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Dr Martin Castillo

Science and Engineering Faculty,
Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Energy and Process Engineering

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Name
Dr Martin Castillo
Position(s)
Lecturer in Power Generation
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Energy and Process Engineering
Discipline *
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Phone
+61 7 3138 4397
Fax
+61 7 3138 1469
Email
Location
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Qualifications

PhD in Materials Science (The Colorado School of Mines)

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Background

Dr. Martin Castillo has recently joined QUT (March 2009) as an academic. Prior to QUT, Dr. Castillo was a contract researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tsukuba, Japan.  Dr. Castillo closely worked with the Japanese Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the synthesis of materials in microgravity, combustion of gases in microgravity, and liquid Oxygen and liquid Methane fuel mixtures to be used in JAXA’s new GX rocket engines.

Dr. Castillo’s teaching involvement at QUT includes coursework in thermodynamics, taught throughout 8 courses at QUT. Currently, Dr. Castillo part of the total design and development of a thermodynamic course (ENB130) to be delivered to ~600 first year students in 2010.  This includes the development of all coursework, laboratory classes, and assessment in conjunction with managing teaching assistants. 

Further coursework involvement includes teaching to masters students that work in the power generation and storage industry.  This is a corporate awards course designed by industry and implemented into a degree program across 3 universities (QUT, UQ, and Central Queens University).

This information has been contributed by Dr Martin Castillo.

Teaching

Martin Castillo arrived at QUT on March 19, 2009

Teaching Semester 1 2009

Coordinated, aided in teaching, managed computer integrations, printing services, marked assessments, and attended all sessions of

  • Power Generation Corporate Awards Masters Program
  • EPG006 Block B     April 24-25
  • EPG001 Block A1  May 5-7
  • EPG001 Block A2  May 12-14
  • EPG001 Block A3  May 19-21
  • EPG001 Block B     May 26-27
  • EPG001 Block A1  June 9-11
  • EPG001 Block A2  June 16-18
  • EPG001 Block A3  June 23-25
  • EPG001 Block B     June 30-July1

Teaching Semester 2 2009

  • EPG015 Block A  July 8-10
  • EPG015 Block B  July 8-10
  • EPG005 Block A  August 3-5
  • EPG005 Block B  August 24-25
  • ENB456 Energy – co-lecturer with Dr. Kame Khouzam, and was responsible for the essay portion of the assessment.

Teaching Semester 1 2010

Coordinated, aided in teaching, managed computer integrations, printing services, marked assessments, and attended all sessions of

  • Power Generation Corporate Awards Masters Program
  • EPG001 Block A1  February 9-11
  • EPG001 Block A2  February 16-18
  • EPG001 Block B    March 2-3
  • EPG005 Block A    March 2-4
  • EPG005 Block B     March 29-30
  • EPG011 Block A     May 4-6
  • EPG011 Block B     May 25-26
  • EPG015 Block A     Schedule to be determined
  • EPG015 Block B     Schedule to be determined

Teaching Semester 2 2010

  • EPG015 Block A     July 8-10
  • EPG015 Block B     July 23-24
  • EPG011 Block A     Schedule to be determined
  • EPG011 Block B     Schedule to be determined
  • EPG001 Block A1  August 3-5
  • EPG001 Block A2  August 10-12
  • EPG001 Block B    August 24-25
  • EPG006 Block A     September 7-9
  • EPG006 Block B     September 28-29
  • EPG006 Block A     Schedule to be determined
  • EPG006 Block B     Schedule to be determined
  • EPG005 Block A     October 5-7
  • EPG005 Block B     October 25-26
  • ENB456 Energy – co-lecturer with Dr. Kame Khouzam and was responsible for the essay portion of the assessment
  • ENB130 Mechanical and Thermal Energy – partnered with Dr. Darren Pearce for the complete course development, currently preparing all the lectures, tutorial, and assessments for this class of 600 students.
This information has been contributed by Dr Martin Castillo.

