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Lyon Bradley King

Lyon Bradley King

American engineer

L. Brad King is an American engineer. He is the CEO and co-founder of Orbion Space Technologies,[1] an aerospace company based in Houghton, MI, specializing in Hall-effect thrusters.[2] He is also the CEO of Aerophysics Inc, a company based in Allouez, MI, providing "intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance" to the government.[3] He is a Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor for Space Systems in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University.[4]

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Biography

A 1989 graduate of Calumet High School, King holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, and has served on numerous NASA, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community advisory panels, and has published more than 100 papers on space propulsion systems. King is a 2003 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award[5] from President George W. Bush and selected as a recipient of the Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph R. Teetor Award[6] for engineering educators in 2006.

Research interests

King is a researcher investigating the field of "electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets."[7] King's research experience in the broader field of plasma physics includes such subjects as the design of the in-situ electrostatic probes, ion-energy analysis and time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Doppler laser cooling of trapped ions, optical flow diagnostics, and antimatter confinement. He holds patents for generating electrospray from a ferrofluid, self-regenerating nanotips for low-power electric propulsion cathodes, and a method and apparatus for improving efficiency of a Hall-effect thruster.[8]

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References

  1. [1]
    Erwin, Sandra (June 24, 2021). "Satellite propulsion supplier Orbion raises $20 million in Series B funding". SpaceNews. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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    "Company ⋆ Orbion". Orbion. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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    "Company ⋆ Orbion". Orbion. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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    "Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professors Announced". Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics News. July 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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    "Michigan Tech Mechanical Engineering News". www.me.mtu.edu. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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    "Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award - Participate - SAE International". www.sae.org. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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    "L. Brad King | ME-EM | Michigan Tech". www.mtu.edu. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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    "Lyon Bradley King Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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    Terhune, Kurt J; King, Lyon B; He, Kai; Cumings, John (August 4, 2016). "Radiation-induced solidification of ionic liquid under extreme electric field". Nanotechnology. 27 (37): 375701. Bibcode:2016Nanot..27K5701T. doi:10.1088/0957-4484/27/37/375701. ISSN 0957-4484. PMID 27487731. S2CID 3519545.
  10. [10]
    Hopkins, Mark A.; King, Lyon B. (July 1, 2016). "Performance Comparison Between a Magnesium- and Xenon-Fueled 2 Kilowatt Hall Thruster". Journal of Propulsion and Power. 32 (4): 1015–1021. doi:10.2514/1.B35731.
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    Jackson, Brandon A.; Terhune, Kurt J.; King, Lyon B. (June 1, 2017). "Ionic liquid ferrofluid interface deformation and spray onset under electric and magnetic stresses". Physics of Fluids. 29 (6): 064105. Bibcode:2017PhFl...29f4105J. doi:10.1063/1.4985141. ISSN 1070-6631.


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