Research Interests:
Combustion, two-phase reacting flows, rocket propulsion, combustion and ignition of energetic materials, ballistics, and combustion diagnostics and modeling.

Research Centers: CO 2 Laser Lab, High Pressure Combustion Lab, Propulsion Engineering Research Center

• Ignition and Flame Spreading Susceptibility of Gun Propellants
• Ignition, Combustion and Kinetics of Energetic Materials
• Measurement and Observation of Flame Spreading in Solid Propellant Cracks
• Characterization of Surface Structure and Pyrolysis Phenomena of Propellant Ingredients
• Fuel Decomposition & Combustion Processes in Simulated Hybrid Motors
• Modeling & Numerical Solution of Flame Structure of Nitramine-Based Propellants
• Minority Engineering Graduate Student Research Co-Op Program
• Nonlinear Optical Diagnostics for Solid Propellant Combustion
• Flame-Spreading Behavior of Mg/PTFE/Mg Foil
• Flame-Spreading Behavior of Aluminum Sheets