GeoLev Labs is engineering a propulsion platform that pairs Lorentz-force lift with on-board ion acceleration — eliminating combustion, propellant exhaust, and the moving parts that limit conventional flight.
Every aircraft and rocket flying today traces its lineage to combustion. The technology has been refined for a century, and is approaching its physical limits.
GeoLev is pursuing a different lineage: one in which lift, thrust, and station-keeping are produced by the controlled interaction of charged particles with magnetic fields. The same physics that steers particles in an accelerator can be turned outward — to push against the planet itself.
Our long-term goal is a propulsion platform with no combustion, no propellant exhaust, and no rotating aerodynamic surfaces. Quiet, efficient, and operable at altitudes and durations that conventional aircraft cannot reach.
The GeoLev platform unifies three subsystems that have, until now, only existed independently in laboratory and accelerator settings.
A current-carrying conductor in Earth's magnetic field experiences a Lorentz force. We have measured this force in a laboratory demonstrator and are scaling the geometry, current density, and field interaction to flight-relevant magnitudes.
A compact, multi-stage cyclic accelerator drives ionized gas through phase-locked RF buckets. The ring topology produces high effective current at modest bus voltage — and is being prototyped in our Denver lab.
A custom 400V power stage, FPGA-based gate control, and digitally isolated drive electronics form the nervous system of the platform — designed in-house and refined across multiple board revisions.
We have moved past whiteboard physics. The GeoLev demonstrator produces measurable Lorentz force in Earth's ambient field, and our power-electronics stack has been validated through multiple PCB iterations.
GeoLev was founded by engineers with deep, hands-on experience across the disciplines this technology demands — RF power electronics, high-voltage systems, particle beam instrumentation, and PCB design.
Former NASA JPL electrical engineer with a background in RF power electronics, high-voltage systems, particle beam instrumentation, and PCB design. Leads the development of GeoLev's radically new propulsion architecture and power delivery.
Michigan Aerospace Engineering grad working on customized power electronics for highly focused energy production and routing.
Former NASA JPL Electrical Engineer, focused on high power high frequency electronics design and testing.
We are partnering with investors who share a long-horizon thesis on deep-tech propulsion and are prepared to underwrite hard physics with patient capital.