Calvin is a PhD student working on multi-phase detonation experiments. Current projects include investigating droplet breakup and reaction in the Multiphase Detonation Tube Facility and simulations of hypersonic shock-droplet interactions with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Interests include shock & detonations physics and laser-optical diagnostics. Past projects include diagnosis of the lab’s atmospheric plasma torch facility, investigations into novel nano-thermite energetics, and internships with Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Calvin holds a MS ME from Texas A&M and BS ME from the University of Missouri, and was previously with the lab group there. He is from Kansas City, Missouri.
Contact
Office: Doherty Bldg. Room 110A
email: young_c@tamu.edu
phone (816) 835-5034