{"id":676,"date":"2017-03-30T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T15:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/?p=676"},"modified":"2017-03-30T11:49:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T15:49:52","slug":"computational-science-student-of-the-month-david-collao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/2017\/03\/30\/computational-science-student-of-the-month-david-collao\/","title":{"rendered":"Computational Science Student of the Month &#8211; David Collao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2017\/01\/DavidCollao.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2017\/01\/DavidCollao.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2017\/01\/DavidCollao.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/engineering-computer-science\/files\/2017\/01\/DavidCollao-160x200.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where are you from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was born and grew up in Lima, Peru. I came to the US in 2004 to attend college. I went to Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, where I earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree and in 2009 I came to UT Chattanooga to work on a MS and, later, on a PhD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What brought you to UTC?<\/strong><br \/>\nGraduate school brought me to UTC. I was very interested in learning Computational Fluid Dynamics and was up for the challenge of graduate school. I was very impressed by the Computational Engineering program at UTC, but I also felt the charm of Chattanooga. So, I came to UTC in part because of Chattanooga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your educational background?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I graduated from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2009. Then I came to UTC to work on a master&#8217;s degree in Computational Engineering, which I finished in the Summer of 2011. Then I came back to UTC in 2012 for a PhD in Computational Engineering which I will finish in the Spring of 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What research are you working on?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My work has been related to computational mesh generation and application of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) for turbomachinery simulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your plans for the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work in industry. Ideally, I would love to be part of the design and development team of a company or institution that makes aircraft parts or propulsion systems. But in general, I&#8217;m interested in various applications of CFD, software development, and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your interests and hobbies?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m interested in cars (EV&#8217;s and ICE&#8217;s), hybrid propulsion for aircraft, and 3D printing. I like making things, cooking, exercise (soccer, crossfit, running), dancing. 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