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69th International Astronautical Congress Bremen, Germany October 1 – 5, 2018 Student / Researcher Jordan B. Dixon University of Colorado Boulder [email protected] Presentation: Symposium A1.2 Date: October 2, 2018, Time: 09:45 (Presentation #19), Room: CCB Danzig Research Title: Wheelchair Head Immobilization Paradigm: A Ground-Based Analog for Post-Spaceflight Sensorimotor Impairment Biographical Sketch Jordan Dixon is currently in his third year of his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences focusing in Bioastronautics at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research to date has focused on quantifying, modeling and mitigating sensorimotor deconditioning associated with spaceflight. As a new Draper Fellow, he will continue to study the health effects associated with spaceflight and design assistive devices that can compensate for impairments associated with vestibular dysfunction. Research and Education Activities 2016 – Current: Pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder o Advisor: Dr. Torin K. Clark Research Focus: Research focusing on development of ground-based analogs for spaceflight physiological deconditioning, computational modeling of sensory integration and adaptation to novel environments, and design of countermeasures and advanced displays to mitigate associated impairments. 2018 – Current: Draper Fellow Program recipient 2018: ORISE Summer Fellow at the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NARMU-D) Research Focus: Worked with the Disorientation Research Device to study spatial disorientation in the aerospace environment. Aided in washout motion algorithm development and predictive orientation perception for designed motion profiles. 2016 – 2018: Received a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder 2016 – 2018: Graduate Research Assistant in the Bioastronautics Laboratory (BioServe Space Technologies Center) at the University of Colorado Boulder 2012 – 2016: Received a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas (included semester abroad at TU Delft, studying human control of aerospace vehicles) 2014 – 2015: Undergraduate Research Assistant at the CReSIS Composites Laboratory at the University of Kansas o Advisor: Dr. Richard Hale Research focus: Design and manufacturing of full-scale composite aircraft components and assembly of Ultra-Wideband radar systems within composite structures for ice-sheet mapping 2015: Summer undergraduate research assistant for the CReSIS Flight Test Team at the University of Kansas o Advisor: Dr. Shawn Keshmiri
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69th International Astronautical Congress Bremen, Germany
October 1 – 5, 2018
Student / Researcher
Jordan B. Dixon University of Colorado Boulder [email protected] Presentation: Symposium A1.2 Date: October 2, 2018, Time: 09:45 (Presentation #19), Room: CCB Danzig Research Title: Wheelchair Head Immobilization Paradigm: A Ground-Based Analog for Post-Spaceflight Sensorimotor Impairment
Biographical Sketch Jordan Dixon is currently in his third year of his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences focusing in Bioastronautics at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research to date has focused on quantifying, modeling and mitigating sensorimotor deconditioning associated with spaceflight. As a new Draper Fellow, he will continue to study the health effects associated with spaceflight and design assistive devices that can compensate for impairments associated with vestibular dysfunction. Research and Education Activities
2016 – Current: Pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder
o Advisor: Dr. Torin K. Clark Research Focus: Research focusing on development of ground-based analogs for spaceflight physiological deconditioning, computational modeling of sensory integration and adaptation to novel environments, and design of countermeasures and advanced displays to mitigate associated impairments.
2018 – Current: Draper Fellow Program recipient
2018: ORISE Summer Fellow at the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NARMU-D) Research Focus: Worked with the Disorientation Research Device to study spatial disorientation in the aerospace environment. Aided in washout motion algorithm development and predictive orientation perception for designed motion profiles.
