John J. Blandino, Ph.D.

Journal Publications

Marchetti, P.J., Blandino, J.J., Demetriou, M. A., "Electric Propulsion and Controller Design for Drag-Free Spacecraft Operation in Low Earth Orbit," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1303-1315, 2008.
St. Rock, B., Blandino, J., Anderson, K. and Polk, J., "Thermal Analysis of a Lithium Vaporizer for a High-Power Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power ,Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 1098-1110, 2006.
Blandino, J., McDevitt, M., Mueller, J., Bame, D., and Green, A., "Characterization of Dryout Point in the Vaporizing Liquid Microthruster," Journal of Propulsion and Power , Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 677-682, 2006.

Blandino, J. and St. Rock, B.,"Micronewton Thrusters for Earth Orbiting Imaging Formations," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 673-684, 2006.
St. Rock, B., Blandino, J., and Demetriou, M., "Propulsion Requirements for the Drag-Free Operation of Spacecraft in Low-Earth Orbit," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 594-606, 2006.
Blandino, J. J. and Goodwin, D. G., "Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) Accelerator Assisted Synthesis of Diamond," Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 712 - 718, 2004.
Blandino, J. J., Goodwin, D. G., and Garner, C. E., "Low Energy Sputter Yields for Diamond, Carbon-Carbon Composite, and Molybdenum Subject to Xenon Ion Bombardment," Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 9, pp. 1992-2001, 2000.
Hastings, D. E., and Blandino, J. J., "Bounds on Current Collection from the Far Field by Plasma Clouds in the Ionosphere," Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 94. No. A3, pp. 2737-2744, 1989.

