Graduate Students

* SEAri-affiliated research assistants

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Jack Reid

Jack Reid

S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT expected '18
S.M. in Technology and Policy, MIT expected '18
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M '15
B.A. in Philosophy, Texas A&M '15

Work Experience:

  • Intern, Shock & Vibration Environments, Sandia National Labs, '15
  • Undergraduate Researcher, Plasma Engineering and Diagnostics Lab, Texas A&M, '13-'14
  • Undergraduate Researcher, Nuclear Heat Transfer Lab, Texas A&M, '12
  • Undergraduate Researcher, AggiE-Challenge: Biomechanical Modeling of the Human Arm, '12-'13
  • Plant Engineering Intern, Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi Refinery, '13

Research Areas: complex system design, modeling, and management; emergence; system dynamics

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Parker Vascik

Parker Vascik*

Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT expected '19
S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT '17
S.M. in Technology and Policy, MIT '17
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech '14

Work Experience:

  • Intern, NASA Aeronautics Mission Research Directorate, '14
  • Researcher, Ben T Zinn Combustion Laboratory, Georgia Tech, '14
  • Intern, Nasa Hypersonics Airbreathing Propulsion Branch, '13
  • Co-op, Rolls-Royce North America, '11-'13
  • Researcher, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, Georgia Tech, '11-'12
  • Intern, Synchrony Industries, '09

Research Areas: unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM), strategic engineering, aeronautics policy

SM Thesis: Systems-Level Analysis of On Demand Mobility for Aviation [pdf]

* SEAri-affiliated research assistants