Nina Kondur, an Aerospace Engineering senior from Purdue University, is working as a research assistant at the ASYST lab in Summer '24. Meanwhile, Ryker Davis, a Mechanical Engineering senior from the University of Arkansas, has joined the research to evaluate pilots' proficiency in energy management principles. In this photo, the student researchers are setting up the Redbird SD flight simulator at the Fayetteville Public Library for the research experiment with pilots. To learn more about …

After Sydney Sommers was awarded the Honors Research Grant in Spring 2024, we have two more undergraduate students, Lauren Westfall and Samson Parker, who have secured the grant. This grant will help them support their honors thesis research starting Fall 2024!

Sydney was the first undergraduate student to join the ASYST Lab in 2023, a month into its inception. In her research, she analyzed General Aviation instructional accidents using the National Transportation Safety Board database.

Please contact Dr. Majumdar through her email (neelm@uark.edu) to follow up on this fantastic opportunity. To learn more, go to Join our team.

Mehedi is a graduate student who completed his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. Upon his arrival in Fayetteville, he found the place reminiscent of Darjeeling, a scenic town in the Himalayan foothills. Welcome Mehedi to this beautiful city and campus!

Sydney Sommers, Lauren Westfall, Ryker Davis, and Samson Parker have joined the ASYST Lab and are motivated to work towards their individual projects. More details coming soon!