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Research Interests

• Variable-fidelity rotorcraft design optimization
• Aero-structural-acoustic analysis and optimization
• Rotorcraft trajectory optimization
• Rotorcraft component packaging optimization

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020 - Present (co-advised with Prof. Karthik Duraisamy)
• M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020 - 2023
• M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2018 - 2020
• B.S.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 2014 - 2018

Teaching Experience

• Graduate Student Instructor: AEROSP 325 - Aerodynamics [University of Michigan]
• Graduate Student Instructor: MECHENG 320 - Introduction to Fluid Mechanics [University of Michigan]

Publications

1. Rapid Aerostructural Optimization of Wing-Propeller Systems

   J. Exalto, B. Pacini, S. Kaneko, J. R. R. A. Martins, and M. Hoogreef

   AIAA SciTech Forum, 2024

   doi:10.2514/6.2024-0374

   Details

2. Combined systems packaging and aerodynamic shape optimization of a full aircraft configuration

   H. M. Hajdik, B. Pacini, A. Yildirim, B. J. Brelje, and J. R. R. A. Martins

   AIAA Aviation Forum, 2023

   doi:10.2514/6.2023-3589

   Details

3. Understanding Distributed Propulsion on the NASA Tiltwing Concept Vehicle with Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

   B. Pacini, M. Prajapati, K. Duraisamy, J. R. R. A. Martins, and P. He

   AIAA Scitech Forum 2023, 2023

   doi:10.2514/6.2023-0143

   Details

4. Multipoint Aerostructural Optimization for Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Design

   B. Pacini, M. Prajapati, K. Duraisamy, J. R. R. A. Martins, and P. He

   AIAA Scitech Forum 2023, 2023

   doi:10.2514/6.2023-0326

   Details

5. Towards Mixed-Fidelity Aero-Structural-Acoustic Optimization for Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Design

   B. Pacini, M. Prajapati, K. Duraisamy, J. R. R. A. Martins, and P. He

   AIAA Aviation Forum, 2023

   doi:10.2514/6.2023-3905

   Details

6. Towards Efficient Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Optimization for Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Design

   B. Pacini, A. Yildirim, B. Davoudi, J. R. R. A. Martins, and K. Duraisamy

   AIAA Aviation Forum 2021, 2021

   doi:10.2514/6.2021-3026

   Details

Honors and Awards

• Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation Fellowship [2018 - 2019]
• Lore von Jaskowsky Memorial Prize [2018]
• John Marshall II Memorial Award (2nd Place) [2018]
• Morgan W. McKinzie ‘93 Senior Thesis Prize Fund [Fall 2017 & Spring 2018]
• Streicker International Fellows Fund [Summer 2016]
• Norman D. Kurtz ‘58 Fund for Innovation in Engineering Education [Spring 2016]