Research Areas

• Discrete Velocity Gas Dynamics
• LCROSS
• Simulation of Rocket Plume Impingement and Dust Dispersal on the Lunar Surface
• Modeling the Plumes on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
• Modeling Volcanic Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Io
• Simulating the Atmosphere of Jupiter’s Moon Io
• Simulations of Turbulent Spots and Wedges over Textured Surfaces
• Simulating Comet Impacts on the Moon
• Sensitivity Analysis and Calibration of DSMC Input Parameters
• Hybrid DSMC/CFD Study of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Flow Over Roughness
• Hypersonic Forward-Facing Cavity Flow
• The 1999 Impact of Lunar Prospector into the Lunar South Pole