Education
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2010 - Present
M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Michigan, 2012 - Present
M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2010 - 2012
B.A.Sc., Engineering Science, University of Toronto, 2006 - 2010
Research Interests
- High-fidelity multidisciplinary design optimization: GeoMACH
- Aeroelastic tailoring with textile and sandwich composites
- Aerodynamic shape optimization
- Coupled sensitivity analysis
Personal Description
My career objective is to help reduce the environmental footprint of commercial aviation through improvements in aerodynamic and structural efficiency for jet airliners. I hope to contribute to advancing the state-of-the-art in computational optimization to accelerate the development of unconventional concepts for the next generation of aircraft.
Hobbies: ultimate frisbee, clarinet, hockey, softball
Links
LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-hwang/36/b19/426