C9 nanoFET
 
 
What is NanoFET?
A research group at the University of Michigan studying the thrust produced by accelerating charged nanoparticles extracted from a contained liquid reservoir
 
Why is Team NanoBLUE necessary?
NanoFET is proposed to work in space so it is necessary to test the concepts in conditions of microgravity on NASA’s C9 airplane
 
What will Team NanoBLUE do?
The team will observe the effects that microgravity has on the surface instability and particle extraction of nanoFET units
 
Determining Zero-G Feasibility of the Nanoparticle Field Extraction Thruster
 
University of Michigan
Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory
Space Research Building
2455 Hayward St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
 
Faculty Advisors: Professor Peter Washabaugh Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering pete@umich.edu (734) 763-1328 Professor Brian Gilchrist Professor of Electrical Engineering and Space Science gilchrst@umich.edu (734) 763-6230 mailto:pete@umich.edumailto:gilchrst@umich.edushapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
Graduate Student Advisor: Tom Liu Graduate Student of Aerospace Engineering Plasmadynamics & Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) liutm@umich.edumailto:liutm@umich.edushapeimage_3_link_0
Team nanoBLUE
Source: Xiaoyu Shi
 
Website Contact:
Patrick Martinchek
pmchek@umich.edu