{"689472":{"#nid":"689472","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2026 Frontiers in Science: Advancing Space Exploration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOne day after the historic Artemis II launch, the College of Sciences welcomed more than 150 researchers, students, and community members to its signature\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/frontiers-space\u0022\u003EFrontiers in Science\u003C\/a\u003E conference. Held on April 2, the full-day event focused on space research guiding discovery and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs during previous editions, this year\u2019s conference featured more than two dozen scientists, engineers, policy experts, and thought leaders from Georgia Tech and beyond, illustrating how collaboration across fields \u2013 from science and engineering to public policy and international affairs \u2013 helps to advance strategic research priorities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cFrontiers is about discovery and connections across disciplines and generations,\u201d says\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair. \u201cThis edition provided an inspiring glimpse into the future of space exploration and the many ways Georgia Tech is contributing to research and missions seeking answers to what lies beyond our planet.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommitment to Space\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpace research is a key institutional priority at Georgia Tech, which is home to numerous academic and research programs in planetary sciences, robotics, mission design, space policy, and other areas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe recently established\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SRI) serves as the central hub connecting the broad range of space-related research across campus. Led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/2885\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who also serves as principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, SRI has expanded support for space research and commercialization through initiatives such as the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2026\/02\/26\/new-space-startups-take-georgia-tech\u0022\u003ECreationsVC Space Fellows Program\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2025\/12\/10\/georgia-techs-space-research-institute-announces-inaugural-seed-grant-awardees\u0022\u003ECenters, Programs, and Initiatives seed grant program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESRI\u2019s efforts are in line with Georgia Tech\u2019s long-standing contribution to space exploration. Hundreds of Yellow Jacket alumni work in the space sector, including several graduates who are playing key roles in the Artemis program. To date, more than a dozen Georgia Tech alumni have traveled to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExploring the Final Frontier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe conference featured a series of panels and discussions led by faculty and researchers from the Colleges of Sciences and Engineering as well as the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESessions explored how researchers are studying the processes and conditions that support planetary habitability, seeking to answer one of humanity\u2019s greatest questions: Does life exist beyond Earth? Speakers also examined how analog fieldwork in Earth\u2019s extreme environments can inform space exploration, and how space research, in turn, can deepen our understanding of our own world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAdditional conversations centered on building better space missions through improved understanding of team and individual resilience, data collection, navigation, and the development of advanced technologies like the robots developed through the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/good-dog-lassie-spirit-learns-walk-moon\u0022\u003ENASA LASSIE Project\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFrontiers also highlighted Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to preparing the next generation of space scientists, engineers, and leaders. Student training and engagement were recurring themes throughout the day, with speakers emphasizing opportunities for student-led and student-run missions and research. A panel of Georgia Tech alumni shared their own STEM career journeys, challenging the idea of \u201cone right path\u201d to success \u2014 and acknowledging the resources and opportunities available at the Institute.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA highlight of the conference was a fireside chat with Atlanta-native, retired U.S. Army Colonel and NASA Astronaut\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/kimbrough-rs.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ER. Shane Kimbrough\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. Operations Research 1998). Kimbrough, who spent a total of 388 days in space and performed nine spacewalks across three missions, reflected on his career and the evolution of spaceflight. He emphasized the expanding role of public-private and international partnerships in advancing ambitious goals, such as creating a permanent human outpost on the Moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolicy and Public\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe conference also explored how policy influences space discovery and innovation, with discussions touching on such issues as space security, access, governance, sustainability \u2014\u0026nbsp;and the influence of technology and science fiction on public perception and policy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPanelists described current policy frameworks governing outer space as struggling to keep pace with rapidly advancing technologies and expanding activities. According to these experts, increasing tensions among commercial, research, and recreational uses of space call for greater coordination among private and government entities to balance competing priorities while maximizing opportunities for innovation and exploration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe conference was punctuated by a networking lunch connecting attendees with Atlanta\u2019s public astronomy community \u2013 including partners at several universities and the Georgia Tech Astronomy Club, which set up telescopes for attendees to safely observe the sun. 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Several Georgia Tech graduates have key roles in the Artemis program.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOn the eve of this next chapter of lunar exploration, several current and former Yellow Jackets discuss why Artemis II matters, what excites them about the mission, and what happens next.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/welcome-future-artemis-ii-set-launch-moon\u0022\u003ERead the entire story on the College of Engineering website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech alumni, including some with NASA leadership roles in this week\u2019s launch, reflect on the first crewed launch to the moon in more than 50 years. 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It\u2019s a state only possible in low-oxygen environments, conditions researchers refer to as \u201creducing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cModels have suggested that these reducing conditions may have varied at different locations and times across the surface of the Moon,\u201d says lead author\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/advik-vira\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvik Vira\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduate student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E who recently earned his doctoral degree. \u201cWe hope our microscopy technique can be a valuable step in mapping and understanding the Moon\u2019s 4.5-billion-year history.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe team anticipates that their technique could be used on many of the lunar samples collected more than 50 years ago by the Apollo missions in addition to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/lunar-science\/programs\/angsa\/\u0022\u003EApollo Next Generation Samples\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 a group of lunar samples that have been stored under pristine conditions \u2014 and new samples from the planned\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/artemis-ii\/\u0022\u003EArtemis missions\u003C\/a\u003E, with Artemis II slated for launch this spring. The technique might also be applicable to samples collected from the far side of the Moon and returned in 2024 by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/space-missions\/change-6\u0022\u003EChang\u2019e-6 mission\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe Moon holds clues not only to its own past, but also to the earliest eras of Earth\u2019s evolution \u2014 history that has long since been erased from our planet,\u201d Vira says. \u201cThis study is a step toward understanding the history of both and a reminder that there is still so much left to learn from the lunar rocks we\u2019ve brought back to Earth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe School of Physics research team included corresponding authors Vira and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/phillip-first\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhillip First\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E; in addition to graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERoshan Trivedi\u003C\/strong\u003E; undergraduate students\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGabriella Dotson, Keyes Eames\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDean Kim,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E Emma Livernois\u003C\/strong\u003E; and Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/zhigang-jiang\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZhigang Jiang\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, along with Institute for Matter and Systems Materials Characterization Facility Senior Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.research.gatech.edu\/people\/mengkun-tian\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMengkun Tian\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E Senior Research Scientist\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/brant-m-jones\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrant Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThom Orlando\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ERegents\u0027 Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry with a joint appointment in the School of Physics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Tech team was joined by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/addisenergy.com\/\u0022\u003EAddis Energy\u003C\/a\u003E Senior Geochemist\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKatherine Burgess\u003C\/strong\u003E; Macalester College Assistant Professor of Geology\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geology\/facultystaff\/emily-first\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmily First\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E; along with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lbl.gov\/\u0022\u003ELawrence Berkeley National Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energygeosciences.lbl.gov\/profile\/hlisabeth\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHarrison Lisabeth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Senior Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/als.lbl.gov\/people\/nobumichi-tamura\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENobumichi Tamura\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EPostdoctoral Fellow\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETyler Farr,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewho recently earned a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECLEVER research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe investigation began with a dark gray rock called a lunar basalt. Formed when ancient magma erupted on the Moon\u2019s surface, minerals crystallized as it cooled \u2014 preserving key information in their structures. Billions of years later, the rock was brought to Earth by the 1972 Apollo 17 mission, where a small piece is now stored at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/clever.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER)\u003C\/a\u003E, a NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) center led by Orlando.