Parker Roberts

JET Project · Research Co-Lead

Ran a full turbomachinery CFD workflow to generate a performance map (pressure ratio vs mass flow) for the JET system's turbine, determining the system mass flow rate. Imported turbine CAD into Ansys DesignModeler, generated blade geometry with BladeModeler, set up and ran an Ansys CFX turbomachinery simulation at multiple speed lines (70%–100%), and extracted results in CFD-Post.

JET Project · Research Co-Lead

Structural analysis of a compressor stator design under extreme loading using Ansys Mechanical. Applied a 101,325 N force load case to evaluate structural response, yielding a maximum deformation of 1.197×10⁻⁵ m — confirming the design is structurally stiff under the applied loading conditions.

JET Project · Research Co-Lead

Developed and delivered CFD training for fellow research team members. Sourced a practice axial turbine geometry from GrabCAD, recorded an instructional video covering enclosure creation in Ansys SpaceClaim and simulation setup in Ansys Fluent. Used to onboard new team members with no prior simulation experience.

TechEdSat AE20 · NASA Ames

Modeled a GoPro Hero Max payload in SolidWorks from manufacturer-published dimensions (ABS plastic, multiple glass tints) and integrated it into a CubeSat assembly in Autodesk Inventor. The final CubeSat featured a functioning lid, properly fitted payload, and solar panels on opposing sides.

Personal Project · Open Source

Python toolkit that replaces the manual workflow of exporting CFD results to Excel. Parses Tecplot-format outputs from CFL3D, Ansys CFX/Fluent, and generic CSV data into clean Pandas DataFrames. Generates publication-quality convergence histories, surface pressure distributions, and force monitor plots. Validated against NASA Turbulence Modeling Resource data (Gregory, Ladson) for the NACA 0012 airfoil.

Personal Project · Open Source

CLI tool automating airfoil aerodynamic analysis. Supports single-airfoil AoA sweeps, multi-airfoil comparisons, and Reynolds number sensitivity studies using AeroSandbox/NeuralFoil. Generates four-panel polar plots (lift, drag, L/D, drag polar) and exports CSV data — replacing hours of manual case setup for trade studies.

Personal Project · Open Source

Python CLI tool and importable module supporting 60+ engineering unit conversions across pressure, temperature, length, velocity, force, and mass. Includes domain-specific units commonly missing from general converters — knots, slugs, psf, Rankine, inHg. Base-unit architecture with separate affine handling for temperature scales.