Professor Dr. Alexey Shashurin

Biography

Dr. Alexey Shashurin is an Associate Professor at Purdue University in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Physics at Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, and obtained his Ph.D. from the School of Engineering at Tel Aviv University in 2008. His research interests include microwave optical diagnostics, spacecraft electric propulsion, combustion, femtosecond photoionization, micropropulsion, CubeSats, and flow control using nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges. He is also engaged in high-power microwave heating applications, the generation and diagnostics of cold plasmas, and exploring their biomedical applications. He has contributed significantly to the field through various publications and is involved in advancing technologies related to propulsion and diagnostics in aerospace engineering.

Research Interests