Bio
Captain Matthew Chmiel is an Instructor of Aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. He leads courses in the aerodynamics sequence of the aeronautical engineering major, as well as “Fundamentals of Aeronautics” in the Academy’s core curriculum.
Capt Chmiel earned his commission in 2021 as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, having studied aeronautical engineering and applied mathematics. Under the DAWN-ED Fellowship, he completed his master’s degree at Stanford University in 2023, researching computational methods in hypersonic aerodynamics. Capt Chmiel was then assigned to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s High Speed Systems Division, where he performed ground testing, range operations, data analysis, and program management for an array of flight experimentation efforts, including sounding rocket missions and air-launched platforms.
Education
Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (2023)
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy (2021)
Professional Experience
Instructor, Department of Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado (2024-Present)
Hypersonic Research Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio ( 2023-2024)
Master’s Student and Graduate Research Assistant, Stanford University, California (2021-2023)
Honors & Awards
Company Grade Officer of the Year, High Speed Systems Division, Air Force Research Laboratory (2024)
Nicholas J. Hoff Award for Outstanding Master’s Degree Student, Stanford University (2023)
Outstanding Cadet in Aeronautics, U.S. Air Force Academy (2021)
Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Air Force Academy (2021)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Model Order Reduction
Hypersonic Aerodynamics
Publications
Chmiel, M. R., Barnett, J. L., and Farhat, C., “Unified LSPG Model Reduction Framework and Assessment for Hypersonic Computational Fluid Dynamics,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2025, pp. 72-90. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J063840
Fagley, C. P., Warner, R. M., Chmiel, M. R., and Yechout, T. R., “Nonlinear, Rate-Dependent Evaluation of Flight Damping Derivatives of the Orion Crew Module,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2023, pp. 239-248. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A35366
Chmiel, M. R., Barnett, J. L., and Farhat, C., “Assessment of Projection-Based Model Order Reduction for a Benchmark Hypersonic Flow Problem,” AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, AIAA Paper 2024-0250, Jan. 2024. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-0250
Chmiel, M. R., and Farhat, C., “Application of the Projection-Based Model Order Reduction Method LSPG to a Complex Parametric 3D Hypersonic Flow Problem,” 17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Jul. 2023.
Chmiel, M. R., Warner, R. M., Fagley, C. P., and Yechout, T., “A Rate-Dependent and Time-Accurate Approach to Stability Evaluation of the NASA Orion Crew Module,” AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, AIAA Paper 2022-0010, Jan. 2022. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-0010