Dr Peter Shaw
Contact
- Email: p.shaw@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Roehampton Vale
- Faculty: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
- School: School of Engineering and the Environment
- Department: Department of Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering
About
I graduated with a degree in 'Physics with Satellite Technology' in 2006 from the University of Surrey and again in 2011 gaining a PhD in 'Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Small Satellites' from the Surrey Space Centre (SSC). I helped establish the Electric Propulsion (EP) facility there and spent several years researching and building EP devices. The first EP device I designed, tested and built that was sent into space was on the UK first CubeSAT 'STRaND-1', which was nominated for a Times Higher Education Research award.
In 2011 I co-founded a medical plasma company called 'Fourth State Medicine'.
In 2013 I joined industry and worked for Surrey Satellite Technology limited. I spent two years in Assembly, Integration and Testing, building microsatellites and then a further three years in the propulsion team working on monopropellant propulsion systems and EP ground propellant loading hardware.
In 2018 I joined Kingston University becoming a champion for the KU Rocket Lab, KU Space Propulsion Vacuum Chamber and the KU Gravity Drop tower.
Recently I have been exploring how to use neural networks in the field of space technology and the advances that they can bring.
Academic responsibilities
Senior Lecturer in Astronautics
Qualifications
- PhD - Title: 'Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Small Satellites'
- BSc (Hons) - Physics with Satellite Technology
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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