Thermal, Structural, and Inflation Modeling of an Isotensoid ...

BIOGRAPHY
Brandon Smith is a graduate
research assistant in the Space
Systems Design Laboratory at
the Georgia Institute of
Technology. Brandon has
previously interned at NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
NASA Langley Research
Center, NASA Ames Research
Center, Andrews Space, and
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.
His research has focused on
technology development of
supersonic and hypersonic IADs. Brandon is currently
developing modeling and simulation capabilities to predict
pitch oscillation for supersonic IADs at Mars. He has a BS
in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and recently
completed his MS in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia
Tech in December 2010. He is co-advised by Dr. Robert
Braun and Dr. Ian Clark.
and the principal author or co-author of over 175 technical
publications in the fields of planetary exploration,
atmospheric entry, multidisciplinary design optimization,
and systems engineering. Dr. Braun is currently serving as
the NASA Chief Technologist.
Ian Clark is a visiting assistant
professor at the Georgia
Institute of Technology and an
employee of the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. He received his
PhD from the Georgia Institute
of Technology, where he also
received his BS and MS. Ian's
current research involves
developing and maturing IADs
for use during atmospheric
entry. As part of this research,
Dr. Clark has worked on
conceptual IAD system design,
entry flight mechanics trades, and the development of fluidstructure
interaction codes capable of predicting the
behavior of flexible decelerators.
Robert Braun is an Associate
Professor in the Daniel
Guggenheim School of
Aerospace Engineering at the
Georgia Institute of
Technology. As Director of
Georgia Tech’ s Space Systems
Design Laboratory, he leads a
research program focused on
the design of advanced flight
systems and technologies for
planetary exploration. He is responsible for undergraduate
and graduate level instruction in the areas of space systems
design, astrodynamics and planetary entry. Prior to coming
to Georgia Tech, Dr. Braun worked at NASA Langley
Research Center for sixteen years where he contributed to
the design, development, test, and operation of several
robotic space flight systems. Dr. Braun is an AIAA Fellow
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