Marianne Monastero

Contact Information: 
Education: 

Received:  Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, May 2018
Received:  M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2013
Received:  B.S. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, May 2011

Joined CeFPaC: 
January 2014
CeFPaC Experience: 
  • Research focused on sensitivity of the performance of a commercial airplane’s vertical tail to synthetic jet flow control and understanding of the underlying flow physics
  • Designed interchangeable wind tunnel model based on vertical tail geometry
  • Mentored and supervised undergraduate student researchers
  • ​Performed various experimental techniques in a subsonic wind tunnel including stereo particle image velocimetry (SPIV), particle image velocimetry (PIV), pressure measurements, hotwire measurements, surface oil flow visualization, and tuft flow visualization
Awards & Honors: 
  • RPI Founders Award of Excellence, awarded to students with strong academic performance, RPI pride, leadership skills, originality, and imagination, 2015
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, awarded to outstanding graduate students who possess intellectual merit and whose research and work aim to have broader impacts, 2013
  • ​Girl Scout Gold Award, highest award in Girl Scouting requiring a minimum of 65 hours,utilizing organizational and leadership skills, 2007
Selected Publications: 
  • Jansen, K.E., Rasquin, M., Farnsworth, J.A., Rathay, N., Monastero, M.C., and Amitay, M., “Interaction of a Synthetic Jet with Separated Flow over a Vertical Tail,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 56, No. 7, July 2018.
  • Lindstrom, A.M., Monastero, M.C., and Amitay, M., “The Flow Physics of Synthetic Jets Interaction with Flow over a Flapped Airfoil,” AIAA 2018 Flow Control Conference, AIAA Paper 2018-4019, Atlanta, GA, June 2018.
  • Monastero, M.C., Lindstrom, A., and Amitay, M., “Flow Physics of Synthetic Jets Interaction with a 3-D Separated Flow,” 58th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, Paper ThL1T6.2, Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel, March 2018.
  • Broeren, A.P., Addy, H.E., Jr., Lee, S., Monastero, M.C., and McClain, S.T., “Three-Dimensional Ice-Accretion Measurement Methodology for Experimental Aerodynamic Simulation,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 55, No. 2, March 2018.
  • Jansen, K.E., Rasquin, M., Farnsworth, J.A., Rathay, N., Monastero, M.C., and Amitay, M., “Interaction of a Synthetic Jet Actuator on Separated flow over a Vertical Tail,” AIAA 35th Applied Aerodynamics Conference, AIAA Paper 2017-3243, Denver, CO, June 2017.
  • Lindstrom, A., Roman, J., Monastero, M., and Amitay, M., “Effects of Synthetic Jets on Performance Enhancement of an Airfoil Model with a Control Surface,” The MANE Student Research and Design Journal, Vol. 1, June 2016.
  • Monastero, M.C., and Amitay, M., "Performance Enhancement of an Airfoil Model with a Control Surface using Synthetic Jets," AIAA, 2016-3305, June 2016.
  • ​Diebold, J.M., Woodard, B.S., Monastero, M.C., and Bragg, M.B., "Experimental Study of Splitter Plates for Use with Semispan Wing Models, " AIAA, 2015-1227, January 2015.
  • Broeren, A.P., Addy, H.Ed., Jr., Lee, S., and Monastero, M.C., "Validation of 3-D Ice Accretion Measurement Methodology for Experimental Aerodynamic Simulation." NASA/TM, 2015-218724, August 2015.
  • Monastero, M.C., and Bragg, M.B., "Validation of 3-D Ice Accretion Measurement Methodology Using Pressure-Sensitive Paint, " AIAA, 2014-2615, June 2014.
  • Broeren, A.P., Addy, H.E., Jr., Lee, S., and Monastero, M.C., "Validation of 3-D Ice Accretion Measurement Methodology for Experimental Aerodynamic Simulation," AIAA, 2014-2614, June 2014.
  • Monastero, M.C., "Validation of 3-D Ice Accretion Documentation and Replication Method Including Pressure-Sensitive," M.S. Thesies, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 2013.
  • ​Diebold, J.M., Monastero, M.C., and Bragg, M.B., "Aerodynamics of a Swept Wing with Ice Accretion at Low Reynolds Number," AIAA, 2012-2795, June 2012.

Presentations:

  • Monastero, M.C., and Amitay, M., "Flow Physics of Synthetic Jet Interactions on a Sweptback Model with a Control Surface, " 69th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Portland, OR, November, 2016.
  • Monastero, M.C., and Amitay, M., "Performance Enhancement of an Airfoil Model with a Control Surface using Synthetic Jets," AIAA 8th Flow Control Conference, Washington, DC, June 2016.
  • Monastero, M.C., Lindstrom, A., Beyar, M., and Amitay, M., "Parametric Study of Synthetic-Jet-Based Flow Control on a Verticle Tail Model," 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Boston, MA, November, 2015.
  • Monastero, M.C., Rathay, N., Whalen, E., and Amitay, M., "Effect of Synthetic Jet Actuator Spacing on the Performance Enhancement of a Vertical Tail Model," 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, San Francisco, CA, November, 2014.
  • Monastero, M.C., and Bragg, M.B., "Validation of 3-D Ice Accretion Measurement Methodology Using Pressure Sensitive Paint," AIAA 6th Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2014.
  • Monastero, M.C., Rathay, N., Amitay, M., and Whalen, E., "Effect of Synthetic Jet Spacing on Performance Enhancement of a Vertical Tail Model, " 1000 Islands Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Gananoque, ON, Canada, May 2014.