First Kevin E. Strecker Award Presented at Rice University

The Combustion Research Facility (CRF) sends warm congratulations to Joseph Barchas of Rice University, the first recipient of the Rice University’s Kevin E. Strecker Award. Joseph received the $2,000 award from the Department of Physics and Astronomy for developing the department’s best master’s thesis, Electrostatic Energy Exchange in Shock Acceleration, which he worked on with…

Remembering Kevin Strecker

CRF researcher Kevin Strecker was a brilliant physicist with a child’s enthusiasm and curiosity for science, a giving mentor, and a person who cared deeply for others. On Nov. 4, he died of a heart attack at the age of 38. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Michelle. “He was a once-in-a-career…