Phone: 970-491-8564
Email: John.D.Williams@colostate.edu
Dr. John D. Williams is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University. Dr. Sampath has been with the Mechanical Engineering department since 1985. Dr. Williams’s research interests include modeling of erosion phenomena of ion thruster components such as ion extraction grids and hollow cathodes, as well as experimental evaluation of plasma and ion beam interactions with materials for both aerospace and terrestrial applications. Recent work has been in fabricating superlattice quantum well structures for high figure of merit thermoelectics and producing plasmas in confined pockets to enhance thin film deposition processes for solar cells.
4451 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521
The Electric Propulsion & Plasma Engineering Laboratory is located at 4451 Laporte Avenue in the Engineering Research Center, 5 miles west of CSU’s main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Engineering Research Center is the site of the Center for Next Generation Photovoltaics, a part of the US National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers program. Mechanical Engineering faculty within NGPV conduct cutting-edge research with the goal of establishing photovoltaic electricity as a major source of energy in the US and the world.
Dedicated in 1963 on CSU’s Foothills Campus, the center also houses the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Engineering Laboratory, which has provided research, development, and testing since 1965. Current research includes ion extraction grids and hollow cathodes, the evaluation of plasma and ion beam interactions with materials for both aerospace and terrestrial applications, and depth expansion of CSU’s probe diagnostic abilities and knowledge.
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