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs a NASA virtual institute, CLEVER supports researchers exploring lunar conditions and developing tools for the upcoming crewed Artemis missions, and provided the lunar samples for this research. The SSERVI also plays a critical role in training the next generation of planetary researchers: both Vira and Farr earned their Ph.D.s while on the CLEVER team.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cAt CLEVER, we are very interested in understanding the impacts of space weathering,\u201d Vira says. \u201cWe implemented modern\u0026nbsp;sample preparation and advanced microscopy techniques\u0026nbsp;to image samples at the atomic level, and were curious to apply it more broadly to the collection of Apollo rocks in the Orlando Lab. This sample caught our attention.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWhen we imaged an ilmenite crystal from the lunar basalt, what struck us first was how uniform and perfect the crystal structure was,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWe found no defects from space weathering and instead saw an undamaged, pristine crystal \u2014 undisturbed for 3.8 billion years.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo investigate further, the team analyzed small chips of the rock with Burgess,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ea member of the RISE2 SSERVI team and then a geologist at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nrl.navy.mil\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Naval Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E. Using state-of-the-art electron microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, Vira determined the oxidation state of the elements in the ilmenite\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Epresent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn spectroscopy measurements, each element leaves a distinct \u2018signature,\u2019 Vira explains. \u201cWhen we brought our results back to Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.research.gatech.edu\/mcf\/materials-characterization-facility\u0022\u003EMaterials Characterization Facility\u003C\/a\u003E, Mengkun (Tian) noticed something unusual: the signature showed titanium might be present in the trivalent state.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe presence of trivalent titanium had long been suspected in this lunar mineral. The team was intrigued.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA new window into old rocks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWith funding from Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR)\u003C\/a\u003E, Vira returned to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to analyze additional samples. The results confirmed that more titanium was present than the mineral\u2019s formula (FeTiO\u2083) predicts \u2014 indicating a portion of the titanium present was trivalent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThat led me to place our measurements in terms of the broader geological context,\u201d Vira shares. Working with First, Vira explored how ilmenite with trivalent titanium could help reconstruct the nature of ancient magmas from the Moon, especially the chemical availability of oxygen.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cBecause its location on the Moon was noted during the Apollo mission, we know exactly where this rock is from, and we can determine how old the rock is,\u201d he explains. \u201cWhen coupled with our trivalent titanium measurements, we can use that information to estimate the reducing conditions for this specific region at the specific time our rock formed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIf the upcoming Artemis missions return samples suitable for the team\u2019s technique, these rocks could provide a new window into ancient lunar geology. The research also highlights that many lunar samples already on Earth could be reexamined to look for trivalent titanium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThere is still so much to learn from the lunar samples we have already brought to Earth,\u201d Vira says. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to the long-term value of each sample return mission. As technology continues to advance, this type of work will continue to give us critical insights into our planet and our place in the universe for years to come.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDOI\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-026-69770-w\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E10.1038\/s41467-026-69770-w\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFunding\u003C\/strong\u003E: This work was directly supported by the NASA SSERVI under CLEVER. Researchers were also supported by the NASA RISE2 SSERVI and the Heising-Simons Foundation. Funding for collaborations between the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Georgia Tech for the investigation of lunar minerals was provided by the Georgia Tech Center for Space Technology and Research. 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This partnership combines VLRCOE\u2019s strengths in rotorcraft aeromechanics and advanced configurations with RMS\u2019 operational defense and applied systems engineering expertise to address a critical need for the U.S. Army.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe military has phased out or retired other drone vehicles, including the MQ-1 Gray Eagle, RQ-7 Shadow, and OH-58 Kiowa Warrior. 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And even once you get there, operating a rover on the moon is nothing like driving on Earth \u2014 the uneven terrain, deep shadows, and unpredictable soil make autonomy essential.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo, what do you do if you want to design robots and their controlling algorithms for future moon visits? If you\u2019re \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/yashwanth-kumar-nakka\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYashwanth Nakka\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E you bring the moon to you.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENakka has recreated the moon in a research lab at Georgia Tech, hauling in seven tons of basalt rock to mimic the look and feel of the lunar surface. With dark black walls and a bright light that simulates the sun\u2019s glare, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aerospaceroboticslab.ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAerospace Robotics Lab \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E(ARL) is the only one of its kind in a university setting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis lab will help Nakka\u2019s team of researchers understand how robotic rovers interact with the environment on the moon\u0026nbsp;\u2014 how they perceive the terrain in different sunlight conditions, for example, and how they navigate across a surface that can easily swallow a rover wheel.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFrom a research perspective, many of today\u2019s space mobility solutions still build upon algorithms developed two decades ago. This new lab positions us to pioneer the next generation of autonomous mobility technologies that can overcome unstructured terrain, environmental, and operational challenges. Advancing autonomous systems is critical to enabling deep-space exploration, supporting resource utilization, and empowering scientists to investigate new frontiers such as icy moons that may harbor subsurface oceans,\u201d said Nakka, assistant professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike the Moon\u2019s ultra-fine, clingy regolith that can coat equipment and cause severe wear and damage, Nakka\u2019s lab uses carefully selected, gem-sized basalt rocks. This material allows researchers to realistically study how robots interact with granular terrain while avoiding the need for extensive protective equipment, making experimentation safer, more efficient, and easier to conduct. When robots are driving on the surface, they experience the same shifts and movements they would in the moondust.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlgorithms that Help Rovers Think and Decide on Their Wheels\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe lab uses specialized lights that mimic the sun because lighting conditions can significantly impact rover operations. A typical rover relies on cameras to identify objects \u2014 such as determining whether something is a rock and whether the rover should drive around or over it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe rover also must assess slopes and evaluate whether the terrain is stable enough to traverse. These decisions are usually made with a human in the loop; Nakka is developing control systems that would allow the rovers to operate without that human intervention.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLighting conditions make this process challenging,\u201d Nakka said. \u201cFor instance, direct sunlight on the camera can distort what the rover sees. One of the greatest obstacles is developing algorithms that remain robust and reliable despite these varying environmental factors.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u2019s algorithms will empower vehicles to independently assess their surroundings, identify safe paths, and select scientifically intriguing targets, all on their own. They also will allow the rovers to work together to explore or achieve other objectives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Developing effective algorithms requires more than simply studying a standard vehicle and attempting to adapt autonomy solutions from there. That approach limits performance, particularly when driving at high speeds,\u201d Nakka said. \u201cTo achieve truly dynamic and responsive autonomous control, our algorithms must understand how the vehicle interacts with the terrain, control for uncertainty, and incorporate that surface to wheel contact information in real time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENext-Gen Robots for the Moon\u2019s Hidden Extremes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlongside control algorithms, Nakka and his team are crafting new robots capable of exploring harsh moon terrain and accessing challenging environments, such as lunar vents and caves. These shape changing robots, inspired by Nakka\u2019s previous work at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), will cover territory that conventional rovers simply can\u2019t reach.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We aim to integrate robot design with algorithm development to create systems that are adaptive and capable of changing shape. For example, a rover that can crawl, lift a leg to clear debris when stuck, and continue moving\u2014demonstrating the importance of built-in adaptability.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENakka\u2019s long-term vision for autonomy is to develop a rover capable of understanding both its environmental context and its own internal state. This includes recognizing available resources as well as interpreting external conditions. Achieving this level of autonomous self and environmental awareness is expected to take approximately a decade.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUltimately, the work being done in the ARL will shape the next decade of space robotic exploration, making it possible for rovers to go farther, think faster, and survive in places no human or robot has ever gone.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENakka has recreated the moon in a research lab at Georgia Tech, hauling in seven tons of basalt rock to mimic the look and feel of the lunar surface. 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Jud Ready\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewill serve as the inaugural executive director of Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SRI), which will officially launch on the same date.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SRI builds upon Georgia Tech\u2019s long and distinguished history in space research and exploration. By uniting experts across disciplines \u2014 from aerospace engineering to planetary science, astrophysics, robotics, policy, the arts, and origin of life explorations \u2014 the SRI aims to create a resilient ecosystem for space research that can adapt and thrive, even in an era of fiscal uncertainty. It is composed of faculty, staff, and students whose collaborative research spans a broad spectrum of space-related topics, all deeply connected to advancing our understanding of space and its impact on the human experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe launch of the SRI comes at a pivotal moment for the scientific community,\u201d said Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research Julia Kubanek. \u201cAs the federal government proposes major cuts to funding agencies, our interdisciplinary research institutes are striving to support faculty and make them more competitive across disciplinary boundaries. This institute will publicly showcase impactful research led by Georgia Tech faculty, attract new collaborators, and pursue alternative funding strategies via philanthropic and industry partners.