Robert E. Ferguson

Robert E. Ferguson is a research scientist at the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, currently working at Purdue’s Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories in combustion and energetic materials. His research interests include solid propellants, fuels, explosives, resource utilization, fire suppression of lithium-ion batteries in thermal runaway, and detonation velocity using machine-learning techniques. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Ferguson holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso.