{"id":5521,"date":"2026-05-14T11:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=5521"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:07:55","slug":"horus-dalcour","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/profiles\/horus-dalcour\/","title":{"rendered":"Horus Dalcour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Dalcour-Horus-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"by Corban Swain\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">by Corban Swain<\/figcaption><\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<\/strong><br>Faculty Advisor: Prof. Danielle Wood<br>Research Supervisors: Cecilia Mariscovetere, Scott Dorrington<br>Department: Aeronautics and Astronautics<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BIO: Horus Dalcour is an Aerospace Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<br>with a passion for developing technologies that advance both space exploration and underserved<br>communities. Originally from the South Side of Chicago, he is a first-generation college student<br>whose experiences have fueled his commitment to using engineering as a tool for meaningful<br>impact. His research interests span from aerospace systems, energy technologies, quantum<br>physics, computational modeling, and advanced materials. As a MIT Summer Research Program<br>(MSRP) participant, Horus is expanding his experience through collaborative research while<br>strengthening his technical and analytical skills. Beyond the laboratory, he currently serves as his<br>chapter&#8217;s Programs Chair for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), where he develops<br>professional and academic initiatives that support student success. Horus plans to pursue a Ph.D.<br>in order to lead innovative research that bridges engineering, scientific discovery, and community<br>impact through sustainable technologies and global collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br>Coupled Simulation of a Centrifugal Casting System for Preflight<br>Design Validation<\/strong><br>Horus Dalcour\u00b9, Scott Dorrington\u00b2, Cecilia Marsicovetere Fanjul\u00b2, Danielle Wood\u00b2<br>\u00b9Department of Aerospace Engineering, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University<br>\u00b2Program in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Beeswax has demonstrated significant potential as a renewable solid fuel for hybrid rocket<br>propulsion due to its biodegradability, high regression rate and combustion performance.<br>However, the behavior of molten beeswax during microgravity operation remains difficult<br>to predict, limiting the ability to optimize centrifugal casting systems before flight. This<br>research addresses this challenge through the development of a multiphysics digital twin<br>capable of predicting the mechanical, thermal, and fluid behavior of a motor-driven centrifugal<br>casting experiment in a microgravity environment. The completed framework combines<br>electromechanical modeling, transient thermal analysis, and control system simulation to<br>evaluate motor dynamics, power consumption, heat transfer, and beeswax phase change under<br>representative operating conditions. The mechanical model was validated against experimental<br>motor data, demonstrating less than 2% error, while the thermal model successfully predicts<br>transient temperature distribution and melting behavior throughout the casting system. Together,<br>these models provide a computational platform for evaluating system performance and reducing<br>the need for costly flight-based design iterations. The next phase of this research will integrate<br>computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate molten beeswax flow, free-surface evolution,<br>and material redistribution, enabling prediction of casting uniformity and supporting the<br>development of reliable microgravity manufacturing technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5522,"template":"","profile_category":[25],"class_list":["post-5521","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\/5521","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":2,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5658,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/5521\/revisions\/5658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profile_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_category?post=5521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}