Experience

2009-Present: The Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
Lecturer, Laboratory Manager, Phenomena in Microgravity Laboratory

2006-2009: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba, Japan. Contract Researcher.

Researching the energy and thermodynamics involved with the mixing and combustion phenomena of liquid hydrogen and liquid methane for the new “X-series” of rocket engines developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).  New compatible gas mixtures with optimum energy output must be implemented into the new engines designed with an advanced composite material.

Researching the storage and safety of high pressure releases of hydrogen gas through various nozzle types with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).  Alternative energy future storage facilities are perceived to have high pressure hydrogen storage tanks and the safeties of high pressure releases of hydrogen are examined via computer simulations and future experimentation is to take place.

Developing safety standard for the combustion of Hydrogen and Air in variable gravity conditions (i.e. ground and drop-tower experiments) via hot-wire technique.  Conjunctively, thermodynamically driven convective forces were computer simulated on the combustion of these gases in variable gravity.  The development of such safety standards are paralleled by the onset of alternative energy (e.g. Hydrogen) and how future automobile, aircraft and spacecraft will experience combustion at different gravitational levels and different delay periods.

2004 – 2006: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba, Japan. Post Doctorate Fellow.

Synthesize and characterize ZBLAN glasses produced in containerless environments; 1) porous gas levitator and 2) 10m (1.4 sec) drop tower (10-3g).   Developed heretics of gas levitation system process through porous mediums.  Implementation of drop tower in upcoming fiscal year to produce containerless processed samples in a microgravity environment.  Long term objectives include fiber synthesis investigations to produce long range signal loss glasses.  Careful thermodynamic considerations of processing techniques including microgravity were implemented to suppress the undesired crystallization of such materials.

2004: Cenymer, Inc. Longmont, Colorado. Head of Material Science.

Start-up venture corporation to develop and manufacture diamond-like carbon (DLC), produced from a polymer pyrolysis for thermal transport properties.  Investigated the thermal properties and transitions of various compositions of the polymer through differential scanning calorimetric techniques.  Based on the thermodynamic curing profiles of the material, recommendation and insight were given to yield higher amounts of DLC.

2004 – Present: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. Adjunct Professor.

Advisor to current graduate students, both Ph.D and M.S. candidates, in the Material Science program.  Researching possible in-situ repair of shuttle wing leading edge and acoustic dampening in turbine engines with the Center for Commercial Applications of Combustion in Space (CCACS) center, NASA Research center.   International research collaborator and facilitator.

1998 – 2004: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. Differential Thermal Analysis Laboratory Manager.

Measure thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, thermal gravimetry, and differential scanning calorimetry with the use of various NETZSCH instruments.  Maintain the instruments and the state of the laboratory.  Maintain current state of the art thermal analsysis techniques and applications.  Conduct annual differential thermal analysis conferences hosted at the Colorado School of Mines.

1998 – 1999: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. Research Assistant.

Assisted with the research of ancient metallurgy in Mesoamerica.  Analysed Mesoamerican mine ore and artifact samples through optical microscope techniques in order to characterize minerals present.  The analysis provided the location as to where the artifacts were mined and created.

Researched the hot uniaxial pressing of Fly Ash and Red Mud.  The consolidation of these two hazardous waste products has the potential to create refractory or building materials.

Researched porous biomaterials for bone replacement utilizing microgravity effects on NASA’s KC-135 (Vomit Commit) via combustion synthesis and with in-vivo rat studies.

1996: KLH Engineering, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Surveyor and Draftsman.

Surveyed developmental property for development and designed drainage plans using AutoCad.

1994 – 1998: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. Hazardous Waste Worker.

Collected, consolidated, and relinquished hazardous waste according to OSHA (RCRA) standards.  Received OSHA Hazwaper certification and toxicology physicals annually.  Monitored air and water for waste contamination.

