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Dr. Santavicca

Dr. Domenic A. Santavicca

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
132 Research Building East
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-1863
Fax: 814-865-3389
E-Mail: das8@psu.edu

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Expertise:
Spark ignition, fuel-air mixing, NOx and UHC emissions, turbulent flame propagation, combustion instability, droplet-turbulence interactions and laser diagnostics, particularly as they apply to combustion in spark ignition and diesel engines and gas turbine combustors.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1975
B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1969

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1984-Present
Princeton University, 1975-1984

Honors/Awards:
PSES Outstanding Advising Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1991
PSES Outstanding Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1990

Affiliations:
Propulsion Engineering Research Center
The Combustion Institute
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics