{"id":2662,"date":"2026-02-12T15:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/?page_id=2662"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:00:08","slug":"rd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster_ESIG_Feb26-image-1-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"ESIG Group collaborators with details to follow in caption.\" class=\"wp-image-2675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster_ESIG_Feb26-image-1-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster_ESIG_Feb26-image-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster_ESIG_Feb26-image-1-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster_ESIG_Feb26-image-1-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Poster_ESIG_Feb26-image-1-2048x1483.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Collaborators across corporations, government, non-profits, and academia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Successes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/james-round-bw.png\" alt=\"Headshot of James Roetzer in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-304 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/james-round-bw.png 297w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/james-round-bw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-j-roetzer-b77275180\/\">James Roetzer<\/a><\/strong><em>, PhD Student,<\/em> <em>M.S. Topic:&nbsp; &#8220;Experimental Blade Testing to Characterize Aerodynamic Response Due to Changes in Twist Distribution.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Maryam.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Maryam Yaghoubirad in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-2179 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Maryam.jpg 720w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Maryam-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Maryam-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Maryam-510x510.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/james-j-roetzer-b77275180\/\">Maryam Yaghoubirad<\/a><\/strong><em>, PhD Student Topic:&nbsp; &#8220;Qualitative Data in Engineering Design.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 22%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adityaatre\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adityaatre\/\"><strong>Aditya Atre<\/strong>,<\/a> <em>PhD Student Topic: &#8220;FSI Analysis of Wake Sensitivity to Aerodynamic Surface Actuation.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/aditya.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Aditya Atre in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-2185 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/aditya.png 200w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/aditya-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 22%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/benjamin-janke-6b7a5b2a5\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/benjamin-janke-6b7a5b2a5\/\"><strong>Ben Janke<\/strong>,<\/a> <em>Undergraduate Student Topic &#8220;Feasibility of Adaptive Structures for Practical Applications.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Ben.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Ben Janke in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-2217 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Ben.jpg 720w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Ben-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Ben-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Ben-510x510.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">ESIG Alumni<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/hamid-round.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Hamid Khakpour in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-2233 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/hamid-round.png 238w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/hamid-round-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hamidkhakpour\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hamidkhakpour\"><strong>Hamid Khakpour<\/strong><\/a>, <em>Ph.D. &#8211; Topic &#8220;Design and Control of a Wind Turbine Blade with an Actively Variable Twist Distribution.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/Felipe-round-bw.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Felipe Pasquali in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-300 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/Felipe-round-bw.png 253w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/Felipe-round-bw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/felipe-pasquali\/\">Felipe Pasquali<\/a><\/strong><em>, Ph.D. \u2013 Topic: &#8220;Investigation of Design Factors for Complex System Based on Design Life&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:22% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/Hailie-round-bw.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Hallie Suk in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-301 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/Hailie-round-bw.png 254w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/Hailie-round-bw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hailie-suk-7b9772108\/\">Hailie Suk<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Ph.D. \u2013 Topic: &#8220;Quantitative Modeling to Realize Qualitative Information and Feedback of Social Phenomena in Rural Development.&#8221; Hailie has been a National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellow<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 22%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kyansadeghilari\/\">Kyan Sadeghilari<\/a><\/strong>, <em>M.S. &#8211; Topic: \u201cAerodynamic Analysis of Wake Interaction and Load Mitigation for a Wind Turbine with Active Blade Morphing Control.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/kyan-round-bw.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Kyan Sadeghilari in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-299 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/kyan-round-bw.png 298w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2022\/01\/kyan-round-bw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 22%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/praveen2494\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/praveen2494\/\"><strong>Praveen Gopalakrishnan<\/strong><\/a>, <em>Ph.D. Topic: &#8220;An Optimization-Based Decision-Making Framework for Modeling, Analyzing, and Implementing Blockchain Technology.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Praveen.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Praveen Gopalakrishnan in ESIG\" class=\"wp-image-2276 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Praveen.jpg 593w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Praveen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Praveen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/jhall186\/files\/2026\/02\/Praveen-510x510.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 22%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angshumandeka\/\">Angshuman Deka<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Ph.D. &#8211; 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