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News article
Check out this news article about our recent work testing high power density Hall thrusters
Best Paper at AIAA SciTech 2022
Congratulations to Parker Roberts, Vernon Chaplin, and Benjamin Jorns for winning best paper in Electric Propulsion at the AIAA SciTech 2022. Check out the full announcement at the following link:...
Candidacy
Please join us in congratulating Madison Allen for passing her preliminary exams and advancing to candidacy!
Plasma Sources Science and Technology Paper
Check out lab co-director Benjamin Jorns recent article "Foundations of Plasma as Ion Sources" published in PSST....
Journal of Applied Physics Paper
Lab co-director Dr. Benjamin Jorns' article "Physics of Electric Propulsion" was recently published in the Journal of Applied Physics. Check out the article here:...
Pitch Day Videos 2022
We've put together several short, informative, and often entertaining videos about our research topics for a non-engineering audience. We invite you to take a look at all of them and subscribe to our YouTube Channel! Madison Allen: An Introduction to Facility Effects...
Editor’s Pick Paper in Review of Scientific Instruments
Dr. Ben Wachs' recent journal article on a thrust stand and power coupler for microwaved powered small sats, published in Review of Scientific Instruments, was selected as the editor's pick. Check out the paper here:...
Candidacy
Congrats to Sal Baldinucci for passing his preliminary exams and advancing to candidacy!
2022 International Electric Propulsion Conference
We had a number of papers at the 37th annual International Electric Propulsion Conference: Madison G. Allen, Joshua Eckels, Mathew P. Byrne, Alex A. Gorodetsky, and Benjamin A. Jorns, "Application of Optimal Experimental Design to Characterize Pressure Related...
Prof. Benjamin Jorns receives Department of Energy Early Career Award
Congratulations to lab co-director Benjamin Jorns on receiving the Department of Energy Early Career Award. The full write-up can be found at this...