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  1. Development of In Situ Novel Explosives from Martian Regolith Perchlorates for Excavation and Construction

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  2. Burning Times of Select Aluminum Alloy Particles

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  3. Simultaneous Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements in Post-Detonation Fireballs of Aluminized PETN Hemispheres

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  4. Novel Imaging Diagnostics for Quantification of Metal Particle Burn Times From a Simple Experimental Configuration

    Article • January 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son, Metin Ornek

  5. Multi-Species Characterization of Aluminized Composite Propellant Flames via Optical Emission and Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

    Article • July 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Metin Ornek, Steven Son

  6. Effects of Halloysite Nanoclay on Composite Propellant Burning Rates and Slope Break Behavior

    Article • January 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  7. Simultaneous Laser Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements of Temperature, CO, and CO2 at Near-MHz Repetition Rates in Post-Detonation Fireballs of PETN

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  8. Ultrafast-Laser-Absorption-Spectroscopy Diagnostics for Aluminum and Lithium Vapor in Composite-Propellant Flames

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Metin Ornek, Steven Son

  9. Dynamic X-Ray Imaging of Additively Manufactured Reactive Components in Solid Propellants

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Monique McClain, Naveed Rahman, Steven Son

  10. Characterization of an Aluminum–Lithium-Alloy-Based Composite Propellant at Elevated Pressures

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, March 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  11. Modeling of Layered Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant with Different Burning Rates

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Monique McClain, Steven Son

  12. Characterization of Aluminum-Lithium Composite-Propellant Flames via Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  13. Ultrafast-laser-absorption-spectroscopy measurements of gas temperature in multi-phase, high-pressure combustion gases

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  14. Decomposition of Ammonium-Perchlorate-Encapsulated Nanoscale and Micron-Scale Catalyst Particles

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son, Metin Ornek

  15. Surface Temperature Measurements of Burning Solid Propellants Using Phosphor Thermography

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, September 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  16. Characterization of the Melt Layer of Ammonium Perchlorate Single Crystals

    Article • August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Monique McClain, Steven Son

  17. Experimental Study of Factors Affecting Hypergolic Ignition of Ammonia Borane

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, August 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Kathryn Clements, Steven Son

  18. Altering Agglomeration in a Composite Propellant with Aluminum–Silicon Eutectic Alloy

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  19. Solid Propellant with Embedded Additively Manufactured Reactive Components

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Monique McClain, Naveed Rahman, Steven Son

  20. The Effect of Encapsulated Nanoscale and Micron-scale Catalyst Particles on the Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate Crystals

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Metin Ornek, Steven Son

  21. An Experimental Study of Factors Affecting Hypergolic Ignition of Ammonia Borane

    Article • August 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Kathryn Clements, Steven Son

  22. Mesoscale observations of the thermal decomposition of energetic composites under ultrasonic excitation

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, June 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Steven Son

  23. A benchtop shock physics laboratory: Ultrafast laser driven shock spectroscopy and interferometry methods

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, June 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Steven Son

  24. kHz-Rate Temperature Imaging Using Time-Domain Thermographic Phosphorescence

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  25. High Speed Particle Image Velocimetry and Particle Tracking Methods in Reactive and Non-Reactive Flows

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  26. Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Silicon Carbide Solid Rocket Nozzles

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Monique McClain, Steven Son

  27. Characterization of the Hypergolic Ignition Delay of Ammonia Borane

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, January 2019, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  28. Agglomerate Sizing in Aluminized Propellants Using Digital Inline Holography and Traditional Diagnostics

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, July 2018, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  29. Performance and Flame Visualization of Dicyclopentadiene Rocket Propellants with Metal Hydride Additives

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, July 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  30. Graphene Oxide/Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Material for Use in Solid Propellants

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  31. Solid Amine–Boranes as High-Performance and Hypergolic Hybrid Rocket Fuels

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, January 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  32. Critical Ignition Criteria for Monomethylhydrazine and Red Fuming Nitric Acid

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, July 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  33. Characterization of Ethylenediamine Bisborane as a Hypergolic Hybrid Rocket Fuel Additive

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, January 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son

  34. Solid-Fuel Regression Rates and Flame Characteristics in an Opposed Flow Burner

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2014, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Steven Son