NSTGRO Researchers and Project Titles

• Omar Alyosev
  University of Memphis
  Origami-inspired polycatenate structural material (PAM) for space docking ports
• Cade Armstrong
  University of Texas at Austin
  Intelligent multi-agent constellations for cooperative star operations
• Laurel Burnett
  Harvard University
  Photonic SNSPD readout and feedforward system improves optical communication capabilities
• Katie Barkak
  William Marsh Rice University
  Compact magnetic heat switch for thermal management on long-duration, low-power exploration missions
• Austin Bodine
  University of Colorado Boulder
  Fast and robust trajectory design with motion funnels for multibody systems
• William Bodner
  North Carolina State University
  Near-field thermal solar power generation for extraterrestrial surface power generation
• Diana Bolanos
  University of California, Berkeley
  Origami-inspired lattice architecture for robotic assembly and reconfiguration of modular spatial structures
• Annalize Cabra
  University of Colorado Boulder
  Development of RF hydrogen plasma for ion-assisted metal processing of lunar regolith
• William Callahan Eshlman
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Plume-surface interaction experiments for physics-based ejecta modeling
• Alexander Chin
  University of Washington
  Adaptive wire bend compliant installation aid for small satellite docking and ISAM applications
• Eric Comstock
  Georgia Tech
  Vlasov simulation method for air-breathing electric propulsion
• Rachel Constantine
  University of Tennessee
  High-speed tomography background-oriented Schlieren for supersonic retropropulsion characterization
• Andrew Dean
  University of Central Florida
  Determining the power and mass of a scalable molten salt-powered lunar outpost
• Lars Eriksson
  University of Minnesota
  Built-in standard form algorithms for low-cost lunar sphere navigation
• Elsa Forburger
  University of Southern California
  Capability-aware planning and control of multi-robot teams for resilient lunar cargo transportation
• Abigail Glover
  Colorado School of Mines
  Standardization of regolith terramechanical properties through multimodal characterization for rover risk-aware navigation
• Emily Gokey
  University of Colorado Boulder
  Low SWaP timing system for distributed orbital and planetary surface platforms
• Elan Graup
  University of Minnesota
  Model-driven navigation for robust spacecraft atmospheric entry and descent
• Nicky Hart
  William Marsh Rice University
  Lifetime planning adaptation of robot operation starting from an example
• Elizabeth Hoover
  Georgia Tech
  High-precision landing using visual-inertial odometry
• Theodore Hauser
  University of Chicago
  ECLiPSe: Electrochemical liquid propellant synthesis
• Hannah Hutton
  University of Michigan
  RESIST: Structural improvement of space materials using radiation
• Joseph Fan
  Purdue University
  Experimental and computational study of spray cooling for propellant tank thermal management
• John Rance
  North Carolina State University
  Predicting RDRE heat loads and performance with accurate explosion modeling
• Madison Lynn
  University of Colorado Boulder
  Detection and replanning of autonomous orbit anomalies in solar system space
• Breno Macareñas Pontes
  University of Colorado Boulder
  Development of a compact, wide-field X-ray navigation sensor for simultaneous tracking of multiple pulsars
• Emilia Mann
  William Marsh Rice University
  Advanced 3D knit autonomous reconfigurable soft robot for sustainable planetary surface logistics
• Alanis Matias Perez
  Colorado School of Mines
  Relationship between thermophysical properties and electrochemical behavior in molten regolith electrolysis
• Conor McReary
  Yale University
  Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of mechanically robust and spectrally selective coatings for cryogenic propellant storage
• Eleni Morley
  University of Michigan
  Multiphysics simulation of steam reactor reactors using MHD power conversion
• Dillon Mulroney
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Internal pressure of pyrolytic ablator for atmospheric entry
• Robert Muldrow
  University of Florida
  Enabling autonomous SmallSat robot docking via new electrical and data interfaces
• Ari Nadelson
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Solid state battery and electrolyte design for low temperature applications
• Carl Pederson
  University of Minnesota
  Lightweight metamaterial smart windows for human space exploration
• Abby Piatt Price
  Columbia University
  Process enhancement of H2 recycling and in-situ resource production using protic solid oxide electrochemical cells
• Rithvik Ramesh
  California Institute of Technology
  Integrated optoelectronic mode-locked laser for space applications
• Alexander Roush
  Colorado School of Mines
  Adaptive autonomy of lunar regolith construction with graph-based planning and physics-based surrogate modeling
• Samuel Russell
  Johns Hopkins University
  Particle concentration and surface topography during plume-surface interactions
• Jamie Santos
  Oregon State University
  Dynamic multi-objective prioritization for autonomous robot teams on the Moon and Mars
• Liam Smego
  Georgia Tech
  Differential geometry approach to autonomous navigation
• Truman Stoller
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Proposing an advanced heat pipe, an innovative pumpless flow boiling device
• Tetiana Tymoszewska
  University of Michigan
  Droplet radiator realized by electrospray array
• James Wall
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  New model of cavitation in rocket engine turbo pump inducer
• Adam Jen
  Texas A&M University
  Thermal structural coupling design of self-deployable reflectors for solar energy distribution to lunar assets
• Albert Zhou
  California Institute of Technology
  A low-order model based on the master equation for nonequilibrium thermochemistry of the air during planetary entry
• Eleanor Zimmerman
  Michigan Technological University
  Radiation Passive Processing Technology for Offworld Resource Separation (RaPPTORS)