Principal Investigator

Graduate Students

Abhijith Anantharanga

PhD Student

Abhijith Anantharanga

Machine learning for void nucleation.

Publications

Eric Sandall

PhD Student

Eric Sandall

Solid rocket propellant.

Publications

Matthew Mehrtens

PhD Student

Matthew Mehrtens

Aluminized propellant simulation methods.

Publications

Lucy Gates

PhD Student

Lucy Gates

Damage modeling of energetic materials.

Publications

Caleb Munger

PhD Student

Caleb Munger

Modeling of propellant mechanics.

Publications

Jenna Stocker

PhD Student

Jenna Stocker

Simulation of printed propellants.

Publications

John Israel

PhD Student

John Israel

Alumni

PhD Students

Emma Boyd (Schmidt), PhD 2024

Air Force Research Laboratory

Thesis: A diffuse interface approach for modeling solid/fluid phase boundaries with mass and heat transfer.

Publications

Maycon Meier dos Santos, PhD 2024

Arizona State University

Thesis: Thermal-elastic Model of Regression of Solid Composite Propellants.

Publications

Daniel Bugas, PhD 2023

Thesis: Network plasticity for multiscale modeling of deformation-driven microstructure evolution.

Publications

MS Students

Sabine Zentgraf, MS 2020

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Thesis: Automation of grain boundary void detection to study effects of grain boundary anisotropy on intergranular failure during shock loading.

Faraz Saleem, MS 2018

Array Technologies

Thesis: Investigating thermomechanical properties of fluoride-aluminum nanocomposites through atomistic simulations.

Josep Gras Ribot, MS 2018

Simon-Kucher & Partners

Thesis: Modeling grain boundary anisotropy-driven microstructural evolution with arbitrary grain orientation and adaptive mesh refinement.

Publications

Visiting Students

John "Jeb" Brysacz

California Institute of Technology (Caltech SURF)

Parul Singh

California Institute of Technology (Caltech SURF)

Patrick Martinez

California Institute of Technology (Caltech SURF)

Publications

Mahi Gokuli, B.S. 2021

California Institute of Technology (Caltech SURF)

Publications

Guillem Serrano Delgado, B.S. 2018

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Balsells Mobility)

Mónica Ayuso Martinez, B.S. 2017

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Balsells Mobility)

Group Photos

Group Photo Spring 2026
SES 2025
Group Photo Summer 2024
UCCS Graduation - May 2024
Group dinner at SES 2023
Group Photo, September 2022
Group Hike: Mt Yale July 10, 2021
Group Hike: Greys and Torreys Peaks August 3 2019
Group Lunch at California Pizza Kitchen April 6 2018