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Space Research Institute will consist of an interdisciplinary community of faculty across Georgia Tech\u2019s schools, colleges, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is an honor to be appointed executive director of the Space Research Institute,\u201d said Ready. \u201cMy plan is to provide internal and external space researchers with access to Georgia Tech\u2019s world class facilities and turbocharge the space activities already underway. We\u2019re committed to empowering our existing community while forging new partnerships that will expand our reach and impact across the global space ecosystem.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReady, a\u0026nbsp;principal research engineer in GTRI\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/laboratories\/electro-optical-systems-laboratory\u0022\u003EElectro-Optical Systems Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;is the\u0026nbsp;first GTRI faculty member to serve in a long-term capacity as an IRI executive director. Prior to his appointment, he served as\u0026nbsp;associate\u0026nbsp;director of external engagement\u0026nbsp;for the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EInstitute for Matter and Systems\u003C\/a\u003E and director of the Georgia Tech Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR).\u0026nbsp;He is also an adjunct professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore joining the Georgia Tech faculty, Ready worked for General Dynamics and MicroCoating\u0026nbsp;Technologies. Throughout his career,\u0026nbsp;he has served as PI or co-PI for grants totaling more than $25M awarded by the Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, NASA, NSF, NIST,\u0026nbsp;DOE, other federal sponsors,\u0026nbsp;industry, charitable foundations, private citizens, and\u0026nbsp;the States of Georgia and Florida.\u0026nbsp;His current research focuses primarily on energy capture, storage, and delivery enabled by nanomaterial design. His research has been included on three missions to the International Space Station, two others to low earth orbit, and one perpetually in heliocentric orbit (Lunar Flashlight). His future space missions include MISSE-21 to the International Space Station and SSTEF-1 to the Lunar surface. A half dozen solar cells from his past missions to the International Space Station will be included in the permanent At Home in Space exhibit opening on the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum\u0027s 50th Anniversary.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReady has received numerous awards and honors for his work. His most recent awards include the Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology award in 2025 and the Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development award in 2023, both from Georgia Tech. 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Both fields are poised to influence research in everything from healthcare and ethics to exploration and innovation. This expansion of Georgia Tech\u2019s research enterprise represents the Institute\u2019s commitment to research that will shape the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, innovation flourishes where disciplines converge. With the launch of the Space Research Institute and the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society, we\u2019re uniting experts across fields to take on some of humanity\u2019s most profound questions. Even as we are tightening our belts in anticipation of potential federal R\u0026amp;D budget actions, we also are investing in areas where non-federal funding sources will grow and where big impacts are possible,\u201d said Executive Vice President for Research Tim Lieuwen. \u0022These institutes are about advancing knowledge \u2014 and using it to improve lives, inspire future generations, and help shape a better future for us all.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth INNS and SRI grew out of faculty-led initiatives shaped by a strategic planning process and campus-wide collaboration. Their evolution into formal institutes underscores the strength and momentum of Georgia Tech\u2019s interdisciplinary research enterprise.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s 11 IRIs support collaboration between researchers and students across the Institute\u2019s seven colleges, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), national laboratories, and corporate entities to tackle critical topics of strategic significance for the Institute as well as for local, state, national, and international communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022IRIs bring together Georgia Tech researchers making them more competitive and successful in solving research challenges, especially across disciplinary boundaries,\u201d said Julia Kubanek, vice president of interdisciplinary research. \u201cWe\u0027re making these new investments in neuro- and space-related fields to publicly showcase impactful discoveries and developments led by Georgia Tech faculty, attract new partners and collaborators, and pursue alternative funding strategies at a time of federal funding uncertainty.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Space Research Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E will connect faculty, students, and staff who share a passion for space exploration and discovery. They will investigate a wide variety of space-related topics, exploring how space influences and intersects with the human experience. The SRI fosters a collaborative community including scientific, engineering, cultural, and commercial research that pursues broadly integrated, innovative projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESRI is the hub for all things space-related at Georgia Tech. It connects the Institute\u2019s schools, colleges, research institutes, and labs to lead conversations about space in the state of Georgia and the world. Working in partnership with academics, business partners, philanthropists, students, and governments, Georgia Tech is committed to staying at the forefront of space-related innovation.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SRI will build upon the collaborative work of the Space Research Initiative, the first step in formalizing Georgia Tech\u2019s broad interdisciplinary space research community. The Initiative brought together researchers from across campus and was guided by input from Georgia Tech stakeholders and external partners. It was led by an executive committee including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/4313\u0022\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/a\u003E, John W. Young Chair Professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/21316\u0022\u003EMariel Borowitz\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/2804\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Beginning July 1, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/s1.space.research.gatech.edu\/w-jud-ready\u0022\u003EW. Jud Ready\u003C\/a\u003E, a principal research engineer in GTRI\u2019s Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, will serve as the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ready-named-inaugural-executive-director-georgia-tech-space-research-institute\u0022\u003Einaugural executive director of the Space Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo receive the latest updates on space research and innovation at Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/app.e2ma.net\/app2\/audience\/signup\/2015041\/1983075\/\u0022\u003Ejoin the SRI mailing list\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EInstitute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society\u003C\/a\u003E (INNS) is dedicated to advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology to improve society through discovery, innovation, and engagement. INNS brings together researchers from neuroscience, engineering, computing, ethics, public policy, and the humanities to explore the brain and nervous system while addressing the societal and ethical dimensions of neuro-related research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EINNS builds on a foundation established over a decade ago, which first led to the GT-Neuro Initiative and later evolved into the Neuro Next Initiative. Over the past two years, this effort has culminated in the development of a comprehensive plan for an IRI, guided by an executive committee composed of faculty and staff from across Georgia Tech. The committee included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/3736\u0022\u003ESimon Sponberg,\u003C\/a\u003E Dunn Family Associate Professor in the School of Physics and the School of Biological Sciences; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.research.gatech.edu\/node\/3728\u0022\u003EChristopher Rozell,\u003C\/a\u003E Julian T. 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Research areas will encompass the foundations of human intelligence and movement, bio-inspired design and neurotechnology development, and the ethical dimensions of a neuro-connected future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy integrating technical innovation with human-centered inquiry, INNS is committed to ensuring that advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology are developed and applied ethically and responsibly. Through fostering innovation, cultivating interdisciplinary expertise, and engaging with the public, the institute seeks to shape a future where advancements in neuroscience and neurotechnology serve the greater good. INNS also aims to deepen Georgia Tech\u2019s collaborations with clinical, academic, and industry partners, creating new pathways for translational research and real-world impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn internal search for INNS\u2019s inaugural executive director is in the final stages, with an announcement expected soon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/eepurl.com\/iX8jss\u0022\u003EJoin our mailing list\u003C\/a\u003E to receive the latest updates on everything neuro at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBy uniting experts across disciplines, Georgia Tech is positioning itself at the forefront of neuroscience and space research.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"By uniting experts across disciplines, Georgia Tech is positioning itself at the forefront of neuroscience and space research."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2025-07-01 11:53:04","changed_gmt":"2025-12-31 16:58:27","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677315":{"id":"677315","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1751369747","gmt_created":"2025-07-01 11:35:47","changed":"1751369782","gmt_changed":"2025-07-01 11:36:22","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"261201","name":"tech-tower.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/01\/tech-tower.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/01\/tech-tower.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3688196,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/01\/tech-tower.png?itok=k1paARgU"}}},"media_ids":["677315"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"},{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"188087","name":"go-irim"},{"id":"187582","name":"go-ibb"},{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"},{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"193658","name":"Commercialization"},{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"193653","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"193656","name":"Neuro Next Initiative"},{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"},{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: laurie.haigh@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaurie Haigh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EResearch Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"686866":{"#nid":"686866","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Divan, Raychowdhury Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academyofinventors.