Alumni
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Dr. Garrett Mathews
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, August 2021
*2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Dissertation: Infrared Laser Diagnostics for Characterizing Combustion of Energetic Materials and Detonation Flows
Dr. Morgan Ruesch
PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, August 2021
*2018 NASA Space Technology Research Fellow
Dissertation: Characterization of the Flame Structure of Composite Rocket Propellants Using Laser Diagnostics
Dr. Ryan Tancin
PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, May 2021
Dissertation: Ultrafast Laser-Absorption Spectroscopy in the Mid-Infrared for Spatiotemporally Resolved Measurements of Gas Properties
Dr. Mingming Gu
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, May 2020
Primary Advisor: Prof. Robert P. Lucht
Dissertation: Development of Ultrafast Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Spectroscopy for High Pressure Systems
Dr. Ziqiao Chang
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, December 2023
Primary Advisor: Prof. Robert P. Lucht
Dissertation: Gas Phase Nonlinear and Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy
Dr. Joshua Stiborek
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, May 2024
Dissertation: Mid-Infrared Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Diagnostics for Internal Combustion Engine Systems
Dr. Vishnu Radhakrishna
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, May 2024
Dissertation: Ultrafast Laser Absorption Spectroscopy in the Ultraviolet and Mid-Infrared for Characterizing Non-Equilibrium Gases
Dr. Austin McDonald
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, May 2024
Dissertation: Spatiotemporally Resolved Mid-Infrared Emission and Absorption Spectroscopy Diagnostics for Propellant Flames
Dr. Jonathan Gilvey
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, May 2025
Dissertation: Near-MHz Laser Absorption Diagnostics for Non-Equilibrium Thermometry, Barometry, and Velocimetry of Nitric Oxide in Non-Equilibrium Environments
Dr. Charles Schwartz
PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, August 2025
Dissertation: Experimental and Synthetic Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in High-Temperature Reacting Flows
Master of Science (MS)
Yuzhe Zhou
Education: Bachelors of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, May 2016
Master of Science in Engineering, Purdue University, August 2018
MS Thesis: Development of a Single-Ended Laser-Absorption Spectroscopy Sensor for High-Temperature Gases
Matt Blaisdell
Education: Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, December 2018
Master of Science in Engineering, Purdue University, May 2021
MS Thesis: Mid-IR Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements of Temperature and Carbon Monoxide in a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine