Yusuke Yamashita

Bio

Yusuke Yamashita is a Postdoctoral Researcher of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He received a Ph.D. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Engineering from the University of Tokyo, and B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Osaka Prefecture University. He obtained fellowship as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. His interests include electric propulsion, low-temperature plasmas, microwave and plasma interaction, and computational plasma physics. He received Second place award in student competition at International Electric Propulsion Conference, and Japanese Rocket Society Award at 33rd International Symposium on Space Technology and Science.

Honors & Awards

• Japanese Rocket Society Award, 33rd International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (2022)
• Second place award in student competition, International Electric Propulsion Conference (2021)
• Overseas Dispatch Assistance for international conference, TEPCO Memorial Foundation (2019)
• Overseas Dispatch Assistance for international conference, Murata Science Foundation (2018)

Stanford Advisors

• Ken Hara, Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor