Acknowledgments and Biographical Information
- Author
- Leonardo Pinero-Perez
- Written
- 2018 · Thesis, University of Texas at Arlington
- Original
- Full thesis · 105 pages
- Contents
- Chapter 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · Appendix A: Nomenclature · References · Acknowledgments and Biographical Information
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Acknowledgments
Firstly, I would like to thank my faculty advisor, Dr. Bernd Chudoba, for his inspirational lectures and guidance throughout the latter half of my undergraduate education. Not only has his teaching improved my caliber as an engineer tremendously, but his candid outlook on how an individual can build their own future has motivated me to go further than I thought was possible. At this early of a stage in the design process that is my life, the tiniest of deviations have a large impact on the overall picture, and for that I am grateful.
I am grateful for the faculty, advisors, and staff at the Honors College and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, who have given me a stellar education, a great community, and valuable skills to change the future.
I am immensely indebted to my parents for raising me to love learning and to strive for achievement, and to the rest of my family and friends for being understanding of my general unavailability these past few months and supportive of the work I do.
Thank you to Friedrich Nietzsche, whose works have provided the philosophical backbone for my ambition.
Lastly, and most importantly, I give thanks to my Creator for giving me and the rest of humanity the rational and creative faculties to impose our will onto the masterpiece that is the universe.
August 09, 2018
Biographical Information
Leonardo Pinero-Perez graduated with an Honors Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering in August 2018. During his undergraduate education, he served as the President of the American Helicopter Society student chapter and functioned as the Treasurer of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics student chapter.
In his last semester, he conducted undergraduate research under Dr. David Hullender in non-Newtonian flow through an annular ring. This stems from Leonardo’s Honors Senior Project finished in the previous semester, which involved designing an empirically-based control logic to maximize flow and pressure DC gains from an unknown, time-variant system such as a hydraulic fracturing well.
Leonardo has also worked as a teaching assistant for the computer-aided design class, writing the homework, creating design projects, and occasionally lecturing for the freshman and sophomore engineering class. He also has industry experience at Bell Flight, as a structural analyst supporting the MQ-8C Fire Scout Program. After graduation and a few backpacking trips, he will work with the flight controls team at Bell on future programs.
Leonardo’s interests include flight controls, space vehicle design, and machine learning. He also enjoys backpacking, drawing, exercising, and reading philosophy.
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