SMSD Welcomes New Member

We have had an exciting fall and winter, and are pleased to welcome a new member to SMSD. Hansu Kim will be joining the group as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

Welcome, Hansu — we look forward to working and researching with you.

Owen Pintar Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Owen Pintar for successfully defending his thesis, “Detailed Group-Up Design of a UAM Vehicle Wing Using Multi-Material Topology Optimization.”

Owen did an excellent job in his defense, and we all wish him the very best for the future.

Melissa Young Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Melissa Young for successfully defending her thesis, “Topology Optimization with Void Accessibility Constraints for Additive Manufacturing.”

Melissa has been such a pleasure to have around the lab, and everyone in the SMSD group wishes her the very best for the future.

Andrew Hardman Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Andrew Hardman for successfully defending his thesis, “Multi-Material Topology Optimization Considering Crashworthiness Design.”

Andrew did a fantastic job in the defense, and everyone in the SMSD group wishes him the very best in his future endeavors.

Tim Sirola Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Tim Sirola for successfully defending his thesis, “Multi-Material Multi-Joint Topology Optimization for Stiffness Constrained Design Problems.”

Tim has been an invaluable source of knowledge and experience for many in SMSD, and we all wish him the very best in the future.

Jonathan Ryu Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Jonathan Ryu for successfully defending his thesis, “Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Retractable Nose Landing Gears with Two Degrees of Freedom Considering Out of Plane Loading.”

On behalf of all SMSD members, it has been an absolute pleasure working with Jonathan, and we wish him all the best in the future.