Auburn University Montgomery - English
Fulton Undergraduate Researcher- Device Lifespan and Efficiency
• Used MATLAB to theoretically model the effect of the Urban Heat Island on air conditioning (A/C) device lifespans, efficiencies, and overall economy for the Phoenix metropolitan area.
• Found that the coefficient of performance (COP) reduction of an A/C unit due to 1°C increase in ambient temperature estimated to cost each household approximately $469 per year.
Aerospace Engineering Student/ Student Researcher
• Characterization of lift and drag for a Hawk Moth model based on previous research using transient turbulent flow analysis in ANSYS-Fluent.
• Subsequent work involves creation of a Micro Air Vehicle for experimental validation via wind tunnel testing and future work for the CFD models.
Graduate Research Assistant
Cassandra worked at Auburn University as a Graduate Research Assistant
NSF Undergraduate Student Researcher- Sensors
• Worked with an interference mitigation technique on wireless sensor networks.
• Manipulated previous MATLAB codes for signal processing and simulation of surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors.
• Implemented a proposed interference method and studied its performance using MATLAB.
NSF Undergraduate Student Researcher- Hypersonics
• Operated on the National Aerothermochemical Laboratory Pulsed Hypersonic Expansion (PHACENATE) Facility.
• Characterized the PHACENATE wind tunnel for Mach 4.2 flows both spatially and temporally along the vertical and horizontal centerline of the nozzle exit plane.
• Located the boundary layer and found the RMS pressure fluctuations outside of the boundary layer to be increasing from 1.2-2.5% with increasing unit Reynolds Number.
• Discovered the lowest feasible Mach number for the facility and the corresponding unit Reynolds Number ranges.
• Generated a controller UI model in SolidWorks for a future heater attachment for PHACENATE facility.
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Fulton Undergraduate Researcher- Device Lifespan and Efficiency
• Used MATLAB to theoretically model the effect of the Urban Heat Island on air conditioning (A/C) device lifespans, efficiencies, and overall economy for the Phoenix metropolitan area.
• Found that the coefficient of performance (COP) reduction of an A/C unit due to 1°C increase in ambient temperature estimated to cost each household approximately $469 per year.
Aerospace Engineering Student/ Student Researcher
• Characterization of lift and drag for a Hawk Moth model based on previous research using transient turbulent flow analysis in ANSYS-Fluent.
• Subsequent work involves creation of a Micro Air Vehicle for experimental validation via wind tunnel testing and future work for the CFD models.
Master of Science - MS
Aerospace Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Graduate Research Assistant
Environment and Urbanization
Analysis of the health and policy issues of the urban heat island using a thermodynamic and economic approach.
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