My name is Jacob Vendl and I am a student at the University of Colorado Boulder, in the Aerospace Engineering department. My interests include aerospace engineering and its applications, astrodynamics, and soccer data analytics. I have worked as a primary researcher at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, CU’s Center for Aerospace Structures, and L3Harris Applied Defense Solutions. My hobbies include skiing, paragliding, running, watching and playing soccer, and spending time with family and friends.
MS in Aerospace Engineering, 2020
University of Colorado Boulder
BS in Aerospace Engineering, 2019
University of Colorado Boulder
Worked on a team supporting the Department of Defense and existing Space Situational Awareness capabilities. Primarily tasked with developing algorithms for interpreting data gathered from a ground-based radar and predicting orbital state.
Relevant Skills Learned:
Worked alongside PhD candidates to develop analytical models for advanced structures, both aerospace and otherwise. Specifically worked on software that could ingest thousands of CAT scan slices and construct a 3D model of the object being scanned.
Relevant Skills Learned:
Supported the Air Force Red Team group to gain a better understanding of the aerothermodynamic effects that high-speed flight induces on a ballistic missile. Successfully developed a physics-based model for predicting missile dome failure due to supersonic speed-induced heating.
Relevant Skills Learned:
* Independent Research
* MATLAB Algorithm Development
* Professional Presentation