2016 – 2018: Received a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder
2016 – 2018: Graduate Research Assistant in the Bioastronautics Laboratory (BioServe Space Technologies Center) at the University of Colorado Boulder
2012 – 2016: Received a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas (included semester abroad at TU Delft, studying human control of aerospace vehicles)
2014 – 2015: Undergraduate Research Assistant at the CReSIS Composites Laboratory at the University of Kansas
o Advisor: Dr. Richard Hale Research focus: Design and manufacturing of full-scale composite aircraft components and assembly of Ultra-Wideband radar systems within composite structures for ice-sheet mapping
2015: Summer undergraduate research assistant for the CReSIS Flight Test Team at the University of Kansas
o Advisor: Dr. Shawn Keshmiri
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JoAnna Fulton University of Colorado at Boulder [email protected] Presentation: Date: October 3, 2018, Time: 9:45 AM, Room: CCB Borgward Research Title: Closed-Chain Forward Dynamics Modeling of a Four-Panel Folding Spacecraft Structure
Biographical Sketch JoAnna is a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow and Smead Scholar working in the Autonomous Vehicle Systems Laboratory with Prof. Hanspeter Schaub. She graduated from the University of Florida in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Her broad research interests concern the deployment dynamics of complex deployable space structures. Current research focuses on origami-inspired folded space structures that incorporate novel elastic hinge materials. Additionally, she is involved with a new student organization, Women in Aerospace Engineering, at CU Boulder. Research and Education Activities
August 2014 – Current: Graduate Student at the University of Colorado at Boulder o PhD defense expected winter 2019/2020 o Aerospace Engineering Sciences, with focus in Astrodynamics and Satellite
Navigation Systems
Summer 2018: Visiting Technologist Experience at NASA Langley Research Center
March 2018: Publication of first author paper “Fixed-axis electric sail deployment dynamics analysis using hub-mounted momentum control” in Acta Astronautica
Summer 2017: Team participant and winners of the AAS/AIAA Student Competition, presenting the Near-Earth Asteroid Characterization and Observation (NEACO) Mission
January 2017: Awarded Best Paper by the Spacecraft Structures Technical Committee for the joint paper titled “Flight Qualification Testing of a Meter-class CubeSat Deployable Boom”
December 2016: Granted Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder with certificate in Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Systems
Summer 2016: Planetary Sciences Summer School at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory o Project: Uranus Orbiter New Frontiers Proposal
Summer 2015: Space Scholar at the Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
o Project: Origami Segmented Deployable Parabolic Reflector
Summer 2014: Systems Engineering Intern at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory o Project: Venus Orbiter Discovery Proposal
May 2014: Granted Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida
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Rosalin L. Goss Texas Southern University [email protected] Presentation:
Date: October 3, 2018, Time: 14:45, Room: CCB Danzig
Research Title:
Proton and Fe Ion-Induced Early and Late Chromosome Aberrations in Different Cell Types
Biographical Sketch Rosalin Goss is in her second year Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology at Texas Southern University. She is a NASA AS&ASTAR Fellow and works alongside NASA’s Johnson Space Center for her research. Rosalin’s research focuses on Genomic Instability in Chromosome Aberrations in Different Cell Types. Research and Education Activities
2016- Current: Pursuing a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology o Advisor: Bobby L. Wilson
2018- RARAF Microbeam Training, New York
2018- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts Diversity Scholarship
2017- Current: NASA Education Aeronautics Scholarship and Advanced STEM Training and Research (AS&ASTAR) Fellowship
2016- Summer NASA Space Radiation Summer School, Brookhaven National Lab (BNL), New York
2016- Received Master of Science in Environmental Toxicology from Texas Southern University
o Advisor: Bobby L. Wilson Research Focus: Proton and Fe Ion-Induced Early and Late Chromosome Aberrations In Human Epithelial and Fibroblast Cells.
