Henry Helvajian

Henry Helvajian is a senior scientist at The Aerospace Corporation. He received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees at Stanford University concentrating on lasers and quantum electronics and did his PhD dissertation at The University of Southern California in photochemistry and gas phase kinetics/spectroscopy, he was a NAS/NRC postdoctoral researcher in the Chemistry Division at Naval Research Laboratories prior to joining The Aerospace Corporation. His research interest has included laser fabrication of glass/ceramic MEMS, manufacturing processes for mass-producing nanosatellites, laser ultrasonic processes in materials synthesis, altering speed of sound by lasers and process control for additive manufacturing