Damiano Baccarella

Assistant Professor

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Welcome

The overarching goal of our work is to advance the understanding, modeling, and characterization of extreme environments encountered during atmospheric entry, sustained hypersonic flight, and high-enthalpy propulsion systems. Through the development of advanced experimental capabilities, diagnostics, and measurement techniques, my research seeks to bridge fundamental plasma and gas-dynamic science with the practical needs of aerospace systems operating in extreme thermal and chemical conditions.