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Steven F. Son

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1991
Energetic Materials and CombustionRocket and propulsion systems researchCombustion and Detonation ProcessesThermal and Kinetic AnalysisHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior

Publications

478

Citations

12,856

Est. group size

~22

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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Steven F. Son works on energetic materials, including explosives, solid rocket propellants, and metal-based fuels like aluminum and thermites. His research covers how these materials burn, detonate, and can be engineered or 3D-printed for applications ranging from propulsion systems to munitions, with attention to safety, sensitivity, and performance characteristics.

Energetic materials and explosivesSolid rocket propellants and combustionMetal fuel particles (aluminum, boron, thermites)Detonation physics and material defectsAdditive manufacturing of reactive materials

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with peaks around 2019-2020 and 2022, and has shown a decline in the most recent few years (2023-2025) compared to earlier highs.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 16.2/year recently
2017: 17 publications172018: 16 publications182019: 28 publications192020: 28 publications202021: 19 publications212022: 30 publications30222023: 14 publications232024: 21 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics×33
  • Combustion and Flame×16
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power×12
  • Journal of Applied Physics×12
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×12
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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