1. Design and Development of a K-Band Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Open Access Author: Mainwaring, Philip B Title: Design and Development of a K-Band Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave electrothermal thrusterelectric propulsionspace propulsionmicrowave plasmaplasma propulsionresonant cavity File: Download thesis.pdf Committee Members: Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Committee MemberGeorge A Lesieutre, Committee Member
2. PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER Open Access Author: Asif, Mohammed Title: PROTOTYPING AND OPTIMIZATION OF A MINIATURE MICROWAVE-FREQUENCY ION THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: space propulsionplasma propulsionpropulsionelectric propulsionrocket propulsionion enginesmicrowave thrusterion thrusterexperimental research on electric propulsioncomputational research on electric propulsionminiaturization of electric propulsionion thrusters for CubeSatselectric propulsion for CubeSats File: Download Asif_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Sven Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael M. Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAmy Ruth Pritchett, Committee Member