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Omar AlyousefUniversity Of MemphisPolycatenated Architected Materials (PAM) for Origami-Inspired Space Docking Ports
Cade ArmstrongUniversity Of Texas at AustinIntelligent Multi-Agent Constellations for Cooperative Cislunar Operations
Laurel BarnettHarvard UniversityPhotonic SNSPD Readout and Feed Forward System for Improved Optical Communication Capabilities
Katie BarcakWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityCompact magnetic heat switch for thermal management of long duration low power exploration missions
Austin BodinUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderRapid Robust Trajectory Design via Motion Funnels in Multi-Body Systems
William BodnarNorth Carolina State UniversityNear-field Thermophotovoltaics for Extraterrestrial Surface Power Generation
Diana BolanosUniversity of California, BerkeleyOrigami-inspired lattice architectures for robotic assembly and reconfiguration of modular space structures
Annalise CabraUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderDevelopment of RF Hydrogen Plasma for Ion-Assisted Metal Processing of Lunar Regolith
William Callahan EshlemanUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPlume-Surface Interaction Experiments for Physics-Informed Ejecta Modeling
Alexander ChinUniversity of WashingtonAdaptive Wire-Bent Compliant Attachment Aids for Small Satellite Docking and ISAM Applications
Eric ComstockGeorgia Institute of TechnologyVlasov Simulation Methods for Air Breathing Electric Propulsion
Rachel ConstantinUniversity Of TennesseeHigh-Speed Tomographic Background-Oriented Schlieren for Supersonic Retropropulsion Characterization
Andrew DeanUniversity Of Central FloridaPower and Mass Determination for Scalable Molten Salt Powered Lunar Outposts
Lars EricksonUniversity Of MinnesotaEmbedded Normal Form Algorithms for Low-Cost Cislunar Navigation
Elsa ForbergerUniversity Of Southern CaliforniaCapability-Aware Planning and Control of Multi-Robot Teams for Resilient Lunar Cargo Transport
Abigail GloverColorado School Of MinesStandardizing Regolith Terramechanics Properties via Multi-Modal Characterization for Risk-Aware Navigation in Rovers
Emily GokieUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderA low-SWaP timing system for distributed in-orbit and planetary surface platforms
Elan GraupeUniversity Of MinnesotaModel-Driven Navigation for Robust Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry and Descent
Nikki HartWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityLifelong Plan Adaptation for Robot Manipulation Starting from One Example
Elizabeth HoerberGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHigh-Precision Landing Using Visual-Inertial Odometry
Theodore HouserUniversity Of ChicagoECLiPSe: ElectroChemical Liquid Propellant Synthesis
Hannah HuttonUniversity of MichiganRESIST: Radiation-Enabled Structural Improvement in Space Materials
Joseph HwangPurdue UniversityExperimental and Computational Study of Spray Cooling for Propellant Tank Thermal Management
John LanceNorth Carolina State UniversityPredicting RDRE Thermal Loads and Performance through Accurate Detonation Modeling
Madison LinUniversity of Colorado, BoulderAutonomous Trajectory Anomaly Detection and Replanning in Cislunar Space
Breno Macarenhas PontesUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderDevelopment of a Compact, Wide-Field X-ray Navigation Sensor for Simultaneous Multi-Pulsar Tracking
Emilia MannWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityAdvanced, 3D Knit Autonomous and Reconfigurable Soft Robots for Sustainable Planetary Surface Logistics
Alanis Matias-PerezColorado School Of MinesLinking Thermophysical Properties and Electrochemical Behavior in Molten Regolith Electrolysis
Connor McCleeryYale UniversityUltrafast, High-Temperature Sintering of Mechanically Robust, Spectrally Selective Coatings for Cryogenic Propellant Storage
Eleni MoweryUniversity of MichiganMultiphysics Simulation of Vapor Core Nuclear Reactors with MHD Power Conversion
Dillon MulrooneyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignInternal Pressure in Pyrolyzing Ablators for Atmospheric Entry
Robert MuldrowUniversity of FloridaEnabling Autonomous SmallSat Robotic Docking via Novel Electrical & Data Interface
Ari NadelsonUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDesigning Solid State Batteries & Electrolytes for Low Temperature Applications
Karl PedersonUniversity Of MinnesotaLightweight Metamaterial Smart Windows for Human Space Exploration
Abbey Piatt PriceColumbia UniversityLeveraging Protonic Solid-Oxide Electrochemical Cells for Process Intensification of H2 Recycling and In-Situ Resource Production
Rithvik RameshCalifornia Institute of TechnologyIntegrated Opto-Electronically Mode-Locked Laser for Space Applications
Alexander RoushColorado School Of MinesAdaptive Autonomy for Lunar Regolith Construction through Graph-Based Planning and Physics-Informed Surrogate Modeling
Samuel RussellJohns Hopkins UniversityParticle concentration and surface topography during plume-surface interaction
Jamie SantosOregon State UniversityDynamic Multi-Objective Prioritization for Autonomous Robot Teams on the Moon and Mars
Liam SmegoGeorgia Institute of TechnologyA Differential Geometric Approach to Autonomous Navigation
Truman StollerUniversity Of Nebraska, LincolnProposing an Advanced Heat Pipe: an Innovative Pumpless Flow Boiling Device
Tetiana TymoshevskaUniversity of MichiganLiquid Droplet Radiator Enabled by an Electrospray Array
James WallMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyA new model for cavitation in rocket engine turbopump inducers
Adam ZhengTexas A&M UniversityCoupled Thermal-Structural Design of Self-Deploying Reflectors for Solar Energy Distribution to Lunar Surface Assets
Albert ZhouCalifornia Institute of TechnologyMaster-Equation-Informed Reduced-Order Model for Non-Equilibrium Thermochemistry of Air in Planetary Entry
Eleanor ZimmermannMichigan Technological UniversityRadiative Passive Processing Technology for Offworld Resource Separation (RaPPTORS)
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