USU Industry Day
USU and 47G Industry Day
Wednesday, August 6
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Join us for a dynamic series of rapid-fire presentations from Utah State University’s top engineering faculty, sharing their industry-leading findings to members of the 47G community.
This is your front-row seat to the technologies shaping the future of aerospace, defense, energy, and mobility.
Get insights in just 10 minute sessions, with additional time for Q&A.
Dr. Haoran Wang
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Focuses on computational modeling and material design for:
High-capacity energy storage materials for next-gen batteries
Soft active materials for robotics and actuators that respond to heat, light, or electricity
Dr. Ryan Berke
Associate Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Specializes in how materials behave and break under extreme temperatures, with applications in:
Hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft re-entry
Gas turbines, rocket nozzles, and nuclear reactor materials
Dr. Tianyi He
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Develops control systems for advanced aerospace vehicles, including:
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft
Flexible aircraft requiring complex guidance and navigation solutions
Dr. Todd Moon
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Applies signal processing and AI to:
WiFi-based indoor radar for security and automation
“Cone of silence” noise cancellation using active arrays
Satellite geolocation via synthetic arrays and orbital motion
Dr. Nadia Kouraytem
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Leads efforts in additive manufacturing for:
Defense and aerospace components built for high-temperature use
Advanced materials analysis for nuclear and solar energy systems
Dr. Doug Hunsaker
Associate Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Expert in aerodynamics and flight systems, his research covers:
Low-speed to hypersonic flow regimes
Flight dynamics, control, simulation, and experimental testing
Trajectory optimization for efficient flight paths
System identification for accurate modeling and performance tuning
Dr. Som Dutta
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Focuses on developing high-fidelity CFD and ML models for:
Swarm Formation Dynamics
Deformable and moving wings
Bio-inspired drag reduction
Digital twins