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Seongkyu Lee

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

Jessica Shum
Ph.D. Student, 2018 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, 2018
Research topic: dynamic stall

Donghun Kang

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

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 

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

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

Ethan Brown
Ph.D. Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Research topic: propeller CFD and acoustics

Huy Tran
Ph.D. Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. UC Davis, in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2023
Research topic: rotor BVI noise

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

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

Xiangpu Wang
MS Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. Auburn University, in Aerospace Engineering, 2023
Research topic: UAM propeller noise

Michael Rodriguez
MS Student, 2023 – Present
B.S. UC Merced, in Mechanical Engineering, 2023
Research topic: UAM propeller noise

Undergraduate Students

Alumni

PhD Students

  1. 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
  2. Sicheng (Kevin) Li (2022), Comprehensive rotorcraft broadband noise prediction, Now an assistant professor at the University of Hartford
  3. 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

  1. Hyunjune Gill (2022), Effect of 2-D ice accretion on turbulent boundary layer and trailing-edge noise
  2. Jagdeep Batther (2021), Numerical investigation of dynamic stall using delayed detached eddy simulations, Now works at Advanced Rotorcraft Technology (ART)
  3. Jessica Shum (2020), Computational fluid dynamics best practices for 2-D dynamic stall predictions
  4. Nikos Trembois (2020), Automatic mesh generation of structured overset rotor blades
  5. Sicheng (Kevin) Li (2020), Development of rotorcraft forward flight analysis code using the finite-state dynamic inflow model
  6. Yuejun (Peter) Shi (2019), Airfoil trailing edge noise prediction using RANS CFD
  7. Danny Nguyen (2018), Validation and improvement of the TNO model for trailing edge noise prediction


Post-Doctoral Scholar

  1. Gustavo Navarro (2016), Fast computational algorithm for sound propagation


Visiting Students

  1. Chen Liu (2018-2020), Airfoil trailing-edge noise reduction and shape optimization, Harbin Engineering University
  2. Yiyang Ma (2019), Rotorcraft dynamic stall, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  3. 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

  1. Dr. Jae-Sang Park (2023-2024), Chungnam National University, Korea
  2. Dr. Kyoungyoun Kim (2022-2023), Hanbat National University, Korea
  3. Dr. Jongbong Yim (2021-2022), Agency for Defense Development, Korea
  4. Dr. Sangjoon Shin (2021-2022), Seoul National University, Korea
  5. Dr. Jongkwang Lee (2020-2021), Hanbat National University, Korea
  6. Dr. Seungkyung Park (2020-2021), Korea University of Technology and Education, Korea
  7. Dr. Ki-Wahn Ryu (2017-2018), Chonbuk National University, Korea


Undergraduate Students

  1. Alyssa Freed (2023), Wing tip vortex CFD
  2. Huy Tran (2023), Rotor BVI CFD
  3. Ethan Brown (2023), Propeller CFD
  4. Sam Kilduff (2023), Dynamic stall CFD 
  5. Jordon Won (2022), Rotorcraft CFD and broadband noise prediction
  6. Inbal Shlesinger (2020), Coaxial rotor acoustics and iced airfoil
  7. Louis Cashatt (2019), OVERFLOW 2-D airfoil CFD
  8. Ryan (Jiawei) Liang (2019), OVERGRID mesh generation
  9. Hyunjune Gill (2019), Fluent and OpenFoam CFD
  10. Maxime Dasonvilee (2019), Coaxial rotor BEMT
  11. Abhay Negi (2019), OVERGRID mesh generation
  12. Dahlia Pham (2018), Fluent CFD analysis for an airfoil
  13. Robert Moore (2018), Turbulent flows on a flat plate
  14. Jessica Shum (2018), Turbulent wall pressure spectrum modeling
  15. Kevin (Sicheng) Li (2018), Wind turbine aerodynamics
  16. Michi (Pnithan) Jantarakolica (2018), Iced airfoil CFD
  17. Savannah Buchner (2018), Rotor trailing edge noise
  18. Dorian Crutcher (2017), CFD mesh generation using OVERGRID
  19. Andrew Chen (Summer Intern, 2016, 2017), Aircraft noise measurement and analysis
  20. Augusto Villaescusa (Summer Intern, 2016), Comparison and assessment of empirical wall pressure spectrum models
  21. Ryan Mcconnell (Summer Intern, 2016), ANSYS Workbench and Fluent simulations for flows around a NACA0012 airfoil
  22. Prabhjot Kaur Dhawan (Visiting undergraduate student, 2016), Validation and numerical sensitivity study for a semi-empirical BPM trailing edge noise model