A moment of appreciation for you support
We are thankful for the support of our collaborators across the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Industry, and Texas Tech University.
Current Projects
Growing STEMS Partnership: Training the Next Generation of Engineers for the Naval Enterprise; PI: Michelle L. Pantoya; Source: Office of Naval Research; Award No. N00014-21-1-2519, POP 06/23/2021-06/23/2025.
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Fuels for Enhanced Reactivity; PI: Michelle
L. Pantoya; Source: Office of Naval Research; Award No. N00014-22-1-2006, POP 11/01/2021-10/31/2025.
Novel Metal Surface Chemistry for Fast Reacting Fuel Particles; PI: Michelle Pantoya.
Source: Army Research Office; Award No. W911NF-22-2-0168; POP 09/30/2022-09/29/2025.
Energetic Material Basic Research (EMBR) Center; Co-PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source:
Army Research Office; Award No. W911NF-22-2-0170; Texas Tech; POP 09/30/2022-09/29/2025.
Control of Motor Performance by Ion-Mediated Amplification of Condensed Heat Release
in Metalized Fuels/Propellants; PI: Dr. Michelle L. Pantoya; Source: University Consortium
for Applied Hypersonics; POP 01/01/2025 – 12/31/2023.
Energetic Material Training for the Next Generation Naval Workforce; PI: Michelle
Pantoya. Source: Office of Naval Research; POP 08/01/2024-07/30/2027.
Advancing experimental diagnostics for obscurant testing; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source:
Department of Defense (DEVCOM CCDC AC); POP 08/17/2023-03/28/2025.
Reactive Boron Fuel for Energetic Applications; PI: Michelle Pantoya; Source: TDA
Research, Inc; POP 12/16/2022-03/15/2025.
Growing STEMS Consortium: Training the Next Generation of Engineers for the DOE NNSA
Workforce; PI: Michelle L. Pantoya; Source: MSIPP DOE/NNSA; Award No. DE NA0003988,
POP 04/15/2021-04/15/2025
Material Property-Functional-Performance characterization studies for solid fuel combustion
PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Department of Energy, Consolidated Nuclear Security,
LLC; POP 08/21/2-23-08/20/2025.
Advancing engineering practices toward nuclear security purposes; PI: Michelle Pantoya;
Source: Department of Energy, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC; POP 08/21/2-23-08/20/2025.
Pycnometer Testing and Redesign Support; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Department
of Energy, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC; POP 10/1/2022-09/30/2025.
Consumable Fragment Research and Development; PI: Michelle Pantoya. Source: Minority
Serving (Institution) Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC); Award No. W911SR22F0047;
POP 10/09/2023 – 10/08/2026.
Combustion Lab
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Address
MS 41021, Mechanical Engineering, Room 120, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1012 -
Phone
(806)-742-1613 ext 252 -
Email
michelle.pantoya@ttu.edu