I am pleased to share our new article review by Abdullah A. Saad on radiation heat transfer during hypersonic flight. Saad is co-advised by Prof. Trice, an expert on high-temperature ceramics for hypersonics. Please check out Prof. Trice’s work at https://www.triceceramics.com.

Saad, AA, Martinez, C, Trice, RW. “Radiation heat transfer during hypersonic flight: A review of emissivity measurement and enhancement approaches of ultra-high temperature ceramics.” Int J Ceramic Eng Sci. 2023;e10171. https://doi.org/10.1002/ces2.10171

We are pleased to announce our new paper on the effects of movement on the stability of bilge water emulsions. This work was done in collaboration with Prof. John Howarter and Prof. Kendra Erk. Congratulations to Rina Dean for getting her MS work published. Thanks to Dr. Cole Davis and Yue Zeng for their help with the manuscript. Rina G. Dean, Cole R. Davis, Yue E. Zheng, Kendra A. Erk, John A. Howarter, and Carlos J. Martinez. “Effect of Dynamic Ageing on the Stability of Oil-in-Water Emulsions with Anionic and Nonionic Surfactants in High-Salinity Water,” ACS EST Water, 2023, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00497

We are pleased to announce the publication of our work in collaboration with Prof. John Haddock of Civil Engineering at Purdue on using microencapsulated phase change materials for asphalt temperature regulation. Congratulations to Dr. Daniela Betancourt and the rest of the team for having their work published. Daniela Betancourt, Miguel A. Montoya, John Haddock, Jeffrey Youngblood, and Carlos Martinez. Regulating asphalt pavement temperature using microencapsulated phase change materials (PCMs), Construction and Building Materials, Volume 350, 3 October 2022, 128924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128924

Yue Zheng presented a poster at the Fall ACS Meeting on her spontaneous emulsions work recently published in Langmuir: Yue Zheng, Cole R. Davis, John A. Howarter, Kendra A. Erk, and Carlos J. Martinez. “Spontaneous Emulsions: Adjusting Spontaneity and Phase Behavior by HLD-Guided Surfactant, Salt, and Oil Selection” Langmuir, 2022, 38, 14, 4276–4286 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03444

Congratulations to Brandon Wells for successfully defending his Master’s Thesis and graduating on August 6th! Brandon will join the Laurence Livermore National Lab this fall as a staff member. We wish Brandon the best of luck on his new endeavor, and we will miss you!

Our work on the use of the hydrophilic lipophilic difference (HLD) to predict the spontaneous emulsification was published in Langmuir. Congratulations to Yue Zheng and Dr. Cole Davies for having their work published. Yue Zheng, Cole R. Davis, John A. Howarter, Kendra A. Erk, and Carlos J. Martinez
Langmuir Article ASAP https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03444