Principal Investigator
Graham V. Candler
McKnight Presidential Chair, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Russell J. Penrose Professor, Associate Department Head, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Professor Candler uses computational fluid dynamics to study high-temperature reacting flows and hypersonic flows, and is particularly interested in how the relaxation of internal energy modes and finite-rate chemical reactions interact with fluid motion. Applications of this work include the analysis of planetary entry spacecraft heat shields, hypersonic boundary layer transition, and the effects of chemical reactions on aerodynamics. Professor Candler works closely with experimentalists to validate high-enthalpy flow models by careful comparison to shock tunnel data. Recently, Candler's research group has been working to extend computational methods to complex geometries for application to future scramjet-powered hypersonic aircraft. These tools were used to design an inward-turning inlet for a upcoming sounding rocket flight experiment of a Mach 10 vehicle.
Directory
Research Professors & Research Associates
Name | Office | Research | |
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Pramod Subbareddy | [email protected] | ME 130 | Homepage |
Travis Drayna | [email protected] | ME 130 | Homepage |
Anthony Knutson | [email protected] | ME 130 | |
Ioannis Nompelis | [email protected] | AEM 230A | Homepage |
Erik Torres | [email protected] | ME 130 | Homepage |
Everett Wenzel | [email protected] | ME 130 |
Graduate Students
Name | Office | Joined Lab | Research | |
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Alexander Barrett | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2017 | Shock-Droplet Interaction |
Steven Cooper | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2018 | High-Fidelity Combustion |
Caleb Thomas | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2020 | Multiphysics, Radiation |
Niles Ribeiro | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2020 | High-Speed Combustion Modeling |
Zubin Lal | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2020 | High-Order Numerical Methods |
Darryl Williams | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2021 | Vehicle Optimization |
Peter Yip | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2021 | Hypervelocity Particulate Impact |
Carter Vu | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2022 | Boundary Layer Transition |
Daniel Pekurovsky | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2022 | Scramjet Inlet Design |
Joshua Lueth | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2022 | High-Order Numerical Methods |
Joshua Mays | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2022 | Boundary Layer Transition |
Ned Feist | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2023 | Particle/Flowfield Interaction |
Rio Takagi | [email protected] | Akerman 230 | 2024 | TBD |
Alumni
Name | Program | Post-Graduate Position |
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Dr. Joseph Habeck | PhD | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, MD |
Dr. Tyler Hendrickson | PhD | University of Minnesota |
Dr. Chiara Amato | PhD | German Aerospace Center (DLR) |
Dr. Olivia Schroeder | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. Zach Johnston | PhD | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, MD |
Prof. Robyn Macdonald | Postdoc | University of Colorado - Boulder |
R. Evan Rogers | MS | Naval Research Laboratory, MD |
Dr. John Reinert | PhD | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, MD |
Dr. Honest Mrema | PhD | Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, MD |
Dr. Durgesh Chandel | PhD | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Dr. Anubhav Dwivedi | PhD | Stanford University |
Dr. Ross Chaudhry | PhD | University of Colorado - Boulder |
Charles Hollender | MS | MIT Lincoln Labs, MA |
Dr. Prakash Shrestha | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. Derek Dinzl | PhD | Sandia National Laboratory, NM |
Dr. Jason Bender | PhD | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, CA |
Prof. Sidharth GS | PhD | Iowa State University |
Dr. Joseph Brock | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. Anand Kartha | PhD | Cadence Design Systems, TX |
Dr. Eric Stern | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. Michael Wright | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. Michael Barnhardt | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. Jeffrey Komives | PhD | U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, OH |
Dr. Heath Johnson | PhD | Virtus Aero, MN |
Dr. Aaron Neville | PhD | Virtus Aero, MN |
Dr. Loretta Trevino | PhD | Stratolaunch, WA |
Dr. Ross Wagnild | PhD | Sandia National Laboratories, NM |
Dr. Alan Schwing | PhD | NASA Johnston Space Flight Center, TX |
Dr. Travis Drayna | PhD | University of Minnesota |
Prof. M. Pino Martin | PhD | University of Maryland |
Dr. Debra Olejniczak | PhD | Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems, CA |
Dr. Joseph Olejniczak | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. V. Gregory Weirs | PhD | Sandia National Laboratory, NM |
Dr. Vladimyr Gidzak | PhD | Go Hypersonic Inc., MN |
Dr. Matthew Bartkowicz | PhD | Go Hypersonic Inc., MN |
Prof. Krishnendu Sinha | PhD | Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai |
Dr. Basil Hassan | PhD | Sandia National Laboratory, NM |
Dr. Pietro Ferrero | PhD | Seagate Technologies |
Dr. Manoj Nagulapally | PhD | ANSYS Inc., TX |
Dr. Konstantinos Hennighausen | PhD | MIT Lincoln Labs, MA |
Dr. Deepak Bose | PhD | NASA Ames Research Center, CA |
Dr. Jo-Einar Emblemsvag | PhD | Kongsberg Maritime |