News

7/1/24

New developments in laser brazing allow undergraduate researchers to mount optical sensors to novel hypersonic materials.

4/28/2024

Leaps and bounds are made in laser micromachining, laser brazing, and optical fiber integration.

Spring Progress Report Submitted to Navy - 20 pages

1/20/2024

Spring 2024 undergraduate research team assembled: Sean Mahoney, Anthony Nosal, Graham Guerette, Jason Morefield, and Alvaro Delgado.

8/13/2023

Large strides in the laser micromachining, laser brazing, and optical fiber integration were made during the summer of 2023.

Summer Progress Report Submitted to Navy - 40 pages

5/22/2023

Gavin Miller and Drew Mouritzen are the new undergraduates heading the project, with Gavin working on the laser brazing of the sapphire window, and Drew heading the fiber optic integration research. Both students work together on laser micromachining.

5/20/2023

The undergraduate team completes advanced material studies including beginning to develop the IR/RF transparent sensor for hypersonic missiles used in the Navy.

Year 2 Progress Report Submitted to Navy - 20 pages (S400N/Sensor Creation Using Lasers (Year 2))

8/29/2022

A team of undergraduate students has been selected to continue ablation/oxidation research on a Northrop Grumman provided material, S400N. The team consists of Ezemet Burkut, Yushek Sitoula, Priti Patel, Callie Ellsworth, and James Caputo.

5/20/2022

The graduate student team completes 1 year of material research.

Year 1 Progress Report Submitted to Navy - 12 pages (S400N and Molybdenum Under Laser Treatment (Year 1))

8/29/2021

A team of graduate students has been selected to continue ablation/oxidation research on a Northrop Grumman provided material, S400N. The team consists of N. R. Gottumukkala, C. D. Barnes, M. A. Kinsel, R. Zhou, and headed by Professor M. C. Gupta.