Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2026
Research Topic:
Modeling and System-level Control of Renewable-integrated Microgrids.
sac6274 (at) psu (dot) edu
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2026
Research Topic:
Modeling and Optimization of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
(co-advised with Julia Cole)
bjh6298 (at) psu (dot) edu
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2026
Research Topic:
Design Modeling and Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (co-advised with Julia Cole)
ach5681 (at) psu (dot) edu
Josh May
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2026
Research Topic:
Modeling and Control of Microreactors
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2026
Research Topic:
Design Optimization and Control of Electrified Aircraft
(co-advised with David Hall)
sam7300 (at) psu (dot) edu
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
August 2026
Research Topic:
Design Optimization and Controller Co-Design of Hybrid Electric Rotorcraft
(co-advised with David Hall)
jdf5609 (at) psu (dot) edu
Finn Beck
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
August 2026
Research Topic:
Reconfigurable Thermal Management Testbed
fhb5024 (at) psu (dot) edu
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2027
Research Topic:
Autonomous Vehicle Control and Path Planning
(co-advised with Sean Brennan)
kxh1031 (at) psu (dot) edu
Degree in Progress:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2027
Research Topic:
Co-design and Control of Aircraft Power and Thermal Management Systems
Undergraduate Students
The PAC Lab is often seeking undergraduate students to join our team, including but not limited to Schreyer Honors Scholars interested in completing their honors thesis on a topic relevant to our research areas. Please see the "join" page for more information about how to apply.
Liam McIntyre
Degree in Progress:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2026
Research Topic:
Autonomous Vehicle Control and Path Planning
Daniel Pienknagura
Degree in Progress:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2026
Research Topic:
Autonomous Vehicle Control and Path Planning
Jason Lee
Degree in Progress:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2027
Research Topic:
Thermal Management Testbed Development
Alexa Gulea
Degree in Progress:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2027
Research Topic:
Dynamic Modeling of a Solar Dryer
(co-advised with Brian Fronk)
Zoe Kunz
Degree in Progress:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2027
Research Topic:
Electro-mechanical Aircraft Testbed Development
(co-advised with David Hall)
Rejat Krishnan
Degree in Progress:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date:
May 2028
Research Topic:
Autonomous Vehicle Control and Path Planning
Post-dogs
Henry Pangborn
Research Topic:
Trajectory Optimization for Pursuit-Evasion Games Involving High-elasticity Spheres
(i.e., fetch with tennis balls)