Justin Tolin

Title: Pathways Intern, Engineering Student Trainee

Technical Focus Area: Aircraft Configuration and Methods Development

Missions/Projects: Subsonic Vehicle Technologies and Tools (SVTT), Systems Analysis and Integration (SA&I)

Study Topics/Expertise: Aircraft Conceptual Design, Computational Aerodynamics, Flight Testing, Multidisciplinary Systems Analysis, OpenVSP, and Engineering Methods Development

Justin joined NASA Langley Research Center in June 2025 as an aerospace engineering intern in the Aeronautical Systems Engineering Branch (ASAB). His initial work focused on the Prandtl Propeller research effort, where he supported aerodynamic analysis using FUN3D and served as a flight test lead for the collection of aircraft performance data. As part of the effort, he developed flight test plans, supported aircraft and instrumentation preparation, performed aerodynamic data analysis, and coordinated the work of other student researchers.

In June 2026, Justin came back to NASA Langley through the Pathways program as an Engineering Student Trainee in ASAB. His current work focuses on aircraft configuration and methods development for advanced aeronautical concepts.

Awards

• SAE Aero Design Regular Class First Place, 2024
• Phantom Invents First Place, 2023
• SAE Aero Design Regular Class First Place, 2023

Education/Professional Experience

• Pathways Intern, Student Trainee (Engineering), NASA Langley Research Center, Aeronautical Systems Analysis Branch (2026 – Present)
• Aerospace Engineering Intern, NASA Langley Research Center, Aeronautical Systems Engineering Branch (2025 – 2026)
• M.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University (2025 – Present)
• B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering, Texas A&M University (2024)
  • Minor in Embedded Systems Integration

Hobbies/Interests

Competitive video games, flight simulators, swimming, pickup sports