Matthew Clarke

For More Information

• Laboratory for Electric Aircraft Design and Sustainability Research Group

Education

• Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2022, Thesis title: "Towards a Regional and Urban Air Mobility Future: The Development of Computational Approaches for Quantifying Trade-offs in Electric Aircraft Design", Thesis advisor: Juan Alonso
• M.S. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2018
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Howard University, 2016

Professional Registrations

• Vertical Flight Society (VFS), Professional Member
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Professional Member
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Professional Member

Research Interests

• Applied Aerodynamics, Sustainable Aviation, Electric Aircraft Propulsion, Aeroacoustics, Aircraft Noise

Selected Articles in Journals

• Clarke, M., and Alonso, J.J., “Forecasting the Operational Lifetime of Battery-Powered Electric Aircraft”. Journal of Aircraft, (2022), pp.1-9.
• Clarke, M., and Alonso. J. J., "Lithium–Ion Battery Modeling for Aerospace Applications" Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 58, No. 6 (2021), pp. 1323-1335
• Zhao, C., Clarke, M., Kellermann, H., & Verstraete, D. (2023). Liquid Cooling Systems for Batteries of Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft. Journal of Aircraft, 1-17.

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• Vegh J. M., Botero E., Clarke M., Smart J., and Alonso J.J., “Current Capabilities and Challenges of NDARC and SUAVE for eVTOL Aircraft Design and Analysis” AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Indianapolis, IN, August 2019. AIAA 2019-4505
• Clarke, M. and Alonso J.J., “Evaluating the Performance and Acoustic Footprint of Aircraft for Regional and Urban Air Mobility” AIAA Aviation Forum, Washington, DC, Jun. 2021 AIAA 2021-3205
• Clarke, M., Botero E.“Aeroacoustic Optimization of VTOL Rotor Blades” submitted to AIAA SciTech Forum, Washington, DC Jan. 2023
• Clarke, M., “An Open-Source Framework For Modeling Aircraft Noise In Urban Environments” submitted to AIAA Aviation 2023 Forum, San Diego, CA Jan. 2023

Other Honors

• Forbes 30 Under 30 Science List (Fall 2023)