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENational Academy of Inventors\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is honoring two Georgia Tech faculty members for their contributions to technology and society: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/deepakraj-m-divan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeepakraj \u201cDeepak\u201d Divan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/arijit-raychowdhury\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArijit Raychowdhury\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Both are in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERaychowdhury is a semiconductor pioneer whose patented circuit and system-on-chip designs have advanced computing efficiency and commercialization. Divan is a global leader in power electronics and grid modernization, whose innovations and ventures have transformed how electricity is delivered and managed worldwide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCongratulations to Deepakraj and Arijit on earning one of the most esteemed accolades in technology and discovery. Their groundbreaking work, with nearly 100 patents between them, advances solutions to global challenges,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/raghupathy-sivakumar\u0022\u003ERaghupathy \u201cSiva\u201d Sivakumar\u003C\/a\u003E, chief commercialization officer at Georgia Tech. \u201cTheir success exemplifies how research commercialization drives real-world impact, and we\u2019re proud to see them honored as academy fellows.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElection to NAI is the highest professional distinction specifically awarded to inventors. With this recognition, Georgia Tech\u2019s roster of NAI Fellows grows to 24. Divan and Raychowdhury join a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/academyofinventors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fellows-List.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2025 class of 169 new fellows\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E representing university, government, and nonprofit organizations worldwide. They will be inducted at the NAI 15th Annual Conference on June 4, 2026, in Los Angeles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeepakraj\u202f\u201cDeepak\u201d Divan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Emeritus (2004-2025)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EFounder, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cde.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Distributed Energy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeepakraj\u202f\u201cDeepak\u201d Divan is a globally recognized innovator in power electronics and grid transformation. He was awarded the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/divan-selected-ieee-medal-power-engineering-recipient\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIEEE Medal in\u202fPower Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in 2024.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe holds over 85 U.S. and international patents and has authored 400 refereed publications. His pioneering work on soft\u2011switching converters\u2014integral for efficient energy storage, EV charging, and industrial controls\u2014has spurred a global $70\u202fbillion power electronics industry.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDivan laid the groundwork for grid\u2011forming inverter control, enabling high-renewables integration. He is the co-author of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/energy-2040.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnergy 2040: Aligning Innovation, Economics and Decarbonization\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, named by Forbes as one of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/globalcitizen\/2024\/12\/28\/10-essential-books-and-podcasts-every-leader-needs-in-2025\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201c10 Essential Books and Podcasts Every Leader Needs in 2025\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing named an NAI Fellow is a tremendous honor,\u201d said Divan. \u201cIt reflects years of effort to rethink how electricity is delivered and managed to solve real problems and to drive practical innovations that matter.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;As the founder of Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for Distributed Energy, he led research that transforms electricity delivery through analytics, monitoring, and optimization.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn entrepreneur, Divan co-founded Varentec (backed by Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures) and seeded ventures including GridBlock, Soft Switching Technologies, Innovolt, and Smart Wires\u2014raising over $500\u202fmillion. A National Academy of Engineering member and IEEE Fellow, he champions scalable energy-access solutions worldwide.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArijit Raychowdhury\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor and Steve W. Chaddick School Chair\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EDirector, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cocosys.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for the Co-Design of Cognitive Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArijit Raychowdhury has been the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of ECE since 2021. He is a leading innovator in semiconductor technologies, holding more than 27 U.S. and international patents and authoring over 350 publications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis work spans low-power circuits, specialized accelerators, and system-on-chip design, with breakthroughs widely adopted in industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis recognition reflects the collective effort of students, colleagues, and partners who share a vision for advancing microelectronics,\u201d said Raychowdhury. \u201cI am honored that NAI champions the same mission to lead through research, education, and innovation.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Texas Instruments, he developed the world\u2019s first adaptive echo-cancellation network for integrated Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)\u2014a patented technology that enabled high-speed internet over traditional phone lines that received the EDN Innovation of the Year award. At Intel, he developed and incorporated foundational memory and logic technologies that shaped commercial products across global markets for more than a decade.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis research on fine-grain power management of systems-on-chip at Georgia Tech has been licensed and widely adopted by the semiconductor industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe directs Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/Georgia Tech\u2019s Center for the Co-Design of Cognitive Systems \u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for the Co-Design of Cognitive Systems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and leads initiatives to advance microelectronics design with applications to AI. Over the years, he has served as a founding advisor and board member to multiple startups in the areas of edge-computing and low power design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERaychowdhury\u2019s research bridges invention and real-world impact, earning him numerous honors, including IEEE\u0026nbsp;Fellow, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/raychowdhury-chosen-src-technical-excellence-award\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESemiconductor Research Corporation Technical Excellence Award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and multiple industry awards. 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Their experiment set new records, running the largest ever fluid dynamics simulation by a factor of 20 and the fastest by over a factor of four.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team ran its custom software on the world\u2019s two fastest supercomputers, as well as the eighth fastest, to construct such a massive model.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EApplications from the simulation reach beyond rocket science. The same computing methods can model fluid mechanics in aerospace, medicine, energy, and other fields. At the same time, the work advances understanding of the current limits and future potential of computing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team finished as runners-up for the 2025 Gordon Bell Prize for its impactful, multi-domain research. Referred to as the Nobel Prize of supercomputing, the award was presented at the world\u2019s top conference for high-performance computing (HPC) research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFluid dynamics problems of this style, with shocks, turbulence, different interacting fluids, and so on, are a scientific mainstay that marshals our largest supercomputers,\u201d said Bryngelson, an assistant professor with the School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLarger and faster simulations that enable solutions to long-standing scientific problems, like the rocket propulsion problem, are always needed. With our work, perhaps we took a big dent out of that issue.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Super Heavy booster reflects the space industry\u2019s move toward reusable multi-engine first-stage rockets that are easier to transport and more economical overall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, this shift creates research and testing challenges for new designs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach of Super Heavy\u2019s 33 thrusters expels propellant at ten times the speed of sound. As individual engines reach extreme temperatures, pressures, and densities, their combined interactions with the airframe make such violent physics even more unpredictable.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrequent physical experiments would be expensive and risky, so scientists rely on computer models to supplement the engineering process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBryngelson\u2019s flagship\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mflowcode.github.io\/\u0022\u003EMulticomponent Flow Code (MFC)\u003C\/a\u003E software anchored the experiment. MFC is an open-source computer program that simulates fluid dynamic models. Bryngelson\u2019s lab has been modifying MFC since 2022 to run on more powerful computers and solve larger problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn computing terms, this MFC-enhanced model simulated fluid flow resolution at 200 trillion grid points and one quadrillion degrees of freedom. These metrics exceeded previous record-setting benchmarks that tallied 10 trillion and 30 trillion grid points.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis means MFC simulations provide greater detail and capture smaller-scale features than previous approaches. The rocket simulation also ran four times faster and achieved 5.7 times the energy efficiency of comparable methods.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIntegrating\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2505.07392\u0022\u003Einformation geometric regularization (IGR)\u003C\/a\u003E into MFC played a key role in attaining these results. This new approach improved the simulation\u2019s computational efficiency and overcame the challenge of shock dynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn fluid mechanics, shock waves occur when objects move faster than the speed of sound. Along with hampering the performance of airframes and propulsion systems, shocks have historically been difficult to simulate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComputational scientists have used empirical models based on artificial viscosity to account for shocks. Although these approaches mimic the physical effects of shock waves at the microscopic scale, they struggle to effectively capture the large-scale features of the flow.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInformation geometry uses curved spaces to study concepts of statistics and information. IGR uses these tools to modify the underlying geometry in fluid dynamics equations. When traveling in the modified geometry, fluid in the model preserves the shocks in a more natural way.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen regularizing shocks to much larger scales relevant in these numerical simulations, conventional methods smear out important fine-scale details,\u201d said Sch\u00e4fer, an assistant professor at NYU\u2019s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIGR introduces ideas from abstract math to CFD that allow creating modified paths that approach the singularity without ever reaching it. In the resulting fluid flow, shocks never become too spiky in simulations, but the fine-scale details do not smear out either.