- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Regents Professor
- Nelson-Jackson Chair Professor
- Director, Turbomachinery Laboratory
- Phone: 979-845-1257
- FAX: 979-845-3081
- Email: epetersen@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 418
- Website: Research Webpage
- Linkedin: Profile
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering , Stanford University – 1998
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida – 1990
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida – 1988
Research Interests
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- Combustion
- Propulsion
- Gas Dynamics
- Chemical Kinetics
- Rocket Propellants
- Laser Diagnostics and Spectroscopy
- Laminar and Turbulent Flames
- Shock Tubes
- Gas Turbine Combustion
- Detonations
Awards & Honors
- Regents Professor - 2024
- Association of Former Students Award for Research - 2024
- Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Council Faculty Mentoring Award - 2024
- Combustion Institute Fellow - 2020
- AIAA Associate Fellow - 2020
- Dean of Engineering Excellence Award, Professor Level - 2019
- TEES Senior Faculty Fellow Award - 2017
- James J. Cain Graduate Teaching Award - 2015
- Best Paper Award, X ISHPMIE - 2014
- ASME Fellow - 2010
- Best Paper Award, 2008 ASME Turbo Expo - 2009
- NSF CAREER Award - 2006-2011
Selected Publications
- C. M. Grégoire, O. Mathieu, J. Kalman, and E. L. Petersen, “Review and Assessment of the Ammonium Perchlorate Chemistry in AP/HTPB Composite Propellant Gas-Phase Chemical Kinetics Mechanisms,” Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Vol. 106, Jan., 2025, 101195/42.
- M. A. Turner, M. Hay, W. D. Kulatilaka, and E. L. Petersen, “Measuring Flame-Front Species Profile Thickness from Chemiluminescence in a Spherical Laminar Flame,” Combustion and Flame, Vol. 275, 2025, 114102/10.
- C. M. Grégoire and E. L. Petersen, “Development of a HCl Laser Absorption Diagnostic near 3.3 μm for Shock-Tube Chemical Kinetics Studies,” Applied Physics B, Vol. 131, 2025, 97/14.
- M. Abulail, S. P. Cooper, D. J. Mohr, and E. L. Petersen, “An Improved Endwall-Injection Technique for Examining High-Temperature Ignition of Lubricating Oils in Shock Tubes,” Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol.96, 2025, 015108/14.
- R. Juárez, B. Creighton, and E. L. Petersen, “Temperature Dependence of Turbine Lubricating Oil Degradation from a Lab-Scale Test Rig,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 147, July, 2025, 071015/6.