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Research
Areas and Interests
I)
Combustion and simulations:
- Micro Scale Combustion
for Propulsion, Chemical Sensing, and Power MEMS.
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Plasma Assisted
Combustion Enhancement for Supersonic Propulsion
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Ultra-Lean Combustion,
Emission Control, Fire Safety and Radiation Detection
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Detonation Initiation
and Supersonic Combustion
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Flame Dynamics,
Instability, and Turbulent Transition
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Chemical kinetics
Analysis and Reduction; Solid Oxide Fuel
Cells
II) Nano-structured
materials for security, energy (solar cells and display), and
bio-applications:
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Combustion synthesis of fluorescent oxides based
down and upconversion nanophosphors.
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Colloildal and hydrothermal synthesis of nano-structured materials.
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Nano-fabrications and bio-functionalization.
Current Research Funds
- National Science
Foundation (MER): Diagnostics of microscale and microwave enhanced
combustion
- Air Force Office of
Scientific Research: Non-equilibrium plasma assisted combustion
- Air Force Office of
Scientific Research (Phase II): Microwave combustion enhancement
- American Chemistry
Society (ACS): High Pressure combustion of Dimethyle ether
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NASA: Fire safety and
Radiation flame interaction at high pressures
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MRSEC seed project. Colloildal upconversion nanophosphors
Lab
Information
Telephone:
609-258-1411
Fax:
609-258-6109
Postal
address:
D115, E-Quad, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton
University,
Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08544
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