Al folio migration

_bibliography/papers.bib

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ @article{bendarkar2021offnominal
   author   = {Bendarkar, Mayank V. and Sarojini, Darshan and Mavris, Dimitri N.},
   title   = {Off-Nominal Performance and Reliability of Novel Aircraft Concepts During Early Design},
   journal   = {Journal of Aircraft},
-  year   = {2021},
+  year   = {2022},
   volume   = {59},
   number   = {2},
   pages   = {400--414},
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ @article{sarojini2021structural
   author   = {Sarojini, Darshan and Mavris, Dimitri N.},
   title   = {Structural Analysis and Optimization of Wings Subjected to Dynamic Loads},
   journal   = {AIAA Journal},
-  year   = {2021},
+  year   = {2022},
   volume   = {60},
   number   = {2},
   pages   = {1013--1023},
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ @article{xie2021certificationdriven
   author   = {Xie, Jiacheng and Sarojini, Darshan and Cai, Yu and Corman, Jason A. and Mavris, Dimitri N.},
   title   = {Certification-Driven Platform for Multidisciplinary Design Space Exploration in Airframe Preliminary Design},
   journal   = {Journal of Aircraft},
-  year   = {2021},
+  year   = {2022},
   volume   = {59},
   number   = {2},
   pages   = {329--349},
@@ -441,3 +441,47 @@ @phdthesis{sarojini2021thesis
   school   = {Georgia Institute of Technology},
   year   = {2021}
 }
+
+@inproceedings{darshan2015compliant,
+  author   = {Darshan, S. and Lassche, T. J. and Herder, J. L. and Ananthasuresh, G. K.},
+  title   = {A Compliant Two-Port Bistable Mechanism with Application to Easy-Chair Design},
+  booktitle   = {Proceedings of the 14th IFToMM World Congress},
+  year   = {2015},
+  pages   = {227--236},
+  address   = {Taipei, Taiwan},
+  doi   = {10.6567/IFToMM.14TH.WC.OS8.008}
+}
+
+@inproceedings{safvan2015generalized,
+  author   = {Safvan, P. and Darshan, S. and Anirudh, N. K. and Ananthasuresh, G. K.},
+  title   = {A Generalized Method to Investigate the Bistability of Curved Beams using Buckling Analysis},
+  booktitle   = {2nd International and 17th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms (iNaCoMM)},
+  year   = {2015},
+  address   = {Kanpur, India},
+  url   = {http://www.inacomm2015.ammindia.org/img/73.pdf}
+}
+
+@inproceedings{anem2026interactive,
+  author   = {Anem, Sanjana and Enwiya, Eden and Sandbrook, Ben and Sarojini, Darshan and Polys, Nicholas},
+  title   = {Interactive Web-Based Visualization for Aircraft Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Exploration},
+  booktitle   = {The 31st International Conference on 3D Web Technology (Web3D 26)},
+  year   = {2026},
+  address   = {Doha, Qatar},
+  note   = {Accepted}
+}
+
+@inproceedings{john2026optimization,
+  author   = {John, Jeremy and Coe, Ryan G. and Sarojini, Darshan},
+  title   = {Optimization of Ships with Coupled Resistance, Propulsion, and Maneuvering Analysis},
+  booktitle   = {OCEANS 2026},
+  year   = {2026},
+  address   = {Monterey, CA, USA},
+  note   = {Accepted}
+}
+
+@unpublished{nguyen2026spa2d,
+  author   = {Nguyen, Khoa D. and Sarojini, Darshan and Denby, Bradley},
+  title   = {SPA2D: Shift-Plus-Add for Long-Range Aerial Target Tracking},
+  year   = {2026},
+  note   = {To be submitted}
+}

_data/air_vehicle_design.yml

@@ -7,14 +7,22 @@
 # editing. Keep the source file at full resolution -- the thumbnail is
 # generated at build time and the image zooms to the original.
 #
-# Fields: year, terms, images[]{path, alt, caption}
+# Fields: year, terms, enrollment, mentors, highlights[], images[]{path, alt, caption}
 
 - year: "2025-2026"
   terms: "AOE 4065 Fall 2025 · AOE 4066 Spring 2026"
+  enrollment: "98 students, 10 teams"
+  mentors: "Lockheed Martin, SabreSystems, NASA, Electra.aero, TidalFlight, and DLR"
+  highlights:
+    - Two teams selected for the NASA Capstone for Space Grant – Aeronautics initiative, for *Airspace Resilience Analysis* and *Advanced Air Transportation System Concept for 2040*.
   images: []
 
 - year: "2024-2025"
   terms: "AOE 4065 Fall 2024 · AOE 4066 Spring 2025"
+  enrollment: "69 students, 8 teams"
+  mentors: "Columbia Helicopters, Northrop Grumman, Gundlach Aerospace, VT AF ROTC, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream Aerospace, and SabreSystems"
+  highlights:
+    - Team Project SPEAR — a low-cost, remote-piloted homeland defense interceptor — won **3rd place** in the 2025 AIAA Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design Competition.
   images:
     - path: assets/img/teaching/air-vehicle-design/2024-2025/senior-design-expo.jpg
       alt: "The Air Vehicle Design team in formal attire lined up beside their laptops, VR headset, and pilot's cap at the senior design expo"

