A LOOK INTO THE WORK OF

JASON CORNELIUS

Aerospace Engineering Senior

Schreyer Honors College

The Pennsylvania State University

EMAIL : Joc5693@psu.edu

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