Faculty

Chemical propulsion and design methodologies

Pressure gain combustion Turbomachinery High-speed internal flows Aero-thermal focus on the integration of experiments with computational fluid dynamics

Experimental fluid dynamics Development of flow diagnostic techniques Flow dynamics in stratified environment Turbulent flow measurements and modeling

Laser-absorption spectroscopy, laser-induced fluorescence, & IR imaging sensors for gas temperature, pressure, velocity, and chemical species Molecular spectroscopy, photophysics, & energy transfer in gases Energetic materials (e.g., explosives & propellants) detection & combustion Combustion and propulsion systems (small and large scale) Biomedical sensing

Sustainable energy and environment Combustion and turbulent reacting flows Combustion and heat transfer in materials Biomedical flows and heat transfer Global policy research

Application of Artificial Intelligence for Data-Driven Modeling, Analysis, Optimization, and Control Physics Informed Machine Learning and Reduced-Order Modeling Turbulence, Combustion, Sprays, and Particle Laden Flows Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation Computational Fluid Dynamics and High-Performance Computing Energy Systems Modeling, Multi-Criteria Analysis and Decision Making Renewable Energy and Smart Energy Systems

Aerothermal aspects of turbomachinery Axial and radial compressor performance Experimental methods in fluid mechanics

Laser diagnostics Diode-laser-based sensors Gas turbine and internal engine combustion Materials processing and synthesis Combustion science Fluid mechanics and heat transfer

Dissimilar material 3D printing Additive manufacturing of energetic materials Additive manufacturing of materials for high temperature applications Quality control in additive manufacturing

Laser spectroscopy and imaging for combustion, sprays, energetics, hypersonics, plasmas, and non-equilibrium flows Applications to gas-turbine, rocket, internal combustion, and scramjet engine performance, efficiency, and emissions Thermal-fluid behavior at the extremes, including turbulent, high-temperature, high-pressure, multiphase, and non-equilibrium reacting flows

Compact high speed turbomachinery: Design, analysis (experimental-numerical), cavity and tip flows, flow control High speed propulsion: Novel cycle development, intakes, nozzles, rotating detonation combustors Development of measurement techniques and data processing

Aerospace propulsion systems Rocket engine combustors Liquid propellant injection systems Hypergolic propellants High pressure and hydrogen storage systems

Spray and spray measurements Fluid mechanic instability

Multiphase combustion, particularly related to propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics Nanoscale composite energetic materials Advanced energetic materials Microscale combustion