Hydrocarbon ignition and combustion in high-speed flows, with applications to supersonic
combustion, hydrocarbon-fueled scramjets, and high-speed (hypersonic) flight.
Development of Image Correlation Velocimetry (ICV) methods, permitting the measurement of
the convecting velocity field from a succession of images of Lagrangian markers, such as
particle tracers or continuous scalars.
High-speed and three-dimensional digital imaging and visualization in turbulent flows and
other phenomena. A multi-pronged effort with developments in high rep-rate pulsed lasers;
fast, high-resolution CCD arrays; high-speed data acquisition, image processing, and computer
visualization.