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Victor Sivaneri

Ph.D. Student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources
West Virginia University

Contact:
Engineering Sciences Building (ESB), Room 280

Short Bio:
Victor Sivaneri is from Morgantown, West Virginia. In Fall 2012, he graduated with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. While at WVU, he was the Treasurer (2011) and Vice-President (2012) of AIAA. From 2010 to 2012, Victor worked as an undergraduate researcher on lithium ion batteries with the NASA/WVSG Undergraduate Research Fellowship. In Fall 2014, Victor graduated with his Masters in Aeronautical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His Masters work was the Formation of Three-Dimensional Stall Cells on Two- Dimensional Airfoils. For his Masters research, Victor performed experiments using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and oil flow visualization.

Victor started his Doctoral research in Spring 2015. He will be conducting research in the area of real time navigation and precise post-processed positioning solutions for UAVs. He will be using the NASA JPL's GIPSY-OASIS software for his research.

In his spare time, Victor has an abundance of activities that he enjoys. Some activities that he enjoys are watching baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, football, playing softball, and spending time with his family and friends.