B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2014) – The University of Alabama
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2016) – Texas A&M University
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (2020) – Texas A&M University
Brent is a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Alabama in May 2014. In August 2016 he graduated with an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University with a focus on using smart materials for structural health monitoring applications. Brent serves as a Graduate Research Assistant at Texas A&M, and has also interned at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA as well as the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, OH. He has worked on various projects including analysis of satellite structures, design and fabrication of UAVs, damage detection using shape memory alloy sensory particles, and avian-inspired morphing vehicles. Brent currently works on coupling bio-inspired design models and topology optimization to create novel reconfigurable structures.
Current Research Projects
Previous Research Projects:
Experience:
Visiting Researcher – Air Force Research Laboratory (2018)
Summer Contractor – Air Force Research Laboratory (2016, 2017)
Graduate Student Intern – NASA Langley Research Center (2015)
Notable Publications:
Brent R. Bielefeldt, Joshua D. Hodson, Gregory W. Reich, Philip S. Beran, Alexander M. Pankonien, Joshua D. Deaton, and Darren J. Hartl. “Graph-Based Interpretation of L-System Encodings Toward Aeroelastic Topology Optimization of a Morphing Airfoil in Supersonic Flow”. 2019 ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS 2019).
Brent R. Bielefeldt, Ergun Akleman, Gregory W. Reich, Philip S. Beran, and Darren J. Hartl. “L-System-Generated Mechanism Topology Optimization Using Graph-Based Interpretation.” Journal of Mechanisms & Robotics 11 (2) (2019) 020905.
Brent R. Bielefeldt, Gregory W. Reich, Philip S. Beran, and Darren J. Hartl. “Development and Valdiation of a Genetic L-System Programming Framework for Topology Optimization of Multifunctional Structures.” Computers & Structures 218 (2019) 152-169.
Brent R. Bielefeldt, Ergun Akleman, Gregory W. Reich, Philip S. Beran, and Darren J. Hartl. “Expanding the Design Space Via Graph-Based Interpretation of L-System Encodings for Topology Optimization of Multifunctional Structures.” 29th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST 2018).
Brent R. Bielefeldt, Jacob D. Hochhalter, and Darren J. Hartl. “Shape memory alloy sensory particles for damage detection: Experiments, analysis, and design studies.” Structural Health Monitoring 17 (4) (2018) 777-814.