K. Nishii, H. Koizumi, and K. Komurasaki, “Observation of Condensed Combustion Product Formation during Combustion of Magnesium Plate in Water Vapor,” Journal of Evolving Space Activities, Accepted, Feb. 2023

K. Nishii, H. Koizumi, and K. Komurasaki, “Background Pressure Effect on Thrust Efficiency of Low-Reynolds-Number Nozzles,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, 38 (6), pp. 1042-1050, 2022, doi: 10.2514/1.B38719

K. Nishii, M. Akiyama, H. Koizumi, K. Komurasaki, “Combustion of Magnesium Wires with Oxygen and Water Vapor,” Combustion Science and Technology, Published online, 2021, doi: 10.1080/00102202.2021.2019241

K. Nishii, A. Hattori, H. Koizumi, and K. Komurasaki, “Low-pressure-vaporization of water droplets on wall under normal and microgravity conditions,” Acta Astronautica, 186, pp. 508-516, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.05.039

K. Nishii, H. Koizumi, and K. Komurasaki, “Experimental Characterization of Nozzle Performance at Low Reynolds Numbers for Water Microthrusters,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, 37, pp. 595-603, 2021, doi: 10.2514/1.b38147

M. Akiyama, K. Nishii, Y. Mannami, M. Murohara, H. Koizumi, and K. Komurasaki, “Feasibility Study of a Hybrid Thruster using Wire-Shaped Magnesium and Water for Application to Small Spacecraft,” Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 64, pp. 223-233, 2021, doi: 10.2322/tjsass.64.223

Y. Murata, N. Funabiki, H. Aohama, S. Nakajima, S. Matsushita, K. Nishii, R. Takahashi, Y. Kawabata, S. Ikari, K. Miyoshi, and R. Funase, “Power Management of Lunar CubeSat Mission EQUULEUS Under Uncertainties of Power Generation and Consumption,” Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan, 19, pp. 377-383, 2021, doi: 10.2322/tastj.19.377

K. Nishii, J. Asakawa, K. Kikuchi, M. Akiyama, Q. Wang, M. Murohara, Y. Ataka, H. Koizumi, R. Funase and K. Komurasaki, “Flight Model Development and Ground Demonstration of Water Resistojet Propulsion System for CubeSats,” Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 63, pp. 141-150, 2020, doi: 10.2322/tjsass.63.141

J. Asakawa, K. Nishii, Y. Nakagawa, H. Koizumi and K. Komurasaki, “Direct measurement of 1-mN-class thrust and 100-s-class specific impulse for a CubeSat propulsion system,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 91, pp. 035116, 2020, doi: 10.1063/1.5121411

R. Funase, S. Ikari, K. Miyoshi, Y. Kawabata, S. Nakajima, S. Nomura, N. Funabiki, A. Ishikawa, K. Kakihara, S. Matsushita, R. Takahashi, K. Yanagida, D. Mori, Y. Murata, T. Shibukawa, R. Suzumoto, M. Fujiwara, K. Tomita, H. Aohama, K. Iiyama, S. Ishiwata, H. Kondo, W. Mikuriya, H. Seki, H. Koizumi, J. Asakawa, K. Nishii, A. Hattori, Y. Saito, K. Kikuchi, Y. Kobayashi, A. Tomiki, W. Torii, T. Ito, S. Campagnola, N. Ozaki, N. Baresi, I. Yoshikawa, K. Yoshioka, M. Kuwabara, R. Hikida, S. Arao, S. Abe, M. Yanagisawa, R. Fuse, Y. Masuda, H. Yano, T. Hirai, K. Arai, R. Jitsukawa, E. Ishioka, H. Nakano, T. Ikenaga, and T. Hashimoto, “Mission to Earth–Moon Lagrange Point by a 6U CubeSat: EQUULEUS,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, 35, pp. 30-44, 2020, doi: 10.1109/maes.2019.2955577

H. Koizumi, J. Asakawa, Y. Nakagawa, K. Nishii, Y. Takao, M. Nakano and R. Funase, “Assessment of Micropropulsion System Unifying Water Ion Thrusters and Water Resistojet Thrusters,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 56, pp. Published Online: 9, 2019, doi: 10.2514/1.A34407

J. Asakawa, H. Koizumi, K. Nishii, N. Takeda, M. Murohara, R. Funase and K. Komurasaki, “Fundamental Ground Experiment of a Water Resistojet Propulsion System: AQUARIUS Installed on a 6U CubeSat: EQUULEUS,” Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan, 16, pp. 427-431, 2019, doi: 10.2322/tastj.16.427

井澤 壮太, 西井 啓太, 小泉 宏之, 小紫 公也, “電子ビーム励起蛍光を用いた宇宙機用マイクロノズル下流における2次元密度分布測定,” 日本航空宇宙学会論文集, 69, pp. 219-228, 2021, doi: 10.2322/jjsass.69.219

浅川 純，小泉 宏之，西井 啓太，服部 旭大, “小型水レジストジェットスラスタAQUARIUSの開発,” 日本航空宇宙学会誌, 66, pp. 296-301, 2018, doi: 10.14822/kjsass.66.10_296

西井 啓太，小泉 宏之，浅川 純，小紫 公也, “低レイノルズ数領域において背景圧力がノズル効率に及ぼす効果,” 日本航空宇宙学会論文集, 66, pp. 120-122, 2018, doi: 10.2322/jjsass.66.120

JSASS Young Researcher Award, 2021

33rd Annual Conference on Small Satellites, Student Poster Award, Second Place, US, 2019.

49th Annual Meeting of JSASS, Student Presentation Award, Japan, 2018.

61st the Space Sciences and Technology Conference, Student Poster Award, Japan, 2017.

日本航空宇宙学会；American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics