Professional Experience
Research Associate, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, 2012-present
Education:
- Ph.D., Aerospace Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 2007 - 2012
- M.A.Sc, Aerospace Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 2005- 2007
- B.Eng, Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University, 2000 - 2005.
Research Interests:
- Aircraft design and optimization
- Multidisciplinary design optimization
- Sensitivity analysis
- CFD - based stability derivative computation
- Stability-constrained Aerodynamic shape optimization
Teaching Experience:
- Instructor, AER406 - Aircraft Design, University of Toronto, 2011
- Teaching Assistant, AER406 - Aircraft Design, University of Toronto, 2008-2010
- Teaching Assistant, AER304 - Aerospace Laboratory, University of Toronto,2007
- Teaching Assistant, AERLab - Aerospace Laboratory, University of Toronto,2005
Scholarships and Awards:
- NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship (PhD), 2008-2010
- AIAA Best Paper Award, September 2008 for "ADjoint: an Approach for Rapid Development of Discrete Adjoint Solvers", September 2006
- Etkin Medal (UTIAS), 2008
- NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship (Masters), 2005-2007
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2007
- Avery Prize, Dalhousie University, 2005
- University Medal in Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University, 2005
- CSME Gold Medal, Dalhousie University, 2005
- Ira P. McNab Award, Dalhousie University, 2005