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimulating a model this large required the Georgia Tech researchers to run MFC on El Capitan and Frontier, the world\u0027s two fastest supercomputers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe systems are two of four exascale machines in existence. This means they can solve at least one quintillion (\u201c1\u201d followed by 18 zeros) calculations per second. If a person completed a simple math calculation every second, it would take that person about 30 billion years to reach one quintillion operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrontier is housed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and debuted as the world\u2019s first exascale supercomputer in 2022. El Capitan surpassed Frontier when Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory launched it in 2024.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo prepare MFC for performance on these machines, Bryngelson\u2019s lab followed a methodical approach spanning years of hardware acquisition and software engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2022,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/new-hardware-brings-students-closer-exascale-computing\u0022\u003EBryngelson attained an AMD MI210 GPU accelerator\u003C\/a\u003E. Optimizing MFC on the component played a critical step toward preparing the software for exascale machines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAMD hardware underpins both El Capitan and Frontier. The MI300A GPU powers El Capitan while Frontier uses the MI250X GPU.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter configuring MFC on the MI210 GPU,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/group-optimizes-fluid-dynamics-simulator-worlds-fastest-supercomputer\u0022\u003EBryngelson\u2019s lab ran the software on Frontier for the first time during a 2023 hackathon\u003C\/a\u003E. This confirmed the code was ready for full-scale deployment on exascale supercomputers based on AMD hardware.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to El Capitan and Frontier, the simulation ran on Alps, the world\u2019s eight-fastest supercomputer based at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre. It is the largest available system that features the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike with AMD GPUs,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/researchers-blazing-new-trails-superchip-named-after-computing-pioneer\u0022\u003EBryngelson acquired four GH200s in 2024\u003C\/a\u003E and began configuring MFC to the latest hardware innovation powering New Age supercomputers. Later that year, the J\u00fclich Research Centre accepted Bryngelson\u2019s group into an early access program to test JUPITER, a developing supercomputer based on the NVIDIA superchip.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/pancaked-water-droplets-help-launch-europes-fastest-supercomputer\u0022\u003EThe group earned a certificate for scaling efficiency and node performance\u003C\/a\u003E on the way toward validating that their code worked on the GH200. The early access project proved successful for JUPITER, which launched in 2025 as Europe\u2019s fastest supercomputer and fourth fastest in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGetting the level of hands-on experience with world-leading supercomputers and computing resources at Georgia Tech through this project has been a fantastic opportunity for a grad student,\u201d said CSE Ph.D. student \u003Cstrong\u003EBen Wilfong\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo leverage these machines, I learned more advanced programming techniques that I\u2019m glad to have in my tool belt for future projects. I also enjoyed the opportunity to work closely with and learn from industry experts from NVIDIA, AMD, and HPE\/Cray.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEl Capitan, Frontier, JUPITER, and Alps maintained their rankings at the 2025 International Conference for High Performance Computing Networking, Storage and Analysis (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sc25.supercomputing.org\/\u0022\u003ESC25\u003C\/a\u003E). Of note, the TOP500 announced at SC25 that JUPITER surpassed the exaflop threshold.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SC Conference Series is one of two venues where the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/top500.org\/\u0022\u003ETOP500\u003C\/a\u003E announces updated supercomputer rankings every June and November. The TOP500 ranks and details the 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SC Conference Series serves as the venue where the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acm.org\/media-center\/2025\/november\/gordon-bell-climate-2025\u0022\u003EAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM) presents the Gordon Bell Prize\u003C\/a\u003E. The annual award recognizes achievement in HPC research and application. The Tech-led team was among eight finalists for this year\u2019s award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlong with Bryngelson, Georgia Tech members included Ph.D. students \u003Cstrong\u003EAnand Radhakrishnan\u003C\/strong\u003E and Wilfong, postdoctoral researcher \u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Vickers\u003C\/strong\u003E, alumnus \u003Cstrong\u003EHenry Le Berre\u003C\/strong\u003E (CS 2025), and undergraduate student \u003Cstrong\u003ETanush Prathi\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESch\u00e4fer\u2019s partnership with the group stems from his previous role as an assistant professor at Georgia Tech from 2021 to 2025.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollaborators on the project included \u003Cstrong\u003ENikolaos Tselepidis\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EBenedikt Dorschner\u003C\/strong\u003E from NVIDIA, \u003Cstrong\u003EReuben Budiardja\u003C\/strong\u003E from ORNL, \u003Cstrong\u003EBrian Cornille\u003C\/strong\u003E from AMD, and \u003Cstrong\u003EStephen Abbot\u003C\/strong\u003E from HPE. 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2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTim\u2019s ability to bridge academia, industry, and government has been instrumental in driving innovation and positioning Georgia Tech as a critical partner in tackling complex global challenges,\u201d said Cabrera. \u201cWith his leadership, I am confident Georgia Tech will continue to expand its impact, strengthen its strategic collaborations, and further solidify its reputation as a world leader in research and innovation.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA proud Georgia Tech alumnus (M.S. ME 1997, Ph.D. ME 1999), Lieuwen has spent more than 25 years at the Institute. He is a Regents\u2019 Professor and holds the David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Prior to the interim EVPR role, Lieuwen served as executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E for 12 years. His expertise spans energy, propulsion, energy policy, and national security, and he has worked closely with industry and government to develop new knowledge and see its implementation in the field.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELieuwen has been widely recognized for his contributions to research and innovation. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, as well as a fellow of multiple other professional organizations. Recently, he was elected an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/tim-lieuwen-honored-royal-academy-engineering\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInternational Fellow of the U.K.\u2019s Royal Academy of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, one of only three U.S. engineers in 2024 to receive this prestigious commendation. The honor acknowledges Lieuwen\u2019s contributions to engineering and his efforts to advance research, education initiatives, and industry collaborations.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe has authored or edited four books, published over 400 scientific articles, and holds nine patents \u2014 several of which are licensed to industry. He also founded TurbineLogic, an analytics firm working in the energy industry. Additionally, Lieuwen serves on governing and advisory boards for three Department of Energy national labs and was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy to the National Petroleum Council.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe EVPR is the Institute\u2019s chief research officer and directs Georgia Tech\u2019s $1.37 billion portfolio of research, development, and sponsored activities. This includes leadership of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the Enterprise Innovation Institute, nine Interdisciplinary Research Institutes and numerous associated research centers, and related research administrative support units: commercialization, corporate engagement, research development and operations, and research administration.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am honored to step into this role at a time when research and innovation have never been more critical,\u201d Lieuwen said. \u201cGeorgia Tech\u2019s research enterprise is built on collaboration \u2014 across disciplines, across industries, and across communities. 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Around the world, the skies are increasingly filled with small, agile, and intelligent systems \u2014 drones, missiles, and interceptors that demand lightweight, affordable, and highly efficient propulsion. The future of defense is fast, adaptable, and precise \u2014 and Georgia is positioning itself at the center of that transformation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pbsaerospace.com\/\u0022\u003EPBS Aerospace (PBS)\u003C\/a\u003E, a global leader in small turbojet engines, began searching for a location to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility, it didn\u2019t look to the traditional defense hubs. Instead, it chose Roswell, Georgia \u2014 where research excellence at Georgia Tech, a ready supply of high-tech talent, and a business environment built for speed are converging to create a new aerospace manufacturing cluster.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPBS is the world\u2019s leading producer of small turbojet engines,\u201d said Erin Durham, CEO of PBS Aerospace. \u201cWe\u2019re bringing those outstanding engines here to the United States to start up a U.S. factory \u2014 and we\u2019ll be producing thousands of them by 2026.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnlike the multimillion-dollar cruise missiles of the past, the systems PBS supports are designed for scale and agility. Their compact engines \u2014 typically producing 100 to 200 pounds of thrust \u2014 power the small drones and missiles that have redefined defense strategy in conflicts from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. \u201cOur engines go into munitions that cost a tenth of traditional systems,\u201d Durham said. \u201cThat allows us to produce at a fraction of the cost, project power, and defend U.S. interests more effectively.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo stay ahead in such a rapidly changing field, PBS turned to Georgia Tech. \u201cBecause the drone world is so innovative and so disruptive, we have to move very quickly to provide the most advanced engines possible,\u201d Durham said. \u201cWorking with Georgia Tech on the cutting edge of disruptive technologies enables us to keep our engine designs moving forward and provide the best solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat partnership draws on Georgia Tech\u2019s world-renowned expertise in propulsion, combustion, and systems engineering \u2014 as well as its unique ability to translate research directly into industry impact. Inside the Zinn Combustion Laboratory on Georgia Tech\u2019s Midtown Atlanta campus, faculty and students are already working with PBS engines to refine fuel efficiency, test new materials, and optimize performance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are about 50 active projects in our lab right now,\u201d said Adam Steinberg, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThey range from fundamental combustion science to testing real hardware used in flight. Georgia Tech provided access to one of our engine facilities while PBS was standing up its Roswell site. Georgia Tech students and PBS staff then worked hand in hand to test the first engines built in Roswell.\u202fThis is a strong example of how partnerships can help accelerate industry innovation.