_data/people.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-# Lab roster, kept in the order and wording used on the original site.
+# Lab roster, grouped by degree level within Current Members and Alumni.
 # To add someone: append an entry under `current` (or `alumni`) and drop a photo
 # at assets/img/people/<slug>.<ext>. Nothing else needs editing.
 #
-# Fields: name, degree, grad (verbatim parenthetical), area, distinctions[],
+# Fields: name, level (Ph.D. | M.S. | B.S. | High School -- drives the grouping
+#         and ordering on /people/), degree, grad (verbatim parenthetical),
+#         area, now (where an alum went next), distinctions[],
 #         photo (path under assets/img/), links{}
 
 pi:
@@ -14,21 +16,23 @@ pi:
     - He serves on the AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technical Committee, Aircraft Design Technical Committee, Transformational Flight Intergration and Outreach Committee and Multimodal Transportation Working Group, and on a number of committees at the ACM/IEEE SuperComputing Conference.
     - He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, a master's degree in computational science and engineering, and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. His graduate school research was conducted in the <a href="https://www.asdl.gatech.edu/">Aerospace Systems Design Lab</a> at Georgia Tech and postdoctoral research at the <a href="https://lsdo.eng.ucsd.edu/">Large Scale Design Optimization</a> lab at UC San Diego.
   links:
-    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BmotoisAAAAJ&hl=en
+    Website: https://www.aoe.vt.edu/people/faculty/darshan-sarojini.html
+    Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BmotoisAAAAJ
     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshan-sarojini-31b89999/
-    ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Darshan-Sarojini
     ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-3505
     GitHub: https://github.com/darshansarojini
 
 current:
   - name: Grant Lee
+    level: Ph.D.
     degree: Ph.D. AE
     area: Vehicle-Operations Co-Design for Regional Air Mobility
     photo: people/grant-lee.png
     links:
       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-l-9b3271332/
 
   - name: Khoa D. Nguyen
+    level: Ph.D.
     degree: Ph.D. AE
     area: Autonomous Battery Units (ABUs) for Urban Air Mobility
     photo: people/khoa-nguyen.jpg
@@ -38,39 +42,58 @@ current:
       ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Khoa-Nguyen-384
       ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3502-1722
 
-  - name: Joseph Gould
+  - name: Khushi Piparava
+    level: M.S.
+    area: Reduced Order Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification
+
+  - name: Ferris Barghouty
+    level: M.S.
+    area: Design-Build-Fly of a Tilt-Rotor eVTOL
+
+  - name: Jeremy John
+    level: M.S.
     degree: BS/MS Accelerated Program AE
-    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2026)"
-    area: Certification-Driven Aircraft Design
-    photo: people/joseph-gould.png
+    grad: "(Expected graduation: May 2027)"
+    area: Ship Design Optimization and Dynamics
+    distinctions:
+      - DoW SMART Scholarship Recipient
+      - 2025 Fincantieri Scholar
+    photo: people/jeremy-john.png
     links:
-      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gouldjoseph/
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jer-j/
 
-  - name: Nathan M. Shune
+  - name: Katherine Lemke
+    level: M.S.
+    area: Firefighting Aircraft, Fleet, Operations Co-Design
+
+  - name: Quinn McIver
+    level: M.S.
     degree: BS/MS Accelerated Program AE
-    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2026)"
-    area: Multi-disciplinary Aircraft Design and Trajectory Optimization
-    photo: people/nathan-shune.png
+    grad: "(Expected graduation: May 2027)"
+    area: Off-Nominal Reliability Considerations for Conceptual Aircraft Design Optimization
+    photo: people/quinn-mciver.jpg
     links:
-      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-shune-518a45220/
-      GitHub: https://github.com/nshune
-      ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6147-8149
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-mciver
 
-  - name: Emma Paulter
+  - name: Dylan Hogge
+    level: M.S.
     degree: MS AE
-    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2026)"
-    area: Optimization of hypersonic waveriders in a boost glide trajectory.
+    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2027)"
+    area: Hybrid-electric aircraft design
+    photo: people/dylan-hogge.png
     links:
-      LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-pautler-engineer
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-hogge-aa33bb24a/
 
   - name: Joel George
+    level: M.S.
     degree: BS/MS Accelerated Program AE
     grad: "(Expected graduation: May 2027)"
-    area: Structural Optimization of Primary Aerospace Structures Subject to Manufacturability and Producibility Considerations
+    area: Producibility and Manufacturability in Aircraft Design
     links:
       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-m-george/
 
   - name: Krish D. Bhatt
+    level: M.S.
     degree: BS/MS Accelerated Program AE
     grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2027)"
     area: Agent Based modeling for Simulating Multi-modal transportation and induction of eVTOLS.
@@ -79,57 +102,91 @@ current:
       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krish-bhatt/
 
