Biography
Current position(s)
Research Scientist; Materials Science Division
Career path
Postdoctoral research, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 2020-2023
Postdoctoral research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2017-2019
Subject Matter Expertise
Optical diagnostics, ultrafast lasers, combustion
Education
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- MS, Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Publications
2023 3 publications
- T.Y. Chen, S.A. Steinmetz, B.D. Patterson, A.W. Jasper, C.J. Kliewer, “Direct observation of coherence transfer and rotational-to-vibrational energy exchange in optically centrifuged CO2 super-rotors,” Nat. Commun. 14, 3227 (2023).
- M. Vorenkamp, S.A. Steinmetz, T.Y. Chen, Y. Ju, C.J. Kliewer, “Suppression of coherent interference to electric-field-induced second-harmonic (E-FISH) signals for the measurement of electric field in mesoscale confined geometries,” Opt. Lett. 48, 1930 (2023).
- M. Vorenkamp, S.A. Steinmetz, T.Y. Chen, X. Mao, A. Starikovskiy, C.J. Kliewer, Y. Ju, “Plasma-assisted Deflagration to Detonation Transition in a Microchannel with Fast-Frame Imaging and Hybrid fs/ps Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Measurements,” Proc. Combust. Inst. 39, 5561 (2023).
2022 4 publications
- S.A. Steinmetz, T.Y. Chen, B.M. Goldberg, C.J. Kliewer, "Resolved rotation-vibration non-equilibrium with rotational VIPA-CARS," Opt. Lett. 47, 5429 (2022).
- S.A. Steinmetz, A.T. DeLaRiva, C. Riley, P. Schrader, A. Datye, E.D. Spoerke, C.J. Kliewer, "Gas-Phase Hydrogen-Atom Measurement above Catalytic and Noncatalytic Materials during Ethane Dehydrogenation," J. Phys. Chem. C126, 3054 (2022).
- S.A. Steinmetz and C.J. Kliewer, "Gas detection sensitivity of hybrid fs/ps and fs/ns CARS," Opt. Lett. 47, 1470 (2022).
- S.A. Steinmetz, H.A. Ahmed, W.R. Boyette, M.J. Dunn, W.L. Roberts, A.R. Masri, "Effects of ammonia and hydrogen on the sooting characteristics of laminar coflow flames of ethylene and methane," Fuel 307, 121914 (2022).
2020 1 publication
- S.A. Steinmetz and C.J. Kliewer, "Phase matching in two-dimensional coherent Raman imaging," Opt. Express 28, 34586 (2020).
2016 1 publication
- S.A. Steinmetz, T. Fang, W.L. Roberts, “Soot particle size measurements in ethylene diffusion flames at elevated pressures,” Combust. Flame 169, 85 (2016).
2013 1 publication
- S.A. Steinmetz, J.S. Herrington, C.K. Winterrowd, W.L. Roberts, J.O.L. Wendt, W.P. Linak, "Crude glycerol combustion: Particulate, acrolein, and other volatile organic emissions," Proc. Comb. Inst.34, 2749 (2013).
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Memberships
Member, AIAA