Raghav Anand and Rohan Sinha take honors at NASA Aeronautics University Design Challenge

(left to right) Dante Gao, Noah Stevenson, Raghav Anand, Alec English, Rohan Sinha, and Saunon Malekshahi

EECS undergraduates Raghav Anand (EECS 2020) and Rohan Sinha (ME & EECS 2019) were part of a team that placed among the finalists awarded the top three prizes in the NASA Aeronautics Design Challenge 2016-1017.  They received an Honorable Mention in the supersonic division for their design, named Goldeneye AB1, which features a novel variable geometry wing design that allows it to fly efficiently at both supersonic and subsonic speeds, all while maintaining high lift. They and fellow team members Alec English (ME & Physics 2019), Dante Gao (ME 2019), Saunon Malekshahi (ME 2019), and  Noah Stevenson (Physics 2019) were invited to present their paper during the winner’s symposium at NASA’s Langley Research Center from September 25th-26th.