Alexandra Le Moine
Aerospace PhD Student, University of Maryland
Tuesday, Feb. 2 | 3:00 P.M. | Zoom Webinar
Summary: The purpose of this lecture is to provide a teaching demonstration for a supplementary lecture in ASEN 2002: Introduction to Thermodynamics and Aerodynamics. This specific lecture will discuss the significant drag components on a 3 dimensional aircraft wing along with common drag reduction design considerations. By the end of this lecture, students will be able to identify the various drag contributions on a 3D wing, explain the difference between skin friction drag and form drag, and calculate the induced drag on a 3D wing.
Bio: Alexandra Le Moine is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland. During her time at University of Maryland, she has acted as a teaching assistant and substitute instructor for undergraduate aerospace engineering classes. In addition, she has collaborated with the Women in Engineering department to design and instruct a 2-week outreach program focused on introducing incoming engineering students to computational methods for solving engineering problems.
Ms. Le Moine holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a dual BS in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematical Sciences from Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to attending University of Maryland, Ms. Le Moine worked as a research engineer focusing on computational fluid dynamics of automotive engines for 2 years at Convergent Science Inc. Her academic interests are in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Scientific Computing, and Fluid Mechanics.