Petersen Research Group - People Former

People - Former

Former Graduate Students

	Brandon Rotavera rotavera@neo.tamu.edu Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Engineering, 2012 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2009 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2006 Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, CA Research: Shock tube experiments of higher-order hydrocarbons, optical diagnostics Awards & Other: Fowler Graduate Fellowship, 2009-2010 Visiting Researcher, CNRS Orleans, Summer 2009 UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2006
	Madeleine Kopp mmkopp1@neo.tamu.edu M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2012 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2010 Current Position: Stress Engineering Services Research: shock-tube ignition kinetics Awards & Honors: UG Research Assistant, 2009 – 2010 Schlumberger Pi Tau Sigma Scholarship, 2009
	Michael Krejci mck1887@neo.tamu.edu M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2012 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2010 Current Position: Cameron, Houston, TX Research: High-pressure laminar flame speeds Awards & Honors: UG Research Assistant, 2009 – 2010
	Will Warren william.c.warren@tamu.edu M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2012 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama, 2010 Current Position: Engineer, Space-X Research: Liquid rocket monopropellants Awards & Honors: CW Crawford Fellowship 2010 - 2011 UG Research Assistant, Alabama, 2009 – 2010
	Andrew Vissotski andrewvissotski@neo.tamu.edu M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2012 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Boise State University 2010 Current Position: Engineer, Baker-Hughes, Houston, TX Research: Heterogeneous flame propagation Awards & Honors: Ronald E. McNair Scholar 2008 - 2010 UG Research Assistant, Boise State, 2008 – 2010
	Marissa Brower marissa.brower@gmail.com M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2012 B.S., Bioengineering, Rice University 2010 Current Position: Engineer, Baker-Hughes, Houston, TX Research: High temperature gas dynamics Awards & Honors: Texas A&M Diversity Fellowship
	Corey Frazier corey_fraz@yahoo.com Ph.D. , Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2011 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2007 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2004 Current Position: IBM, Oregan Research: solid rocket propellants, shock-tube heat transfer Shock Wave Heat Transfer Awards & Other: Engineer, United Space Alliance
	Mitch Johnson mitchjohnson05@neo.tamu.edu B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2012 Current Position: Graduate Student, Northwestern University Research: Solid rocket propellants Awards & Honors: UG Research Assistant, 2010 – present
	John Pemelton jmpemelton@gmail.com M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2011 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Pan American, 2004 Current Position: Research: Shock-tube kinetics at elevated pressure Awards & Honors: Engineer, Boeing, 2005 – 2009
	Kevin Kreitz kevink04@neo.tamu.edu M.S. , Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2010 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2008 Current Position: Engineer, National Instruments, Austin, TX Research: solid rocket propellants, emission spectroscopy Awards & Other: UG Research Assistant, 2008
	William Lowry willlowry@neo.tamu.edu M.S. , Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2010 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2008 Current Position: Engineer, Baker Risk, San Antonio, TX Research: flame speed measurements Awards & Other: UG Research Assistant, 2008
	Nolan Polley polley@neo.tamu.edu M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2010 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2008 Current Position: National Instruments, Austin TX Research: Detonation wave propagation Awards & Honors: Lexmark, intern, summer 2007
	Nicole Donato nicoledonato@neo.tamu.edu M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2009 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2007 Current Position: Schlumberger, Houston TX Research: Chemical kinetics, shock-tube ignition Awards & Other: UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2007 United Space Alliance, intern, fall 2005, summer 2006 CAE, intern, summer 2007
	Jaap De Vries jaap2007@neo.tamu.edu Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, May 2009 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2005 B.S., Aerospace, College of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002 Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, FM Global Research: flame speed experiment, shock-tube ignition Awards & Other: Best Graduate Student Instructor, Mech.l Eng., 2008-2009 Rolls-Royce Canada, Intern, Summer 2007 University of Duisburg-Essen, Visiting Researcher, Summer 2006 Second Place, Graduate Paper Competition, AIAA Southeastern Regional Student Conference, April 2005
	Mouna Lamnaouer mounalamnaouer@yahoo.com Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2010 (UCF) B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2004. Current Position: Siemens Power Generation, Orlando FL Research: shock-tube ignition, CFD shock-tube modeling Awards & Honors: UTSR Summer Intern Fellowship, Siemens, 2007, 2008
	Alexander Barrett alexbarrett1@gmail.com M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2009 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2005 Current Position: Engineer, Siemens Power Generation Research: laser absorption spectroscopy
	Troy Flaherty troy_hair@hotmail.com M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2009 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2005. Current Position: Engineer, Harris Corporation Research: shock-tube ignition of syngas Awards & Other: Harris Corporation, Engineer (full time), 2005-present
	Shatra Reehal scsreehal@gmail.com B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2008 Research: chemical kinetics, chemiluminescence reactions Awards & Other: Fowler Fellowship, 2008-2009 UG Research Assistant, UCF/TAMU, 2006-2008 NASA Langley, intern, summer 2007 Aerospace Corporation, intern, summer 2006
	Matthew Stephens mstephens@neo.tamu.edu M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2008 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2006 Awards & Other: President, AIAA Student Branch, UCF, 2005-2006 UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2003-2006.
	Christopher Zinner chris.zinner@gmail.com M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2008
	Danielle Kalitan kalitan@ge.com Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2007 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 2005 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2003 Awards & Other: Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellow, 2005-2006 Visiting Researcher, National University of Ireland Galway, summer 2007 MTS, Aerospace Corporation, 2005-2007 (part time) UG Researcher, UCF, 2002-2003 Current Position: Research Scientist, GE Global Research
	Brian Walker Brian.C.Walker@usa-spaceops.com M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2007 Current Position: Engineer, United Space Alliance
	Peter Himmerich Peter.Himmerich@pwr.utc.com M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2007 Current Position: Engineer, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
	Rodolphe Carro legino@msn.com M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2007 Current Position: Engineer, Liberty Aerospace
	Kyle Platt M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2006 (Co-Advised with Dr. J. Brandenburg)
	Jason Arvanetes Jason.Arvanetes@hurlburt.af.mil M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2006 Current Position: Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin AFB
	Anthony Amadio M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2006 Current Position: Engineer, GE Energy
	Joel Hall joel.hall@ge.com M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2005 Awards & Other: Winner—Best Paper, Graduate Division, AIAA Southeastern Regional Student Conference, 2005 Winner—Best Paper, AIAA National Undergraduate Competition, 2005 Winner—Best Paper, Undergraduate DivisionAIAA Southeastern Regional Student Conference, 2004 UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2003-2004 Current Position: Aerothermal Design Engineer, GE Energy
	Jami Ward M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2005 (Co-Advised with Dr. A. Leonessa) Current Position: Engineer, ATK
	Zaher El Zahab M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2003 Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, UCF (A. Kassab, advisor)
	Sandeep Bhosale M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2003 Current Position: Engineer, Siemens Power Generation

