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Ph.D. Candidate

Jackson Asiatico

Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Rotor-fuselage interactions for aircraft; space exploration rotorcraft ground operations

M.S. Thesis — University of Central Florida (2021–2023)

"The Effects of Microgravity on the Development of Osteoporosis"

Research Areas

Rotorcraft and Advanced Air Mobility Space and Planetary Aerodynamics

Projects

active2018–2026 (multiple phases)

Dragonfly Fuselage

Aerodynamic design and analysis supporting the fuselage of NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft lander, which will fly to Saturn's moon Titan. CFAL's work spans rotor-fuselage interaction, heatshield/backshell separation aerodynamics, in-ground-effect and outwash/saltation behavior on Titan's surface, and wind-tunnel uncertainty quantification.

NASA (subcontract through Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

Publications

2026

Session 2: Platform Development II

DGBH de Azevedo, R Lorenz, J Asiatico, M Kinzel, M Marques Goncalves

2026

CFD Analysis of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measurements on Planetary Rotorcraft

J Asiatico, M Kinzel

2026

A Numerical Study of In-Ground Effect Aerodynamics and Sediment Entrainment for the Dragonfly Lander

JT Asiatico, M Kinzel

AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, 0027, 2026

2026

Numerical Analysis of Surface Interactions and Sediment Transport for a Rotorcraft Lander on Titan

J Asiatico, M Marques, M Kinzel, R Lorenz

Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialists Conference, San …, 2026

2026

Evaluation of Turbulence Modeling Effects on Ground Shear Stress and Tip Vortex Dynamics for the Dragonfly Rotor in Ground Effect

M Marques, J Asiatico, R Lorenz, M Kinzel

2025

An Evaluation of Yaw Moment Driven by Rotor-Fuselage Interactions

MG Vignali, L Newton, D Nieves Lugo, J Asiatico, MP Kinzel

AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 2176, 2025

2025

The Dragonfly Saltation Experiment: Flowfield and Measurements

RD Lorenz, J Asiatico, M Kinzel, SM MacKenzie, A Chatain, J Radebaugh

LPI Contributions 3072, 3013, 2025

2024

An Evaluation of Uncertainty for the Dragonfly Aircraft in the 14-By-22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel

JT Asiatico, B Mitchell, Z Miles, M Kinzel

AIAA AVIATION FORUM AND ASCEND 2024, 4057, 2024

2024

The Effects of Microgravity on the Development of Osteoporosis

JT Asiatico, MP Kinzel, M Coathup

AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 1553, 2024

2024

An assessment of Dragonfly-Backshell aerodynamics preparing for the initial flight on Titan

C Zucker, W Farrell, L Amaya, TG McGee, BN Shapiro, J Asiatico, et al.

Acta Astronautica 224, 127-137, 2024