Dr. Jason L. Pereira

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Professional Interests

Aero- and fluid dynamics; biological flight mechanisms; fixed-, rotating- and flapping-wing flight; aircraft design .

Other interests

Photography ; ballroom dancing; the history and philosophy of science; the history and philosophy of human thought; psychology and cognition; evolution; the English language; hiking, mountain-biking and other outdoorsy stuff.

Education

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, August 2008.
  Dissertation Topic: Hover and Wind-Tunnel Testing of Shrouded Rotors for Improved Micro Air Vehicle Design .
  Advisor: Dr. Inderjit Chopra .
  
  
• M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, May 2004.
  Area of specialization: Rotorcraft.
  
  
• B.S., Aerospace Engineering, summa cum laude, University of Maryland, College Park, December 2000.

Publications

• Pereira, J., and Chopra, I., "Performance and Surface Pressure Measurements on a MAV-Scale Shrouded Rotor in Translational Flight," American Helicopter Society 63rd Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, May 1-3, 2007.
• Pereira, J., and Chopra, I., "Forward Flight Performance Measurements of a Shrouded Rotor for MAV Applications," American Helicopter Society International Specialists' Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 23-25, 2007.
• Pereira, J., and Chopra, I., "Effects of Shroud Geometry on Hover Performance of a MAV-Scale Shrouded Rotor," (accepted by the Journal of the American Helicopter Society).
• Pereira, J., and Chopra, I., "Surface Pressure Measurements on a MAV-Scale Shrouded Rotor in Hover," American Helicopter Society 62nd Annual Forum, Phoenix, AZ, May 9-11, 2006.
• Pereira, J., and Chopra, I., "Effects of Shroud Design Variables on Hover Performance of a Shrouded Rotor for Micro Air Vehicle Applications," American Helicopter Society International Specialists'?Meeting on Unmanned Rotorcraft, Phoenix, AZ, Jan. 18-20, 2005.
• Pereira, J., and Chopra, I., "Hover Performance of a Small-Scale Shrouded Rotor for Micro Air Vehicle Applications," American Helicopter Society 60th Annual Forum, Baltimore, MD, June 7-10, 2004.

Blogs and other websites

• Jason's Log
• Reflections on the World
• Painting with Light
• A List of Lists