Adam Siegel

Adam Siegel grew up in upstate New York. He plans to pursue a PhD from Georgia Tech, focusing on propulsion systems design. He is interested in numerous topics, including combustion, flow modelling, and programming. He enjoys spending time with friends, sports, outdoor activities, and snorkeling.

Contact: asiegel@asdl.gatech.edu

Education

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, 2011, Stony Brook University- "Autonomous Ground Vehicle"
B.S., Physics, 2011, Stony Brook University- "Low Mach Number Hydrodynamic Flame Study"

Research Work

Adam's research interests include:

Combustion
Gas Dynamics
Propulsion Systems Engineering
Numerical Computing

Experience

7/09 – 5/11: Stony Brook University, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy- Computational Hydrodynamics and Microphysics
Summer 2010: University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Applied and Computational Mathematics- High Performance Computational Biophysics
2/09 - 5/10: Stony Brook University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering- Automater Gas Meter

Honors and Distinctions

Dean’s List, Stony Brook University
Winner, Award for Academic Excellence, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Stony Brook University
Winner, Award for Academic Excellence, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University
πΤΣ (Pi Tau Sigma), National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Winner, Herbert Muether Prize, excellence in research (Stony Brook University)
Golden Key International Honour Society
ΣΠΣ (Sigma Pi Sigma), National Physics Honor Society
TBP (Tau Beta Pi), National Engineering Honor Society
Member, American Physical Society

Talks

Siegel, Adam, Alber, Mark, Goodson, Holly, Xu, Ziliang. Diffusion as a Rate Limiting Effect on Microtubule Dynamic Instability [abstract]. University of Notre Dame; 2010.
Blowing Up Stars On Computers: Understanding Type Ia Supernovae. Stony Brook University; November 11, 2009.
Computational Hydrodynamics and Flame Microphysics Simulations: Deflagrations in Type Ia Supernovae. Stony Brook University; August 6, 2009.