Michael Sakano
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
42
Citations
411
Est. group size
~1
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
27
Publishing since 2000
Michael Sakano's research focuses on how explosive and energetic materials respond to shock waves and detonation, using computer simulations at different length scales (from atomic-level chemistry to microstructure and full material behavior). This work aims to predict when and how these materials ignite and detonate, which is relevant to safety testing and design of energetic materials. The research combines physics-based modeling with data-driven and machine-learning approaches to connect material microstructure to explosive performance.
Publication output rose sharply around 2021-2023 after modest activity in prior years, then declined in 2024-2025 with a small resurgence in 2026.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- A Data-Driven Parametric Reduced-Order Chemical Kinetics Model Derived from Atomistic Simulations
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026
- A Data-Driven Parametric Reduced-Order Chemical Kinetics Model Derived from Atomistic Simulations
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026
- The effects of non-ideal 3D interfaces on detonation velocity and failure thickness in vapor-deposited explosive films
AIP conference proceedings · 2024
- Characterization of CL-20/PDMS explosive with the disk acceleration experiment (DAX)
AIP conference proceedings · 2024
- How plane are plane shock waves in solids
AIP Advances · 2023
- Hydrocode Modeling of Detonation Failure in Vapor-Deposited Explosive Films with Explicit 3D Interfacial Roughness
2023
- Characterization of CL-20/PDMS Explosive with the Disk Acceleration eXperiment (DAX)
2023
- Mesoscale Simulations on the Effects of Rate-Dependent Strength and the Shock-to-Detonation Behavior of Explosive Materials
2023
- Evaluating microstructure features for shock sensitivity at the mesoscale
2022
- Data Mining the Mesoscale to Study Shock Ignition and Reaction Growth in Pressed Energetic Materials .
2022
- Development of predictive multiscale constitutive models for pressed energetic materials to resolve the shock to detonation transition.
2022
- Evaluating critical microstructure features for shock sensitivity at the mesoscale.
2022
- Effect of Non-Ideal Interfaces on Detonation Propagation.
2022
- Evaluating critical microstructure features for shock sensitivity at the mesoscale.
2022
- Multiscale development of predictive constitutive models to assess critical hotspots and microstructure sensitivity.
2022
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society×7
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A×4
- arXiv (Cornell University)×3
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C×2
- The Journal of Chemical Physics×2
- Brenden W. Hamilton
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Alejandro Strachan
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Gabriel A. Montoya
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Chunyu Li
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Rebekah Travis
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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