AME - Mach 6 STEM Tube Hypersonics

Research opportunities are available in the Mach 6 STEM Ludweig Tube wind tunnel.  

The Notre Dame Hypersonic Systems Initiative engages the University's broad expertise in engineering and science to address the technical challenges for developing efficient, hypersonic flight vehicles. The Initiative fosters a “system-of-systems” approach that recognizes the interdependence of the different design elements and provides coordination at their interfaces.

Examples of current projects in the Corke Lab include Stress-wave Force Balance measurements, Turbulent Transition Suppression on Swept Flight Control Surfaces, Gas Injection, etc.

Students will be expected to perform: mechanical design and prototyping via 3D-printing, data analysis using MATLAB, physical experimentation in the Mach 6 STEM Tube, and writing/typesetting using LaTeX.

Please reach out to Mr. Heston or Prof. Corke if you are interested in more details. 

Name of research group, project, or lab
Corke Lab
Website
https://hypersonics.nd.edu/
Representative publication
Mach_6_STEM_Characterization_Aviation_Paper_compressed.pdf
Logistics Information:
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Student ranks applicable
First Year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications
  • Background with MATLAB or other computer programming language
  • Experience with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and  3D printing
  • Interest in Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Comfort in a laboratory setting
     
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Number of openings
2
Project start
Fall 2025
Contact Information:
Mentor
Joseph Heston
jheston2@nd.edu
Graduate Student
Name of project director or principal investigator
Thomas Corke
Email address of project director or principal investigator
tcorke@nd.edu
2 sp. | 18 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering