Paulo Lozano

Recognized under Tier 1 — Interplanetary Logistics, Paulo Lozano conducts pioneering work in advanced space propulsion at MIT's Space Propulsion Laboratory. Lozano's research on electrospray thrusters — miniaturized ionic liquid propulsion systems that deliver exceptional efficiency at remarkably small scale — is helping redefine what is possible for spacecraft propulsion in terms of cost, mass, and mission flexibility. As the economics of space access continue to shift toward smaller, distributed spacecraft architectures, the high-efficiency micropropulsion technology Lozano has developed becomes increasingly central to the logistics of sustaining interplanetary operations and, ultimately, supporting a permanent Mars colony.