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Simranjit K. Grewal University of California, Merced [email protected] Presentation: Date: October 4, 2018, Time: 13:15, Room: IP Hall Research Title: Graphene Functionalization using Transition Metal Oxide for Enhancing the Bifunctional Catalytic Ability of Nanoparticles
Biographical Sketch Simranjit Grewal is currently in her fourth-year of her Ph.D. in Materials Science at the University of California, Merced. She is a NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Fellow and works with NASA Ames and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for power technology research. Simranjit’s research focuses on enhancement of renewable technological materials such fuel cells that provide energy for both portable and stationary power for deep space exploration missions. Research and Education Activities
2015 – Present: Doctoral Degree of Biological Engineering And Small-scale Technologies (Materials Science) University of California, Merced, CA
o Advisor: Dr. Min-Hwan Lee o Research Focus: Conducted research to create more efficient fuel cells and
supercapacitors. Successfully fabricated Ti, Zr, Cr, and Pd oxides with functionalized graphene oxide 95.83% to industry standard
2018 – Present: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory o Affiliate: Dr. Peter Ercius o Research Focus: Conducted research to exam oxidation states of Ti, Zr, Cr, and Pd
and imaged same elements using HRTEM
2016 – Present: Summer Fellow at NASA Ames
2013 – 2014: Undergraduate Student Researcher Stanislaus State o Advisor: Dr. Rose Zhang o Research Focus: Conducted research to create more cost-effective superconductors.
Successfully modeled (98.2% correlation) and fabricated YBCO, LCO and TBCCO superconductors for magnetic time relaxation.
2010 – 2015 Dual Major: Bachelor of Science in Physics and Biological Sciences Course concentration in Genetics Stanislaus State, Turlock, CA
2010 – 2015: Bachelor of Arts in Economics Stanislaus State, Turlock, CA
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Blaze A. Heckert Oklahoma State University [email protected]
Oral Presentation: Date: October 3, 2018, Time: 14:45-15:00, Room: ÖVB 2
Research Title: POSS-POSS Nanostructures for Energy Absorption
Biographical Sketch Blaze Heckert is currently in his second-year of his Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering at Oklahoma State University. Blaze’s research focuses on enhancing the durability and damage tolerance of composite materials for applications in extreme environments, through the molecular-level chemical modification of the fiber-matrix interphase. Research and Education Activities
2017-Current: Pursuing a Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering at Oklahoma State University.
o Advisor: Dr. Raman P. Singh Research Focus: Research focusing on the chemical modification of carbon fiber and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane to enhance the properties of carbon fiber composites.
2016: Received Master of Science in Polymer Chemistry from Pittsburg State University o Thesis: “Development of New BI-DOTA Complex-Loaded Dendritic Polymer
Nanoparticles for X-ray Imagining and Treatment of Lung Cancer” o Awarded Distinguished Thesis Award from Pittsburg State University.
2015: Received Bachelor of Science in Biology.
2014-2015: Kansas IDEA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Star-Trainee.
2013-2014: Kansas IDEA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Campus Scholar.
Publications:
1. “Design and Synthesis of New Sulfur-Containing Hyperbranched Polymer and Theranostic Nanomaterials for Bimodal Imaging and Treatment of Cancer”. ACS Macro Letters 2017
2. “Combination Therapy of NSCLC Using Hsp90 Inhibitor and Doxorubicin Carrying Functional Nanoceria". Molecular Pharmaceutics 2017
3. “A "Radical" Approach to Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment". Nanomedicine 2017
4. "Multiparametric Magneto-fluorescent Nanosensors for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H721". ACS Infectious Diseases 2016
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Karun Kumar Rao University of Houston [email protected] Interactive Presentation: Date: October 04, 2018, Time 13:15, Room: TBD Research Title: Using Artificial Neural Networks to Model Diffusion in Solid State Electrolytes
Biographical Sketch Karun Kumar Rao received his BSE in Chemical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and is now currently in his third year PhD student at the University of Houston in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow. Karun’s research focuses on predicting and studying the properties of solid-state electrolytes. He employs computational chemistry tools and the emerging field of machine learning to screen and design novel materials. Research and Education Activities
2016 – Present: PhD Student in Chemical and Biomolecular engineering at the University of Houston
o Advisers: Dr. Lars C. Grabow, Dr. Yan Yao o Research Focuses: Using first principle quantum chemical calculations (Density
Functional Theory) to understand and predict the bulk/interfacial properties of solid state electrolytes. Additionally researches new machine learning algorithms to predict novel electrolyte structures.
