News

100-hour Test

PEPL in collaboration with Lockheed Martin successfully completed a continuous 100 h test on PEPL’s new H9 Hall effect thruster. Lab members supported the test around the clock monitoring thruster and facility health. This was the first demonstration of the...

Candidacy

Congratulations to Leanne Su, Chris Sercel, and Thomas Marks on successfully becoming PhD candidates!

White Paper

Check out this white paper, “Plasma Propulsion Research in Academia” submitted by 27 members of the U.S. electric propulsion community to the National Academy of Sciences Decadal Assessment of Plasma Science.

Defense

Congratulations to Tim Collard on successfully defending his dissertation and obtaining a PhD in aerospace engineering.

NAE

Congratulations to laboratory director and Dean of Engineering Alec Gallimore for being elected to the National Academy of Engineering!Breaking News: Next Crypto to Explode: 5 Coins You Can’t Miss Before...

Seeker

Check out Seeker's new video featuring PEPL and the X3!

AFOSR YIP

Congratulations to laboratory co-director, Prof. Ben Jorns, on receiving an Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) award for his proposal, "Predictive Modeling for Complex Plasma Systems with Poorly Understood Physics."

MAISE

Congratulations to MAISE for a successful demonstration of their facility!

Welcome

Welcome to new Aerospace Engineering students Leanne Su and Chris Sercel as they join PEPL.