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About Phillip R. Mulligan

Dr. Phillip Mulligan is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He joined Missouri S&T as Assistant Research Professor in the Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering department in August 2018 and transferred to MAE in August 2021. Dr. Mulligan received a B.S. degree in Mining and Mineral Engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Explosives Engineering from Missouri S&T. Dr. Mulligan was an Explosives Engineer at Corvid Technologies from 2013 to 2016 and has been president of Dagaz Technologies since 2016.

Dr. Mulligan's research focuses on explosives engineering, force protection, virtual reality and weapon design.

New Faculty 2018-2019

Positions

August 2021 - Present Assistant Teaching Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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February 2016 - Present President/Founder, Dagaz Technologies, LLC
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August 2018 - August 2021 Assistant Research Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
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September 2017 - August 2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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October 2013 - February 2016 Explosives Engineer, Corvid Technologies, LLC
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2017 - Present Member, International Ballistic Society
2017 - Present Member, The Combustion Institute
2016 - Present Member, International Shock Wave Institute
2010 - Present Member, American Physical Society
2005 - Present Member, International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE)
2005 - 2007 Member, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
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Honors and Awards

  • 2017, Early Career Travel Award, American Physical Society

Courses

  • Mining 411: Research Methods
  • Mining 406: Scientific Instrumentation for Explosives Testing and Blasting
  • Mining 307: Introduction to Explosives

Education

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2011 - 2016 Ph.D. in Explosives Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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2008 - 2011 M.S. in Explosives Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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2003 - 2008 B.S. in Mining and Mineral Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Links

Contact Information

114 E Rock Mechanics and Explosive Research Center
1006 Kingshighway
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO  65409

(573) 341-4515

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Dissertation and Thesis (2)

Research Works (22)