2017 – Present: Nasa Space Technology Research Fellow o Developing a Solid State Electrolyte for Advanced Lithium Batteries
2018 – Intern at NASA Ames Research Center
2017 – Center for Advanced Computational Data Science Research Fellow (University of Houston)
2016 – BSE in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University
2014 – 2016 Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Case Western Electrochemistry Lab o Research Adviser: Dr. Rohan Akolkar o Designed and conducted experiments to calculate transport behavior of additives in
zinc electrodeposition systems for battery applications o Built electrochemical test cell to measure and model the porosity of polyurethane resin
films
2015 – Process Engineering Intern at Lam Research
2012 – Pediatric Student Research Program (CU - School of Medicine)
2011 – Research Intern in the Liquid Crystal and Material Research Center (CU-Boulder)
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Zachary S. Miller Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center [email protected] Role at IAC: World Finals, 2018 Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition International Institute of Space Law
Biographical Sketch Zach Miller is a third-year law student at LSU Law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Zach also attended LSU for undergraduate studies, earning a B.A. in International Studies in 2016. His educational specializations include international law, national security law, foreign affairs, and the law of outer space. Zach previously interned for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and for the U.S. Department of Defense. Zach’s prior research includes interpreting the term “outer space” in various treaties, delimiting air space from outer space, and surveying legal problems posed by human settlement of Mars. Education Activities
Senior Associate, Journal of Energy Law & Resources
Member, Board of Advocates
Founder & ex-President, Space Law Society
Treasurer, International Law Society
Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition
LSU Law Tullis Moot Court Competition
Publications
Zach Miller, The Great Unknown of the Outer Space Treaty: Interpreting the Term Outer Space, 49 Denver J. Int’l L. & Pol’y (2018) (forthcoming).
Zach Miller, Space Settlement and the Celestial Subjectivity Model: Shifting Our Legal Perspective of the Universe, in 13 Stud. Space Pol’y 59 (Eur. Space Pol’y Inst., 2017) (ISBN No. 978-3-319-70433-3).
Zach Miller, Humanity, the Interplanetary Species: The Legality of Colonizing Space, Undergraduate Thesis, Louisiana State University Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College (2013).
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Sanny Omar University of Florida [email protected] Presentation: Date: October 4, 2018, Time: 9:45 am, Room: ZARM 1 Research Title:
Hardware and GNC Solutions for Controlled Spacecraft Re-Entry using Aerodynamic Drag
Biographical Sketch Sanny Omar completed an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering with minors in business, Spanish, and computer science at Auburn University. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Florida and is funded by a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship. During his educational career, Sanny has completed internships at GE Aviation, SpaceX, and NASA Ames. He is currently working on an algorithm to enable spacecraft to de-orbit in a desired location by only controlling their ballistic coefficients. Sanny is also working on a drag device capable of modulating a spacecraft’s ballistic coefficient while providing attitude stability through gravity gradient and aerodynamic torques. Research and Education Activities
University of Florida | Gainesville, FL Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering | May 2020 Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering | Dec 2017 Major Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (Received 2017, Honorable Mention 2016), NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship, Dynamics Systems and Controls Graduate Student Research Award, UF Graduate School Fellowship Award
Auburn University | Auburn, AL Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, Honors Student, Honors Thesis Track | May 2015 Minors: Business Engineering and Technology, Computer Science, Spanish
Advanced Autonomous Multiple Spacecraft (ADAMUS) Laboratory | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL PhD Student/Researcher | Aug 2015 – Present
Restored 6 degree of freedom air-bearing-based satellite simulation testbed to operation
Spacecraft re-entry point targeting using aerodynamic drag
Developing 2U CubeSat to test drag device and orbit control algorithms
Worked with NASA Ames to implement attitude and orbit control algorithms on NASA spacecraft
AubieSat CubeSat Team | Auburn University, Auburn, AL Attitude Control and Orbital Mechanics Team Leader | Aug, 2011 – May 2015
