Space Propulsion Laboratory

Propelling New Ideas into Higher Orbits

SM Thesis

TitleYearAuthorSource
Processes for the Fabrication of SU-8 Structures and Sputtered Materials on Porous Glass for Electrospray Thruster Manufacturing2024Nachtigal, Catherine J. 
Single-Polarity Ion Electrospray Propulsion2023Shaik, Saba Z. 
Development of a Throttleable Attitude Control Scheme for Electrospray Propulsion Systems2023Harjono, Hanna 
Active Thermal Augmentation and Ultra Dense MEMS-Based Electrospray Thrusters2022Corrado, Matthew N.
Emission Capabilities of Nafion-Based Emitting Geometries2022Wangari, Charity
Design of a Bimodal Chemical-Electrospray Propulsion System using Ionic Liquid Monopropellants2021Bruno, Amelia R.
Numerical Characterization of Fragmentation in Ionic Liquid Clusters2021Schroeder, Madeleine R.
Silicon Wafer Integration of Ion Electrospray Thrusters2020Siegel, Noah W.
An Investigation of Nafion Electrospray Emitter Tips2020Adams, Andrew
Ionic Liquid and Lithium Salt Mixtures as Ionic Sources2020Apodaca Moreno, Maria Regina
Material and Fabrication Developments in the Ion-Electrospray Propulsion System2020MacArthur, Jonathan V.
Pulsed Nanosecond Dielectric Barrier Discharge in Nitrogen at Atmospheric Pressure2020Zhang, Yiyun
A Comprehensive Numerical Procedure for Solving the Taylor-Melcher Leaky Dielectric Model with Charge Evaporation2019Gallud Cidoncha, Ximo
Rendezvous Approach Guidance for Uncooperative Tumbling Satellites2019Chan, Manwei
Design and Manufacture of the Next Generation of Ion Electrospray Thrusters2019Freeman, Dakota S.
Design and Analysis of a Stage-Based Electrospray Propulsion System for CubeSats2019Jia-Richards, Oliver
On the Design of Electrospray Emitters and their Microfluidic Behavior2019Kristinsson, Bjarni O.
Reduced Order Modelling of Streamers and their Characterization by Macroscopic Parameters2019Pavan, Colin A.
Testing New Potential Fuels for Ion Electrospray Propulsion Systems2018Getty, Daniel E.
Aircraft Charging Using Ion Emission for Lightning Strike Mitigation: An Experimental Study2018Mouratidis, Theodore
Characterization of Fluorohydrogenated Ionic Liquids for use in the Ion Electrospray Propulsion System2018Bates, Caroline L.
Stability Enhancement of Atomic Time keeping Using Raman Adiabatic Rapid Passage2017Wu, Nancy
Materials for Small-Scale Space Propulsion Systems2017Bost, Alexander
Structure and Performance of Carbon Xerogel Molded Emitters for Micropropulsion Applications2016Jivanescu, Iulia
Numerical Models of Hall Thruster Ionization Oscillations2016Kay, Ewan S.
On the Stability of Complex Ions in Ionic Liquid Ion Sources2015Miller, Catherine
Porous Material and Process Development for Electrospray Propulsion Applications2014Arestie, Steven
Improvements to a Fully Kinetic Hall Thruster Simulation Code and Characterization of the Cylindrical Cusped Field Thruster2014Boulanger, Louis
Visual-inertial odometry with depth sensing using a multi-state constraint Kalman filter 2014Galfond, Marissa
Power conversion and scaling for vanishingly small satellites with electric propulsion2014Hansel, George
Characterization of a Magnetically Levitated Testbed for Electrospray Propulsion Systems2014Mier-Hicks,Fernando
Design and Manufacturing of an Ion Electrospray Propulsion System Package and Passively-fed Propellant Supply2014Perna, Louis
CubeSat Attitude Control using Micronewton Electrospray Thruster Actuation2014Van de Loo, Mark
Application of Ion Electrospray Propulsion to Lunar and Interplanetary Missions2014Whitlock, Caleb
Fabrication and Characterization of Sintered Porous Glass Emitters for Electrospray Propulsion2014Xie, Julie
Development and Simulation of a Cylindrical Cusped-Field Thruster and a Diagnostics Tool for Plasma-Materials Interactions2013Pang, Anthony
Characterization of Ionic Liquid Ion Sources for Focused Ion Beam Applications2013Perez-Martinez, Carla
Modeling the Characteristics of Propulsion Systems Providing Less Than 10 N Thrust2012Chiasson, Thomas
Considerations for a Multi-Modal Electrospray Propulsion System2012Coffman, Chase
Performance Characterization and Optimization of a Diverging Cusped Field Thruster with a Calibrated Counter-Weighted Millinewton Thrust Stand2012Daspit, Ryan
Electrospray Emitters For Diffusion Vacuum Pumps2012Diaz-Gomez-Maqueo, Pablo
Radiation of VLF/ELF Waves from a Magnetospheric Tether2011De Soria-Santacruz, Maria
High Voltage Repetitive Pulsed Nanosecond Discharges as a Selective Source of Reactive Species2011Guerra, Carmen
Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Ionic Liquids in Electrospray Propulsion2010Takahashi, Nanako
Characterization of an Iodine-Based Ionic Liquid Ion Source and Studies on Ion Fragmentation2010Fedkiw, Timothy
Construction and Performance of an Inverted Pendulum Thrust Balance2010Tartler, Brett R.
The Design and Feasibility of a 10 mN Chemical Space Propulsion Thruster2009Bruccoleri, Alexander
Emission Spectroscopy for the Study of Electric Propulsion Plasmas2009Matlock, Taylor
Emission of Whistler Waves from an Ionospheric Tether2009Takiguchi, Yu
The Use of Ionic Liquid Ion Sources (ILIS) in FIB Applications2009Zorzos, Anthony
Propulsion Mechanisms in a Helicon Plasma Thruster2008Sinenian, Nareg
Development and Characterization of a Diverging Cusped-Field Thruster and a Lanthanum Hexaboride Hollow Cathode2008Courtney, Daniel
Fabrication and Characterization of Porous Metal Emitters for Electrospray Applications2008Legge, Robert
Power Balance in Helicon Plasma Source for Space Propulsion2008White, Daniel
Optimizing Wettability of Externally Wetted Microfabricated Silicon Electrospray Thrusters2007Garza, Tanya Cruz
Development of a model for the near-exit plume of a Hall thruster2007Parra, Felix
An Analysis of Energy Balance in a Helicon Plasma Source for Space Propulsion2007Pucci, Justin
Empirical Aspects of a Mini-Helicon Plasma Thruster Experiment2006Palaia, Joseph
Characterization of a Variable Specific Impulse Electrospray Thruster2006Sumer, Selim 
Numerical Modeling of a Radio-Frequency Micro Ion Thruster 2006Tsay, Michael
Parallelization of particle-in-cell simulation modeling Hall-effect thrusters 2005Fox, Justin
Studies of Plume Condensation Contamination upon Surfaces of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Spacecraft 2005Pigeon, Tim 
Applications of an Electrostatic High-Voltage Tether to Radiation Belt Remediation2005Zeineh, Christopher
Kinetic modeling of electrodynamic space tethers2004Deux, Jean-Marie 
Progress in colloid propulsion2004Lopez-Urdiales, Jose Mariano 
PIC Simulation of SPT Hall Thrusters: High Power Operation and Wall Effects 2004Sullivan, Kay
Orbital Transfer Trajectory Optimization2004Whiting, James
Instrument Development and Plasma Measurements on a 200-Watt Hall Thruster Plume 2003Azziz, Yassir
Theoretical analysis and experimental investigations of an expander-cycle centrifugal direct injection rocket engine2003Dietrich, Carl
Electron Collection by an Electrodynamic Bare Tether at High Potential 2003Ferry, Jean-Benoit 
Milli-Newton thrust stand for electric propulsion2003Mirczak, Jareb
Hall Thruster Plume Simulation Using a Hybrid-PIC Algorithm2003Santi, Mark
Performance Testing and Internal Probe Measurements of a High Specific Impulse Hall Thruster 2003Warner, Noah
PIC simulation of a ceramic-lined Hall-effect thruster 2002Blateau, Vincent
Computational Modeling of a Hall Thruster Plasma Plume in a Vacuum Tank 2002Cheng, Shannon 
Optimization of electric propulsion orbit raising 2002Kimbrel, Scott 
Instruments Design and Testing for a Hall Thruster Plume Experiment on the Space Shuttle2002Pacros, Anne
Measurement and Modeling of the Flow Characteristics of Micro Disc Valves2001Carretero, Jorge
Micropropulsion System Selection for Precision Formation Flying Satellites 2001Reichbach, Jeffrey 
Developing a space shuttle experiment for Hall and pulsed plasma thrusters 2001Thomas, Stephanie
A Microfabricated Colloid Thruster Array 2001Velasquez, Luis 
Design Study for Micro-Fabricated Colloidal Thrusters 2000Paine, Mark 
Computational modeling of expanded plasma plumes in vacuum and in a tank 1999Asare, Bernard 
Linear 1-D analysis of oscillation instabilities in stationary plasma thrusters 1999Noguchi, Reid
Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulation model for Hall type thrusters 1998Beidler, Pehn 
Dynamic Models for Liquid Rocket Engines with Health Monitoring Application 1998Lozano, Paulo
Electron Current Collection by a Positively Charged Tether Using a Particle-In-Cell Method 1998Onishi, Tatsuo
A Theoretical Study on Alkali Seeding of Arcjet Thrusters 1998Oyerokun, Folusho 
Issues regarding a complete computational model of a Hall thruster from the acceleration channel through the plume 1998Qarnain, Salma 
A Two-Dimensional, Non-Equilibrium, Numerical Model of an Alkali Seeded Hydrogen Arcjet Thruster 1998Robertson, Darrel 
Ion Micro-Propulsion and Cost Modeling for Satellite Clusters 1998Yashko, Gregory 
Two-dimensional hybrid particle-in-cell modeling of Hall thrusters 1995Fife, John