Jonah Whitt

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jonah Whitt is a Junior at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute studying Aeronautical Engineering. He has been a member of the Center for Mobility and Vertical Lift (MOVE) under Dr. Farhan Gandhi since April 2021, and has worked alongside Dr. Gandhi on the study “Effects of Damper Failure on Helicopter Ground Resonance”, presented at VFS Forum 78. Jonah is also working for DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory as a developer for “STADIUM”, which is a high fidelity multi-copter simulation built within the Unity game engine. After completing his undergraduate degree in December 2022, Jonah plans to begin his PhD at RPI's MOVE Center with a continued focus on rotorcraft modeling and simulation.