{"id":5184,"date":"2026-05-13T15:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=5184"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:05:41","slug":"aidan-talley","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/profiles\/aidan-talley\/","title":{"rendered":"Aidan Talley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1142\" height=\"1142\" src=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Talley-Aidan-Pre-Program-Headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5186\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Talley-Aidan-Pre-Program-Headshot-edited.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Talley-Aidan-Pre-Program-Headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Talley-Aidan-Pre-Program-Headshot-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Talley-Aidan-Pre-Program-Headshot-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Talley-Aidan-Pre-Program-Headshot-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Baltimore, Maryland<br><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adeline-schmidt-991553282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adeline-schmidt-991553282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/?trk=guest_homepage-basic_google-one-tap-submit\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danielson28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aidan-talley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.linkedin.com\/in\/aidan-talley<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Aidan Talley is a freshman Karsh Stem Scholar (Class of 2029) at Howard University with a 4.00 GPA, pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering while maintaining a double minor in mathematics and computer science. His academic interests center on 3D printing, computational fluid dynamics, turbulent wind flows, and system modeling. During his first two semesters at Howard University, Aidan has conducted research in the \u201c@fterlabs\u201d laboratory under the supervision of principal investigators Dr. Anaiya Reliford and Dr. Sonya Smith. He successfully 3D modeled and printed a DJI Matrice 100 quadcopter to test wind flow using a subsonic wind tunnel. This work contributes to the growing use of sUAS (small, uncrewed aerial systems) in atmospheric research. Beyond research, Aidan is involved in the organization Men of George Washington Carver Inc., where he volunteers and helps build manhood and brotherhood on campus. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and golf, watching movies, and spending quality time with friends. His mix of sharp analytical thinking and real teamwork experience makes him a strong contributor to interdisciplinary research teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5186,"template":"","profile_category":[25],"class_list":["post-5184","profiles","type-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","profile_category-2026-interns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profiles"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5187,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5184\/revisions\/5187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profile_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_category?post=5184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}