Matthew "Austin" Phillips is from Pace, FL which is close to Pensacola, FL. He has two undergraduate degrees from Auburn University; his first one is in Aerospace Engineering and his second one is in Polymer and Fiber Engineering. Austin started his Master’s degree in the summer of 2017, and is working under Dr. David Scarborough. While completing his undergraduate degrees and at the beginning of my master’s degree Austin worked at the City of Auburn Fire Division as a firefighter/EMT for six years. He is currently a level 2 certified amateur rocketeer and has flown multiple personal small-scale rockets, and at this point he is working towards a level 3 certification. The smallest one needing a certification that he has designed, built, and flow was approximately 3 feet tall and about 5 pounds, and the largest one till this point was approximately 10 feet tall and about 40 pounds.
Daniel is a Graduate Research Assistant and PhD candidate in the Aerospace Department at Auburn University. He is a member of both the Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and the Auburn University Combustion Physics Lab (AUCPLAB). His current research project under the advisement of Dr. Stephen Nichols and Dr. David Scarborough focuses on studying the characteristics of wildland fires in the south east united states and developing computer simulation models to predict how wildland fires will behave. As part of this research Daniel has developed a unique fire tunnel facility to study the characteristics of wildland fires under controlled conditions and provide necessary experimental data to validate the computational models.
Luke Humphreys graduated from Auburn University in 2015 with his Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, and in 2017 with his M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. Under the Richard Sforzini Fellowship, Luke is currently a Ph.D. candidate with the Aerospace Engineering department at Auburn University. Previous work includes design and manufacturing of general composite parts specializing in radome construction, as well as computational fluid dynamic analysis of heavy vehicles. His current work focuses on the acoustic combustion instability problem, specifically focusing on oxygen-methane combustion, and the role of baffles in their mitigation.
Sadie Boyle is from Olympia, WA. In 2016 she received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University. During her undergraduate degree she interned with Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the 777 payloads department. Currently she student trainee in the Solid Propulsion Systems Analysis Branch at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. During her time at Marshall she has worked on the SLS launch abort system, The Mars Accent Vehicle hybrid propulsion system, Europa Lander De-Orbit Stage, and exergy analysis.
Josh is pursuing a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering in the Combustion Physics Lab under Dr. Scarborough at Auburn University. His undergraduate degree is in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors. Josh has spent a year-long cooperative education experience at DENSO Manufacturing in East Tennessee working in the product design group for starters and alternators. He has also interned at Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, TN working in the jet propulsion testing division. This experience testing jet engines solidified his desire to pursue a career in the aerospace field. Josh feels Auburn University is a perfect fit for him and has provided interesting research opportunities as well as stimulating professors.
