Bio
Professor Cappelli received his B.Sc. degree in Physics (McGill, 1980), and M.A.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Sciences (Toronto, 1983, 1987). He joined Stanford University in 1987 and is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Co-Director of the Engineering Physics Program. He carries out research in applied plasma physics with applications to a broad range of fields, including space propulsion, aerodynamics, medicine, materials synthesis, and fusion.
Professional Education
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PhD, University of Toronto, Aerospace Science and Engineering (1987)
Patents
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Mark Cappelli, Nicolas Gascon, Ronald King. "United States Patent US9145216B2 Unified chemical electric propulsion system", Space Systems Loral, Sep 29, 2015
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Mark Cappelli. "United States Patent US20110011729A1 Method and apparatus for inductive amplification of ion beam energy", Flavio Poehlmann-Martins, Mark A. Cappelli, Gregory Rieker, Jan 20, 2011
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William A. Hargus, Jr. Nathan B. Meezan, Mark A. Cappelli. "United States Patent US6525480B1 Low power, linear geometry hall plasma source with an open electron drift", Stanford University, Feb 25, 2003
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Mark Cappelli. "United States Patent US5417953A Apparatus and method for synthesizing diamond in supercritical water", Stanford University, May 23, 1995
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Mark Cappelli, Michael Loh. "United States Patent US5358596A Method and apparatus for growing diamond films", Stanford University, Oct 25, 1994