   - name: Casey Chamberlain
+    level: M.S.
     degree: "Graduated AE BS: May 2026"
     grad: "Expected AE MS Graduation: May 2027"
     area: Tools for conceptual aircraft design in capstone design course
     photo: people/casey-chamberlain.jpg
     links:
       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-chamberlain-503992239/
 
-  - name: Jeremy John
-    degree: BS/MS Accelerated Program AE
-    grad: "(Expected graduation: May 2027)"
-    area: Ship Design Optimization and Dynamics
-    distinctions:
-      - DoW SMART Scholarship Recipient
-      - 2025 Fincantieri Scholar
-    photo: people/jeremy-john.png
+  - name: Emma Paulter
+    level: M.S.
+    degree: MS AE
+    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2026)"
+    area: Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of a Hypersonic Waverider
     links:
-      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jer-j/
+      LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-pautler-engineer
 
-  - name: Dylan Hogge
-    degree: MS AE
-    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2027)"
-    area: Hybrid-electric aircraft design
-    photo: people/dylan-hogge.png
+  - name: Joseph Gould
+    level: M.S.
+    degree: BS/MS Accelerated Program AE
+    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2026)"
+    area: Certification-Driven Aircraft Design
+    photo: people/joseph-gould.png
     links:
-      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-hogge-aa33bb24a/
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gouldjoseph/
 
-  - name: Quinn McIver
+  - name: Nathan M. Shune
+    level: M.S.
     degree: BS/MS Accelerated Program AE
-    grad: "(Expected graduation: May 2027)"
-    area: Off-Nominal Reliability Considerations for Conceptual Aircraft Design Optimization
-    photo: people/quinn-mciver.jpg
+    grad: "(Expected graduation: Dec 2026)"
+    area: Multi-disciplinary Aircraft Design and Trajectory Optimization
+    photo: people/nathan-shune.png
     links:
-      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-mciver
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-shune-518a45220/
+      GitHub: https://github.com/nshune
+      ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6147-8149
+
+  - name: Aman Anwar
+    level: B.S.
+
+  - name: Tien Nguyen
+    level: B.S.
+
+alumni:
+  - name: Nico DeMarinis
+    level: M.S.
+    area: Satellite Packing Problem
+
+  - name: Naman Kumar Shetty
+    level: M.S.
+    degree: "MS Non-Thesis AE (Graduated: May 2026)"
+    area: Modular Flight Dynamics & Simulation Frameworks.
+    links:
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naman-kumar-shetty/
 
   - name: Sanjana Anem
-    degree: Junior AE
-    grad: "(Expected graduation: May 2028)"
+    level: B.S.
     area: Aircraft Design Visualization in VR
     photo: people/sanjana-anem.jpg
     links:
       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjana-anem-4497a9327/
 
-alumni:
+  - name: Eden Enwiya
+    level: B.S.
+
   - name: Ethan J. Phillips
+    level: B.S.
     degree: ME
     area: Aircraft Flight Simulation and VR visualization
     links:
       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-phillips-vt/
 
-  - name: Naman Kumar Shetty
-    degree: "MS Non-Thesis AE (Graduated: May 2026)"
-    area: Modular Flight Dynamics & Simulation Frameworks.
+  - name: Kavin Narayanan
+    level: High School
+    now: Purdue University
     links:
-      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naman-kumar-shetty/
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavin-narayanan-99b431426/
+
+  - name: Eric Zheng
+    level: High School
+    now: University at Buffalo
+    links:
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericzheng1101/
+
+  - name: Anjana Vaidyaraman
+    level: High School
+    now: Caltech
+    links:
+      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjana-vaidyaraman-538659267/

_pages/people.md

@@ -34,8 +34,15 @@ nav_order: 5
 
 ## {% if group == "current" %}Current Members{% else %}Alumni{% endif %}
 
+{% assign levels = "Ph.D.,M.S.,B.S.,High School" | split: "," %}
+{% for level in levels %}
+{% assign tier = members | where: "level", level %}
+{% if tier.size > 0 %}
+
+### {{ level }}
+
 <div class="person-grid">
-{% for p in members %}
+{% for p in tier %}
   <div class="person">
     {% if p.photo %}
     <img class="person-photo" src="{{ p.photo | prepend: '/assets/img/' | relative_url }}" alt="{{ p.name }}">
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ nav_order: 5
       <h3>{{ p.name }}</h3>
       {% if p.degree %}<p class="person-meta"><strong>Degree</strong><br>{{ p.degree }}{% if p.grad %}<br>{{ p.grad }}{% endif %}</p>{% endif %}
       {% if p.area %}<p class="person-meta"><strong>Research area</strong><br>{{ p.area }}</p>{% endif %}
+      {% if p.now %}<p class="person-meta"><strong>Now at</strong><br>{{ p.now }}</p>{% endif %}
       {% if p.distinctions %}
       <p class="person-meta"><strong>Distinctions</strong><br>
         {% for d in p.distinctions %}{{ d }}{% unless forloop.last %}<br>{% endunless %}{% endfor %}
@@ -62,6 +70,8 @@ nav_order: 5
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
 
 <style>
   .person-grid {