UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON NEW OPEN 2021 AWARD CONTROL NUMBER: 2459-3278 TITLE: MINI-PULPS: MINIATURIZED PULSED POWER SYSTEMS FOR MISSION CRITICAL APPLICATIONS THE MAIN AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP GAN-BASED MINIATURIZED PULSED POWER SYSTEM (OR MINI-PULPS) ARCHITECTURES TO IMPROVE THE POWER DENSITY (10-X REDUCTION IN CAPACITOR SIZE) AND THE LIFE OF CONVERTERS (>1000 HOURS OF OPERATION ABOVE 175 OC) USED IN PULSED POWER SUPPLIES