Elaine Petroمشاهده پروفایل
استادیار
Elaine Petro is Assistant Professor in Cornell University's Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, where she directs the ASTRAlab. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and develops sustainable space exploration technologies with focus on plasma propulsion systems and novel propellants. Her research program: Designs water-based propulsion systems for deep space missions Models complex plasma behaviors in electric thrusters Develops miniaturized propulsion for small satellites Investigates next-generation ionic liquid propellants Recent publications demonstrate applications of computer vision for space weather prediction and economic analyses of space development. She received the AFOSR Young Investigator Award to study ionic liquid stability in propulsion systems. Prior to academia, Professor Petro worked on NASA missions including MAVEN Mars Orbiter, James Webb Space Telescope, and Hubble Space Telescope at Goddard Space Flight Center. She participated in JPL's Planetary Science Summer School mission design for Enceladus exploration.










