Developed and tested a variably premixed hydrogen/air rotating detonation engine (RDE) for fundamental studies of the impact of reactant mixing, product recirculation, and combustion kinetics on the RDE cycle.

• Performed laser diagnostic imaging measurements of the fuel distribution field with simultaneous heat release field imaging in an unwrapped natural gas/oxygen rotating detonation rocket engine• Aided in the testing of a methane-oxygen rotating detonation engine• Worked on a team to design, build, and test a novel, fully optically-accessible hydrogen/air rotating detonation engine and supporting test stand• Developed a technique for 100 kHz two-dimensional temperature measurements… Show more • Performed laser diagnostic imaging measurements of the fuel distribution field with simultaneous heat release field imaging in an unwrapped natural gas/oxygen rotating detonation rocket engine• Aided in the testing of a methane-oxygen rotating detonation engine• Worked on a team to design, build, and test a novel, fully optically-accessible hydrogen/air rotating detonation engine and supporting test stand• Developed a technique for 100 kHz two-dimensional temperature measurements using thermographic phosphors and burst-mode laser technology• Led the construction of fluid systems for a new state-of-the-art high-pressure combustion test cell• Aided in the design and assembly of a 100-bar laminar combustor test stand with two-axis remote translation capability for laser diagnostic experiments Show less

• Developed an automated image processing algorithm and application for automatic detection of detonation wave mode and velocities from high-speed imaging of rotating detonation engines• Completed test request documents, plumbing and instrumentation diagrams, and test sequencing documents in preparation for testing of a 7k-lbf thrust rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)• Led experimental setup design for high-speed aft-end chemiluminescence imaging of the RDRE

Performed research experiments involving power production and emissions testing on a fuel-flexible combustor with fuel-atomizing capabilities.

Facilitated production operations of hydraulic pumps for military and commercial applications including tool design, failure investigation, as well as acceptance test and field failure data analysis.

Played a key role in the design and testing of a novel hydraulic pump configuration that maximized power-to-weight ratio and speed at high pressures.

Aided in the design, qualification, and production preparation of high-pressure hydraulic pumps for new aircraft platforms.