Prof. Dr. Jochen Schein received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Dr.Ing.) degrees in electrical engineering from Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, in 1992 and 1996, respectively. He joined HTPL, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in 1997. From 1998 to 2004, he was with Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation, San Leandro, CA, USA. He joined the NIF Fusion Program, LLNL, Livermore, CA, USA, in 2004. Currently, he is a Professor of Plasma Technology and Basics of Electrical Engineering at the Institute for Plasma Technics and a founding member of the SPACE research center. The current main focus is the analysis of systems already in use, such as RF ion propulsion systems (e.g., those used for the current ESA mission “BepiColombo”). He also works on developing miniaturized propulsion systems for use in nanosatellites.