Conference Proceedings and other Publications

Blandino J., Shi X., Rosenblad N., Flaherty W. and Gamero-Castaño M., "Charge Detection Mass Spectrometer with Integrated Retarding Potential Analyzer for Study of Colloid Thruster Plumes," AIAA-2007-5296, 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati, OH, July 8 - 11, 2007.
Blandino, J. and Gatsonis, N., "Droplet Fission as a Means of Producing Nanodroplets with Controlled Size Distribution," Report for Grant # DMI-0508307, Proceedings of the 2006 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference, St. Louis, MO, July 24 - 27, 2006.
St. Rock , B. and Blandino , J.J., "Thermal-Fluid Analysis of a Lithium Vaporizer for the Advanced Lithium-Fed Applied Field Lorentz Force Accelerator," AIAA-2006-5021, 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Sacramento, CA, July 9 - 12, 2006.
Marchetti, P.J., Blandino, J.J., Demetriou, M. A., "Electric Propulsion and Controller Design for Drag-Free Spacecraft Operation in Low Earth Orbit," AIAA-2006-5166, 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Sacramento, CA, July 9 - 12, 2006.
St. Rock, B., Blandino, J., Anderson, K. and Polk, J., "Preliminary Design of a Lithium Vaporizer for the Advanced Lithium-Fed Applied Field Lorentz Force Accelerator," AIAA-2005-4245, 41^st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Tucson, AZ, July 10 -13, 2005.
St. Rock, B., and Blandino, J., "Application of Micronewton Thrusters for Control of Multispacecraft Formations in Earth Orbit," AIAA-2004-3811, 40^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 11 -14, 2004.
Blandino, J., McDevitt, M., Mueller, J., Bame, D., and Green, A., "Characterization of Dryout Point in the Vaporizing Liquid Microthruster," AIAA-2003-4719, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville AL,, July 20 -23, 2003.
Blandino, J., Roy, T., Sartorelli, R., and Gamero-Costaño, M., "Measurements of Plasma Potential in Colloid Thruster Plumes," AIAA-2003-4849, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville AL,, July 20 -23 2003.
Siegel, A., and Blandino, J., "Propulsion Requirements and Options for Astronomical Imaging Formations in Earth Orbit," AIAA-2003-4577, 39^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville AL,, July 20 -23, 2003.
Blandino, J.J., "Electric Propulsion," Annual highlights article, Aerospace America, December 2003, pp. 60-61.
Voecks, G., Parker, J. M., Blandino, J. J., and Bame, D., "Chemical Reactors Based on Catalyzed Microtubes," NPO-20508, NASA Tech Briefs , March 2001.
Arrington, L. A., Marrese, C. M., and Blandino, J. J., "Pulsed Plasma Thruster Plume Study: Symmetry and Impact on Spacecraft Surfaces," AIAA-2000-3262, 36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Huntsville, AL, July 17 - 19, 2000.
Polk, J. E., Blandino, J. J., and Goodwin, D. G., "CVD of Diamond Using Magnetoplasmadynamic Sources," NPO-20668, NASA Tech Briefs, August 2000, pp. 46-47.
Gagne, M., Gatsonis, N., Blandino, J., Ziemer, J., and Choueiri, E., "Analysis of Triple Langmuir Probe Measurements in the Near-Exit Region of a Gas-Fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster," AIAA 99-2287, 35th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Los Angeles, June 1999.
Parker, J., Thunnissen, D., Blandino, J. and Ganapathi, G., "The Preliminary Design and Status of a Hydrazine MilliNewton Thruster Development," AIAA-1999-2596, 35^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Los Angeles, June 1999.
Blandino, J. J. and Cassady, R. J., "Propulsion Requirements and Options for the New Millennium Interferometer (DS-3) Mission," AIAA 98-3331, 34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, OH, July 13-15, 1998.
Cassady, R. J., Willey, M. J., Meckel, N. J., and Blandino, J. J., "Pulsed Plasma Thruster for the New Millennium Space Interferometer Experiment DS-3," AIAA 98-3326, 34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, OH, July 13-15, 1998.
Blandino, J. J., Cassady, R. J, and Peterson, T. T., "Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for the New Millennium Interferometer (DS-3) Mission," IEPC 97-192, 25th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, OH, August 24-28, 1997.
Blandino, J. J., Goodwin, D. G., and Garner, C., "Evaluation of Diamond Grids for Ion Thruster Optics," AIAA 96-3203, 32nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 1-3, 1996.
Moore, N. R., Ferraro, N. W., Ebbeler, D. H., Newlin, L. E., Blandino, J. J., Beaudet, R. A., Moran, C. M. and Moore, S. H., "Probabilistic Simulation of Decomposition of Liquid Propellant,"ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, MA, August, 1996.
Tilley, D. L., Pobst, J. A., Bromaghim, D. R., Myers, R. M., Cassady, R. J., Hoskins, W. A., Meckel, N. J., Blandino, J. J., Brinza, D. E., and Henry, M. D., "Advanced Pulsed Plasma Thruster Demonstration on MightySat Flight II.1"10^th AIAA/Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, September, 1996.
Brophy, J., Mueller, J., Polk, J. E., and Blandino, J. J., "Micromachined Ion Accelerators," NPO-19652, NASA Tech Briefs, February, 1996, pp. 36-37.
Blandino, J.J., Goodwin, D. G., Garner, C., and Brophy, J., "Evaluation and Development of Diamond Grids for Ion Optics," AIAA 95-2663, 31st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, San Diego, CA, July 10-12, 1995.
Jan, D. L., Blandino, J. J., and Palaszewski, B., "Space System Architecture Code (SSAC)," NPO-18463, NASA Tech Briefs, June 1992, pp. 64 -65.
Leifer, S., Blandino, J., and Sercel, J., "Electric Thruster Models for Multimegawatt Nuclear Electric Propulsion Mission Design," Proceedings of the 8th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, pp. 482-492, Albuquerque, NM, January 1991.
R. Hellings, Editor, "LAGOS Propulsion System," Proceedings of the Technologies for a Laser Gravitational Wave Observatory in Space (LAGOS) Workshop. Astrotech 21 Workshops Series II, JPL D-8541, Vol. 2, September 15, 1991, pp. 37.
Frisbee, R. H., Blandino, J. J., Sercel, J. C., Sargent, M. G. and Gowda, N., "Advanced Propulsion Options for the Mars Cargo Mission," AIAA 90-1997, 26th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, FL, July 16-18, 1990.
Blandino, J., Jan, D., and Palaszewski , B., "Space System Architecture Code: A Tool for Planetary Mission Design," AAS 90-194, Proceedings of The Case for Mars IV: The International Exploration of Mars, Boulder, CO. June 4-8, 1990, Volume 89, MISSION STRATEGY & ARCHITECTURES: Part I, p 221 - 244.
Hastings, D., Blandino, J., Oberhardt, M., "Current Collection to Plasma Contactors in the Ionosphere,"AIAA-1989-679, 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, Jan. 9-12, 1989.
Moder, J. P., Blandino, J. J., Frazier, S. R., and Myrabo, L. N., "Laser-Energized MHD Generator for Hypersonic Electric Air-Turborockets," AIAA 87-1816, 23rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, San Diego, CA, June 29-July 2, 1987.
Sercel, J. C., Blandino, J. J., and Wood, K. L., "The Ballistic Mars Hopper: An Alternative Mars Mobility Concept," AIAA-87-1901, 23rd AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, June 29-July 2, San Diego, CA, 1987.