Dissertations

• 2024
  • Clees, Sean (2024). Laser Absorption Diagnostics for Internal Combustion Engines and Ammonia Combustion.
• 2023
  • Krish, Ajay (2023). Spectroscopic Modeling and Ultraviolet Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements for the Development of Nonequilibrium Thermometry and Speciation Diagnostics of O₂, NO, and CN.
  • Finch, Peter (2023). Applications of Absorption Spectroscopy to the Study of Hypersonic Flow Conditions in Ground Test Facilities.
  • Su, Wey-Wey (2023). Line Mixing Studies of Diatomic Rovibrational Fundamental Bands in the Infrared.
• 2022
  • Choudhary, Rishav (2022). Towards a Practical Modeling Approach for Low Temperature Oxidation of Fuels.
  • Streicher, Jesse W. (2022). Ultraviolet Laser Absorption Studies of the Vibrational Relaxation and Reaction Kinetics of Shock-heated Air Species.
  • Susa, Adam J. (2022). High-speed Imaging Studies of Flames in a Shock Tube: Refined Techniques and New Applications.
  • Ding, Yiming (2022). Laser Sensing Strategies in Shock-Heated Gases for Near-IR Potassium Line Shapes and Mid-IR Absorption Spectra of Hydrocarbons and Oxygenates.
• 2021
  • Johnson, Sarah Elyse (2021). Shock Tube / Laser Absorption Studies of Ringed Hydrocarbons and Their Precursors.
  • Pinkowski, Nicolas (2021). Multi-Wavelength Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for High-Temperature Reaction Kinetics.
  • Li, Yang (2021). Shock Tube Study of Weakly Ionized Plasmas using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy of Excited State Oxygen Atoms.
  • Girard, Julian (2021). In Situ Probe-Enabled Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Measurements in Flames, Shock Tubes and Shock Tunnels.
• 2020
  • Cassady, Séan (2020). Racing Engines and Cracking Fuels : Laser-Based Measurement Techniques for Challenging Environments.
  • Ferris, Alison (2020). Development of Fast-Sampled Species and Laminar Flame Speed Measurement Techniques in a Shock Tube.
• 2019
  • Peng, Wen Yu (Terry) (2019). Single-Ended Laser-Based Diagnostics for Thermometry and Speciation in Detonation-Driven Combustors.
  • Almodovar, Christopher (2019). Infrared Laser Absorption Spectroscopy of Nitric Oxide for Sensing in High-Enthalpy Air.
  • Salazar, David Viveros (2019). Design and Implementation of Tunable Diode Laser-Based Multi-Species and Enthalpy Sensing in Extreme Environments.
• 2018
  • Tulgestke, Andrew (2018). Investigation of n-heptane ignition in shock tubes by endwall imaging, speciation, and temperature measurements.
  • Parise, Thomas (2018). Shock tube and laser absorption studies of small alkene spectroscopy and real fuel kinetics.
• 2016
  • Wang, Shengkai (2016). Shock tube / laser absorption study of aldehydes kinetics.
  • Zhu, Yangye (2016). Shock tube studies of kinetics of conventional and alternative engine fuels.
  • Nations, Marcel (2016). Laser-based diagnostics of electronically excited oxygen atoms at extreme temperatures.
• 2014
  • Sur, Ritobrata (2014). Development of robust TDLAS sensors for combustion products at high pressure and temperature in energy systems.
  • Campbell, Matthew Frederick (2014). Studies of biodiesel surrogates using novel shock tube techniques.
  • Goldenstein, Christopher (2014). Wavelength-modulation spectroscopy for determination of gas properties in hostile environments.
  • Li, Sijie (2014). Shock tube study of nitrogen-containing fuels.
  • McCartt, Daniel (2014). Development of a low-temperature cavity ring-down spectrometer.
  • Owen, Kyle (2014). Measurements of vibrational relaxation and dissociation of oxygen with laser absorption spectroscopy with applications for energy transfer in nonequilibrium air (Engineer Degree Thesis).
  • Miller, Victor A. (2014). High-speed tracer-based PLIF imaging for scramjet ground testing.
  • Schultz, Ian (2014). Practical applications of laser absorption spectroscopy for aeroengine testing.
  • Spearrin, R. Mitchell (2014). Mid-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy for carbon oxides in harsh environments.
  • Strand, Christopher L. (2014). Scanned wavelength-modulation absorption spectroscopy with application to hypersonic impulse flow facilities.
  • Stranic, Ivo (2014). Shock tube studies of biofuel kinetics.
• 2013
  • Gates, Sean Damien (2013). Biophysical analysis of bacterial and viral systems: A shock tube study of bio-aerosols and a correlated AFM/NanoSIMS investigation of vaccinia virus.
  • Lam, Brian (King Liu) (2013). Shock tube measurements of oxygenated fuel combustion using laser absorption spectroscopy.
  • Ren, Wei (2013). Mid-infrared laser diagnostics for chemical kinetics study of oxygenates.
  • Sun, Kai (2013). Utilization of multiple harmonics of wavelength modulation absorption spectroscopy for practical-gas sensing.
• 2012
  • Chao, Xing (2012). Development of laser absorption sensors for combustion gases.
  • MacDonald, Megan (2012). Decomposition kinetics of the rocket propellant RP-1 and its chemical kinetic surrogates.
  • Pang, Genny (2012). Experimental determination of rate constants for reactions of the hydroxyl radical with alkanes and alcohols.
  • Pyun, Sung Hyun (2012). Mid-IR laser-based diagnostics for hydrocarbon fuel vapor sensing and decomposition species measurements.
• 2011
  • Chang, Leyen (2011). Development of a diode laser sensor for measurement of mass flux in supersonic flow.
  • Cheung, Brian (2011). Tracer-based planar laser-induced fluorescence diagnostics: Quantitative photophysics and time-resolved imaging.
  • Haylett, Daniel (2011). The Development and application of aerosol shock tube methods for the study of low-vapor-pressure fuels.
  • Snyder, Jordan (2011). Development and application of tracer-based planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging diagnostics for HCCI engines.
  • Yoo, Jihyung (2011). Strategies for planar laser-induced fluorescence thermometry in shock tube flows.
• 2010
  • Farooq, Aamir (2010). Extended-NIR laser diagnostics for gas sensing applications.
  • Hong, Zekai (2010). An Improved hydrogen/oxygen mechanism based on shock tube/laser absorption measurements.
  • Vasu, Subith (2010). Measurements of ignition times, OH time-histories, and reaction rates in jet fuel and surrogate oxidation systems.
• 2009
  • Barbour, Ethan A. (2009). Modeling and laser-based sensing of pulsed detonation engines.
  • Porter, Jason M. (2009). Laser-based diagnostics for hydrocarbon fuels in the liquid and vapor phases.
  • Rieker, Gregory B. (2009). Wavelength-modulation spectroscopy for measurements of gas temperature and concentration in harsh environments.
• 2008
  • Owens, Zachary C. (2008). Flowfield characterization and model development in detonation tubes.
• 2007
  • Klingbeil, Adam E. (2007). Mid-IR laser absorption diagnostics for hydrocarbon vapor sensing in harsh environments.
  • Li, Hejie (2007). Near-infrared diode laser absorption spectroscopy with applications to reactive systems and combustion control.
  • Rothamer, David A. (2007). Development and application of infrared and tracer-based planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging diagnostics.
  • Vasudevan, Venkatesh (2007). Shock tube measurements of elementary oxidation and decomposition reactions important in combustion using OH, CH, and NCN laser absorption.
• 2006
  • Lee, Tonghun (2006). Strategies for nitric oxide laser-induced-fluorescence in high-pressure combustion systems.
  • Liu, Xiang (2006). Line-of-sight absorption of H2O vapor: Gas temperature sensing in uniform and nonuniform flows.
  • Mattison, Daniel W. (2006). Development and application of laser-based sensors for harsh combustion environments.
• 2005
  • Hanson, Tom C. (2005). The development of a facility and diagnostics for studying shock-induced behavior in micron-sized aerosols.
  • Koch, Jon (2005). Fuel tracer photophysics for quantitative planar laser-induced fluorescence.
  • Lyle, Kent (2005). Development of a real-time diode-laser mass flux sensor for simultaneous measurement of density and velocity of oxygen.
  • Ma, Lin (2005). Laser diagnostics for simultaneous vapor and droplet measurement in sprays.
  • Oehlschlaeger, Matthew A. (2005). Shock tube studies of thermal decomposition reactions using ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy.
  • Zhou, Xin (2005). Diode-laser absorption sensors for combustion control.
• 2004
  • Herbon, John T. (2004). Shock tube measurements of CH3+O2 kinetics and the heat of formation of the OH radical.
  • Kim, Suhong (2004). Development of tunable diode laser absorption sensors for a large-scale arc-heated-plasma wind tunnel.
  • Liu, Jonathan T. C. (2004). Near-infrared diode laser absorption diagnostics for temperature and species in engines.
• 2002
  • Song, Soonho (2002). Application of frequency modulation spectroscopy to shock tube studies of elementary NH2 reactions.
• 2001
  • Horning, David C. (2001). A study of the high-temperature autoignition and thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons.
  • Kirby, Brian J. (2001). Infrared planar laser-induced fluorescence imaging and applications to imaging of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
  • Morris, Christopher I. (2001). Shock-induced combustion in high-speed wedge flows.
  • Rossmann, Tobias (2001). An experimental investigation of high compressibility mixing layers.
  • Sanders, Scott T. (2001). Diode-laser sensors for harsh environments with application to pulse detonation engines.
  • Wang, Jian (2001). New strategies of diode laser absorption sensors.
  • Webber, Michael E. (2001). Diode laser measurements of NH3 and CO2 for combustion and bioreactor applications.
• 2000
  • Ben-Yakar, Adela (2000). Experimental investigation of mixing and ignition of transverse jets in supersonic crossflows.
  • Chou, Shang-I. (2000). Diode-laser absorption spectroscopy of hydrogen halides for semiconductor plasma process diagnostics.
  • Wehe, Shawn D. (2000). Development of a tunable diode laser probe for measurements in hypervelocity flows.

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