Caden is a PhD student studying droplet breakup caused by detonations. After graduate school, he intends to pursue research in aerospace or defense, in an industrial or national lab setting. Outside of the lab, he likes to woodwork, play chess, and take walks.
Caden holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Baylor University. He is from Colleyville, Texas.
Contact
Office: Doherty Building (DRTY), Room 110A
Email: caden_blaies@tamu.edu
Ethan M. Gullett
Ethan is a PhD student working on multiphase detonation experiments. After graduate school, Ethan would like to pursue a career at a national lab or in industry. Outside of research, Ethan enjoys lifting weights, attending concerts, and trying new restaurants and coffee shops.
He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. He is from Uniontown, Ohio.
Contact
Office: Doherty Building (DRTY), Room 110A
Email: gulletem@tamu.edu
Viral K. Kakadia
Viral is a PhD student investigating the interaction of multiphase detonations and droplets. After graduate school, he aspires to continue research in industry or a research lab. Apart from focusing on fast-moving things, Viral likes to slow down on the weekends, enjoy and learn music, do some amateur cooking, play badminton, and recalibrate for the action in the upcoming week.
Viral holds a Master’s degree in Space Engineering and Rocketry, with a specialization in Rocket Propulsion, from BIT Mesra, India. He is from India.
Contact
Office: Doherty Building (DRTY), Room 110A
Email: viral_kakadia@tamu.edu
Jacob M. Keltz
Jacob is a PhD student leading the lab’s experimental shock tube efforts. He currently studies the deformation and breakup processes of liquid droplets subjected to decaying shock waves. After graduate school, Jacob intends on pursuing aerospace research in industry. Outside of the lab, he enjoys hiking, shooting, and cooking for his church.
He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is from Copper Canyon, Texas.
Contact
Office: Doherty Building (DRTY), Room 110A
Email: jacobkeltz@tamu.edu
David M. Miller
Contact
Office: Doherty Building (DRTY), Room 110A
Email: mil8248@tamu.edu
Ryan J. Myers
Ryan is a PhD student performing computational work on metal ejecta. He collaborates with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) modeling ejecta breakup and formation in LANL’s proprietary code and libraries. After graduate school, Ryan would like to pursue a career at a national laboratory then later become a professor in Oklahoma. Outside of his work, Ryan enjoys keeping up with college sports (Gig ‘Em Aggies and Boomer Sooner!), watching movies, poorly cooking new dishes, and tinkering on his home server.
Ryan holds a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He is from Moore, Oklahoma.
Contact
Office: Doherty Building (DRTY), Room 301NA
Email: ryanmyers@tamu.edu
Website: https://rjzf.github.io/
Joshua I. Okechukwu
Contact
Office: Doherty Building (DRTY), Room 110A
Email: joshua.okechukwu@tamu.edu