Paulo Lozano

Miguel Alemán Velasco Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Director, Space Propulsion Lab

Faculty Director, MIT-Mexico Program

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.

Contact Info

Office Phone

617.258.0742

Email

plozano@mit.edu

Office

37-401

Website/Lab

Lab

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Administrative Contact

Jean Sofronas

jeans@mit.edu

617.258.5548

Financial Contact

Miroslava Parsons

miravp@mit.edu

617.715.5258

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

I have climbed the most epic climbs in the Pyrenees and the Alps in my road bike and now I have the goal to climb the Dolomites. Photo credit: Andrew Cohen

Affiliated Labs

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Big plans for small spacecraft

Paulo Lozano is designing tiny ion thrusters for the next generation of satellites.

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Awards & Honors

2021

Best Invention Award, Lincoln Laboratory

2019

Outstanding Student Advisor Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

2016

Electric Propulsion Committee Technical Achievement Award, AIAA

2011

Future Mind Award, Quo+Discovery Channel

2010

Best Poster Award, MNE2010