In the Reaction Kinetics Lab at Baylor University, the Mulvihill Group explores the fundamentals of chemically reacting systems.
Our fundamental research on chemical kinetics has applications in numerous areas.
We are a growing group of researchers at Baylor University. We are always on the lookout for new members!
Our synergistic combination of experiment, theory, and modeling allows us to unravel complex problems that might otherwise be untenable.
Shown here is a subset of our papers. For a full list, see Dr. Mulvihill's Google Scholar profile.
Combustion & Flame
Energy & Fuels
Journal of Chemical Physics
Combustion & Flame
Applied Physics B
J. Quant. Spec. Radiative Transfer
Int. J. of Chemical Kinetics
Combustion & Flame
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Dr. Mulvihill was awarded the CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation. This five-year grant focuses on the kinetics of H/N/O systems.
Dr. Mulvihill attended AIAA SciTech in Orlando, FL.
Md Abdul Kayum joined the group as a PhD student. Welcome, Kayum!
Dr. Mulvihill presented a seminar at LeTourneau University to a group of graduate and undergraduate students.
Dr. Mulvihill presented a short class on Newton's 1st Law of Motion to a group of students at a local elementary school. Hopefully, the lesson provided inertia for future learning.
Dr. Mulvihill attended the UCAH Forum 2025, held in Washington, D.C.
Our paper, "Theoretically Informed Kinetics (ThInK): Establishing a modern C0-C3 mechanism for combustion modeling", was published in Combustion and Flame.
Isabella Henslee was awarded a grant from Baylor's Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement program. This grant will support a year-long project on H2O spectroscopy. Congratulations, Bella!
Dr. Mulvihill attended the Tri-Service meeting on energetic materials in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Mulvihill was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation. This three-year grant is focused on the chemical kinetics of UV-enhanced ammonia pyrolysis.
Our paper, "A theoretical analysis of the reaction H2+N2O=H2O+N2", was published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A.
Mason joins the group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Mason!
Dr. Mulvihill attended the ALCF Incite GPU Hackathon. Significant progress was made on porting MESS to run on GPUs on one of the world's largest supercomputers.
The group enjoyed ice cream together to celebrate the end of Spring 2025!
A group of elementary students from a local afterschool program toured Dr. Mulvihill's lab and several other labs at the BRIC.
Bella was awarded the department-wide Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for 2025 for outstanding research contributions and scholarship. Congratulations, Bella!
Dr. Mulvihill attended the conference and presented a talk entitled "Progress toward a purely ab initio mechanism: NH3 pyrolysis" as well as a poster on the new shock tube.
The first pair of diaphragms was succesfully burst in the shock tube. There should be many more to come!
Lydia joins the group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Lydia!
Mitchell joins the group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Mitchell!
Sophia joins the group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Sophia!
Austin joins the group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Austin!
Dr. Mulvihill attended the meeting in Orlando, FL.
We employ a variety of experimental and computational tools. Shown here are some of our experimental capabilities.
Driven side: ID = 10.2 cm, length = 8.9 m, 304 stainless steel, 1 micro-inch RMS inside finish
Driver side: ID = 7.4 cm, length = 2.8 m, 304 stainless steel
High-accuracy manometers for mixture preparation coupled with a high-vacuum system
Various window materials for optical access from the deep UV to the far IR
Rated for up to 100 atm; tube is anchored to 5500-kg inertial mass
Optional single- or double-diaphragm operation
