A LOOK INTO THE WORK OF
JASON CORNELIUS
Aerospace Engineering Senior
Schreyer Honors College
The Pennsylvania State University
EMAIL : [email protected]
PHONE : 570-332-2300
MY VISION
Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.
- Michael Jordan
RESEARCH ASSISTANT -VERTICAL LIFT
RESEARCH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Studied ground resonance and aero-elastic flutter
Designed a flutter test stand in SolidWorks
http://news.psu.edu/story/326474/2014/09/16/academics/aspiring-aerospace-engineer-skys-limit
TEAM MEMBER – 2015 AIAA DESIGN BUILD FLY
Design and fabricate remote controlled aircraft from scratch to compete in an annual international competition
2015 AIAA DESIGN BUILD FLY CONTINUED
http://news.psu.edu/story/354792/2015/04/28/
academics/penn-state-places-seventh-
national-aircraft-design-contest
TEAM LEADER -2016 AIAA DESIGN BUILD FLY
Design Goal : Optimize a lightweight compact aircraft
STUDENT LEAD – 2016 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY COLLEGIATE WIND COMPETITION
Make a wind tunnel test turbine to model our business case turbine and perform well in the test portion of the competition
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COLLEGIATE
WIND COMPETITION CONTINUED
http://energy.gov/eere/articles/boise-state-university-wins-collegiate-wind-competition-2015
BOOT CAMPER –BELL HELICOPTER
Develop a simple, lightweight and cost efficient way to install and maintain a 505 EMS kit that has the resources to safely transport a patient, pilot and at least one attendant
ROTOR ANALYSIS INTERN -BELL HELICOPTER
http://www.engr.psu.edu/summer-stories/cornelius-jason.aspx
ROTORCRAFT AEROMECHANICS INTERN –
NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER
Organized, processed, and analyzed acoustic data
from multicopter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) vehicles
Compared wind tunnel acoustic data to outdoor flight test data
Tested low drag rotor hub for future helicopter designs
Carried out stress analysis on NASA/Bell Helicopter Tiltrotor Test Rig
IMPACT OF CULTURE ON ENGINEERING IN CHINA
Teaching Assistant for Penn State China study abroad program
Led students through 14 cities in China to study culture and engineering marvels
http://www.engr.psu.edu/xinli/engr118/
PROJECT PT. 85 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SAE IPLC, Closing the Speed Gap: A Novel Commercial
Transonic VTOL Concept
Introduced the challenge to close the “speed gap” Mr. Frank Harris posed in his presentation, The V/STOL Performance Gap (VTOL-sf.org)
Explained the need for VTOL commercial transport
Presented a novel VTOL configuration- A potential solution
NEXT STEPS & CAREER ASPIRATIONS
Pursue a MS and PhD in Rotorcraft Aeromechanics with a focus on future concepts of vertical lift technology
Enter industry or academia with the goal of changing the way the world flies
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/article_5733f456-c0c8-11e5-9879-73a376a458c1.html
http://timesleader.com/news/501819/jason-cornelius-is-reaching-for-the-stars-literally-as-a-nasa-intern
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