Principal Investigator
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Jackson Crane, PhD
SB, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Dr. Jackson Crane is interested in low-carbon combustion, electrocatalysis, and renewable energy conversion technologies. His current research focuses on detonation fundamentals with application to high-efficiency engines. He is also active in the area of alternative fuel synthesis via CO2-reduction electrocatalysis.
Dr. Crane did his postdoctoral work at Queen’s University in electrocatalysis with Dr. Cao-Thang Dinh. He received his PhD and MSc from Stanford University with Prof. Hai Wang where he studied detonation kinetics and was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and a Stanford Graduate Fellow. Dr. Crane also worked as an Associate at the sustainability-focused non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute, and as an engineering consultant in the nuclear power industry.
Graduate Students
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Reza Paknahad, PhD Student
B.S. Iran University of Science and Technology
M.S. Iran University of Science and Technology
Reza is working on predicting detonation structure using computationally inexpensive physics-based modelling.
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Anna Foreman-Willms, MASc Student
B.S., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University
Anna is studying how to modulate detonation using reactive additives.
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Rajan Punna, MASc Student
B.S., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University
Raj is interested in liquid-fuel driven detonation.
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Sam Williamson, MASc Student
B.S., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University
Sam, in collaboration with Shem Lau-Chapdelaine at RMC, is studying how to create mixture inhomogeneity using reproducible and generalizable experiments.
Undergraduate Students
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Abby Lee, Charles A Thompson Fellow
B.S., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queen’s University
Abby is interested in how to reconstruct detonation datasets from limited samples.
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Justin Sandrasagra, NSERC USRA Fellow
Justin is working on developing an apparatus to test detonation, and qualify a new technique for detonation structural visualization.
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Drew Crix, NSERC USRA Fellow
Drew is working on developing an apparatus and instrumentation to test detonation.