AIAA HyTASP TC Webinar: Hypersonics Research and Diagnostic Development at UT San Antonio (AIAA Member Exclusive) 13 November 2026 | 2–3 p.m. Online
Featuring Special Guest Lecturer, Chris Combs, Janey & Dolph Briscoe Distinguished Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio
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This presentation will provide an introduction to the new hypersonic experimental research capability at UTSA with a particular focus on hypersonic aerodynamics and non-intrusive diagnostic development. Completed in 2021, the UTSA Mach 7 Ludwieg tube is one of only a small number at a U.S. academic institution operating at a Mach number of 7 or higher and one of only two with the current combination of high-Reynolds number (up to 200×106 m-1) and high-Mach number capability. The added availability of high-speed diagnostics equipment at UTSA makes the experimental test capability exceptionally rare. This talk will provide an overview of the many diagnostic capabilities currently employed and under-development, while providing insight toward the relevant fluid physics challenges currently being explored.
Speaker
Chris Combs
Janey & Dolph Briscoe Distinguished Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio