Alumni Profiles

Brian Taylor

• Program Years: 2003-2007
• Academic Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Field of Study: Engineering Mechanics
• Academic Advisor: Scott Stewart
• Practicum(s):
  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2004)
• Degree(s):
  Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
  M.S. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004
  B.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2002

Current Status

• Status: National Research Council Postdoctoral Researcher, Naval Research Lab, Washington, D.C.
• Research Area: Detonation, Shock waves, Reacting flow

Publications

B. D. Taylor, A. R. Kasimov, and D. S. Stewart. "Mode selection in weakly unstable two-dimensional detonations." Combustion Theory and Modelling, Volume 13, Number 6, p. 973-992, 2009.

Awards

National Research Council Research Associate, 2011
Graduation with Distinction, Iowa State University, 2002
National Merit Scholar, 1998