Former Researchers

	Miles Egbert snowscoob72@gmail.com B.S. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering Research: Detonation gas dynamics Awards & Honors: UG Research Assistant, 2009 – present
	Sean Baker midnightbaker@neo.tamu.edu B.S. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering Research: shock-tube ignition Awards & Honors: UG Research Assistant, 2009-present
	Jeff Johnson jjohnson34@neo.tamu.edu B.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2010 Current Position: Engineer, British Petroleum Research: solid rocket propellants, emission spectroscopy Awards & Honors: UG Research Assistant, 2009-2010
	Rodrigo Garza garzarodrigo@neo.tamu.edu B.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2010 Current Position: Engineer, Bray International, Houston TX Research: shock-tube ignition Awards & Honors: Craig Brown Outstanding Senior Award, 2009 UG Research Assistant, 2009-present
	Alexander LePage LePage.Alex@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2005-2007 Current Position: B.S. Candidate, UCF
	Benjamin Corbin benacor@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2006-2007 Current Position: M.S. Candidate, Aerospace Engineering, MIT
	Kareem Moslehy UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2006-2007
	Derek Lambe steelhawk2@excite.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2006-2007 Current Position: Graduate Student, UCF
	Matthew Davis MatthewBDavis@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, 2007 Current Position: B.S. Candidate, Aerospace Engineering, UCF
	Edric Gonzalez Edric.gonzalez@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, 2007
	Victor Antonovski victorio84@gmail.com Graduate Research Assistant, UCF, 2006-2007 UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2005 Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, UCF
Photo Not Available	Zachary Dyer dyer.zachary@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2007 Current Position: Engineer, Lockheed-Martin
	Stefanie Simmons simmons.sl@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2005-2006 Current Position: Engineer, Boeing
	Michael Hellmann mike14mjh@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2005-2006 Current Position: Engineer, Siemens Power Generation
	Andreiev Powell andreiev.powell@gmail.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2003-2006 Current Position: Graduate Student, Purdue University
	Steven Wolf steven.r.wolf@boeing.com UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2004-2005 Current Position: Engineer, Boeing
	Raymond Simeone UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2004-2005
	Allison Kraft UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2005 Current Position: Engineer, Nelson Engineering
	Schuyler Smith schuyler.smith@eglin.af.mil UG Research Assistant, UCF, 2003-2004 Current Position: Lead A-10 Test Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin AFB

