Dr. Michelle Pantoya
Contact Information
Dr. Michelle Pantoya
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1021
Tel: (806)742-3563 ext. 227
Fax: (806)742-3540
email: michelle.pantoya@ttu.edu
webpage: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/combustionlab/
Education
- B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1992
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1994
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1999
Experience
- Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis, 1997-1998
- Professor, Part Time, California State University, Sacramento, 1998-1999
- Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, 2000-2005
- Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, 2005-2010
- Professor, Texas Tech University, 2010-Present
Teaching Areas
- Heat Transfer
- Fluid Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Combustion
Research Interests
- Energetic Materials
- Combustion
- Experimental Heat Transfer
- Wind Tunnel Modeling
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Recent Publications
Books (3)
- E.M. Hunt and M.L. Pantoya, Engineering Elephants, AuthorHouse Publishing, 2010. Available on Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, local book store.
- S.W. Dean and M. L. Pantoya, Effects of Gas Generation on Nano-Al Fueled Energetic Materials: A comparative study of two nanothermites, VDM Verlag, ISBN-10:3639174240, July, 2009.
- E. M. Hunt and M. L. Pantoya, Nanostructured Metallic Alloys: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, ISBN: 978-3-8364-3438-6, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller publisher 2007.
Journal Publications (52)
- B. Dikici, M.L. Pantoya, V. Levitas, The Effect of Pre-heating on Flame Propagation Behavior in Nanocomposite Thermites, Combustion and Flame 157(8), 2010.
- C.A. Crane, M.L. Pantoya, J. Dunn, Infrared Measurements of Energy Transfer from Energetic Materials to Steel Substrates, Accepted to the International Journal of Thermal Sciences, June 2010.
- C. Farley and M.L. Pantoya, Reaction Kinetics of Nanometric Aluminum and Iodine Pentoxide, Accepted to the Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, May 2010.
- E. M. Hunt and M. L. Pantoya, Impact Sensitivity of Intermetallic Nanocomposites: A Study on Compositional and Bulk Density, Accepted to Intermetallics, May 2010.
- S.W. Dean, M.L. Pantoya, A.E. Gash, S.C. Stacy, L. Hope-Weeks, Enhanced Convective Heat Transfer from Non-gas Generating Nanoscale Thermite Reactions, Journal of Heat Transfer, Accepted March 2010 (Paper No. HT-09-1082).
- M. Pantoya and E. Hunt, Nanochargers: Energetic Materials for Energy Storage, Applied Physics Letters 95; 253101 (2009). (Reprod. in Virtual J. Nanoscale Sci. & Techn., 21(2) 2010, Jan. 11).
- E.P. Nixon, M.L. Pantoya, D.J. Prentice, E.D. Steffler, M.A. Daniels, and S.P. D’Arche, A Diagnostic for Quantifying Heat Flux from a Thermite Spray, Measurement Science and Technology, 21: 025202; 2010.
- V.I. Levitas, M.L. Pantoya, G. Chauhan, and I. Rivero, Effect of the alumina shell on the melting temperature depression for nano-aluminum particles, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(2), p 14088-14096, 2009.
- S.C. Stacy, M.L. Pantoya, D.J. Prentice, M.A. Daniels, E.D Steffler, Aluminum Fueled Nanocomposites for Underwater Reaction Propagation, Advanced Materials and Processes 167(10) p 33-35, 2009.
- B. Dikici, M.L. Pantoya, V. Levitas, R.J. Jouet, The Influence of Aluminum Passivation on the Reaction Mechanism: Flame Propagation Studies, Energy & Fuels 23, p4231-4235 (2009).
- S.W. Dean and M.L. Pantoya, The influence of alumina passivation on nano-Al/Teflon reactions, Thermochimica Acta 493(1-2), p 109-110, 2009.
- I.V. Rivero, K. Rajamani, M. L. Pantoya, S. M. Hsiang, E. P. Fitts, Correlation of reactant particle size on residual stresses of nanostructured NiAl generated by self propagating high temperature synthesis, Journal of Materials Research, v 24 n 6 p 2079-2088, 2009.
- A. Hunt, A. Purl, E.M. Hunt and M.L. Pantoya, Impact Ignition of nano and micron composite energetic materials, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 36(6) p842-846, 2009.
- M. L. Pantoya, V. I. Levitas, J. J. Granier, J. B. Henderson, The effect of bulk density on the reaction dynamics in nano and micron particulate thermites, Journal of Propulsion and Power 25(2) 2009.
Conference Proceedings (56)
- Dikici B., Pantoya M.L., “The Effects of Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acid Coating of Al Particles to Flame Propagation”, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 13-19 November 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
- E. Nixon, M. L. Pantoya and D.J. Prentice, “Quantification of Heat Flux from a Reacting Thermite Spray", Proceedings of the 2009 ASME Heat Transfer Conference, July 2009, Paper No. HT 2009-88219.
- C. Crane, M. L. Pantoya, J. Dunn, “Quantifying Energy Transfer From a Reacting Thermite to a Target Using Infrared Diagnostics,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASME Heat Transfer Conference, July 2009 Paper No. HT2009-88156.
- Dikici B., Pantoya M.L., “The influence of Aluminum Passivation on the Reaction Mechanism”, 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 2-5 August 2009, Denver, Colorado
- B. Dikici and ML Pantoya, "The effect of pre-heating on flame propagation in nanocomposite thermites", 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Paper No. AIAA-2009-1626, 5-8 January 2009, Orlando, FL.
- E.M. Hunt and M.L. Pantoya, “Infrared Imaging in Engineering Applications,” InfraMation 2008.
Patents
- Title of Invention: Nanochargers: energy storage systems based on nanoenergetic material combustion. Authors: Michelle Lacchia Pantoya and Emily McFather Hunt, Provisional Patent number: 6663639 (application number 61287660 and confirmation number 1188) Filed 12/18/2009.
Awards and Honors
- Ed and Linda Whitacre Faculty Fellow, Texas Tech University 2008-2011
- Excellence in Research Award, College of Engineering, TTU 2008
- Excellence in Research Award, College of Engineering, TTU 2007
- Raymond B. Davis Award, Citizen Hero Award, University Medical Center & City of Lubbock 2007
- Texas Tech Outstanding Researcher Award 2006
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) 2004
- Young Investigator Program Award Department of Defense 2002
- Alumni Association’s New Faculty Award, Texas Tech 2002
- Best Professor Award, Mechanical Engineering Department, Pi Tau Sigma, Texas Tech 2001
- Teaching Learning and Technology Center Faculty Teaching Award 2001
- NRC ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship, AFA 2001