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Robert E. Ferguson

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1989
Energetic Materials and CombustionRocket and propulsion systems researchThermal and Kinetic AnalysisPlanetary Science and ExplorationCombustion and Detonation Processes

Publications

12

Citations

103

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

38

Publishing since 1989

Research summary
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Robert E. Ferguson works on combustion and energetic materials, with a focus on liquid rocket propellants (such as HAN-based mixtures) and space-resource applications like using lunar or Martian soil (regolith) for construction and explosives. His work combines chemistry, thermal analysis, and combustion science aimed at supporting future space exploration and habitat-building technologies.

Energetic materials and propellantsCombustion chemistrySpace resource utilization (regolith processing)Rocket propulsion systemsThermal decomposition analysis

Publication output has been low and irregular over the past decade, with occasional active years (e.g., 2018, 2021) interspersed with multiple years of no recorded output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
172018: 4 publications418192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications2122232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics×3
  • Combustion and Flame×2
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute×1
  • International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion×1
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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