{"id":68,"date":"2024-02-23T15:12:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/template-mercury\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-10-05T01:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T06:10:23","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/09\/1-2025_Claire-Gregoire_MAE2-2-787x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/09\/1-2025_Claire-Gregoire_MAE2-2-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/09\/1-2025_Claire-Gregoire_MAE2-2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/09\/1-2025_Claire-Gregoire_MAE2-2-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/09\/1-2025_Claire-Gregoire_MAE2-2-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/09\/1-2025_Claire-Gregoire_MAE2-2-1575x2048.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/09\/1-2025_Claire-Gregoire_MAE2-2.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Claire Gr\u00e9goire, Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Mechanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:c.gregoire@ufl.edu\">c.gregoire@ufl.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D., 2024, Texas A&amp;M University, US<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MS, 2018, University of British Columbia, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BS-MS, 2015, Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, FR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>John H.S. Lee Young Investigator Award, ICDERS (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J. Mike Walker \u201966 Impact Award, TAMU (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ralph-James Fellowship, TAMU (2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ph.D. Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Lucas-Brauchli-Headshot-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43685\" style=\"width:412px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Lucas-Brauchli-Headshot-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Lucas-Brauchli-Headshot-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Lucas-Brauchli-Headshot-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Lucas-Brauchli-Headshot-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Lucas-Brauchli-Headshot-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Lucas-Brauchli-Headshot-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lucas Brauchli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucas Brauchli received his B.S. in Chemistry from James Madison University in May 2025. He gained hands-on experience with analytical instrumentation during his work at the Chemistry Materials Laboratory in Summer 2024 and was named to the Dean\u2019s list in 2022 for academic excellence. In Fall 2025, he began his direct Ph.D. studies at the University of Florida in the Gr\u00e9goire Research Group, where his research focuses on micro-flow reactors to advance the understanding of reaction kinetics in combustion processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1829\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Nikolai-Baranov-Headshot-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43687\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Nikolai-Baranov-Headshot-scaled.jpg 1829w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Nikolai-Baranov-Headshot-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Nikolai-Baranov-Headshot-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Nikolai-Baranov-Headshot-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Nikolai-Baranov-Headshot-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/cspark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/645\/2025\/10\/Nikolai-Baranov-Headshot-1463x2048.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1829px) 100vw, 1829px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nikolai Baranov<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicolai Baranov received his B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in May 2025. He conducted research at multiple laboratories, contributing to projects on micro gas turbines and pre-chamber combustion, and was awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in 2024. In Fall 2025, he began his direct Ph.D. studies at the University of Florida in the Gr\u00e9goire Research Group, where his research focuses on shock tubes coupled with laser absorption diagnostics to advance systems of propulsion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator Dr. Claire Gr\u00e9goire, Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering University of Florida c.gregoire@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., 2024, Texas A&amp;M University, US MS, 2018, University of British Columbia, CA BS-MS, 2015, Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans, FR Awards Ph.D. Students Lucas Brauchli Lucas Brauchli received his B.S. in Chemistry from James Madison University in May 2025. 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