Xavier Castillo-Vieira

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EDUCATION

University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering Graduating May 2021

Cumulative GPA: 3.77/4.00

Major GPA: 3.84/4.00

EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE

Aero Design Team Charlottesville, VA

Member August 2018- Present

• Contribute to the design and construction of a radio-controlled airplane for the SAE Aero Design East Competition; 2019 results were 1

st

place nationally and 3

rd

place worldwide

• Use CAD and FEA to design and test airfoils

• Perform stress-analysis on the wing design using SolidWorks to identify structural weaknesses and to minimize the wing’s mass while retaining structural integrity

• Use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) programs to perform flow simulations to predict the airplane’s performance

NASA L’SPACE Virtual Academy NASA Virtual Academy

Student September 2018- December 2018

• Designed and modeled a lander meant to be dropped from a balloon hovering over Mars

• Led a four person CAD team in modeling the Mars lander, consisting of cheap materials built to withstand a drop of thirty feet onto the Martian surface without damaging any payload

• Assisted in writing the team’s preliminary design review that was presented to NASA employees SKILLS

• Foreign Languages: Fluent in Spanish, limited working proficiency in Portuguese

• Proficient in Office Suite 365, MATLAB, computer aided design and computational fluid dynamics

• Experience with SolidWorks, Wolfram’s Mathematica, Python, embedded microcontroller programming, additive manufacturing, and flight vehicle controls RELEVANT PROJECTS

Material Design Project Aerospace Materials Class

Team Leader Fall 2019

• Evaluated the nose cone of the Raytheon AIM-9x Sidewinder IR Tracking Missile to determine the best material to use in its construction

• Employed CES EduPack software to identify Fused Silica Glass as the best material to use based on variables such as maximum service temperature, compressive strength, thermal shock resistance and other design requirements

Blimp Design Project Intro. To Aerospace Class

Team Member Fall 2018

• Designed and constructed a remote-controlled blimp from basic parts including servo motors, propellers, basic electric wiring, and 3D printed parts to compete in an indoor obstacle course ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Awards: VA-NC Alliance for Minority Participation Academic Achievement Award (2018)

• Sigma Nu Fraternity Brotherhood Chair and Executive Board member