Guillermo Aguilar¹; ¹University of California, Riverside

While Prof. Lavernia is well known for his extensive work on thermal sprays, spray forming, and alloy spray atomization, there is a small fraction of his prolific research portfolio that encompasses studies in cryogenic spray atomization and its applications in laser dermatology. I am forever thankful for the opportunity he gave me to work with him on this new venture, and I was honored to contribute to that new research thrust for both of us during my time at UCI (1999-2003). In that four-year span, we co-authored ten publications, eight of them relative to cryogenic spray characterization and its cooling potential to prevent epidermal thermal damage in dermatologic laser therapy, and two more in another novel application of cryogenic sprays for laser reshaping of nasal cartilage. My talk will entail highlights of those studies, along with a recount of the impact they had and continue to have until this day.