DR. DOUGLAS ALLAIRE
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Optimization
Uncertainty quantification
DR. DARA CHILDS
Emeritus Professor, Retired
Research Interests
- Rotordynamics
- Reliability
DR. PAUL CIZMAS
Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests
- Computational Fluid Mechanics
- Internal flows of turbomachines
- Reacting flow
DR. MARCIA COOPER
Mechanical Engineering
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
DR. ADOLFO DELGADO
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Rotordynamics and seals
- Bearings
- Mechanical seals, ESP
DR. JE-CHIN HAN
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Heat transfer
- Turbine blade cooling
- Experimental heat transfer
DR. SCOTT JACKSON
Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests
- Shock and detonation physics
- Energetic materials
- Combustion
- Explosions
- Propulsion
DR. WARUNA KULATILAKA
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Laser diagnostics and spectroscopy
- Optical techniques for reacting flows
- Gas turbine combustion
DR. CHAD MASHUGA
Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Dust Explosions and Mitigation
Energetic Materials
- Flammability of Fluids and Lubricants
DR. OLIVIER MATHIEU
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Chemical kinetics
- Experiments for reacting flow
DR. Elaine Oran
Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests
- Computational Physics, Astrophysics
- Explosions
- Propulsion
- Turbulence
- Reactive Flow
- Computer Architectures
- Flames, Detonations and Reaction-Wave Transitions
DR. ALAN PALAZZOLO
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Rotordynamics, fluid film bearings, impeller forces, CFD
- Magnetic bearings, motor dynamic torques, heart pumps
- Flywheel energy storage, desalination, hemodynamics
DR. ERIC PETERSEN
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Gas turbine combustion
- Gas dynamics and propulsion
- Chemical kinetics
- Rocket propellants
- Optical diagnostics and spectroscopy
DR. LUIS SAN ANDRÉS
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Rotordynamics and bearings
- Fluid film bearings
- Oil-free turbomachinery
DR. JAMES (CHRIS) THOMAS
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Propellants and Energetics
- Explosions, Detonations, and DDT
- Battery Safety
DR. LESLEY WRIGHT
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Heat transfer
- Turbine blade cooling
- Optical diagnostics for fluid flow