"Sivana is currently putting her research towards understanding how PMMA (Polymethyl
甲基丙烯酸酯)断裂以及冲击波如何在固体中传播. PMMA is an
industrial produced resin, synthesized using the polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate.
它更广为人知的名字是丙烯酸或丙烯酸玻璃. 为了研究这一点，她使用了纹影技术
成像技术来观察冲击波在介质中的传播."
——摘自Alexandra Sartori的文章
Research activity in the 机械工程 department spans multiple areas including
aerospace, explosives, solid mechanics, thermal-fluid dynamics, composites, structural
health monitoring, aerial vehicle design, high strain-rate mechanical testing, robotics,
shock physics, computational modeling, sustainable infrastructures, and capstone design
education.
Faculty collaborate with each other as well as with researchers from other departments
such as Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Business and Technology Management.
In addition, some projects involve external collaboration with researchers from the
国家实验室和小企业.
项目由联邦政府资助(DTRA, NASA, U.S. 海军，NSF)，国家实验室，
and SBIR projects. 机械工程系的学生人数第二高
average research dollars per faculty member for FY ’19 among NMT academic departments.
研究生:Gabriel Maestas PI: Dr. Ashok Ghosh Gabriel Maestas是NMT的一名新研究生，他完成了他的B.S. 机械工程
at Colorado School of Mines, is currently investigating a Fluid Filled Cellular Composite
辐射屏蔽性能. 研制出这种复合材料 by Dr. Ashok Ghosh, is based off the human skull structure, where skin layers of material
沙子是一种泡沫芯，其空隙中充满了液体. Prior research
shows that this structural material has great capabilities in high strain rate impact
resistance, acoustic and vibrational dampening, thermal management, and potential
在辐射屏蔽方面.
图:Layer Wise Fluence，来自之前的研究
Made possible by the New Mexico Space Grant Consortium, Gabriel is working to explore
the observation that this FFCC can shield select portions of the radiation spectrum
以分层为基础. 这将允许优化FFCC材料的选项
to specific space missions, thus reducing the size and weight associated with radiation
shielding. This is of particular import for extended space travel, where current shielding
像铅和钽这样的材料又大又重，会降低飞行距离.
爆炸驱动的冲击波和火球动力学
研究生和本科生 Dr. 哈格尔的研究实验室 是在研究爆炸驱动现象的各个方面吗. 博士生凯尔·温特
is completing his dissertation on the dynamics of shock wave reflection from solid
surfaces. Kyle's work is exploring the ability to predict shock wave reflection characteristics
以及基于自由空气冲击波特性的压力. 这项工作是由
US Air Force.
PhD students Christian Peterson and Veronica Espoinoza are analyzing explosively-driven
fireball expansion and turbulence evolution in unconfined and confined geometries.
Christian has developed image processing methods to extract the fireball surface from
schlieren images and is characterizing the evolution of the fractal order of the surface
作为湍流演化的衡量标准. 本项目由DTRA拨款HDTRA-1-18-0022资助.
增强杀伤力动能弹头的反应性纳米复合材料
研究生:布拉德利·米勒 PI: Dr. Jamie Kimberley This project is measuring the fracturing and energy release of reactive material formulations.
The reactive material samples are launched using a propellant driven gas gun and impact
以超音速撞向刚性板. 采用科尔斯基棒压缩试验
to measure dynamic constitutive response and characterize fragmentation behavior under
dynamic loading.
Effects of solute atoms and precipitates on deformation and twinning response in MgAl
alloys
研究生:克里斯托弗·邦德 PI: Dr. Jamie Kimberley This project seeks to understand the effect of solute atoms and precipitates on the
二元镁合金的动态失效响应. 实验的重点是高速率
tension tests using high-rate imaging at the microscale to directly observe the slip
迹和孪晶传播.
Experimental investigation of shock and detonation propagation through two-dimensional
金属夹杂物阵列
研究生:诺亚·爱德华兹 PI: Dr. Jamie Kimberley This program is measuring shock propagation in optically clear materials with inclusions,
and working toward measuring shock to detonation transition in explosive materials
有金属夹杂物. 这项工作是发展光学诊断和测量
计算代码验证的能力和实验数据.
系统的ICME方法将原料与增材制造科学联系起来
研究生:布兰登·特纳 PI: Dr. Jamie Kimberley This project is using ICME approaches to develop AM feedstocks for use in Army mission
critical areas. 我的项目部分侧重于动态微尺度表征
增材制造合金的变形机制. 此外，我的小组正在使用
laser spallation studies to evaluate feedstocks and fabrication methods for AM electronic
materials.
实验室尺度应力靶可视化
研究生:狄龙·曼恩 PI: Dr. Jamie Kimberley This program is investigating shock propagation through transparent acrylic samples
模拟地热爆发式压裂应用.
条纹投影轮廓术在测量高速率变形事件中的应用
研究生:欧内斯特·米拉蒙特斯 PI: Dr. Jamie Kimberley This project seeks to adapt the full field displacement measurement technique “fringe
投影法”来研究动态变形事件. 该技术投射出一个
series of parallel light and dark lines (fringes) onto the surface to be measured.
Calculating the spatial phase differences between sequential images allows for a non-contact
测量平面外位移和形状.
Capstone to Work
参与的NMT学生:Sidhartha Arunkmar, Nicholas Alvarez, Amy Tattershall PI: Julie Ford The Capstone to Work project is an NSF-funded multi-institutional study investigating
the impacts of capstone design experiences on newly graduated engineers' first year
of work.
Machine-Learning for Physical Processes with Consideration 本构方程
NMT学生:大卫·昆克尔，乔治·胡佛 PI: Dr. Donghyeon Ryu Dr. Donghyeon Ryu与博士合作. 安迪·黄在桑迪亚国家实验室(SNL)
an SNL Lab Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Accelerated Collaborative Research
Nucleus (ACORN) project, titled “Machine-Learning for Physical Processes with Consideration
本构方程.” M.S. 学生乔治·胡佛和一名本科生. David Kunkel工作过
on this project for establishing a machine-learning (M-L)-based framework to derive
multi-physics constitutive equations for novel functional materials and developing
M-L damage diagnosis and prognosis approaches using a non-contact structural sensing
skin.
Acoustic Emissions Monitoring of Aerospace Systems: Soaring to New Heights of Safety
萨凡纳·布拉德利 PI: Dr. Ebrahimkhanlou Savannah Bradley is a fourth-generation pilot whose passion for aerospace fuels her
在视觉和声学监测(VAM)实验室与博士. 阿尔文Ebrahimkhanlou.
In conjunction with her work on the Corrosion Monitoring Design Team, she conducts
research that utilizes acoustic emissions data to monitor aerospace systems' structural
health.
杰森·福尔斯 PI: Dr. Hargather Research can sometimes be monotonous, spending long hours in a lab trying to get calculations
模拟刚刚好. 研究也可以得到拍摄 .50 caliber gun.
And .50口径的枪可不是闹着玩的，最著名的是 .50 Browning
Machine Gun.
