Jason Cornelius, PhD

Jason Cornelius, PhD

San Francisco, California, United States
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Experience

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    Perseus Defense

    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Silicon Valley, California

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    Palo Alto, California, United States

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    State College, Pennsylvania

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    Ames Research Center

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    SAE International Powered Lift Conference

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    Xworx Flight Test Facility, Arlington TX

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    China

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    Ames Research Center

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    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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    State College, Pennsylvania Area

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    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

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    State College, Pennsylvania Area

Education

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    Y Combinator

  • Activities and Societies: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow; Penn State Wind Energy Club - Founder, Graduate Adviser; Vertical Flight Society - Technical Council Student Representative

  • Activities and Societies: Wind Energy Club, Collegiate Wind Competition, American Helicopter Society, Engineering and Applied Science Interest House, Design Build Fly, Human Powered Aircraft, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Volunteer Experience

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    Thon Chair for Engineering and Applied Science Interest House

    Penn State Dance Marathon

    - 1 year 9 months

    Children

    •Organize and coordinate events and fundraisers benefiting pediatric cancer patients
    •Oversee canning trips (weekend event asking for donations from hometown residents)
    •Lead others to dance for a cure

  • NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Graphic

    Judge for Space Settlement Contest

    NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    - Present 9 years 6 months

    Education

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    American Helicopter Society Outreach Representative

    Penn State University

    - Present 12 years 1 month

    Education

    The club participates in multiple STEM outreach activities throughout the school year. These activities engage grade school students throughout the local communities to spur interest in STEM careers. Penn State AHS hosts an annual Rotor Day event bringing in 100+ visitors to learn about some of the aerospace activities going on at the University. The club also travels to nearby events at local grade schools to engage their students.

Publications

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Courses

  • Advanced Science Diving

    EMSC 441

  • Aerodynamics of V/STOL Aircraft

    AERSP 504

  • Collegiate Wind Competition

    AERSP 497H

  • Dynamics of International Economic Order

    INTAF 815

  • Engineering Design and Analysis with Advanced CAD

    EDSGN 497K

  • Flight Vehicle Design and Fabrication II

    AERSP 404H

  • Foundations of Diplomacy and International Relations Theory

    INTAF 802

  • Impact of Culture on Engineering in China

    ENGR 118

  • Science, Technology, and Policy

    INTAF 502

  • Time Series Econometrics

    INTAF 803, 513

  • Wind Energy Engineering

    AERSP 497C

Projects

  • Design Build Fly

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    •Made design decisions for two separate remote controlled custom built aircraft
    •Produced 3D solid models of our aircraft in CATIA

    See project

Honors & Awards

  • AIAA Young Professional of the Year Award - San Francisco Section

    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  • District Scholarship

    Phi Kappa Psi Foundation

  • Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

    Penn State University

  • Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention

    Goldwater Scholarship Foundation

  • College of Engineering Research Initiative (CERI) Student

    Penn State College of Engineering

  • Schreyer Honors College Representative at the US Naval Academy Leadership Conference

    US Naval Academy

  • NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Undergraduate Scholarship

    Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium

  • District Scholarship

    Phi Kappa Psi Foundation

  • Jerry Nelson Award

    Phi Kappa Psi Foundation

  • Vertical Flight Foundation Eugene K. Liberatore Scholarship

    American Helicopter Society

  • Lou Borges Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering

    Penn State Aerospace Engineering Department

  • Albertha and Milton Langdon Memorial Experiential Endowment Award

    Penn State College of Engineering

    •College of Engineering travel grant
    •Provided financial assistance for my Summer 2014 study abroad trip to China

  • The President's Freshman Award

    Penn State President Rodney Erickson

    •Presented annually to undergraduate degree candidates who have earned a 4.00 (A) cumulative grade-point average

  • Boeing Company Scholarship

    Boeing

  • White Trustee Penn State College of Engineering Scholarship

    Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science

    •Issued to exceptional first place winners in the state competition

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Russian

    Limited working proficiency

  • Mandarin Chinese

    Elementary proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honor Society

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    - Present

  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

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  • Penn State American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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  • Penn State Wind Energy Club

    Vice President

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    •Engaged students with interest in the wind industry •Fundraised for the Collegiate Wind Competition team •Led design and construction efforts on a full scale (4.5 ft. diameter) wind turbine for STEM outreach activities

  • Penn State American Helicopter Society

    Vice President

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    •Coordinated events to raise awareness of the rotorcraft field •Represented organization at student recruitment and industry relations events •Ran annual Rotor Day stem outreach activity to develop young students interest in engineering

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