A hybrid rocket engine designed using a nitrous oxide-oxygen mixture (Nytrox) and paraffin, dubbed Eugene, was developed for a high-powered rocket by the Illinois Space Society, a chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The design objective is to provide 4000 N of thrust to propel a 4 kg payload to 10,000 ft, in order to compete at the Intercollegiate Rocketry and Engineering Competition. Furthermore, with this project students gain firsthand experience developing a novel oxidizer-fuel combination hybrid rocket engine. This story was picked up by the news and can be found in a few different locations (1), (2), (3).
Authors: Vignesh Sella, Andrew Larkey, Abhiraj Majumder, Avinash Rao, Zavar Abidi, Nicolas Rasmont, Aasheesh Randeo, Miron Liu, Avery Moore, Michael F Lembeck