Multifunctional Material and Aerospace Structures Optimization Lab

Research website for the Hartl research team at Texas A&M

Maddie Haas

mhaas@tamu.edu

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2017) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Maddie Haas is a graduate student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Spanish Language from MIT in 2017. During her time as an undergraduate, Maddie interned and conducted research in a variety of aerospace disciplines, including small satellite design, structures analysis and testing, and human-computer interaction. After her undergraduate degree, she worked as an aerospace structures and systems engineer focusing on composite and metallic design and analysis for next generation tilt rotor technology development. Her current research in the M2AESTRO lab focuses on bioastronautics, specifically computational human thermal and cooling garment modeling for spaceflight applications.

Experience:
  • Aircraft Structures and Systems Engineer – Karem Aircraft (August 2017 – August 2020)
  • Consulting Intern – MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives – Kazakhstan (June 2017 – August 2017)
  • Vehicle Engineering Intern, Structures Test – SpaceX (May 2016 – August 2016)
  • Engineering Intern, Stress Analysis – Northrop Grumman (June 2015 – August 2015)
  • Quality Engineering Intern – 3M (May 2014 – August 2014)
Fellowship:
  • NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity (August 2022 – July 2026)
Publications and Conference Presentations:
  • Haas, M., Hartl, D., Development of a Three‑Dimensional Scripted Human Thermoregulation Model Framework for the Lower Limb. 53rd International Conference on Environmental Systems. 2024.
  • Haas, M., Moeller, K., Tausend, P., Calhoun, J., Hartl, D., Design and Optimization of Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment Performance via Thermal Finite Element Analysis (Poster). NASA Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop. 2024.
  • Haas, M., Moeller, K., Tausend, P., Calhoun, J., Hartl, D., Design Exploration of Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment Performance via Abaqus Thermal Finite Element Analysis (Poster). SIMULIA Americas Users Conference. 2024.
  • Haas, M., Dunbar, B.J., Review of Human Thermal Models, Validation Methods, and Selected Responses to Gravity Dose Analogs. 52nd International Conference on Environmental Systems. 2023.
  • Haas, M. Hagee, K. Kaercher, J. Dunbar, B.J., Evaluation of Infrared Thermography for Measuring Leg Skin Temperature Changes in a Microgravity and Partial Gravity Analog (Poster). 51st International Conference on Environmental Systems. 2022.