December 2013
  • Graduates: Phillip Ansell has succesfully defended his dissertation work. Phil will be transitioning to a post-doctoral research associate position with Professor Elliott in the AE department at UIUC. Congratulations Phil!

    Marianne Monastero and Brock Wiberg have completed their M.S. degrees. Marianne will be moving to upstate New York to pursue doctoral studies at RPI. Brock will be moving to Albuquerque, NM to work at Sandia National Labs. Congratulations Marianne and Brock!



    • Professor Bragg hosted a get together to celebrate the graduation of Phil, Marianne, and Brock.


July 2013
  • Things to Read: The Aircraft Icing & Aerodynamics Research Group had an impressive showing at the recent AIAA conference in San Diego last month. Members of the group were involved in the presentation of five papers. They are all available for viewing on the recent papers page.
January 2013
  • Things to Read: Jeff Diebold presented a paper at the 2013 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Grapevine, TX. It is available for viewing on the recent papers page.

September 2012
  • Welcome: Gustavo Fujiwara, Chis Triphahn, and Brock Wiberg have joined the group as M.S. students. Brock, Chris, and Gustavo's work will focus on computational development of a hybrid airfoil to generate realistic 3D ice shapes.
July 2012
  • Things to Read: Professor Bragg has been named Interim Dean of the College of Engineering. He was also appointed to the NASA Aeronautics Committee. The committee advises NASA on aeronautics programs and policies and shapes national research agendas. Congratulations Professor Bragg!

  • Graduates: Andrew Mortonson has completed his M.S. degree. He will be moving to Indianapolis to work for Rolls-Royce. Congratulations Andrew!

  • Welcome: Brian Woodard has joined the group as a Post-Doctoral researcher. Brian will be joining the hybrid airfoil development group.
June 2012
  • Things to Read: Phil Ansell and Jeff Diebold (co-author Marianne Monastero) each presented a paper at the 2012 AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference in New Orleans, LA. They are both available for viewing on the recent papers page.

March 2012
February 2012
  • Things to Read: Recent research carried out in collaboration with Rollings Hills Research Corporation has been featured in an online tech brief. The article gives a brief desciption of a Real-Time Flight Envelope Monitoring System.

January 2012
  • Things to Read: Ruben Hortensius presented a paper at the 2012 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Nashville, TN. It is available for viewing on the recent papers page.

August 2011
  • Graduates: Joe Bottalla, Angelo Herrera, and Ruben Hortensius have completed their M.S. degrees. Congratulations!

  • Welcome: Marianne Monastero has joined the group as a M.S. student. Her research will involve the use of pressure-sensitive paint, or PSP, in the wind tunnel on an iced 3D swept wing.
June 2011
  • Things to Read: Joe Botalla presented a paper at the 2011 AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference in Honolulu, HI. It is available for viewing on the recent papers page.

August 2010
  • Welcome: Jeff Diebold and Andrew Mortonson have joined the Icing Research Group to work on Master's degrees. Both will be working on a icing of a 3D swept wing. Jeff will focus on experimental wind tunnel work, while Andrew will focus on computational efforts in this area.

July 2010
  • Things to Read: Phil Ansell presented a paper at the 2010 AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference in Chicago, IL. It is available for viewing on the recent papers page.

August 2009
  • Things to read: Three papers were presented at the 2009 AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference and AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference in San Antonio, TX. They are available for viewing on the recent papers page.

  • Welcome: Joe Botalla, Angelo Herrera, and Ruben Hortensius have joined the Icing Research Group to work on Master's degrees. Joe Bottalla will begin his M.S. after working for the group as an undergraduate student. Joe will be working on 3D wing icing while Angelo and Ruben will be working on the Gulfstream bypass project.