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Steinberg, the collaboration represents a model for how research universities can help shape emerging industries. \u201cWhen you\u2019re building engines, you need people who know how to assemble and test them \u2014 but you also need highly skilled engineers who will push the technology into the future,\u201d he said. \u201cFor our students, it\u2019s an incredible hands-on experience. They\u2019re working on systems that are shaping the next generation of propulsion.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat talent pipeline \u2014 from research labs to manufacturing floors \u2014 is already flowing. In Roswell, Joseph Banks, a technician at PBS, helps assemble the engines that will soon power some of the world\u2019s most advanced crewless systems. \u201cIt\u2019s a puzzle,\u201d Banks said. \u201cIt\u2019s all precision work. At the end of the day, I\u2019m happy to do it because there\u2019s purpose behind everything we do here.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat sense of purpose is matched by the urgency of the moment. As global demand for crewless and autonomous systems accelerates, the U.S. Department of Defense is seeking faster, more flexible production on American soil. PBS\u2019 decision to locate in Georgia \u2014 where 99% of its supply chain will be U.S.-based \u2014 strengthens both national security and the state\u2019s growing role in the aerospace economy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\u2019s pro-business environment has amplified that momentum. The City of Roswell fast-tracked PBS\u2019 permitting process, enabling construction to begin within months, while nearby technical colleges and Georgia Tech supply the skilled workforce needed to scale. \u201cWith Georgia Tech-trained engineers, nearby tech schools, and a community that supports innovation, we have everything we need to grow,\u201d Durham said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Georgia Tech, PBS\u2019 arrival signals more than a successful partnership \u2014 it\u2019s part of a broader strategy to ensure the state leads in the technologies that define the future of defense.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis could be one of the largest expansions in domestic aerospace manufacturing in quite some time,\u201d Steinberg said. \u201cHaving that here in Georgia right now, with the talent and support to make it succeed, is amazing.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs drones and next-generation munitions reshape the nature of conflict, Georgia Tech\u2019s research, talent, and industry partnerships are ensuring that Georgia \u2014 and the nation \u2014 stay at the forefront of innovation in the skies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new chapter in aerospace innovation is taking flight in Georgia. 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For two Georgia Tech graduates, studying metabolomics,\u0026nbsp;the exploration of the body\u2019s chemical processes, and\u0026nbsp;an\u0026nbsp;existing NASA chemical analysis technology\u0026nbsp;inspired\u0026nbsp;a company that hopes to change the face of preventative healthcare.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech College of Engineering alumni Chad Pozarycki, Ph.D., CHBE, 2022, and Jos\u00e9 Andrade, AE, 2025, are on a mission to make biochemical\u0026nbsp;monitoring more accessible \u2014 with a focus on preventing disease. Today, their startup\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.deleon-omics.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.deleon-omics.com\/\u0022\u003EDeleon\u003C\/a\u003E, using NASA\u2019s technology (originally designed to search for life on Mars) and metabolomics, provides a system that uses daily urine sampling\u0026nbsp;to track metabolites related to overtraining, stress, and recovery. Future applications will be aimed at early disease detection.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSomething that frustrated me about metabolomics was its lack of focus on preventive care,\u201d said Andrade. \u201cWe created Deleon by combining these ideas and tracking the human metabolome to optimize for healthy lifestyles.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Deleon founders began the company shortly after Pozarycki completed his graduate studies at Georgia Tech, with Andrade moonlighting and Pozarycki working a part-time job at Georgia Tech\u2019s bike shop to keep the project afloat. In the beginning, funding was a major challenge.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI finished my Ph.D., was working on Deleon, and didn\u2019t have any income. CREATE-X gave us $5,000 in funding, which motivated us to keep going on this project,\u201d said Pozarycki.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECREATE-X\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s campus-wide initiative to instill entrepreneurial confidence and help students launch startups, provided more than funding. Through the program, Deleon received guidance on finding potential customers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe one-on-one advice from expert CREATE-X entrepreneurs and organizers like Rahul [CREATE-X director] and Margaret [LAUNCH associate director] was super valuable and helped us focus on launching our minimum viable product and getting our first customers,\u201d said Andrade.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program\u2019s culminating event, Demo Day, gave Deleon a platform to present to investors and the public. Among dozens of student-led startups, Deleon\u2019s data-driven approach attracted strong interest. The exposure led to an eventual $850,000 investment, partially funded by Georgia Tech\u0027s early-stage fund, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ventures.commercialization.gatech.edu\/\u0022 id=\u0022menurmoc\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/ventures.commercialization.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGTF Ventures\u003C\/a\u003E. This investment allowed the founders to work full-time on the company, hire a team, and build a lab space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI would recommend the CREATE-X program to anyone,\u201d Pozarycki said. \u201cEven if you don\u2019t think you want to start a company, there\u2019s a lot you can learn about commercialization in this program that may change your mind and give you more control over your own fate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDeleon\u2019s path from concept to launch highlights the growing role of Georgia Tech\u2019s entrepreneurial ecosystem in supporting student innovation. Programs like CREATE-X not only help students build companies but also contribute to regional economic growth by keeping talent and investment in the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCREATE-X is the best environment on campus to learn by doing,\u201d Pozarycki said. \u201cYou are encouraged to build something real, not just talk about it. You\u2019ll leave knowing how to talk to customers, how to pitch, and how to think like a founder.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOpportunities for Entrepreneurs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents, faculty, researchers, and alumni interested in developing their own startups are encouraged to apply to CREATE-X\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/launch\/startup-launch\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStartup Launch\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The early admission deadline to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/airtable.com\/appaTqlTL2zQkXBBR\/pagdkIvjQbvDbSD2F\/form\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eapply for Startup Launch\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Eis Nov. 17. Spots are limited.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/airtable.com\/appaTqlTL2zQkXBBR\/pagdkIvjQbvDbSD2F\/form\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApply now\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Efor a higher chance of acceptance and early feedback.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDeleon, founded by Georgia Tech graduates Chad Pozarycki and Jos\u00e9 Andrade, repurposes NASA\u2019s data transmission technology to create a biochemical monitoring system that tracks stress, recovery, and early signs of disease through daily urine samples. The startup began with limited resources but gained traction through Georgia Tech\u2019s CREATE-X Startup Launch program, which provided seed funding, mentorship, and industry connections. 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In the interim, researchers like\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/simon-sven\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESven Simon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the Schools of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EPhysics\u003C\/a\u003E, are working to uncover critical information to support the rapid analysis of measurements from the mission.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESimon\u2019s research team has been awarded $1.4 million through NASA\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nspires.nasaprs.com\/external\/solicitations\/summary!init.do?solId=%7BCA677753-8D6A-CA7B-6E90-14A8676D8C39%7D\u0026amp;path=open\u0022\u003EPrecursor Science Investigations for Europa\u0026nbsp;(PSI-E)\u0026nbsp;program\u003C\/a\u003E. Their project is one of seven selected to provide essential insights that, according to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nspires.nasaprs.com\/external\/viewrepositorydocument\/cmdocumentid=1026643\/solicitationId=%7BCA677753-8D6A-CA7B-6E90-14A8676D8C39%7D\/viewSolicitationDocument=1\/PSIE24%20Abstract.pdf\u0022\u003Eprogram announcement\u003C\/a\u003E, \u201cwill maximize the science return during the radiation-limited lifetime of the Europa Clipper.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESimon also serves as the institutional lead co-investigator of a second $1.4 million project, led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, which seeks to decipher how\u0026nbsp;Europa\u0027s atmosphere and ionosphere contribute to the magnetic field near the moon. This project was selected during the same call for proposals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe research award is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a mission centered on Europa\u2019s complex plasma and electromagnetic environment,\u201d says Simon, referencing the Georgia-Tech led proposal. \u201cOur project combines foundational plasma physics from our School of Physics and geophysical knowledge from our School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to understand how the magnetic field near Europa is affected by the plasma populating Jupiter\u2019s environment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe research team includes Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. students\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/tello-fallau-ariel-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAriel Tello Fallau\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mike-haynes2.github.io\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Michael Haynes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/neil-baker\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeil Baker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a Ph.D. student in the School of Physics, is contributing to the Berkeley-led PSI-E project that also includes Georgia Tech alumnus\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lukeliuzzo.github.io\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELucas Liuzzo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (Ph.D. EAS 2018), now an assistant research scientist at the University of California, Berkeley\u2019s Space Sciences Laboratory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGroundwork for discovery\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWith a radius of only 1,560 kilometers, Europa is one of Jupiter\u2019s four largest moons, known as the Galilean moons, discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei in the 1600s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMore than two decades ago, data from NASA\u2019s Galileo mission\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Especifically magnetic field measurements collected far above Europa\u2019s surface\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Epointed to the existence of a global subsurface ocean. This ocean, which may contain more liquid water than all of the Earth\u2019s oceans combined, has made Europa a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Planet Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cFinding evidence of a saltwater ocean lurking beneath Europa\u2019s surface was a\u0026nbsp;serendipitous discovery during the\u0026nbsp;Galileo mission,\u201d Simon explains. \u201cNASA\u2019s Europa Clipper mission picks up where the Galileo mission left off.