When: Wednesday, August 6
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MDT
Where: Zoom
You won’t want to miss the upcoming dynamic, rapid-fire presentations from Utah State University’s top engineering faculty, sharing their industry-leading findings to members of the 47G community.
A convenient Zoom connection provides your front-row seat to the technologies shaping the future of aerospace, defense, energy, and mobility. Get insights in just 10-minute sessions, with additional time for questions and answers.
USU and 47G Industry Day’s impressive speaker lineup features:
Dr. Haoran Wang
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Focuses on computational modeling and material design for:
- High-capacity energy storage materials for next-gen batteries
- Soft active materials for robotics and actuators that respond to heat, light, or electricity
Dr. Ryan Berke
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Specializes in how materials behave and break under extreme temperatures, with applications in:
- Hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft re-entry
- Gas turbines, rocket nozzles, and nuclear reactor materials
Dr. Tianyi He
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Develops control systems for advanced aerospace vehicles, including:
- Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft
- Flexible aircraft requiring complex guidance and navigation solutions
Dr. Todd Moon
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Applies signal processing and AI to:
- Wi-Fi-based indoor radar for security and automation
- “Cone of silence” noise cancellation using active arrays
- Satellite geolocation via synthetic arrays and orbital motion
Dr. Nadia Kouraytem
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Leads efforts in additive manufacturing for:
- Defense and aerospace components built for high-temperature use
- Advanced materials analysis for nuclear and solar energy systems
Dr. Doug Hunsaker
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Expert in aerodynamics and flight systems, his research covers:
- Low-speed to hypersonic flow regimes
- Flight dynamics, control, simulation, and experimental testing
- Trajectory optimization for efficient flight paths
- System identification for accurate modeling and performance tuning
Dr. Som Dutta
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Focuses on developing high-fidelity CFD and ML models for:
- Swarm Formation Dynamics
- Deformable and moving wings
- Bio-inspired drag reduction
- Digital twins