Athena Padgiotis

  • Program Year: 1
  • Academic Institution: Texas A&M University
  • Field of Study: Aerodynamics and Propulsion
  • Academic Advisor: Scott Jackson
  • Residencies: Residency Not Yet Completed
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2021

Publications

A. Padgiotis, S.I. Jackson, T.J Voorhees, T.J. Vogler. "Equation-of-State Measured via X-ray Phase contrast Imaging for Epon 828/DEA Epoxy" (2023) APS SCCM, Chicago, IL, June 18-23. (In Submission)

D.J. Lont, A.S. Venkataraman, A. Padgiotis, M. Martin, E.S. Oran. S.I. Jackson, Y. Huang, H.A. Farah. "Detonation Cell Size and DDT Distance for Ethylene-Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixtures" (2024) AIAA SciTech, Orlando, FL, January 8-12.

A. Padgiotis and S.I. Jackson. "Comparison of Velocity-Adjusted Detonation Product Equation of State Methods to a Data-Driven Model" (2023) AIAA SciTech, National Harbor, MD, January 23-27.

A. Padgiotis, S.I. Jackson, T.J Voorhees, T.J. Vogler. "The Dynamic Strength of Epon 828/DEA Epoxy Under Shock Loading" (2024). Oral Presentation for the DMM Seminar, Albuquerque, NM, February 13.

A. Padgiotis, S.I. Jackson, T.J Voorhees, T.J. Vogler. "Characterization of Dynamic Strength of Alumina-Epoxy Formulations Under Shock Loading" (2023). Oral Presentation for the ESSI Seminar, Livermore, CA, August 24.

A. Padgiotis, S.I. Jackson, T.J Voorhees, T.J. Vogler. "The Dynamic Strength Response of Alumina-Epoxy Formulations to Shock Loading" (2023). Oral Presentation at APS SCCM, Chicago, IL, June 18-23.

T.J. Voorhees, A. Padgiotis, B. Zusmann, S. Guo, V. Garcia, T.J. Vogler. "Molybdenum dynamic yield strength measured via the tamped Richtmyer-Meshkov instability method" (2023). Oral Presentation at APS SCCM, Chicago, IL, June 18-23.

A. Padgiotis and S.I. Jackson. "Evaluation of Velocity-Adjusted Detonation Product Equation of State Methods with a Data-Driven Model" (2022). Oral Presentation at the Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES).

Awards

Stanger Endowed Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2023- Spring 2024
Advanced Photon Source Dynamic Compression Sector Beam Time Awarded based on proposal, Argonne National Lab, February 2023
Outstanding Undergraduate in Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Spring 2021
Dean's list, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fall 2017, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Honor Roll, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2019
Sunshine State Conference Honor Roll, Spring 2018, 2019, 2021
Presidential Scholarship, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fall 2017 - Spring 2021
Women of Excellence Scholarship, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fall 2017 - Spring 2021