Dr. Paul Delgado
About Dr. Paul Delgado
Dr. Paul Delgado is an Aerospace Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, specializing in optimal control of dynamic systems for robotics and spaceflight applications.
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Dr. Paul Delgado is an Aerospace Engineer currently employed at Sandia National Laboratories.
Work Experience at Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Paul Delgado has been serving as an Aerospace Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories since 2019. He works in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. His responsibilities include the design, implementation, and verification of numerical methods for engineering applications, specifically focusing on coupled solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer in aerospace applications.
Previous Roles at Ball Aerospace and Leidos
Prior to his current role, Dr. Delgado worked as a Computational Scientist at Ball Aerospace from 2015 to 2019. Before that, he briefly served as a Computational Scientist at Leidos in 2015. His work in these roles involved the application of his expertise in computational science and optimal control of dynamic systems for robotics and spaceflight applications.
Academic and Research Positions
Dr. Delgado has a rich academic background with many research-focused roles. He worked as a Research Assistant and NSF LSAMP Fellow at The University of Texas at El Paso from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, he served as a Lecturer at the same university from 2007 to 2011. He also held teaching positions at the University of New Mexico and was an Intern at both Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA Ames Research Center.
Educational Background
Dr. Paul Delgado obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Science (M.S.) in Computational Science from The University of Texas at El Paso between 2011 and 2015. He also holds a Master of Science (MS) in Applied Mathematics from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics and Spanish from the same institution.