# overview
Research Interest(s):

- Combustion

- Propellants and Energetics

- Explosions, Detonations, and DDT

- Battery Safety

- Micro- and Nano-Scale Particle Synthesis

- Additive Manufacturing

- Machine Learning

- Engineering Education

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Hot Surface Ignition, Autoignition, Oils, Nitromethane, Ethanol

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Effects of Aging on the Burning Rates of Composite Solid Propellants with and without Nano-Sized Additives

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Development of a Micro-Burner for Hybrid Rocket Combustion Studies

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Correlation of the Effects of Particle Size and Loading on the Burning Rate of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants

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Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Micro- and Nano-Catalytic Additives

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Advancing, Static, and Receding Contact Angle Measurements for AF-M315E and Distilled Water on Different Materials and Surface Roughness

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Determining the Effects of Graphene on the Burning Rate and Strength of AP/HTPB-Based Solid Rocket Propellants

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High-Pressure Propellant Burning Rate Measurements at Texas A&M University

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Aluminized and Non-Aluminized AP/HTPB-Composite Propellant Burning Rates at Very-High Pressures

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Burning Rate and Ignition Delay Times of AP/HTPB-Based Solid Rocket Propellants Containing Graphene

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Hybrid Rocket Studies Using HTPB/Paraffin Fuel Blends in Gaseous Oxygen Flow

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Burning Rate Characterization of Guanidine Nitrate and Basic Copper Nitrate Gas Generants with Metal Oxide Additives

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Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Nano-Catalytic Additives

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Manufacturing and Burning of Composite AP/HTPB/AP Laminate Propellants

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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The effects of SiO₂ and TiO₂ on the two-phase burning behavior of aqueous HAN propellant

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Very-High-Pressure Burning Rates of AP/HTPB-Composite Propellants with Varying AP Particle Sizes and Distributions

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Characterization of Ejected Particles from a Lithium-Ion Battery During Thermal Runaway

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High-Speed Video Analysis of Lubricating Oils Undergoing Hot-Surface Ignition

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Design of a Lab-Scale Hybrid Rocket Test Stand

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Mechanical Properties of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants with Titania Nanoparticles

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Manufacturing superfine AP by milling in a lab-scale resonant acoustic mixer (LabRAM)

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Modelling and experiments to identify high-risk failure scenarios for testing the safety of lithium-ion cells

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Solid Ramjet Fuel Containing In-Situ Grown Aluminum Nanoparticles

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Burning Rate Characterization of Guanidine Nitrate and Basic Copper Nitrate Propellants with Metal Oxide Additives

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Temperature Sensitivity of Composite Propellant Containing Novel Nano-Additive Catalysts

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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LIB Thermal Runaway and Combustion Research at Texas A&M University

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Ignition Probability of Fuels and Oils Undergoing Hot-Surface Ignition

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An Updated BDP Model for Composite AP/HTPB Propellant Combustion

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Performance of Aluminum-Coated Nano-Sized Boron Additives in AP/HTPB Propellants

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Consequence Analysis of Li-Ion Battery Thermal Runaway Events with Chemical Equilibrium Analyses

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Experimental evaluation of HTPB/paraffin fuel blends for hybrid rocket applications

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Metallic Additives for Solid-Fuel Propulsion Applications

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Strand Burner Experiments with Metal-Loaded AP/HTPB Laminate Propellants

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Particle-Impact Ignition Experiments at High Oxygen Pressure

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Comparison of Commercially Available and Synthesized Titania Nano-Additives in Composite HTPB/AP Propellant

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Materials Compatibility and Corresponding Effects on the Combustion of AF-M315E

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Mechanical Properties of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants Containing Novel Titania Nanoparticles

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Evaluation of Composite Propellants Utilizing Various Nano-Scale Aluminum and Boron Incorporation Methods

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Combustion Behavior of LMP-103S in Strand Burner Experiments

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Strand Burner Experiments with Metal-Loaded Laminate Propellants

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The Effects of SiO2 and TiO2 on the Two-Phase Burning Behavior of Aqueous HAN Propellant

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The Effects of SiO2 and TiO2 on the Two-Phase Burning Behavior of Aqueous HAN

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Batch-to-Batch Consistency of AF-M315E Ballistics Data

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REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Energy and Propulsion

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Linear Burning Rates and Non-Catalytic Ignition Behavior of AF-M315E over a Wide Pressure Range

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Hot Surface Ignition Probability of Hydrocarbon Fuels and Oils

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Regression Rate Enhancement in Hybrid Rockets with HTPB Fuel Grains by Nano-Aluminum Additives

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Lab-scale ballistic and safety property investigations of LMP-103S

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Lab-Scale Thermal Cook-Off Experiments with Liquid Monopropellants

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Updated Three-Flame Modeling of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants

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Mixed HTPB/Paraffin Fuels and Metallic Additives for Hybrid Rocket Applications

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Combustion and Oxidation of Lube Oils at Gas Turbine Conditions: Experimental Methods

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Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Catalytic Additives

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Comprehensive Study of Ammonium Perchlorate Particle Size/Concentration Effects on Propellant Combustion

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Modern Competing Flames Model for Composite Ammonium Perchlorate/Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene Propellant Combustion

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Undergraduate Research in Energy and Propulsion: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from a 9-Year REU Site

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Design and Characterization of a Hot-Surface Ignition (HSI) Experiment

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Combustion Behavior of Ammonium Perchlorate at High Pressures

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Hybrid Rocket Enhancement by Micro- and Nano-Scale Additives in HTPB Fuel Grains

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Comprehensive Study of AP Particle Size and Loading Effects on the Burning Rates of Composite AP/HTPB Propellants

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Experimental Assessment of HTPB/Paraffin Fuel Blends for Hybrid Rocket Applications

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Hybrid Rocket Burning Rate Enhancement by Nano-Scale Aluminum Additives in HTPB Fuel Grains

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Current Lithium-ion battery fire research at Texas A&M University

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Production and Characterization of Super Fine Ammonium Perchlorate (SFAP) in a LabRAM

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Development of a New Lab-Scale, Open-Ended Detonation Tube Facility at Texas A&M University

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Hybrid Rocket Burning Rate Enhancement by Nano-Scale Additives in HTPB Fuel Grains

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Guidelines for Safe, High Performing Li-Ion Battery Designs for Manned Vehicles

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Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Micro- and Nano-Catalytic Additives

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Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Micro- and Nano-Catalytic Additives

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Metallic Additives for Solid-Fuel Propulsion Applications

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Aging Effects on the Burning Rates of Composite Solid Propellants with Nano-Additives

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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HTPB Heat of Formation: Literature Survey, Group Additive Estimations, and Theoretical Performance Effects

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Experimental Investigation of the Combustion Properties of an Average Thermal Runaway Gas Mixture from Li-Ion Batteries

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Performance of Additively Manufactured Fuels for Hybrid Rockets

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Particle-Impact Characterization Experiments at Liquid Rocket Engine Conditions using a Miniature Shock Tube

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Lab-Scale Thermal Cook-Off Experiments with Liquid Monopropellants

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An experimental study of shock transmission from a detonation tube

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Materials Compatibility of AF-M315E with Candidate Elastomeric Materials

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HTPB Heat of Formation: Literature Survey, Group Additive Estimations, and Theoretical Effects

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Materials Compatibility of Candidate Elastomeric Materials with AF-M315E

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Materials Compatibility and Corresponding Effects on the Combustion of AF-M315E

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Catalytic Effects of Inert Particles on the Two-Phase Combustion Behavior of Aqueous HAN Monopropellant