A. James Clark Professor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringThe George Washington UniversityResearch Activities: Advanced spacecraft propulsion, plasma medicine, bioengineering, plasma-based nanotechnology.Teaching: thermodynamics, heat transfer, propulsion, plasma engineeringAwards:2009 Outstanding SEAS Young Researcher Award2008 elected Associate Fellow, AIAA2006 Research Faculty Recognition Award by University of MichiganProfessional Memberships:The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Senior MemberAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Associate FellowAmerican Physical Society (APS), MemberInternational Society of Plasma Medicine (ISPM), Founding MemberMember of AIAA Electric Propulsion Technical Committee (EP)Founder and Director, Micropropulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MpNL)Steering Committee, Plasma Nanoscience Symposium (iPlasmaNanoSym)Steering Committee, GW Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBE)Editorial Board: International Journal of Plasma Science and Engineering Faculty of EngineeringTel Aviv UniversityRESEARCH INTERESTSPhysical phenomena in high current electrical discharges, at the electrode surface and inthe near electrode plasmaauthor of over 150 journal articles, 12 book chapters, and 2 patents