Contact Info
Affiliated Labs
My goal is to develop new and exciting space propulsion technologies, especially for small and relatively inexpensive spacecraft that could be used for deep-space exploration and discovery.
Specialization and Research Interests
Space propulsion, electrospray thrusters, micro and nano-fabrication, space mission design, small satellite technology development, ion beams, micro-fluidics
Teaching Interests
Space and rocket propulsion; plasma and ion beam physics
Academic Degrees
Ingeniero Fisico Industrial, 1993, ITESM, Mexico, M.Sc., 1996, CINVESTAV, Mexico, S.M. 1998, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D., 2003, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Society Memberships
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow; American Physical Society
