Matthew D. King

Objective

Summary

Research Experience

• Conducted research on jet mixing for scramjet fuel injectors.
• Developement of computational code to simulate combustion reaction.
• Simulation of flame spread experiments using our constantly growing numerical model.
• Developement of a simplified theory for downward flame spread.

Education

• Currently a mechanical engineering graduate student in the SDSU-UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences

  Research areas include:

  • Combustion and Flame Spread
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Thermophysics of Gases

  Master's Thesis Topic: A Simplified Theory for Downward Flame Spread

  M.S. Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, 1996

  B.S. Mechanical Engineering, California State University Fresno, 1994

Work History

• Private Tutoring, San Diego, CA
• San Diego City Schools, San Diego, CA
• Selma Unified School District, Selma, CA
• Kingsburg School District, Kingsburg, CA
• Caruthers Unified School District, Caruthers, CA
• Head Tutor for Math and Engineering for King's College, Brisbane, Australia
• Visual Information Systems, Fresno, CA
• Research assistant for Dr. Peng, CSU Fresno, Fresno, CA

Professional Memberships, Honors, and Affiliations

Minority Engineering Program

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• Human Powered Vehicle

Golden Key National Honor Society

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

Dean's List (seven semesters)

Who's Who in American Universities

1994 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar

1995-2000 Lockeed Martin Leadership Scholarship

1995-96 San Diego Sate University outstanding Engineer

1996 (A)chievement (R)ewards for (C)ollege (S)cientists recipient of the Rueben H. Fleet Scholarship.

Publications

"Forward Heat Transfer in Flame Spread over Thermally Thick Solid Fuels in an Opposed Flow", West, J., King, M., Bhattacharjee, S., and Altenkirch, R. A., Fifth International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, (in preparation)


"A Simplified Theory for Downward Flame Spread" , SDSU Master's Thesis, 1996.


"Development of a Simplified Theory for Downward Flame Spread Over Thick Fuels" , (in preparation)