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Faculty

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DR. DOUGLAS ALLAIRE

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Machine learning

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Optimization

  • Uncertainty quantification

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DR. DARA CHILDS

Emeritus Professor, Retired

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Research Interests

  • Rotordynamics
  • Reliability
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DR. PAUL CIZMAS

Aerospace Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Computational Fluid Mechanics
  • Internal flows of turbomachines
  • Reacting flow
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DR. MARCIA COOPER

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Heterogeneous material behavior in thermal and mechanical environments
  • Energetic materials including pyrotechnics, propellants, explosives
  • Ignition, shock, detonation
  • High velocity impact
  • Laser velocimetry and high-speed optical imaging
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DR. ADOLFO DELGADO

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Rotating equipment reliability 
  • Rotordynamics
  • Bearing, seals and dampers
  • Oil-free turbomachinery
  • Submersible pumps
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DR. JE-CHIN HAN

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Heat transfer
  • Turbine blade cooling
  • Experimental heat transfer
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DR. SCOTT JACKSON

Aerospace Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Shock and detonation physics
  • Energetic materials
  • Combustion
  • Explosions
  • Propulsion
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DR. WARUNA KULATILAKA

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Laser diagnostics and spectroscopy
  • Optical techniques for reacting flows
  • Gas turbine combustion
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DR. CHAD MASHUGA

Chemical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Dust Explosions and Mitigation

  • Energetic Materials

  • Flammability of Fluids and Lubricants
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DR. OLIVIER MATHIEU

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Chemical kinetics
  • Experiments for reacting flow
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DR. Elaine Oran

Aerospace Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Computational Physics, Astrophysics
  • Explosions
  • Propulsion
  • Turbulence
  • Reactive Flow
  • Computer Architectures
  • Flames, Detonations and Reaction-Wave Transitions
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DR. ALAN PALAZZOLO

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Rotordynamics, fluid film bearings, impeller forces, CFD
  • Magnetic bearings, motor dynamic torques, heart pumps
  • Flywheel energy storage, desalination, hemodynamics
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DR. ERIC PETERSEN

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Gas turbine combustion
  • Gas dynamics and propulsion
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Rocket propellants
  • Optical diagnostics and spectroscopy
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DR. LUIS SAN ANDRÉS

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Rotordynamics and bearings
  • Fluid film bearings
  • Oil-free turbomachinery
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DR. QINGSHENG WANG

Chemical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Fire and Explosion
  • Flame Retardant
  • Machine Learning
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
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DR. LESLEY WRIGHT

Mechanical Engineering

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Research Interests

  • Heat transfer
  • Turbine blade cooling
  • Optical diagnostics for fluid flow

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