Edgar Choueiri

Professor Edgar Choueiri is a tenured Full Professor in the Applied Physics Group at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Princeton University. His research focuses on Applied Physics, Propulsion and Energy Sciences. He is the Director of Princeton's Electric Propulsion and Plasma Dynamics Laboratory (EPPDyL) and the 3D Audio and Applied Acoustics (3D3A) Lab. He has led over 40 research projects funded by NASA, AFOSR, the National Science Foundation, Tesla, and other institutions. His work includes two space experiments onboard the Space Shuttle and the Russian spacecraft APEX. Professor Choueiri has authored over 220 publications and has been an invited speaker at more than 100 events. He has also developed new undergraduate and graduate courses, advised over a hundred students, and graduated 19 Ph.D. students. He founded the 3D3A Lab in 2009, which has generated patents and publications, including the BACCH 3D Sound technology.

Edgar Choueiri is a Professor of Applied Physics and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, specializing in plasma physics and dynamics, plasma propulsion, space physics, acoustics, and spatial audio. His research explores fundamental plasma behavior in thrusters, such as Hall thrusters and magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters, with a focus on performance optimization and scaling laws. He also investigates electron cooling, anomalous resistivity, and pulsed plasma thruster dynamics. His work includes applications for space missions, such as Mars cargo and piloted missions, and innovations in micro-thrusters for small satellites. Additionally, he contributes to spatial audio research, including binaural audio and soundfield navigation using higher-order ambisonics.