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Alexandre Martin, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor; Director, Kentucky Space Grant Consortium and NASA EPSCoR Programs

Contact

859-257-4462
261 Ralph G. Anderson Building

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Appointments

2020 - Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

2016 – 2020: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

2011 – 2016: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

2012 – pres: Associate Faculty, Center for Computational Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

2009: Invited Scientist, Entry Systems and Technology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Fields, CA

2007: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Aerospace Eng., Postdoc, 2007-2010


Education

École polytechnique, Montréal, Qc, Mechanical Eng., Ph.D., 2005

École polytechnique of Montréal, Qc, Mechanical Eng., M.Sc.A, 2003

University of Montréal, Qc, Physics, B.Sc, 1999


Research Description

The Gas Surface Interaction Lab investigates the response of materials in extreme environment, such as in hypersonic flight. This is mainly accomplished by developing novel numerical models that can replicate the flow environment around a hypersonic vehicle, as well as the thermal response of the heat shield. The lab also performs space flight tests, using an orbital re-entry capsule (KRUPS), which aims at testing novel materials and instruments.

Research Interests

Ablation

Aerothermodynamics

Compressible Aerodynamics

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Gas Surface Interactions

Hypersonic

Material Response

Numerical Methods

Re-Entry