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Detonation Research Test Facility

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

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Faculty

Elaine S. Oran

Professor and O'Donnell Foundation Chair

eoran@tamu.edu

979-845-2630

Professional Interests:

Reactive flows; Fluid dynamics; Turbulence in reacting and nonreacting flows; Computational dynamics, compressible, multiphase ow; Chemically reactive flows; Dynamics of flames; detonations, and detonations in gases; Propulsion; Physics and chemistry of energetic materials; Shocks and shock interactions in gases and condensed phases; incompressible, and nonequilibrium flows; Astro-physical phenomena, particularly supernovae and jets; Computations of rarefied gas flow, such as reentry flows; microdynamical flows; Biological flows in complex networks; Microfluidics for design of biosensors; Computational sciences and numerical analysis; High-performance computing and parallel architectures; Molecular dynamics of multiphase surfaces. Construction of large-scale experimental facilities for studying fires and detonations.

Scott I. Jackson

Associate Professor

sij@tamu.edu

979-845-1694

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Aeronautics with minor in Geophysics, California Institute of Technology – 2005
  • M.S., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology – 2000
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Brown University – 1999

Research Interests

  • Shock and detonation physics 
energetic materials
  • Combustion
  • Explosions
  • Propulsion

Staff

Lois C. Rockwell

Senior Administrative Coordinator

rockwell@tamu.edu

979-862-4992

Student

Ashwath S. Venkataraman

Milin Martin

Nithin Punithan

Tarik Balci

Tugba Karasu

Zachary Wideman

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