Multifunctional Material and Aerospace Structures Optimization Lab

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

William Scholten

wds498@tamu.edu

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2014) – Texas A&M University

M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2016) – Texas A&M University

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (2020) – Texas A&M University

William Scholten is a Ph.D. student in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Texas A&M University. He works on a novel uncoupled method for performing static aeroelastic analysis that is computationally more efficient than traditional coupled fluid-structure interaction schemes, especially for design studies and optimization. He also works on computational analysis of the slat-cove filler, a shape memory alloy morphing aerostructure that redirects flow along an acoustically advantageous path. Additionally, he is an operator of the low-speed wind tunnel in the Maestro Lab North. He graduates in May 2020 and shall work at ATA Engineering, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama.

Current Research Projects:

  • Uncoupled Static Aeroelastic Analysis (also known as Uncoupled FSI Analysis)
  • Computational Analysis and Wind Tunnel Testing of a Model-Scale Shape Memory Alloy Slat-Cove Filler

Previous Research Projects:

  • Structural Analysis and Design of EVA Glove
  • Structural Analysis of Composite House

Experiences:

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant- Texas A&M University (Summer 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014)
  • Undergraduate Intern- NASA Langley Research Center (Summer 2013, Summer 2014)
  • Graduate Research Assistant- Texas A&M University (Spring 2015- Spring2020)
  • Graduate Intern- ATA Engineering, Inc (Summer 2018, Summer 2019)

Publications:

  • Patterson, R., Scholten, W., Strganac, T., Turner, T., & Hartl, D. (2020). Experimental Validation of an SMA Slat-Cove Filler: Structural Response and Computational Model Development. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (accepted: under revision).
  • Scholten, W., & Hartl, D. J. (2020). An Uncoupled Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis with Application to Aerostructural Design. In AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum (p. 1635).
  • Leaton, A., Scholten, W., Lieb, K., Hartl, D. J., Strganac, T., & Turner, T. L. (2020). Aerostructural and Aeroacoustic Experimental Testing of Shape Memory Alloy Slat Cove Filler. In AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum (p. 1040).
  • Scholten, W., Patterson, R., Eustice, M., Cook, S., Hartl, D., Strganac, T., & Turner, T. (2018, September). Aerodynamic and Structural Evaluation of an SMA Slat-Cove Filler Using Computational and Experimental Tools at Model Scale. In ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.
  • Varya, V., Scholten, W., Fernandes, R., Dunbar, B., & Hartl, D. J. (2018). Finite Element Analysis of an Index Finger Flexion in an Extravehicular Activity Glove. In 2018 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference (p. 1927).
  • Arena, G., Groh, R., Pirrera, A., Scholten, W., Hartl, D., & Turner, T. (2018). A tailored nonlinear slat-cove filler for airframe noise reduction. In ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.
  • Scholten, W. D., Patterson, R. D., Hartl, D. J., Strganac, T. W., Chapelon, Q. H., & Turner, T. (2017). Computational and Experimental Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of a High-Lift Wing with a Slat-Cove Filler for Noise Reduction.
  • Scholten, W. D., Patterson, R., Chapelon, Q., Hartl, D. J., Strganac, T. W., & Turner, T. L. (2017). Experimentation and Computational Assessment of an SMA-Based Slat-Cove Filler For Noise Reduction in a High Lift Wing. In 25th AIAA/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference (p. 0732).
  • Scholten, W. D., Hartl, D. J., Turner, T. L., & Kidd, R. T. (2016). Development and Analysis-Driven Optimization of Superelastic Slat-Cove Fillers for Airframe Noise Reduction. AIAA Journal, 54(3), 1078-1094.
  • Scholten, W., Patterson, R., Hartl, D., Strganac, T., Volpi, J., Chapelon, Q., & Turner, T. (2016). Noise reduction in a high lift wing using SMAS: Computational fluid-structural analysis. In ASME 2016 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.
  • Scholten, W., Hartl, D., Strganac, T., & Turner, T. (2015). Reduction of Actuation Loads in a Self-Deploying SMA-Based Slat-Cove Filler for a Transport Aircraft. In ASME 2015 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.
  • Turner, T. L., Kidd, R. T., Hartl, D. J., & Scholten, W. D. (2013, September). Development of a sma-based, slat-cove filler for reduction of aeroacoustic noise associated with transport-class aircraft wings. In ASME 2013 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.
  • Scholten, W., Hartl, D., & Turner, T. (2013, September). Analysis-driven design optimization of a sma-based slat-cove filler for aeroacoustic noise reduction. In ASME 2013 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection.

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