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  • Faculty
    Joe Shepherd, C.L. "Kelly" Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering is head of the Explosion Dynamics Laboratories, T5 hypervelocity flow and Ludwieg tube supersonic flow laboratories. Please direct your inquires about projects, publications, software, and other activities in the EDL and T5 to him using his contact information

    Hans Hornung, C.L. "Kelly" Johnson Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus, carries out research and supervises activities at Caltech in T5 and the Ludwieg tube.

  • Engineering Staff
    Bahram Valiferdowsi (T5)

  • Post-doctoral Scholars
    Remy Mevel
    Dirk Heitmann

  • Graduate Students
    Neal Bitter
    Stephanie Coronel
    Jason Demazo
    Joe Jewell
    Nick Parziale
    Bryan Schmidt
    Greg Smetana

  • Administrative Assistant for the Laboratory
    Barbara McKenzie-Slater 306Gug x3284

  • Visitors
    Tatsuya Murayama (JPO)
    Patrick Wang (University of Stuttgart)
    Jocely Aleka (Orleans)
    Karl Chatelain (Orleans)

  • Laboratories
    Explosion Dynamics I - Flammability and Ignition (26 G) x3163
    Explosion Dynamics III - Detonation (040 G) x3147
    Explosion Dynamics II - Explosions and Vibrations (19G) x8076
    Explosion Dynamics IV - Fluid-structure Impact (028G) x8081
    Explosion Dynamics V - Catalytic Combustion (305K)
    6-in Shock Tube (Roof G) x4765
    T5 & Ludwieg tube (Roof G) x8311

  • Alumni and Previous Visitors.