Name: Seth Antozzi  

Education: B.S. in Mathematics at Virginia Wesleyan University. M.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University.  

Skillset: Optical Engineering, laser diagnostics, laser repair. 

Honors/Awards: NSF GFRP honorable mention 2023. 

Role in JANUS: Graduate student under PI Dr. Azer Yalin. 

Description of Project: We use Two-photon Laser Induced Fluorescence (TALIF) to measure ground-state Krypton neutrals in Hall thrusters and hollow cathodes, in order to inform modeling of these devices. We also use Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy (CRDS) to characterize the Barium emission of BaO hollow cathodes.  

Outside interests/hobbies: Sports, running/hiking, playing guitar/music, reading.