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Petersen Research Group

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Ph.D. Students

Tatyana M. Atherley, Ph.D. Candidate

tatyana.atherley@tamu.edu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2021
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018

Research:
Shock tubes, chemical kinetics

 

Raquel Juárez Fúnez, Ph.D. Candidate

rjuarez@tamu.edu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2021
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Minnesota State University, 2019

Research:
Shock tubes, coking processes

 

Felix A. Rodriguez, Ph.D. Candidate

frod1214@tamu.edu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2020
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2018

Research:
Propellants and energetics, catalytic additives

 

Yousef M. Almarzooq, Ph.D. Candidate

yalmarzooq@tamu.edu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2019
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, King Saud University, 2014

Research:
Turbulent and laminar flame propagation

 

Sean P. Cooper, Ph.D. Candidate (Google Scholar)

sean.cooper@tamu.edu

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 2017

Research:
Chemical kinetics, shock-tube gas dynamics

 

Claire M. Grégoire, Ph.D. Candidate (Google Scholar)

claire.gregoire@tamu.edu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2018
M.S. in Energy, Combustion and Environment, Université d’Orléans, 2015
B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Université d’Orléans, 2013

Research:
Chemical kinetics, shock tubes

 

Mattias A. Turner, Ph.D. Candidate (Google Scholar)

mattias.turner@tamu.edu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2019
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2017

Research:
Turbulent and laminar flame propagation, PLIF and chemiluminescence

 

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