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Andrew J Higgins is a Professor at McGill University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering. His research focuses on combustion phenomena, energy systems, and fluid mechanics.
Dr. Higgins' educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Washington, and a B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
His research interests span multiple areas of combustion science and fluid dynamics. Professor Higgins specializes in detonation physics, particularly in gaseous, heterogeneous, and condensed-phase energetic materials. His work examines shock waves, blast waves, and explosions, with applications in supersonic reacting flow and propulsion systems. He also investigates hypervelocity flow phenomena and hypervelocity accelerators. Current research projects include combustion of bulk metals in supersonic flow and the existence and stability of oblique detonation waves.
Professor Higgins has published numerous research articles in leading combustion journals including the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute and Combustion Science and Technology. His publications demonstrate a strong focus on fundamental combustion processes with applications in propulsion and energetic materials.
He teaches several mechanical engineering courses including MECH 201: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, MECH 430: Fluid Mechanics 2, and MECH 578: Advanced Thermodynamics.
