1. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: Blum, Jacob Title: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: METmicrowave electrothermal thrusterelectric propulsionaerospace engineering File: Download Masters_Thesis_Jacob_Blum.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor