Company Aids Hypersonic Research at UT Dallas with CFD Tools

Program Development Company, LLC (PDC), a company focused on automated structured mesh generation, has partnered with Dr. Kianoosh Yousefi, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, to support research in hypersonic vehicle simulation.

Through this collaboration, Dr. Yousefi will receive a 6-month, no-cost academic license for GridPro’s Infinity block module—enabling detailed simulations of high-speed flow phenomena central to hypersonic research. After the initial term, the license may be renewed at reduced academic pricing, providing long-term support for sustained investigations.

“Program Development Company is committed to helping early-career faculty tackle the most complex challenges in aerospace,” says Peter Eiseman, president of PDC. “By equipping researchers like Dr. Yousefi with GridPro, we aim to accelerate advancements in hypersonic modeling and design.”

The agreement also includes regular progress check-ins and image-sharing of key CFD results for educational and promotional use. Dr. Yousefi will play a key role in introducing GridPro to other faculty and students engaged in high-speed aerothermodynamics and related fields.

This partnership underscores PDC’s mission to advance aerospace innovation through academic collaboration and access to industrial-grade simulation tools, PDC reports.

About Program Development Company
Headquartered in Miami, FL, Program Development Company develops GridPro, a structured grid generation platform used globally in aerospace, defense, and energy applications.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.