Education

• Anticipated:  Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Summer 2021
• Received: B.S. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (Dual Degree) with minor in General Psychology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, May 2016

Internships and Co-ops:

• Flight Controls Engineer, The Boeing Company, May 2017-August 2017
• Logistics and Product Support Analyst, The Boeing Company, June 2016-August 2016
• Design and Structural Engineer, The Boeing Company, May 2015-August 2015

Awards and Honors:

• Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) (2020-2021): Awarded to graduate students with excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue a Mechanical or Aeronautical Ph.D. with an emphasis on teaching and research. 
• National Science Foundation (GRFP) (2017-2020): Awarded to outstanding graduate students who possess intellectual merit and whose research and work aim to have broader impact 
• Boeing Scholarship (2014): Awarded to students who show academic success and excellence with a clear drive for research that was funded by the Boeing company 
• Rensselaer Leadership Award (2012-2016): Awarded to students with outstanding record of academic and personal achievements, commitment to excellence and illustration of intellectual curiosity 

Joined CeFPaC

May 2014

CeFPaC Experience

Research at CeFPaC has been a challenging and rewarding opportunity that has allowed me to experience research problems I would not have seen elsewhere.  It has allowed me to grow and become a better engineer.  I have thoroughly enjoyed being here since I joined my sophomore year and I have learned so much from being a part of this group.

Selected Publications

Publications:

• Zhang, K., Hayostek, S., Amitay, M., Burtsev, A., Theofilis, V., & Taira, K. (2020). Laminar separated flows over finite-aspect-ratio swept wings. arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.09737.
• Zhang, K., Hayostek, S., Amitay, M., He, W., Theofilis, V., & Taira, K. (2019). On the formation of three-dimensional flows over finite-aspect-ratio wings under tip effects. arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.04729.

Conference Presentations:

• Hayostek, S., & Amitay, M. (2020). Vortical Structures on Low Aspect Ratio Finite Wings at Low Reynolds numbers. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
• Hayostek, S., & Amitay, M. (2019, November). Effect of boundary conditions on 3-D separation over an airfoil. In APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts (pp. G10-002).
• Hayostek, S., Amitay, M., Zhang, K., Taira, K., He,W., Burtsev, A.,&Theofilis, V, "Collaborative Investigation of 3-D separation on Low Aspect Ratio Finite Span Wings." The 59th IACAS, Haifa and Tel Aviv, Israel, March 4-6, 2019
• Taira, K., Zhang, K., Amitay, M., Hayostek, S., Theofilis, V., He,W.,&Burtsev, A. Separated Flows over Finite-Aspect Ratio Wings: Computational, Experimental, and Stability Analyses. In International  Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena (2019).
• Hayostek, S., Amitay, M., Zhang, K., Taira, K., He, W., & Theofilis, V. (2019). Wake Dynamics of Finite Aspect Ratio Wings. Part I: An Experimental Study. In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum (p. 1384).
• Zhang, K., Taira, K., Hayostek, S., Amitay, M., He, W., & Theofilis, V. (2019). Wake Dynamics of Finite Aspect Ratio Wings. Part II: Computational Study. In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum (p. 1385).
• He, W., Burtsev, A., Theofilis, V., Zhang, K., Taira, K., Hayostek, S., & Amitay, M. (2019). Wake dynamics of finite aspect ratio wings. Part III: triglobal linear stability analysis. In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum (p. 1386).
• Hayostek, S., & Amitay, M. (2018). Three-dimensional separation on finite aspect ratio swept back wings. In 2018 Fluid Dynamics Conference (p. 3729).
• Hayostek, S., Lewis, D.,, and Amitay, M., “Quantification of the PDOS actuator: materials selection”,  1000 Islands Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Ganaoque, ON, Canada, May 2016
• Hayostek, S., Spatcher, D., Monastero, M., and Amitay, M., “Active Flow Control Devices Along the Vertical Tail”,  1000 Islands Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Ganaoque, ON, Canada, May 2015