ORCiD
Email: s.shimhanda@al.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Research: Inductive Plasma Thruster
Biography
MEXT Doctoral Scholar in Space Electric Propulsion at U.Tokyo Space Propulsion Laboratory. Active member of the Electric Rocket Propulsion Society (ERPS) and Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (JSASS).
2022: PhD Candidate in Advanced Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2021: Lecturer in Energy Conversion Engineering, NUST
2020: Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, LaSEINE Kyutech
2019: JICA summer intern at IHI Corporation's MEISEI Electric Co., Ltd.
2019: Finalist in UNISEC-Global Mission Idea Contest
2018: 5th African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications
2018: ABE Initiative Scholar in Space Engineering International Course (SEIC)
2017: Newton Fund's Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) Training
2016: Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)
Journal
Shimhanda, S., Hiraka, K., Inoue, T., Toyoda, K., and Cho, M., Sulphur-fuelled Surface Arc Thruster for Propelling Nanosatellites, Advances in Astronautic Science and Technology(2021). https: // doi.org/10.1007/s42423-021-00074-5
International Conferences
Shimhanda, S., et al, A Performance Comparison of Solid Propellants in Surface Arc Thruster: Sulfur and Teflon, IEPC-2019–185, 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Vienna, Austria (2019)
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