PhD Student
Linkedin Profile
Email: knguyen2@usc.edu
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
3651 Watt Way, VHE-402
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Education:
+ B.S. in Structural Engineering with Aerospace Focus, University of California, San Diego (2021)
Research Projects:
+ Investigating the components of an unidentified ceramic material through XRD and SEM
+ Modeling shockwave interaction and CFRP response to blast wave impacting
+ Modeling composites and optimizing the use of elements to simulate Bias Extension testing in Abaqus
Positions:
+ 2021 – Present: Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
+ 2020 – 2021: Undergraduate Student Research Assistant at UCSD FEM Research
+ 2019 – 2020: Undergraduate Student Research Assistant at UCSD Shocks and Impacts Lab
Awards and Decorations:
+ American Concrete Institute (ACI) San Diego Scholarship Award (2019)
+ National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Institute for the Global Entrepreneur Grant Recipient (2020)