Former Visiting Researchers

	Fiona Deguillaume fiona.deguillaume@etu.univ-orleans.fr Visiting Researcher 2012 Parent Institution: University of Orléans, France M.S. Candidate, Combustion, Pollution, and Environmental Risks, University of Orléans, France B.S. Chemistry, University of Orléans, France, 2011 Research: High pressure shock tube and chemical kinetics
	Anthony Levacque anthony.levacque@etu.univ-orleans.fr Visiting Researcher 2011 Parent Institution: University of Orléans, France M.S. Candidate, Combustion, Pollution, and Environmental Risks, University of Orléans, France B.S. Chemistry, Heriot Watt University, Scotland, 2010 Research: High pressure shock tube and chemical kinetics
	Daniel Pastrich pastrich@fh-brandenburg.de Visiting Researcher, German RISE Program Parent Institution: B.S. Candidate, Fachhochschule Brandenburg - Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Brandenburg, Germany
	Nicolas Marquet nicolas.marquet@etu.univ-orleans.fr Visiting Researcher Parent Institution: M.S. Candidate, IUP Chimie Appliquee, Orleans, France Chimie des pollutions et Risques environnemenaux
	Oliver Seidel oliver_seidel@hotmail.de Visiting Researcher, German RISE Program Parent Institution: Diplom Candidate, Energy Systems Engineering, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen - University of Applied Sciences, Giessen, Germany
	Linda Kelly Linda.Kelly@nisd.net RET Participant, E3 Site, Summer 2009 Parent Institution: Chemistry Teacher, John Marshall High School, San Antonio
	Jonas Trevino Jonas.Trevino@nisd.net RET Participant, E3 Site, Summer 2009 Parent Institution: Math Teacher, Tom Clark High School, San Antonio
	Dr. Mustapha Fikri mustapha.fikri@uni-due.de Visiting Researcher, Aug. 2008; Oct.-Nov. 2007 (UCF) Parent Institution: Post-Doc, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
	Nick Eliason eliason@ocps.net RET Participant, Summer 2005, 2006, 2007 (UCF) Parent Institution: Chemistry Teacher, University High School
	Alison Redd alisonmredd@yahoo.com RET Participant, Summer 2006, 2007 (UCF) Parent Institution: Waterford Elementary
Photo Not Available	Matthew Janish REU NanoPAC Student, Summer 2007 (UCF) Parent Institution: University of Texas, Dallas
Photo Not Available	Suraj Thulkar UG Research Assistant, Summer 2007 Parent Institution: Indian Institute of Technology, India
	Dr. Gilles Bourque Gilles.Bourque@rolls-royce.com Visiting Researcher, UCF, Nov.-Dec. 2006 Parent Institution: Team Leader, Combustion Research & Technology, Rolls-Royce Canada
Photo Not Available	Antonio Russo REU Student, Summer 2006 (UCF) Co-Advised with Dr. S. Seal Parent Institution: Carnegie-Mellon
	Thanh Hoang REU Student, Summer 2005 (UCF) Co-Advised with Dr. S. Seal Parent Institution: Oklahoma State University
	Jennifer Small REU Student, Summer 2004 (UCF) Co-Advised with Dr. S. Seal Parent Institution: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
	Patrick Mack Visiting Scholar, Oct. 2002-Mar. 2003 (UCF) Parent Institution: Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen, Germany

Aerospace Corporation Former Student Employees

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Dr. Matthew Rickard
matthewja@gmail.com

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2005
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2002
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2000
Aerospace Corporation, Summer 1999, 2000, part-time MTS 2001-2003

Research (at Aerospace):
Shock Tube Physics, Chemical Kinetics

Current Position:
R&D Engineer, Alcon

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Dr. Matthew Traum
mtraum@unt.edu
Website: http://www.mtraum.com/

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2007
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2003
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2001
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2001
Aerospace Corporation, Summer 2000

Research (at Aerospace):
Shock Tube Laboratory, Aerosols

Current Position:
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

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Erin Abbey

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2002
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2000
Aerospace Corporation, Summer 2000

Research (at Aerospace):
Shock tube physics

Current Position:
Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation