Dr. Davide Viganò received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2019 and is currently an Assistant Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His research, primarily experimental and complemented by analytical and numerical studies, focuses on fundamental investigations of mixing in supersonic flows, vortex dynamics, compressible turbulence, and applications to hypersonic air-breathing propulsion. He also leads efforts in developing ground testing facilities, including supersonic and arc-heated wind tunnels, and advancing intrusive and non-intrusive flow diagnostics. Dr. Viganò is an active member of AIAA, serving on the Hypersonic Technologies and Aerospace Planes (HyTASP) Technical Committee. His work has earned recognition, including the AIAA Hypersonics Best Paper Award (2020) and the AIAA St. Louis Section Young Professional Award (2025).
Graduate Students
Joshua Gary
Ph.D. Student
Research Areas: Supersonic Mixing, Compressible Turbulence
Josiah McDermott
Ph.D. Student
Research Areas: Supersonic Vortex Dynamics, Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry
Joseph Villareal
M.Sc. Student
Research Areas: two-point Focused Laser Differential Interferometry
Connor Bell
M.Sc. Student
Research Areas: Supersonic Vortex Dynamics, Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry
Undergraduate Students
Allie Dingfield
Research Areas: Quantitative Schlieren/Shadowgraph Imaging, Supersonic Wind Tunnel Development
Aidan Sengupta
Research Areas: High-pressure compressor upgrade, Slug Calorimeters for high-enthalpy flows
Carter Lawson
Research Areas: Wind tunnel controller design
Connor Jordon
Research Areas: Wind Tunnel Design
Brantley Carter
Research Areas: Wind Tunnel Design
Visiting Students
Clément Bonomelli
ESTACA, France
Summer 2024
Research Areas: Pitot Probe Development
Alumni
Anna Schroeter
Research Areas: Tomo-PIV Development
Cole Hopper
Research Areas: Tomo-PIV Development
Cianne Arnau
Research Areas: Slug Calorimeters for high-enthalpy flows
Caleb Roberts
Research Areas: Sensor carriage design
Aidan Dollar
Research Areas: Supersonic Wind Tunnel Development
Nathan Truong
Research Areas: Supersonic Wind Tunnel Development
Austin Sanders
Research Areas: Supersonic Wind Tunnel Development, Control System
Logan Banker
Research Areas: Slug Calorimeters for high-enthalpy flows
Noah Cain
Research Areas: Supersonic Wind Tunnel Development, System Modeling
Nicholas Stanfield
Research Areas: Sensor carriage design