Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
C-SPARK (Grégoire Research Laboratory)
Led by Claire Grégoire · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
What we study
This lab studies the chemistry of burning that drives engines and rockets. It uses shock tubes and laser measurements to study reactions for advanced combustion and solid rocket propellants.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Building & testing
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Pyrolysis study of trimethyl phosphate: Impact of unimolecular decomposition reactions
2026 · Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
Studies trimethyl phosphate pyrolysis in micro reactors and shock tubes to understand its chemistry.
- An experimental, theoretical and modeling study of the pyrolysis and oxidation of propan-1-ol using CO time-history measurements behind reflected shock waves
2026 · Combustion and Flame
Uses shock tubes to study propan-1-ol pyrolysis and oxidation, measuring CO time-history profiles.
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- Pyrolysis Kinetics of Bis (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) Methyl Phosphonate: Experiments and Modeling
2026 · Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
- A Shock‐Tube Study of the HCl + M → H + Cl + M (M = Ar) Rate Constant Using HCl Laser Absorption Near 3.3 µm
2026 · International Journal of Chemical Kinetics
Tests HCl decomposition in shock tubes to improve combustion models for plastics and propellants.
- Chemical Kinetics Study of Ammonium Perchlorate/Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene Surrogate Mixtures
2026 · AIAA Journal
Measures HCl and CO in shock tubes to study combustion of ammonium perchlorate and HTPB.
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