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Melanie Pickett University of South Florida [email protected] Presentation: An Algae Membrane Photobioreactor for Resilient Water Management Date: October 5, 2018, Time: 9:45AM, Room: CCB Danzig Research Title: Life Support Systems and Water Management
Biographical Sketch Melanie is a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). She grew up in Massachusetts, USA and escaped the cold to pursue her B.S. in both environmental and civil engineering from Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, FL, USA. Melanie’s academic interests have focused on water purification systems, with an emphasis on biological systems. She has since discovered her newfound passion in space research, including the unique challenges that come with it, and has begun to apply her experiences in the field. Outside of academics her interests include traveling, kayaking, and exploring the great outdoors. Research and Education Activities
Research Interests: Research Focus: Water purification systems for space environments, in particular biological systems & environmental engineering challenges involved in the better water management strategies to mitigate climate change impacts terrestrially
Current: Pursuing a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida o Advisor: Dr. Daniel H. Yeh o Research Focus: Design and fabrication of a pilot system to cultivate and harvest
microalgae at Tampa’s municipal wastewater plant. The TRL 6 system produces lipid-rich biomass feedstock for energy production via existing anaerobic digesters.
Current: Doctoral Researcher (6 month) at NASA Kennedy Space Center o Mentor: Dr. Luke Roberson o Research Focus: Design, build, and test an algae membrane photobioreactor as part
of a closed-loop bioregenerative water purification system for planetary habitats
2015: Received Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from USF
2014: Summer Visiting Doctoral Researcher, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK o Advisor: Dr. John Love o Research Focus: Characterization and profiling of algal-bacterial communities in
wastewater via DNA sequencing and the effect of wastewater on algal/bacterial interactions affecting nutrient removal and other water quality parameters
2013: Received Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Civil Engineering from Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
o Advisor: Dr. Simeon Komisar o Research Focus: Design and development of an attached growth recycle system
reactor to anaerobically digest cadaver and phenol waste generated at FGCU while capturing useable amounts of Methane gas for energy.
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Max M. Roberts Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center [email protected] Role at IAC: World Finals, 2018 Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition International Institute of Space Law
Biographical Sketch Max Roberts is a third-year law student at LSU Law in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Max attended the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette for undergraduate studies, earning a B.A. in General Studies in 2015. His educational specializations include business law, comparative legal studies, and the law of outer space. Max previously interned for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and worked as a summer associate at Paul Hastings LLP in Houston, Texas. Education Activities
Development Editor, Louisiana Law Review
Member, Board of Advocates
Moot Court Chair, Space Law Society
Dean Henry George McMahon American Inns of Court, Member
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, North American Regional Winner
LSU Law Tullis Moot Court Competition
Honors
Paul M. Hebert Scholar, Fall 2016/Spring 2017/Fall 2017/Spring 2018.
Dean’s Scholarship Recipient, Fall 2016
Liskow & Lewis Scholarship Recipient, Fall 2018
Corporate and Business Law Excellence Award, Fall 2018
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Kathryn Robison The University of Alabama [email protected] Presentation: Date: October 4, Time: 13:00, Room: Interactive Presentation (Paper ID: IAC-18,E5,IP,1,x4533)
Research Title: Funding NASA: Examining the effect of informational frames on public opinion of space exploration spending by the federal government
Biographical Sketch
Kat is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science. Her dissertation investigates the role of the political communication in space policy from the micro to the macro level, focusing on the issues which shape and inform space policy in the United States and the processes by which our policies are developed, as well as how the nation’s space policy affects international policies. Kat is the Recruitment Manager for the Space Generation Advisory Council and the Program Coordinator for the Tide Together Mentoring Program, which serves underrepresented populations in graduate education, including Women in STEM.
