Meet the Research  Group

Our research group includes Research Scientists, graduate research assistants, and undergraduate researchers. We are always looking for top talent to join us. Our graduates are highly recruited at national laboratories, industry and academia.
Dr. Steven Son
Alfred J. McAllister Professor of ME with courtesy appointments in AAE and MSE
Tim Manship
Senior Research Engineer
Dr. Metin Ornek
Research Scientist
Dr. Diane Collard  
Research Scientist
Dr. Robert Ferguson
Research Scientist
Daniel Klinger
Research Engineer
Joey Lawrence
Ph.D. Candidate
Detonation
Rebekah Travis
Ph.D. Candidate
Explosive Blast /Diagnostics
Claire O'Malley
M.S. Candidate
Detonation
Caleb Harper
Ph.D. Candidate
Advanced Materials
Austin Koeblitz
M.S. Candidate
Detonation
Joseph Paul Sena
Ph.D Candidate
Detonation
Ethan Binkley
M.S.Candidate
Advanced Materials
Mitchell Ferrel
M.S.Candidate
Propellants
Jason Wilkening
Ph.D Candidate
Detonation/Simulation
Dhruval Patel
Ph.D Candidate
Advanced Materials
Shane Oatman
Masters Program
Propellants
Eric Holst
Ph.D Candidate
Solid Fueled RDEs
James Cooper
M.S. Candidate
Propellants
Matthew Vaughn
M.S.
Solid Fuels for Hypersonics
Chase Wernex
M.S.
Diagnostics
Peter Salek
Ph.D Candidate
Solid Fueled RDEs
Stephen Hamlin
M.S. Candidate
Hypergolic Hybrids
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