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELaunched in October 2024, the Europa Clipper space probe is expected to reach Jupiter\u2019s orbit in 2030. That gives Simon and his team only a few years to complete their analysis.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cOur research is doing the preparatory work to determine what and where we can measure further magnetic evidence of the ocean beneath Europa\u2019s surface,\u201d says Simon. \u201cWhen the spacecraft arrives, we will find out whether our predictions are correct.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EUsing advanced computer simulations, the team aims to better understand the magnetic fields near Europa. Part of these fields is generated by electric currents in the moon\u2019s saltwater ocean; the other part is created by fast-moving flows of plasma\u0026nbsp;\u2014 ionized matter that fills much of space\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;as it interacts with Europa\u2019s atmosphere and surface.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cOur project focuses on how the magnetic fields from plasma flow patterns compete with the magnetic signal from Europa\u2019s ocean,\u201d says Simon. \u201cWe want to determine which part of the magnetic field near Europa originates from the ocean and which part is a disruptive effect from the plasma.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EDeciphering these magnetic signals will provide essential context for interpreting Europa Clipper\u2019s measurements, helping to not only confirm the ocean\u2019s existence but also reveal details about its structure.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn four years, NASA\u0027s\u0026nbsp;Europa Clipper mission will arrive in Jupiter\u2019s orbit to investigate whether the planet\u2019s icy moon, Europa, could support life. 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He also serves as advisor of the new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/astrophysics-major-and-minor-launched-georgia-tech\u0022\u003EB.S. in Astrophysics degree program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cPaul Sell is a wonderful addition to our College of Sciences community,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lozier.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESusan Lozier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the College of Sciences, Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair, and professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cHis leadership brings renewed energy to the Georgia Tech Observatory, and I look forward to seeing how he expands its impact across campus and in the broader community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EObserving the cosmos from campus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Georgia Tech Observatory was established nearly two decades ago at a time when the Institute\u2019s astronomy and astrophysics research and teaching ecosystem was in its infancy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics Principal Academic Professional Emeritus\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-sowell\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJim Sowell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;created the facility on the roof of the Howey Physics Building in 2007 and served as its director until his retirement in 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe Observatory \u2014 and its numerous variety of telescopes \u2014 makes it possible for Georgia Tech students and Atlanta-area visitors to see with their own eyes some of the best, awe-inspiring celestial delights, including craters on the Moon, Jupiter\u2019s Red Spot, Saturn\u2019s rings, and many other objects,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;Sowell.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Observatory\u2019s primary instrument is a 20-inch diameter telescope by Officina Stellare.\u0026nbsp;Known as the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/holzinger.gatech.edu\/?q=GT-SORT\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Space Object Research Telescope\u003C\/a\u003E (GT-SORT), this Raven-class space surveillance telescope is used by researchers in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E to monitor man-made spacecraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWhat\u2019s unique about the Georgia Tech Observatory is that it\u2019s right on campus, offering a meaningful, hands-on experience to everyone,\u201d explains Sell. \u201cIt can be readily integrated into experiential learning projects on campus all year round.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESell\u2019s upper-level astronomy lab, which combines lectures with experiences at the Observatory, highlights the facility\u2019s academic importance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EYet, the Observatory\u2019s impact extends beyond the classroom, thanks to free community events like \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astronomy.gatech.edu\/Observatory\/Public_Night_Poster_2025.pdf\u0022\u003EPublic Nights at the Observatory\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d which offer attendees the opportunity to explore the night sky.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHeld most months, weather permitting, this event features telescopes stationed outside the Howey Physics Building, allowing astronomy enthusiasts from Georgia Tech and beyond to view the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and other cosmic wonders. These gatherings typically draw more than 100 stargazers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESpecialized groups are also hosted at the Observatory. For example, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astronomyclub.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Astronomy Club\u003C\/a\u003E uses the facility during its weekly meetings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThe Observatory is a haven where students can step outside for a moment and get lost in the stars,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAJ Chadha\u003C\/strong\u003E, club president and fourth-year computer science major. \u201cWith one of the largest telescopes in Georgia, the on-campus 20-inch GT-SORT, we weave astronomy directly into student life.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EUnder Sell\u2019s leadership, the Observatory will continue to strengthen partnerships with student organizations, campus units, and community groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI\u0027m excited to explore additional ways we can use this resource for outreach and academic purposes that benefit both Georgia Tech and the Atlanta community,\u201d Sell adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA passion for astronomy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBefore joining Georgia Tech, Sell served as senior lecturer, astronomy undergraduate coordinator, and interim director of the teaching observatory at the University of Florida.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHis passion for astronomy began at an early age, sparked by a gift from his parents: an Orion refracting lens telescope.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI remember taking out that telescope, even in freezing cold Ohio winters, simply because the observing conditions were better,\u201d he recalls.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ESell nurtured his interest in astronomy through his university studies and extracurricular activities, which included working in planetaria as an undergraduate at the\u0026nbsp;University of Toledo. He later obtained a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI am grateful for the opportunity to share my passion for astronomy, not only with our physics students but with the larger Georgia Tech community \u2014 through classroom lectures, student advising, and Observatory outreach,\u201d Sell says.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences has named\u0026nbsp;Paul Sell\u0026nbsp;as the new director of the\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Observatory. Sell joined the Institute in Fall 2025 as a senior academic professional in the\u0026nbsp;School of Physics.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Sciences has named\u00a0Paul Sell\u00a0as the new director of the\u00a0Georgia Tech Observatory. Sell joined the Institute in Fall 2025 as a senior academic professional in the\u00a0School of Physics."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-10-29 14:17:38","changed_gmt":"2025-10-29 19:27:39","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678491":{"id":"678491","type":"image","title":"Paul Sell of the School of Physics (Photo: Benjamin Zhao\/Georgia Tech)","body":null,"created":"1761747540","gmt_created":"2025-10-29 14:19:00","changed":"1761747540","gmt_changed":"2025-10-29 14:19:00","alt":"Paul Sell of the School of Physics (Photo: Benjamin Zhao\/Georgia Tech)","file":{"fid":"262533","name":"54841894541_ca6b975048_o.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/29\/54841894541_ca6b975048_o.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/29\/54841894541_ca6b975048_o.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":7863443,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/29\/54841894541_ca6b975048_o.jpg?itok=g4X_lyil"}},"678492":{"id":"678492","type":"image","title":"Public Nights at the Georgia Tech Observatory are held most months, weather permitting. 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Vidal\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lvidal7@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"685447":{"#nid":"685447","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Space Research Institute Holds Inaugural Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn September 5, more than 130 space researchers gathered for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute\u2019\u003C\/a\u003Es (SRI) inaugural meeting, held in the Marcus Nanotechnology Building. The event drew a standing-room-only crowd, with attendees from across all of Georgia Tech\u2019s colleges. This marked the SRI\u2019s first major convening since its launch on July 1, offering a platform to discuss its vision and bring Georgia Tech\u2019s space research efforts into closer conversation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat vision builds on work already reshaping the field. Across campus, Georgia Tech researchers are imaging \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2025\/07\/14\/ligo-detects-most-massive-binary-black-hole-date\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eblack holes\u003C\/a\u003E with unprecedented clarity, flying CubeSats in heliocentric orbits that now trail closer to Venus than Earth to test \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/382282302_LONEStar_The_Lunar_Flashlight_Optical_Navigation_Experiment\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eoptical navigation\u003C\/a\u003E. They are also sending \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.research.gatech.edu\/2025\/06\/26\/space-station-testing-will-evaluate-photovoltaic-materials\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esolar cells\u003C\/a\u003E to the International Space Station, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/node\/67\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eexploring Jupiter\u003C\/a\u003E, and, this fall, bringing the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/node\/67\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELunar Surface Innovation Consortium Fall meeting\u003C\/a\u003E to campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat breadth is what makes Georgia Tech\u2019s space community so strong,\u201d said Julia Kubanek, vice president for interdisciplinary research. \u201cWe have experts in aerospace and biology, in materials and planetary science, in public policy and even researchers who study space through fiction \u2014 all taking on some of the most complex challenges of our time. SRI gives us a framework to support that work more deliberately, connecting researchers across colleges and disciplines and aligning with Georgia Tech\u2019s broader vision for research, education, and innovation.