Georg Herdrich

Georg Herdrich is an Associate Professor and academic advisor for part-time studies at the Institute of Space Systems (IRS), part of the Faculty 6: Aerospace Engineering and Geodesy at the University of Stuttgart. His work focuses on advanced propulsion systems, plasma physics, and space technology applications. Key areas include ferrofluid-based attitude control, iodine thrusters (Project BOOST), and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) systems for heat flux and radio blackout mitigation (Project MEESST). He leads research on spacecraft re-entry dynamics, demisable materials, and CubeSat mission validation (e.g., PETRUS thruster on SONATE-2).

Research Interests:

• Electric Propulsion Systems (MPD, PPT)
• Ferrofluidic Actuators and Thermal Control
• Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Phenomena
• Spacecraft Materials and Sustainability
• CubeSat Technologies and In-Orbit Experiments

Recent work emphasizes experimental validation of propulsion systems and MHD shielding, with contributions to EU-funded projects like MEESST and BOOST. His team collaborates on missions like FINIX (ferrofluid tech) and SOURCE (demise studies).

Awards: No scientific awards explicitly listed in texts.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Institute of Space Systems, leading propulsion and materials research groups. Involved in interdisciplinary teams for CubeSat development and plasma wind tunnel experiments.