Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
| Phone: | 848-445-5521 |
| Email: | steven.berg@rutgers.edu |
| Office: | ENG A-260 |
Education
BS, Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2010
MS, Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2012
PhD, Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 2015
Research Interests
Spacecraft and rocket propulsion, propellants and energetics, spacecraft
environments and operations, and general applications of plasma chemistry. Dr. Berg’s research involves
using fundamentals of chemistry and plasma physics to solve problems related to aerospace propulsion
and spaceflight. Current research is focused on development and understanding of multimode
spacecraft propulsion (using both chemical and electric propulsion), development and analysis of novel
propellants, spacecraft operations and logistics featuring propulsion, and plasma chemistry especially of
electrosprays for propulsion and other applications such as medicine and manufacturing.
Selected Publications
- Berg, S. P., and Rovey J. L., “Assessment of Multi-Mode Spacecraft Micropropulsion Systems,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 592-601, 2017.
- Berg, S.P. and Rovey, J.L., "Assessment of Imidazole-Based Energetic Ionic Liquids as Dual-Mode Spacecraft Propellants," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 29, Issue 2, pp. 339-351, 2013.
- Berg, S.P. and Rovey, J.L., "Decomposition of Monopropellant Blends of Hydroxylammonium Nitrate and Imidazole-based Ionic Liquid Fuels," Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 29, Issue 1, pp. 125-135, 2013.
- Wainwright, M. J., Rovey, J. L., Miller, S. W., Prince, B. D., and Berg, S. P., “Hydroxylammonium Nitrate Species in a Monopropellant Electrospray Plume,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 922-929, 2019.
- Rovey, J. L., Lyne, C., Mundahl, A., Rasmont, N., Glascock, M., Wainwright, M., and Berg, S. P., “Review of Multimode Space Propulsion,” Progress in Aerospace Sciences, Vol. 118, October 2020.
- Broemmelsiek, E. J, Rovey, J.L., and Berg, S. P., “Effect of Metal Sequestrants on the Decomposition of Hydroxylammonium Nitrate,” Recent Developments in Catalysts for Space Thrusters Using Green Monopropellants, special issue of Catalysts, edited by G. L. Vaghjiani and C. Oommen, Vol. 11, No. 12, December 2021.