Lab Members
Lab Director

Dr. Seongkyu Lee
Associate Professor
Ph.D. The 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
Ph.D. Student, 2018 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, 2018
Research topic: dynamic stall

Jared Sagaga
Ph.D. Student, 2019 – Present
M.S. San Jose State University in Aerospace Engineering, 2017
B.S. San Jose State University in Aerospace Engineering, 2016
Research topic: rotorcraft CFD and acoustics (UAM aircraft)

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
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: rotorcraft CFD and acoustics (UAM and drone)

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
Master’s Students
Undergraduate Students

Jordon Won
B.S. Student (Senior), in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2021 – Present
Research topic: rotorcraft CFD

Ethan Brown
B.S. Student (Junior), in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2021 – Present
Research topic: rotorcraft CFD

Sam Kilduff
B.S. Student (Junior), in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 – Present
Research topic: rotorcraft CFD

Huy Tran
B.S. Student (Sophomore), in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2021 – Present
Research topic: rotorcraft CFD
Alumni
PhD Students
- 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. 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
- 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