Research and Education Activities
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar, Institute of International Education, 2009
B.A. in Anthropology (Biological) and Near Eastern Studies, The University of Arizona. 2012
M.A. in American Studies, Youngstown State University, 2015 o Research Focus: Science Communication and Curation in the United States
Critical Language Scholarship, U.S. Department of State, 2015
Phi Alpha Theta Service Award, Alpha Gamma Beta Chapter, Youngstown State University, 2015
2015-2017 Fellow, Sinai and Synapses Fellowship, New York, NY
Alumni Ambassador, Critical Language Scholarships, American Councils for International Education, U.S. Department of State, 2016-2017
Project Group Coordinator, Space Generation Advisory Council, 2017-2018
Recruitment Manager, Space Generation Advisory Council, 2018-2020
Space Generation Congress Delegate, 2017
NASA-ISEB Sponsored Student to the 68th IAC in Adelaide, Australia
Director of Partnerships, Critical Language Scholarship Alumni Society, 2017-current
Vice President for 3MT and Academic Programs, The University of Alabama Graduate Student Association, 2018-2019
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Nanette Valentour University of North Dakota [email protected] Oral Presentation: Date: October 3, 2018, Time: 09:45, Room: CCB Lloydsaal Research Title: Development of a Computational Lifting Body Glider Model for Flight Simulation Studies
Biographical Sketch Nanette Valentour is a 2nd year graduate student in the Space Studies Department at the University of North Dakota specializing in space engineering. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Nanette’s primary research areas include computational aerodynamics and structural analysis for systems related to space exploration. Research and Education Activities
2016 – Present: Pursuing a M.S. in Space Studies at the University of North Dakota o Advisor: Dr. Pablo de Leon
Research: o Design of a controlled descent lifting body glider for high altitude payload recovery.
This research focuses on computational aerodynamics, structural design, fabrication, and flight testing of the vehicle.
o Structural design and analysis of the UND Inflatable Lunar/Mars Habitat Modules: Plant Production, Extravehicular Activity, Human Exercise and Performance, and Geology.
2018: Recipient of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship
2016: Received Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from the University of Cincinnati
2015 – 2016: Undergraduate work at University of Cincinnati’s Non-destructive Evaluation Laboratory
2015: Undergraduate co-op at University of Cincinnati’s Ultrasonic Imaging Laboratory
2013 – 2014: Undergraduate co-op rotations with Turbine Engine Components Technologies
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Alec W. Yenawine University of Miami
Presentation: October 4, 2018, 13:15, Room: IP Hall Research Title: Investigation of Hybrid Rocket Engine Combustion and Optimal Complex Fuel Port Design
Biographical Sketch Alec Yenawine is currently a first-year graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Miami. He is a NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellow and will be collaborating with NASA Ames Research Center for his research. Alec’s research focuses on experimental analysis of hybrid rocket engine performance and the utilization of additive manufacturing to produce performance enhancing geometries. Research and Education Activities
2018 – Current: Pursuing M.S. (continuing to Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Aerospace at the University of Miami
o Advisor: Dr. Victoria Coverstone o Research Focus: Research focusing on experimental characterization and
improvement of hybrid rocket engine performance utilizing complex fuel port geometries. Also conducting material behavior research and modeling for a deployable membrane space telescope concept utilizing unique characteristics of magnetic and shape memory alloys.
2018 – Current: NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellow
2017 – Fall Intern at NASA Johnson Space Center, Propulsion Systems Group, Flight Operations Directorate
2017: Summer Researcher at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Branch
2017: Received Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University
2016 – 2017: Undergraduate Researcher for the Fracture and Mechanics Laboratory at Clemson University
o Advisor: Dr. Garrett Pataky o Research Focus: Experimental and numerical analysis of high speed impact on fiber
composite materials, focusing on predicting damage processes and post-impact strength.
2015 – 2016: Summer Intern at the Clemson University Energy Innovation Center