 

 

Publications

 

X. Zhang, M. Castillo, F.D. Schowengerdt, R.A. Ayers, H.C. Yi, J.Y. Guigné, J.J. Moore, Effect Of Gravity On The Combustion Synthesis Of Engineered Porous Composite Materials For Biomedical Applications, Euromat 2000, Sorrento, 2000.

M. Castillo, R.A. Ayers, X. Zhang, F.D. Schowengerdt, J.J. Moore, Combustion Synthesis Of Porous Glasses And Ceramics For Bone Repair, Biomed. Sci. Instrum, 37, 469-474, 2001.

X. Zhang, M. Castillo, R.A. Ayers, F.D. Schowengerdt, J.J. Moore,  Effect Of Gravity On The Combustion Synthesis Of Engineered Porous Composite Materials, Sixth International Microgravity Combustion Workshop, Cleveland, May, 2001.

F.D. Schowengerdt, X. Zhang, M. Castillo, J.Y. Guigné, J.J. Moore, Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Materials, Japan-U.S. Science, Technology and Space Applications Program Workshop, Hilo, November, 2000.

M. Castillo, R.A. Ayers, J.J. Moore, Combustion Synthesis used to Produce Highly Porous Tricalcium Phosphate, Materials Congress 2002, London, England, April, 2002.

M. Castillo, X. Zhang, J.J. Moore, F.D. Schowengerdt, R.A. Ayers, The Effect of Gravity on the Combustion Synthesis of Porous Biomaterials, AMPET, Huntsville, September, 2002.

 

2003

M. Castillo, J.J. Moore, F.D. Schowengerdt, R.A. Ayers, X. Zhang, M. Umakoshi, H.C. Yi, J.Y. Guigné, Effects of Gravity on Combustion Synthesis of Functionally Graded Biomaterials, Advances in Space Research, 32(2), 265-270, 2003.

M. Castillo, X. Zhang, H.C. Yi, R.A. Ayers, J.Y. Guigné, J.J. Moore, F.D. Schowengerdt, Effects of Gravity on the Combustion Synthesis of Engineered Porous Biomaterials, AIAA 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, January, 2003.  (Presentation only).

M. Castillo, J.J. Moore, F.D. Schowengerdt, R.A. Ayers, Effect of Gravity on Porous Tricalcium Phosphate and Nonstoichiometric Titanium Carbide Produced via Combustion Synthesis, 7th International Workshop on Microgravity Combustion and Chemically Reacting Systems, Cleveland, June 3-6 2003.

 

2005

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Effect of microgravity and magnetic field on metallurgical and crystalline structure of magnetstictive SmFe2 synthesized by unidirectional solidification, Proceeding for Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in Microgravity and Space Sciences IV, 3, 15-25, 2005.

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Effect of Microgravity and Magnetic Field on Metallurgical and Crystalline Structure of Magnetostrictive SmFe2 Synthesized by Unidirectional Solidification, Santorini, Greece, Bulletin of the European Low Gravity Research Association, 24, 281, 2005.

間宮 幹人、永井 秀明、Castillo Martin、奥谷 猛、短時間微小重力環境下で生じる急峻な熱勾配を持つ過冷却融液からの結晶成長，第35回結晶成長国内会議，広島大学、2005/08/18. (Translation below)

Mikito Mamiya, Hedeaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, Crystal growth from undercooling melts under strong gradients of temperatures generating in short-duration microgravity(NCCG-35), The Japanese Association for Crystal Growth (JACG) 32, 3, 116, 2005/8/18 (Japanese).

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Unidirectional Solidification of Magnetostrictive Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe1.9 in Microgravity and Magnetic Field, The 12th International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials, Cheju, Korea, 2005/08/25.

Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani,  Splat-solidification of Homogeneous Si-based Alloy by Using Drop Tube Experiment, The 12th International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials, Cheju, Cheju, 2005/08/25.

Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, Rapid Growth of Semiconductor Crystals in Short-duration Microgravity by Unidirectional Cooling Method, The 12th International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials, Cheju, Korea, 2005/08/25.

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Synthesis of Metallurgical and Crystalline Aligned Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe1.9 by Unidirectional Solidification in Microgravity and Magnetic Field, Euromat 2005, Prague, Czech, 2005/09/05.

間宮 幹人、永井 秀明、Martin Castillo、奥谷 猛、無対流過冷却融液からの１方向凝固法によるCdTe結晶成長に及ぼす温度勾配変化、第66回応用物理学会学術講演会、徳島、2005/09/09. (Translation below)

Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, Unidirectional solidification crystal growth of CdTe from a convectionless supercooled liquid phase subjected to a thermal gradient, 66th Applied Physics Meeting and Science Lecture,  Tokushima, Japan 2005/09/09 (Japanese).

Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamita, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, Effect of Thermal Convection on the Measurement of Thermal Conductivity of Molten Bi and Sn by the Hot-Disk Method, Procedings of the Sixth Japan/China Workshop on Microgravity Sciences, Takeo Onsen, Saga, Japan, 2005/10/24, pp89-90.

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Unidirectional Solidification of Sm-2Fe Alloy in Microgravity, Procedings of the Sixth Japan/China Workshop on Microgravity Sciences, Takeo Onsen, Saga, Japan, 2005/10/24, pp107-108.

Martin Castillo, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito mamiya, Takeshi Okutani, Preliminary Findings of the Gas Levitation Synthesis of ZBLAN Glass, Procedings of the Sixth Japan/China Workshop on Microgravity Science, Takeo Onsen, Saga, Japan, 2005/10/25, pp 144-145.

Mikito Mamiya, Hedeaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, The Growth Analysis of Semiconductor Crystals by Unidirectional Cooling Method in Short-Duration Microgravity, Proceedings of Sixth Japan/China Workshop on Microgravity Sciences, Takeo Onsen, Saga, Japan, 2005/10/25, pp135-136.

M. Castillo, H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, T. Okutani, Synthesis of ZBLAN glass via gas levitation, 日本マイクログラビティ応用学会誌(JASMA), 22, 4, 281, 2005. (Translation below)

M. Castillo, H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, T. Okutani, “Synthesis of ZBLAN glass via gas levitation”, Journal of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMA), 22, 4, 281, 2005.

M. Castillo, H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, T. Okutani, Synthesis of ZBLAN glass via gas levitation, 第 21 回学術講演会(JASMAC-21), 北海度大学、北海度県札幌市、2005/11/28. (Translation below)

M. Castillo, H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, T. Okutani, Synthesis of ZBLAN glass via gas levitation, 21st Science Lecture Meeting of  the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMAC-21), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 2005/11/28.

間宮 幹人、永井 秀明、カスティーヨ マイティン、奥谷 猛、短時間微小重力下での2成分系半導体融液からの粒成長と凝固形態変化、日本マイクログラビティ応用学会誌(JASMA), 22, 4, 283, 2005. (Translation below)

Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, The observation of grain growth and solidification form change of binary semiconductors in short-duration microgravity, Journal of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMA), 22, 4, 283, 2005.

間宮 幹人、永井 秀明、Martin Castillo、奥谷 猛, 短時間微小重力下での２成分系半導体融液からの粒成長と凝固形態変化、第 21 回学術講演会(JASMAC-21), 北海度大学、北海度県札幌市、2005/11/28. (Translation below)

Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, The observation of grain growth and solidification form change of binary semiconductors in short-duration microgravity, 21st Science Lecture Meeting of  the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMAC-21), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 2005/11/28.

