Engineering in Practice

Allen LaBryer

NSF GK-12 Fellow

2008-2010

College of Engineering

Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Peter Attar, PhD

Mr. Allen LaBryer received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, graduating magna cum laude.  Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma as a graduate student and research assistant, he worked for a year as an Aerospace Engineer for The Boeing Company.  Allen’s current research at the University of Oklahoma involves modeling the aeroelastic behavior of flapping-wing micro-air vehicles using high-fidelity computational methods.  His other research interests are nonlinear structural dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, and aeroelasticity.  Allen is an active member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.