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Thermal modeling of an ion thruster
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Noord, Jonathan L. Van |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | ii This dissertation is dedicated to my family: my dad, Phil Van Noord my mom, Betty Van Noord and my siblings, spouses and their kids: Also to my fiancée Annabel Cutland. You have been a true blessing through this whole experience. Dedicated foremost to God, you have designed an amazing universe. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Several people have helped me with this work. Many friends and colleagues have helped me with support, encouragement and suggestions. I would like to thank first and foremost, my advisor, Professor Alec Gallimore. I have spent countless hours in your office learning and discussing electric propulsion. Thank you for the opportunity to be involved in such an exciting field. I would also like to thank my committee members for reviewing my thesis, Professors William J. Anderson (fellow volleyball enthusiast), James I would also like to thank the " lab guys " for your support and suggestions. Thanks Matt for commiserating with me over the difficulty of the hollow cathode. Thanks to the other " lab guys " for putting up with a non-experimentalist like me: I want to thank all the NASA Glenn Research People who have helped me also. Vince Rawlin, you were always quick to answer my myriad of questions. Jim Sovey, thanks for the support of me. Thanks also to Roger Myers, who told me to not forget the end prize and gave me much support (I'm almost there!). Thanks also to Frank Curran, Mike Patterson and the many others who have helped me. I also want to thank the NSTAR people out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I really enjoyed my summer with you guys. Thank you Jack Stocky for inviting me out there. Thanks also to Carl, Bob, Henry, Mike, John, Ray and Leota. Carl thanks for you advice. Bob thanks for taking me in as one of your own and introducing me to people spanning the fields from the Galileo project, to science fiction and SETI. I'll always think iv of you as Meg Ryan's co-star. Thanks Leota for taking me under your wing and looking out for me. Thanks also to Glen for answering all of my thermal modeling questions. I especially want thank my family for their constant support. My mom and dad have continually encouraged me. Mom, thanks for challenging me to say " why not " when it came to my dreams. My siblings are my best … |
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