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Gray R. S. Professor of ME at Purdue University. I shoot photons at molecules to advance the thermosciences, energy, propulsion, and defense applications.

Joined May 2018
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Thanks again to @aiaa , it was great to get inducted as an Associate Fellow alongside so many talented people!
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Nothing beats hooding your PhD graduates. Congrats again to Dr. McDonald, Dr. Radhakrishna, and Dr. Stiborek!
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Christopher Goldenstein retweeted
#TheCombustionInstitute and #Elsevier are proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award. They will be recognized at the #40thISOC in Milan, Italy. Read more here: combustioninstitute.org/news… #HiroshiTsujiAward #CIAwards #Combustion
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Big congratulations to my PhD student Austin McDonald for successfully defending his PhD thesis! Austin’s research focused on developing several novel emission and absorption spectroscopy diagnostics and applying them to study propellant flames.
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Our Applied Optics paper on simultaneous measurements of temperature, CO, CO2, and NO at 5 kHz in vehicle exhaust has been highlighted by @OpticaWorldwide 's Spotlight on Optics! Congrats to Josh! Great collaboration with Ford Motor Company!
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Congratulations to Vishnu for successfully defending his PhD today! Vishnu’s research centered around the development and application of femtosecond laser absorption diagnostics for non-equilibrium gases produced by flames and shock waves. Tons for us to be proud of! @PurdueME
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Christopher Goldenstein retweeted
🚀This is Dragonfly, a first-of-its-kind rotorcraft that @NASA is sending to Saturn's largest moon, Titan. To survive entering Titan's dense methane atmosphere, @PurdueEngineers are simulating Titan-esque conditions in a shock tube here on Earth: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Ne…
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We got to celebrate a bit early with Dr. Ziqiao Chang today! Our "Lord of Lasers." Congrats again Ziqiao! We'll all miss having you here, best of luck at Princeton!
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Our paper describing broadband measurements of NO2 absorption cross-sections from 430 to 500 nm at high temperatures is now published online in JQSRT. Congrats to Ryan for leading the charge! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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How to write to your instructor or T.A.
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Check out our recent papers in Applied Optics and SAE Int. Journal of Engines that describe how we're using laser diagnostics to provide fast (5 kHz to 15 kHz) temperature and engine-out emissions measurements for Ford vehicles. opg.optica.org/ao/fulltext.c… saemobilus.sae.org/content/0…
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Metallized propellants are fun to burn. Not bad for a DSLR!
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👨‍🚀👩‍🚀WELCOME TO THE CLUB! @PurdueAeroAstro grad Loral O'Hara will join the "Cradle of Astronauts" when she launches to the International @Space_Station this Friday! @PurdueME alum Scott Tingle welcomed her to the club (27 members and counting!) stories.purdue.edu/how-purdu…
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The perfect meme for any PI, let alone one who studies combustion!
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Rebekah Travis, Ph.D. student researching energetic materials with @GoldensteinLab and @sfson5, has received one of the most prestigious fellowships for graduate students working in national defense: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Ne…
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