Space Exploration & Spaceport Technology Development Awards | ||
PI | University | Project Title |
Dr. Mahmut Reyhanoglu, Dr. Sergey Drakunov | ERAU | Development Noval spacecraft attitude control algorithms for small satellites using only magnetic actuation |
Ahmad Eishennawy, Dima Nazzal, Mark Calabrese | UCF | Assesment of the applicability and requirement for the development of an electronic work control system for NASA/KSC |
Y Chen | UF | Multi Scale modeling of Nano composites for light weight cryogenic tanks |
Daniel Kirk, Hector Gutierrez | FIT | Design of dust tolerant quick connect/disconnect cyrogenic coupling for the lunar enviroment |
Ray Bucklin, Joseph Palaia | UF/4 Frontiers | Heat transfer and stress investigation of transparent material subjected to internal greenhouse conditions in a simulated Mars surface enviroment. |
Dr. Charles H Reilly | UCF | Simulation of Ground Processing of Orbital Replacements Units for the International Space Station |
Space-Based Research and Payload Development Awards | ||
PI | University | Project Title |
Ranganthan Kumar | UCF | Experiment on Carbon Dioxide Removal in Space Habitiats |
Sathya Gangadharan | ERAU | Comparsion of Active and Passive Control of Space Vehicle Antenna Boom |
Stephen Eikenberry | UF | New approach to Adaptive Optics for Satellite Imaging & Astrophysics |
Tao Li | UF | Leveraging Multi-Cored and 3D Die Stacking to Achieve High Performance Power Efficency & Radiation hardened Computing with small form factor for NASA’s Next generation Space Mission |
Nader Behdad | UCF | A New Technology for Developing Very Large Aperture Deployable Phased -Array Antennas |
Jiann Yuan | UCF | Design and Analysis of High Energy Efficiency DC-DC Converters for Small Satellites |
Space Education and Training Programs Awards | ||
PI | University | Project Title |
Dr. Gene Tavares | Astronaut Memorial Foundation | Incite Learning:Space and Video Technology |
George Lebo | UF | Sky Calls for Florida Teachers in Grades 4th to 6th |
Joanne Detore-Nakamura | ERAU | STEM Summer camp for campbell Middle School and for GEMS(Girls exploring Math and Science) |
Jack Colpas | Christa McAuliffe | Helping kids reach for the stars through Rocketry |
Ranga Naryanan | UF | Education for Middle Schools-Physical Sciences related to space |