Dr. Gabriel Xu Associate Professor, MAE Contact 320 Sparkman DriveOlin B. King Technology HallRoom S234Huntsville, AL 35899 Campus Map 256.824.5083gabe.xu@uah.edu Biography Gabe Xu (pronounced shoe) obtained his B.S. in 2006, M.S. in 2009, and Ph.D. in 2012, all in Aerospace Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology. His graduate research involved experimental testing and analysis of Hall effect thrusters to improve their performance by modifying the magnetic and electric fields. He joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2012. His research at UAH involves experimental plasma science and engineering in the areas of in-space electric propulsion, advanced space propulsion, rotating detonation engines, plasma-assisted combustion, atmospheric pressure plasmas, plasma treatment of soft and biological materials. His is an Associate Fellow of AIAA, and a member of APS and IEEE. Curriculum Vitae Personal Website Education Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012 M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006 Honors & Awards COE Outstanding Research Award 2018 AIAA Section Awards, 1 st Place Communications 2015-2016 NDSEG Fellowship 2007-2011 Georgia Tech Institute Fellowship 2006-2012 Expertise Electric Propulsion Low-Temperature Plasma Science Plasma-Assisted Combustion Recent Publications Dr. Xu's Publications