奥谷 猛、永井 秀明、間宮 幹人、Martin Castillo、微小重力下の一方向凝固による結晶・構造制御SmFe2超磁歪材の合成、日本マイクログラビティ応用学会誌(JASMA), 22, 4, 295, 2005. (Translation below)

T. Okutani, H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, M. Castillo, Synthesis of magnetostrictive SmFe2 with structural and crystalline alignment by unidirectional solidification in microgravity, Journal of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMA), 22, 4, 295, 2005.

奥谷 猛、永井 秀明、間宮 幹人、Martin Castillo、微小重力下の一方向凝固による結晶・構造制御SmFe2超磁歪材の合成、第 21 回学術講演会(JASMAC-21), 北海度大学、北海度県札幌市、2005/11/28. (Translation below)

T. Okutani, H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, M. Castillo, Synthesis of magnetostrictive SmFe2 with structural and crystalline alignment by unidirectional solidification in microgravity, 21st Science Lecture Meeting of  the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMAC-21), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 2005/11/28.

永井 秀明、間宮 幹人、カスティヨ マーティン、奥谷 猛、ホットディスク法による高温融液の熱伝導度測定に及ぼす測定条件の影響、日本マイクログラビティ応用学会誌(JASMA), 22, 4, 319, 2005. (Translation below)

Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, Influence of measurement conditions on the thermal conductivity measurement of molten metal by Hot-Disk method, Journal of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMA), 22, 4, 319, 2005.

永井 秀明、間宮 幹人、カスティヨ マーティン、奥谷 猛、ホットディスク法による高温融液の熱伝導度測定に及ぼす測定条件の影響、第 21 回学術講演会(JASMAC-21), 北海度大学、北海度県札幌市、2005/11/29. (Translation below)

Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, Influence of measurement conditions on the thermal conductivity measurement of molten metal by Hot-Disk method, 21st Science Lecture Meeting of  the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMAC-21), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 2005/11/29.

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Effect of Microgravity and Magnetic Field on Metallic and Crystalline Structure of Magnetostrictive SmFe2 Synthesized by Unidirectional Solidification, Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in Microgravity and Space Science Conference IV, Tomar, Protugal, p. 3-15 – 3-23, 2005/8.

奥谷 猛、永井 秀明、間宮 幹人、Martin Castillo、SmFe2超磁歪材の合成、セラミックス総合研究会、鹿児島、2005/11/12. (Translation below)

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki Nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Synthesis of ultra-magnetostrictive SmFe2, Ceramics Synthesis Research Meeting, 2005/11/12 (Japanese).

永井 秀明、間宮 幹人、Martin Castillo、奥谷 猛、化合物半導体融液の熱伝導度測定に向けたホットディスクセンサーの開発、第26回日シンポジウム、つくば、2005/11/1. (Translation below)

H. Nagai, M. Marniya, M. Castillo, T. Okutani, The development of the thermal conductivity measurement of liquid phase compound semiconductors with the Hot Disk Sensor, The 26th Japan Thermophysical Symposium, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, 2005/11/1 (Japanese).

 

2006

奥谷 猛、永井 秀明、間宮 幹人、Martin Castillo、籾殻活性炭の表面特性，第44回セラミックス基礎科学討論会，北條純一（九州大学），高知市、2006/01/19. (Translation below)

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Activated carbon rice husk surface properties, The 44th Basic Science Ceramics Forum, Houjyuujyunnichi Kyushu University, Kochi City, Kochi, Japan, 2006/01/19 (Japanese).

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Martin Castillo, Synthesis of magnetostrictive SmFe2 with structural and crystalline alignment by unidirectional solidification in microgravity, The International Union of Materials Research Societies International Conference in Asia 2006 (IUMRS-ICA-2006), Jeju, Korea, 2006/09/14.

間宮 幹人、永井 秀明、Martin Castillo、奥谷 猛，10m落下塔を利用した無対流融液環境からの化合物半導体凝固過程観察，第22回学術講演会(JASMAC-22)，東京都八王子市、2006/11/30. (Translation below)

Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, The analysis of solidification process of compound semiconductors without thermal convection melt in short-duration microgravity by using 10m drop tower, The 22nd Science Lecture Meeting of  the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMAC-22), Hachioji, Tokyo, 2006/11/30 (Japanese).

間宮 幹人、永井 秀明、Martin Castillo、奥谷 猛，10m落下塔を利用した無対流融液環境からの化合物半導体凝固過程観察，日本マイクログラビティ応用学会誌(JASMA ), 23, 4, 287, 2006.

Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, The analysis of solidification process of compound semiconductors without thermal convection melt in short-duration microgravity by using 10m drop tower, Journal of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application (JASMA), 23, 4, 287, 2006.

Takeshi Okutani, Hideaki nagai, Mikito Mamiya, Masachika Shibuya, Martin Castillo, Effect of Microgravity and Magnetic Field on the Metallic and Crystalline Structure of Magnetostrictive SmFe2 Synthesized by Unidirectional Solidification, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1077 Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena in The Space Sciences Pages xiii–xiv, 146–160, 2006/9.

H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, M. Castillo, T. Okutani, Development of a Hot-Disk Sensor for Molten Metal, and the Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Molten Bismuth and Tin using the Hot-Disk Method, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 45, 8A, 6455-6461, 2006.

Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Martin Castillo, Takeshi Okutani, The analysis of CdTe solidification in absence of thermal convection via short-duration microgravity, Journal of Crystal Growth, 295, 2, 209-216, 2006.

T. Okutani, H. Nagai, M. Mamiya, M. Castillo, Synthesis of structure controlled magnetostrictive materials by use of microgravity and magnetic fields, Advances in Science and Technology, 45, 875-884, 2006.

 

2007

薄葉 州、角舘洋三、カスティヨ マーティン、三重野 哲、白谷 正治、微小重力下ガス中蒸発プロセスの特徴と炭素系ナノ粒子合成への利用、宇宙利用シンポジウム (第23回) プロシーディング、Space Utilization Research、23、47-50、2007. (Translation below)

Shu Usuba, Yozo Kakudate, Martin Catillo, Tetsu Mieno, Masaharu Shiratani, Characteristics of a gas evaporation synthesis under micro-gravity and it’s application to the production of carbon nano-particles, The 23rd Space Utilization Symposium Proceedings Space Utilization Research, ISAS/JAXA, 23, 47-50, 2007 (Japanese).

Toshihiro Hirotsu, Martin Castillo, Kazuo Nakayama, Shuichi Tsuruta, Hiroaki Suzuki, Surface wetting phenomena of plasma polymer-coated sheets of poly(l-lactic acid)/poly(butylene succinate), Thin Solid Films, 515, 9, 4125–4129, 2007.

Martin Castillo, Shu Usuba, Dongjoon Kim, Yozo Kakudate, Mikito Mamiya, Hideaki Nagai, Effects of gravity on the ignition of hydrogen and air premixed gases via hot surface, Third International Symposium on Physical Sciences in Space (3rd ISPS 2007), Nara, Japan, 353-354, 2007/10/25.

 

2009

M. Castillo, N. Ward, D. Lynn, M. Hales, T. Steinberg, Queensland University of Technology Drop Tower Facility and Opportunities,  ELGRA News, 26, 283, September 2009.

 

2010

Martin Castillo, Matthew Hales, David Lynn, Theodore Steinberg, Advancements in the quantification of the crystal structure of ZnS materials produced in variable gravity, 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly and 9th Annual Drop Tower Days, Bremen Germany, 2010/7/21.

Martin Castillo, Ted Steinberg, Owen Plagens, David Lynn, Matthew Hales, Antoine Diana, Wayde Martens, Queensland University of Technology Reduced Gravity Drop Tower Facility and Research, 10th Australian Space Science Conference, University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2010/9/30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This information has been contributed by Dr Martin Castillo.