-edge noise
- Jagdeep Batther (2021), Numerical investigation of dynamic stall using delayed detached eddy simulations, Now works at Advanced Rotorcraft Technology (ART)
- Jessica Shum (2020), Computational fluid dynamics best practices for 2-D dynamic stall predictions
- Nikos Trembois (2020), Automatic mesh generation of structured overset rotor blades
- Sicheng (Kevin) Li (2020), Development of rotorcraft forward flight analysis code using the finite-state dynamic inflow model
- Yuejun (Peter) Shi (2019), Airfoil trailing edge noise prediction using RANS CFD
- Danny Nguyen (2018), Validation and improvement of the TNO model for trailing edge noise prediction
Post-Doctoral Scholar
- Gustavo Navarro (2016), Fast computational algorithm for sound propagation
Visiting Students
- Chen Liu (2018-2020), Airfoil trailing-edge noise reduction and shape optimization, Harbin Engineering University
- Yiyang Ma (2019), Rotorcraft dynamic stall, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Denghui Qin (2017-2018), Ducted propeller noise reduction and jet surface interaction noise, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), in School of Marine Science and Technology
Visiting Scholars
- Dr. Jae-Sang Park (2023-2024), Chungnam National University, Korea
- Dr. Kyoungyoun Kim (2022-2023), Hanbat National University, Korea
- Dr. Jongbong Yim (2021-2022), Agency for Defense Development, Korea
- Dr. Sangjoon Shin (2021-2022), Seoul National University, Korea
- Dr. Jongkwang Lee (2020-2021), Hanbat National University, Korea
- Dr. Seungkyung Park (2020-2021), Korea University of Technology and Education, Korea
- Dr. Ki-Wahn Ryu (2017-2018), Chonbuk National University, Korea
Undergraduate Students
- Alyssa Freed (2023), Wing tip vortex CFD
- Huy Tran (2023), Rotor BVI CFD
- Ethan Brown (2023), Propeller CFD
- Sam Kilduff (2023), Dynamic stall CFD
- Jordon Won (2022), Rotorcraft CFD and broadband noise prediction
- Inbal Shlesinger (2020), Coaxial rotor acoustics and iced airfoil
- Louis Cashatt (2019), OVERFLOW 2-D airfoil CFD
- Ryan (Jiawei) Liang (2019), OVERGRID mesh generation
- Hyunjune Gill (2019), Fluent and OpenFoam CFD
- Maxime Dasonvilee (2019), Coaxial rotor BEMT
- Abhay Negi (2019), OVERGRID mesh generation
- Dahlia Pham (2018), Fluent CFD analysis for an airfoil
- Robert Moore (2018), Turbulent flows on a flat plate
- Jessica Shum (2018), Turbulent wall pressure spectrum modeling
- Kevin (Sicheng) Li (2018), Wind turbine aerodynamics
- Michi (Pnithan) Jantarakolica (2018), Iced airfoil CFD
- Savannah Buchner (2018), Rotor trailing edge noise
- Dorian Crutcher (2017), CFD mesh generation using OVERGRID
- Andrew Chen (Summer Intern, 2016, 2017), Aircraft noise measurement and analysis
- Augusto Villaescusa (Summer Intern, 2016), Comparison and assessment of empirical wall pressure spectrum models
- Ryan Mcconnell (Summer Intern, 2016), ANSYS Workbench and Fluent simulations for flows around a NACA0012 airfoil
- Prabhjot Kaur Dhawan (Visiting undergraduate student, 2016), Validation and numerical sensitivity study for a semi-empirical BPM trailing edge noise model