Email: Kevin J. Breisacher

I was born in 1961 in Zaragoza, Spain and raised in Southern New Jersey. I received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering Summa Cum Laude from Penn State in 1984. During my studies I co-oped at the Navy, the Department of Energy, and IBM. After graduation, I worked at the Convair Division of General Dynamics. In 1985, I came to Glenn. In 1991, I received a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Cleveland State University through the in-house study program. I have authored or co-authored over thirty technical papers including three chapters in books and journal articles.

Technical Expertise and Interests:

Liquid rocket and airbreathing combustion instability test and modeling.

• Injector design.
• Pulse detonation combustor design, test, and modeling.
• Igniter design and test.
• Current funding org. LEAP

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