Pulsar occasionally commissions small projects from academics, typically Ph.D and postdoctoral students. Projects tend to last for 1 month and typically no more than 3 months.
These projects are a fun way to apply your skills to a wide variety of interesting topics. They are intentionally focused on the more blue-sky end of your research interests and place a high value on bold concepts backed up by methodical analysis.
Electric propulsion concepts and the materials science challenges they raise.
Literature reviews of nuclear propulsion concepts.
If you’d like to suggest a project title then get in touch, we’re particularly keen to hear suggestions in these areas:
Numerical analysis of Hall effect Thruster plumes.
Direct drive fusion concepts, analysis and criticism.
Any work on the overlap of fusion research and electric propulsion concepts.
Projects might result in a written project, numerical work might be more suited to an iPython notebook, CAD drawings or even video
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