Author: Alison Ferris
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Ferris Group goes to USAFA
The Ferris Group traveled to the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs this summer as part of the AFOSR-sponsored Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. We collaborated with USAFA researchers on high-temperature shock tube studies of poly-alkylated cyclohexane isomers (publication forthcoming!). We also managed to fit in a few challenging hikes (not pictured…). Thanks to…
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Ferris Group receives SEAS Innovation grant
The Ferris Group has received a two-year SEAS Innovation grant, sponsored by Helen Shipley Hunt, to pursue a collaborative research project entitled, “Toward accelerated sustainable aviation fuel design: A data-driven framework for fuel design and discovery.” In collaboration with Prof. Christine Allen-Blanchette’s research group (MAE), this work will investigate the use of neural networks to…
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Liam Krebbers awarded NSERC scholarship
Congratulations to Liam for being awarded a three-year Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Graduate Scholarship!
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Prof. Ferris receives AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program grant
Prof. Ferris and PhD student Carson Kamal have received funding to travel to the U.S. Air Force Academy this summer to conduct shock tube experiments with collaborators at the Aeronautics Laboratory, as part of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. Looking forward to investigating the high-temperature oxidation chemistry of alkyl-substituted…
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Carson Kamal awarded NSF GRFP honorable mention
Congratulations to Carson who received an honorable mention for his NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program proposal!
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Ferris Group receives Andlinger Center Convergence Grant
As part of a team led by Prof. Yiguang Ju (MAE), the Ferris Group will collaborate with Prof. Yiguang Ju, Prof. Claire White (CEE), Prof. Michele Sarazen (CBE), and Prof. Aditya Sood (MAE) on a research project entitled, “Green manufacturing and recycling of steel using hydrogen and ammonia.” The Ferris group will contribute to this…
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Ferris Group receives Princeton Catalysis Initiative grant
The Ferris Group has received a two-year grant from the Princeton Catalysis Initiative to pursue a collaborative research project entitled, “Quantifying the true global impact of sustainable aviation fuels.” In collaboration with Prof. Luc Deike’s research group (MAE, HMEI), this work will explore the link between fuel molecular structure and condensation trail formation.
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Alison Ferris receives the John H.S. Lee Young Investigator Award
Alison Ferris receives the John H.S. Lee Young Investigator Award from the Institute for Dynamics and Explosions of Reacting Systems (IDERS)
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Alison Ferris delivers Ray Stalker Plenary Lecture at ISSW34
Alison Ferris delivers the Ray Stalker Plenary Lecture at the 34th International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW34), held in Daegu, Republic of Korea. Plenary lecture title: “Enabling New Research Frontiers: Recent Advancements in Shock Tube Design and Utilization.”