Aidan Zhoung

Designed and fabricated ranged water intake system attachment for aerial firefighting via manned aircraft.

Systems Engineer at Avian Dynamics (2026-08 – Present)

• Designed and fabricated ranged water intake system attachment for aerial firefighting via manned aircraft.

Civil Engineering Intern at LERA Consulting Structural Engineers (2024-08 – 2025-05)

• Assisted in structural modeling and analysis for building projects, contributing to the development of construction documents.
• Collaborated with project teams to review architectural drawings and verify structural integrity against design specifications.

Intern / ASCE Member at Palisades Consulting Group Inc. (2024 – 2024)

• Research in professional data lakehouses and significance of standards and governance within arising AI.
• Co-authored "Smart AI for Smart Cities: Data Lakehouses for Civil Engineering" presented at the National ASCE 2024 Annual Convention.

Researcher (2024 – 2025)

• Conducted research in additive manufacturing and implications on the aerospace industry supply chain.
• Published findings in the Journal of Student Research (JSR) (2025).

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering – The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (2029-05)

High School Diploma – Bergen County Technical High School (2025-06)