Laboratory Director Dr. Xu is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Aerospace Engineering. His research has included electric propulsion for spacecrafts, basic plasma science, RF plasma sources, atmospheric pressure microplasmas, plasma biological treatment, plasma assisted combustion, and rotating detonation engines. Dr. Xu is an Associate Fellow of AIAA, and member of IEEE, and APS. Email: gabe.xu@uah.edu Graduate Students Andrew Walsten Andrew obtained dual B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from Kansas State University. He has conducted research on a high pressure microplasma source for diode pumped rare gas lasers, and is currently studying a microplasma source for miniature ion engines. Email: atw0034@uah.edu Zachary White Zachary obtained his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Mississippi State University. He is an NSTRF Fellow conducting research on magnetic nozzles for pulsed fusion propulsion. He has also worked on plasma striations and laser collision induced fluorescence. Email: zw0015@uah.edu Michaela Hemming Michaela graduated with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University. Her current research focuses on rotating detonation engines and the study of the interaction between transient plasma discharges and the behavior of detonation waves. Email: mrs0044@uah.edu Nageshwar Nagarajan Nageshwar received his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from SASTRA Deemed University in 2019. His current research focuses on studying multi-ring microwave resonators for electric propulsion. Email: nn0036@uah.edu Undergraduate Student Researchers Neil Laya - miniature ion engines Declan Brick - atmospheric pressure plasma modeling Brandon Stanton Nao Murata - plasma striations and magnetic nozzle Josie Hodges - high pressure plasmas Sydney Miller - high pressure plasmas Alumni Dr. Ryan Gott (Ph.D. 2020) - NASA Kennedy Dr. Roberto Dextre (Ph.D. 2018) - Aerojet Rocketdyne William Bickett (M.S. 2019) -Torch Technologies Paulo Salvador (M.S. 2017) - Blue Origin Ethan Hopping (M.S. 2017) - Attending graduate school at Georgia Institute of Technology Steven Doyle (M.S. 2017) - Attending Cooper Medical School at Rowan University Stewart Jacobs (M.S.2016 ) - Bastion Technologies Lindsey Blair (M.S. 2016) - Jacobs Wade Harlow (M.S. 2015) - Northrup Grumman Brandon Williams Manvith Amara Natalie Mann (B.S. 2020) - Attending graduate school at Arizona State University Ward Manneschmidt (B.S. 2020) - Attending graduate school at UAH Noah Naden (B.S. 2020) - Attending graduate school at UAH Noah Latham (B.S. 2020) - Attending graduate school at UAH Ryota Nakano (B.S. 2019) - Attending graduate school at Auburn University Toyofumi Yamauchi (B.S. 2019) - Attending graduate school at University of Illinois Bradley Henderson (B.S. 2017) - IERUS Technologies Allison Luther (B.S. 2016) - Boeing Brittani Searcy (B.S. 2016) - Jacobs Katy Kolasinski (B.S. 2015) - Raytheon