Hanrui Henry

Aerospace engineer with an MSc in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (GPA 3.7/4.0, Best Graduating Student) who delivers validated, quantifiable engineering results. Designed a novel sandwich structure that outperformed conventional designs by 20% in energy absorption, and built a supersonic aerothermal CFD framework validated against experiment to within 14.6%. Combines FEA, CFD and programming with a rigorous, results-driven approach to structures, materials and testing.

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English speaker.

Graduate Researcher — Structures, Composites & Aerothermal Simulation at BIT Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2024 – 2026)

• Designed a novel sandwich structure that achieved 20% higher energy absorption than conventional designs, proven through Abaqus nonlinear FEA and experimental validation.
• Built and validated a geometrically resolved Mach 3 CFD framework (ANSYS Fluent) that matched experimental heat-transfer data to within 14.6%, establishing confidence in the model.
• Identified the 45° twill weave as the optimal aerothermal configuration and pinpointed a separation threshold that collapsed convective heat transfer by 94%, defining the critical design limit.
• Modelled titanium lattice and ceramic matrix composite structures, quantifying their energy-absorption and high-temperature performance for propulsion and structural applications.
• Cut analysis turnaround by automating simulation post-processing and data reduction in Python and MATLAB.

Undergraduate Researcher — Propulsion, Structures & Control at BIT Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2022 – 2024)

• Investigated electric propulsion systems (Hall-effect, pulsed plasma, arc-jet thrusters) and jet-engine active cooling, informing propulsion design decisions.
• Benchmarked additive against traditional manufacturing of aerospace sandwich structures, identifying performance and manufacturability trade-offs.
• Engineered autonomous drone controllers (PID, MPC, MRAC), integrating sensor feedback to achieve stable flight.

MSc in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering – Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China (2024 – 2026)

BSc in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering – Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China (2020 – 2024)