Title: Research Assistant

Degree(s):

– B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, 2021

– M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, 2023

– Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, expected 2026

Lab/Center Affiliation(s):

– Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER)

– Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE)

Research interests:

– Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)

– Catalytic Reactions

– Combustion

– Low Temperature Ignition

– Thermal Transpiration

– Emission Control

– Batteries

Patents:

Awards:

– 2nd Place Norma Slepecky Undergraduate Research Award

– Syracuse University Pre-Dissertation Summer Fellowship, 2022

Publications:

-Willsey, A.M., Hartwell, A., Welles, T.S., Park, D., Ronney, P., and Ahn, J. Investigation of mycelium growth network as a thermal transpiration membrane for thermal transpiration based pumping and power generation, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2020 Power Conference collocated with the 2020 International Conference of Nuclear Engineering, August 2020.

-Willsey, A.M., Welles, T.S., and Ahn, J. Advancements in nitric oxide emission control with a perovskite based membrane via high frequency electric potential oscillations, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2022 Power Conference, July 2022.

-Willsey, A.M., Fields, K., Welles, T.S., Lin, H., Zheng, W., and Ahn, J. Investigation of emission reduction and power generation on electrochemical catalytic membranes with the addition of perovskite nanocrystals, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, October 2022.

-Willsey, A.M., Welles, T.S., and Ahn, J. Development of an optimal nitric oxide reduction system via solid oxide fuel cells, American Society of Engineers 2023 Power Conference, August 2023. Under review