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Thomas Husley
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Advisor: Dr. Joshua Rovey
Abstract
In the research for creating a Langmuir probe it was decided to construct a modified version of a triple probe. The probe will collect data on the test plasma that is to be used to study the plasma formation process. The probe was designed to measure plasma with a temperature limit of 10eV and an electron density limit of 1012cm2. By use of the Langmuir probe to test the generated plasma in a vacuum chamber, the data collected from the test will give a better knowledge of the temperature and density of the plasma from the measured ion concentration. With these properties it will help determine where plasma looses a portion of its energy during the formation process.
Thomas Husley Thomas Hulsey's hometown is Rosebud, MO, but he went to Owensville, MO, for High School. Currently he is a senior in his last semester at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Thomas chose to study Aerospace Engineering because he has always had a fascination with spacecraft and space flight. One of his main goals in life is to fly into either as an astronaut or through a private company. Besides undergraduate research, Thomas is also the President of the student chapter of AIAA and is a member of AFROTC. When he graduates in May he will be commissioned into the Air Force as a second Lieutenant. Currently Thomas is to be stationed at Holloman AFB as a Developmental Engineer, but is waiting for the Air Force Institute of Technology to make their selections for their masters programs. He has applied to the masters program in Astronautical Engineering and will not know whether he will be selected until April.
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