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Princeton University Olden St, E-Quad: MAE Mailroom Princeton, NJ 08540 ☎ 609.575.8668 ✉ jml@princeton.edu Justin M. Little EDUCATION 2013 (expected) Princeton University PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Thesis: Plasma Dynamics of Magnetic Nozzles Advisor: Prof. Edgar Choueiri 2008 University of California, Irvine BS, Summa Cum Laude, Aerospace Engineering BS, Summa Cum Laude, Physics ! HONORS ! 2008-2011 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Sponsored by Air Force Office of Scientific Research 2008 Outstanding Engineering Student Award Orange Country Engineering Council 2007 Herbert H. Chen Outstanding Student Award UC Irvine Department of Physics and Astronomy 2006-2008 Undergraduate Research Fellowship UC Irvine Henry Samueli School of Engineering 2006 Nat. Undergrad. Fellowship in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Sciences Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. and Dept. of Energy ! RESEARCH ! 2008-2013 Magnetic Nozzle Plasma Dynamics and Detachment Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory, Prof. Edgar Choueiri Princeton University Justin M. Little - Page One of Four ✴ ✴ 2013 ! ! Analytically solved two-fluid equations for magnetic nozzle exhaust plasma and derived thrust and efficiency scaling laws Designed versatile helicon plasma source and electromagnets to test influence of plasma source and magnetic field geometries on plasma dynamics Scaling of Electric Thrusters for Asteroid Capture and Return Missions Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory, Prof. Edgar Choueiri Princeton University ✴ Applied nonlinear optimal control software to low-thrust trajectory optimization for near-Earth asteroid (NEA) capture and return maneuvers ✴ Derived analytical scaling laws for propellant mass requirement based on propulsion system performance and NEA properties 2007-2008 Study of Electron Transport Mechanisms in Hall Thruster Channels Prof. Manuel Gamero-Castaño UC Irvine ✴ Improved ionization model in hybrid particle-in-cell/fluid computer code, HPHall ✴ Compared HPHall simulations with experimental Hall thruster data 2006-2007 Emission Spectroscopy of the Irvine Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) UC Irvine FRC, Prof. William Heidbrink UC Irvine ✴ Measured impurity concentrations, ion temperature, and ion drift velocity ✴ Wrote CCD image processing software within IDL TEACHING 2011-2013 Graduate Mentor Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Lab, Princeton University ✴ Directed summer interns and undergraduate research assistants ✴ Advised undergraduate senior thesis 2010-2011 Assistant in Instruction Thermodynamics, MAE 221, Princeton University Rocket and Air-Breathing Propulsion, MAE 426, Princeton University Fluid Dynamics, MAE 335, Princeton University Justin M. Little - Page Two of Four ✴ ✴ Lectured, graded exams and problem sets, offered exam review sessions Provided hands-on assistance in laboratory learning environment 2005 Physics Tutor UC Irvine Physics Road Show, Center for Educational Partnerships ✴ Performed experiment-based presentations at underrepresented elementary and middle schools to encourage student interest in physical sciences MEMBERSHIPS American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics - Student Member Electric Rocket Propulsion Society Phi Beta Kappa - Honor Society Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics Honor Society Sigma Gamma Tau - Aerospace Engineering Honor Society ! ! EXPERTISE Computer: Fortran, IDL, Labview, LSP Suite (particle-in-cell plasma code), Matlab, Mathematica, MS Office, Solidworks Instruments: Plasma diagnostics (electrical probes, emission spectroscopy), RF plasma sources, RF matching networks thrust stands, vacuum systems PUBLICATIONS J. M. Little and E. Y. Choueiri, "Thrust and Efficiency Model for ElectronDriven Magnetic Nozzles." Physics of Plasmas, In Review, 2013. J. M. Little and E. Y. Choueiri, "An analytical model for the flow of collisionless plasma along magnetic fields." Proceedings of 48th Joint Propulsion Conference, Atlanta, GA, AIAA Paper. No. 2012-3842. 2012. J. M. Little and E. Y. Choueiri, "Similarity Parameter Evolution within a Magnetic Nozzle with Applications to Laboratory Plasmas." 32nd International Justin M. Little - Page Three of Four Electric Propulsion Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, IEPC Paper 2011-229. 2011. J. M. Little and E. Y. Choueiri, "Plasma detachment and momentum transfer in magnetic nozzles." Proceedings of 47th Joint Propulsion Conference, San Diego, CA, AIAA Paper. No. 2011-6001. 2011. J. M. Little and E. Y. Choueiri, "The influence of induced currents on magnetic nozzle acceleration and plasma detachment." Proceedings of 46th Joint Propulsion Conference, Nashville, TN, AIAA Paper. No. 2010-6615. 2010. J. M. Little and E. Y. Choueiri, "Divergence of a Propulsive Plasma Flow Expanding through a Magnetic Nozzle." 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, IEPC Paper 2009-260. 2009. ! ! Justin M. Little - Page Four of Four
