Jacob Neal

Education

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Business Administration Minor) 2018 University of Maine
  • PhD Aeronautical Engineering expected 2023 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Internships and Co-ops:

  • Graduate R&D Intern, Sandia National Laboratories (2019)

  • R&D Mechanical Engineering Intern, Sandia National Laboratories  (2018)

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center  (2016-2018)

Teaching Assistant

  • Flight Mechanics (RPI) Fall 2020, Fall 2021
  • Fluid Mechanics (RPI) Spring 2021
  • Statics (UMaine) Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017

Joined CeFPaC

August 2018

CeFPaC Experience

The CeFPaC has been a great place to learn the ropes of experimental aerodynamics.  The state of the art flow visualization and anemometry equipment here is an excellent resource, and there is plenty of support to make learning the ropes as a new student a breeze.  Synergy is the word that would best describe the team atmosphere here at CeFPaC.  Every graduate student is in tune with all of their peers, and everyone is eager to hear about and help with whatever hang up you are struggling with each day.  At this lab I have learned how to take a project from a concept, to a design, to the fabrication of models, to the implementation of flow visualization and measurement methods, to the post processing and presentation of the collected data.  The CeFPaC has taught me what each stage of success looks like.

Selected Publications

Journal Papers

Presentations

  • Ribeiro J., Neal J., Burtsev A., Theofilis V., Taira K., Amitay M., “Wake dynamics of tapered wings Part I: a computational study.” AIAA Scitech, National Harbour, MD, 23rd 27th, Jan. 2023

  •  Neal J. , Gares B., Burtsev A., Ribeiro J., Theofilis V., Taira K., Amitay M., “Wake dynamics of tapered wings Part II: an experimental study.” AIAA Scitech, National Harbour, MD, 23rd 27th, Jan. 2023

  •  Burtsev A., Neal J. ,Ribeiro J., Theofilis V., Taira K., Amitay M., “Wake dynamics of tapered wings Part III: a theoretical study.” AIAA Scitech, National Harbour, MD, 23rd 27th, Jan. 2023

  •  Carvajal T.R., Neal J., Amitay M., “Evaluation of the Modified Version of the Holmn Vortex Identification Method Using Experimental Data” AIAA Scitech, National Harbour, MD, 23rd 27th, Jan. 2023

  •  Ribeiro J., Neal J., Burtsev A., Theofilis V., Amitay M., Taira K. “Laminar flow separation over tapered wings, Part 1: a computational study”, 75th Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, November 22 2022

  • Gares B., Neal J., Burtsev A., Ribeiro J., Theofilis V., Taira K., Amitay M., “Laminar flow separation over tapered wings, Part 2: an experimental study”, 75th Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, November 22 2022

  •  Burtsev A., Ribeiro J., Neal J., Taira K., Amitay M., Theofilis V. “Laminar flow separation over tapered wings, Part 3: a theoretical study”, 75th Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, November 22 2022

  • Neal J., Amitay M. “Experimental investigation of 3-D separation over swept and tapered wings at a moderate Reynolds number”, 75th Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, November 22 2022

  • Neal J. and Amitay, M., “Three-Dimensional Flowfield Measurements of a Swept-back Cantilevered Wing at High Angles of Attack.” AIAA Scitech, San Diego, CA, 3rd 7th, Jan. 2022

  • Neal, J., Ottinger, J., Hayostek, S., and Amitay, M., “Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Sweep and Taper on Low Reynolds Number Finite Wings.” AIAA Scitech, San Diego, CA, 3rd - 7th, Jan. 2022

  • Neal, J., Ottinger, J., Gares, B., and Amitay, M., “Three Dimensional Flowfield over Swept and Tapered Finite Span Wings at a Low Reynolds Number.” The 61st Israel Annual Conference onAerospace Sciences held in Shefayim Haifa, Israel, March 9-10, 2022.

  • Neal, J. and Amitay, M., “Three-Dimensional Separation Over Low Aspect Ratio Cantilevered Wings.” AIAA-2021-1212, SciTech, Virtual event, 11-15; 19-21, January 2021

  • Neal J., Amitay M. “Three-dimensional separation over a finite-span NACA 0015 airfoil”, 72nd Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, WA, November 23 2019

  • Neal J. Sensitivity Analysis of Glass-Fiber Reinforced Plastic Material Properties, Poster Presentation, Sandia National Laboratories, August 2019

Center for Flow Physics and Control
Mechanical, Aerospace & Nuclear Engineering
School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Watervliet Facility, 805 25th Street, Watervliet, NY USA 12189
Phone: (518) 276-2481 Fax: (518) 276-2728

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