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Anthony Cofer

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2007
Plasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryAdvanced MEMS and NEMS TechnologiesSpacecraft Design and Technology

Publications

22

Citations

124

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

19

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Anthony Cofer's research focuses on small propulsion systems (microthrusters) for tiny satellites like CubeSats and SmallSats, particularly devices that use evaporating water or other propellants to produce very small amounts of thrust for attitude control and orbital maneuvers. This work combines microfabrication (MEMS, or micro-electro-mechanical systems), fluid dynamics at small scales, and spacecraft engineering to test and improve miniature propulsion hardware.

Micropropulsion for small satellitesMEMS-based thruster designRarefied gas and fluid flow at small scalesSpacecraft attitude control systemsPlasma and flow diagnostics

Publication activity has been irregular over the last decade, with occasional gaps followed by a recent uptick in output in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication18192020: 2 publications202122232024: 3 publications3242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • AIP conference proceedings×2
  • Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)×2
  • Acta Astronautica×1
  • Scientific Reports×1
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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