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/w-jud-ready\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/a\u003E, director of SRI, opened the session with an overview of the SRI\u2019s goals and near-term plans. He emphasized how SRI will play a role in advancing several of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/strategicplan.gatech.edu\/bets\/leader-outcomes\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Efour big bets\u003C\/a\u003E, including expanding research impact, increasing educational access, bringing value to students and strengthening the Institute\u2019s role as a national hub for innovation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the center of that effort is also the newly announced Centers, Programs, and Initiatives (CPI) program, which aims to support faculty pursuing shared research directions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has people already working on everything from sensors and propulsion systems to space policy, design, and sustainability,\u0022 said Ready. \u201cWe\u2019re geared towards linking that work early and giving teams the resources to go after the really big questions.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReady noted that the meeting would be the first of many community-building events hosted by SRI in the coming year, aimed at fostering dialogue and identifying opportunities for collective work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMost people don\u2019t recognize that they use space in their everyday lives nearly every second of every day.\u0026nbsp; The opportunities for space-based education, R\u0026amp;D, and commercialization are literally infinite,\u201d said Ready. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be at Georgia Tech where we play a key role in pushing the frontiers of space, and what that could mean for this generation and future ones.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty interested in future events or proposal opportunities can visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Espace.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or sign up for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/get-involved\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESRI mailing list\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;To view the meeting recording, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Jud+Ready+-+SRI+Talk%2C+Sept+5+2025+11am\/1_de4pvb21\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn September 5, the Space Research Institute (SRI) held its first major gathering since launching in July, bringing together over 130 researchers from all of Georgia Tech\u2019s colleges. The standing-room-only event outlined SRI\u2019s role in uniting the Institute\u2019s wide-ranging space research and advancing Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic goals in research, education, and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Space Research Institute (SRI) hosted its inaugural meeting on September 5, drawing more than 130 researchers from across campus to outline its vision, foster collaboration, and highlight the breadth of space research underway."}],"uid":"36757","created_gmt":"2025-10-01 18:26:01","changed_gmt":"2025-10-02 16:28:51","author":"ychernet3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678249":{"id":"678249","type":"image","title":"SRI Inaugural Meeting","body":null,"created":"1759421535","gmt_created":"2025-10-02 16:12:15","changed":"1759422268","gmt_changed":"2025-10-02 16:24:28","alt":"Executive Director Jud Ready presenting inside a room at the Marcus Nanotechnology Building for SRI\u0027s inaugural meeting.","file":{"fid":"262249","name":"Image--18-_1.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/02\/Image--18-_1.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/10\/02\/Image--18-_1.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5381943,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/10\/02\/Image--18-_1.jpeg?itok=JoSK5dpv"}}},"media_ids":["678249"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"660370","name":"Space"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Espace@research.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laurie.haigh@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"684876":{"#nid":"684876","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CreationsVC Gift to Quadrant-i to Accelerate Space-Related Startups","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commercialization.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Commercialization\u003C\/a\u003E announces a gift from CreationsVC of $375,000 to accelerate the development of space-related and space-adjacent startup companies based on Georgia Tech intellectual property.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Office of Commercialization\u2019s new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/quadrant-i.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EQuadrant-i\u003C\/a\u003E unit focuses on the commercialization of Georgia Tech intellectual property. In combination with Georgia Tech\u2019s consistently top-ranked Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u0026nbsp;and its newly formed interdisciplinary \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/space-research\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (SRI), Quadrant-i is positioned to dramatically boost the output of space-related spin-offs into a burgeoning Atlanta startup ecosystem. A strategic gift from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.creations.vc\u0022\u003ECreationsVC\u003C\/a\u003E will support these efforts by creating a pilot program that provides funding for the startup projects of five CreationsVC Fellows per year for three years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECreationsVC is a venture capital firm that\u0026nbsp;specializes in investing in space tech, AI, and related technologies. CreationsVC sponsors Creation-Space, an Israeli-based global innovation hub that is fostering innovation to enable humanity\u2019s expansion beyond Earth. Steve Braverman, who heads CreationsVC, said the gift is focused on \u0022identifying innovative technologies that support research on life in space, combined with a focus on climate efficiency. This will help improve both expansion of space-centric industry as well as efforts that address challenges on Earth.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBraverman said he was attracted to Georgia Tech\u2019s focus on entrepreneurship and its track record in aerospace innovation. \u201cI am impressed with the depth and breadth of technical expertise and energized by the passionate commitment of faculty and students to see their innovations have real-world impact. This gift is intended to supercharge efforts over the next three years to launch several startups that can grow quickly and have impact in Atlanta and Israel.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EQuadrant-i has worked closely with the SRI in its formation and made space commercialization an important and embedded pillar of the new activity. \u201cWe are thrilled to work with Steve and the CreationsVC team in identifying and accelerating nascent technologies that will have dual-use value propositions in space, climate, and AI applications,\u201d said Quadrant-i\u2019s director Jonathan Goldman. \u201cWe have a fantastic well of innovation from our faculty and graduate students and an amazing fountain of entrepreneurial talent from our \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECREATE-X\u003C\/a\u003E program for our undergrads. We are excited to see this relationship blossom.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commercialization.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EOffice of Commercialization\u003C\/a\u003E announces a gift from CreationsVC of $375,000 to accelerate the development of space-related and space-adjacent startup companies based on Georgia Tech intellectual property.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Gift to accelerate development of space-related and space-adjacent startup companies based on Georgia Tech IP"}],"uid":"34602","created_gmt":"2025-09-15 19:26:42","changed_gmt":"2025-09-26 17:10:40","author":"Georgia Parmelee","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678003":{"id":"678003","type":"image","title":"Space shuttle in orbit","body":null,"created":"1758023741","gmt_created":"2025-09-16 11:55:41","changed":"1758023741","gmt_changed":"2025-09-16 11:55:41","alt":"Space shuttle in orbit","file":{"fid":"261975","name":"STS115_Atlantis_undock_ISS_edit2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/16\/STS115_Atlantis_undock_ISS_edit2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/09\/16\/STS115_Atlantis_undock_ISS_edit2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":579337,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/09\/16\/STS115_Atlantis_undock_ISS_edit2_0.jpg?itok=oAm_T_c-"}}},"media_ids":["678003"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"660370","name":"Space"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192255","name":"go-commercializationnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193658","name":"Commercialization"},{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnne Stanford\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Eanne.stanford@dev.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"685137":{"#nid":"685137","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Opens New Aircraft Prototyping Laboratory ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech celebrates the opening of its new Aircraft Prototyping Laboratory, a facility dedicated to advancing research in electric and autonomous flight in collaboration with academic, government, and industry partners. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Sept. 25, marking an important step forward for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and highlighting Georgia Tech\u2019s role in strengthening the state\u2019s aerospace sector through technical research, engineering expertise, and student training.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis facility demonstrates Georgia Tech\u2019s long-term commitment to pioneering the technologies that will shape the future of aviation,\u201d said \u00c1ngel Cabrera, president of Georgia Tech. \u201cAerospace products are Georgia\u2019s No. 1 export, and the Institute\u2019s top-ranked Guggenheim School produces some of the nation\u2019s top aerospace engineering talent. With this advanced laboratory, we\u2019re making strategic investments that will grow our state\u2019s and our Institute\u2019s national leadership in aerospace innovation and advanced manufacturing.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 10,000-square-foot facility, located in Georgia Tech\u2019s North Avenue Research Area, has been purpose-built to accelerate innovation in electric and hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion as well as autonomous flight systems. Designed as a hands-on research and teaching environment, the Aircraft Prototyping Laboratory includes a suite of specialized laboratories: an electric powertrain lab, a propulsion system test cell, an avionics lab, a composites fabrication area, and a high-bay integration space capable of housing prototype aircraft with wingspans up to 20 feet.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the facility\u2019s first major projects is RAVEN (Research Aircraft for eVTOL Enabling techNologies), a collaboration with NASA to design, build, and fly an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) research aircraft in the 1,000-pound weight class. The aircraft will serve as a research platform for electric propulsion reliability, flight controls, noise reduction, and autonomy. Systems integration and test activities for RAVEN will take place within the new lab, underscoring the facility\u2019s central role in shaping the national agenda for advanced air mobility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Aircraft Prototyping Laboratory is the centerpiece of an ecosystem of flight research that we are building at Georgia Tech, focused on eVTOLs, drones, and other advanced air vehicles,\u201d said Brian German, professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. \u201cWe greatly appreciate the long-term partnership we\u2019ve had with NASA in the development of RAVEN, and we\u2019ve designed the facility specifically to support RAVEN and aircraft of a similar scale.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther projects underway in the Aircraft Prototyping Laboratory include a solar-electric aircraft demonstrator and SETTER, a subscale eVTOL testbed focused on developing software for safety-critical applications. These projects support Georgia Tech\u2019s expanding ecosystem for flight testing and research, including collaborations with regional test facilities in the metro Atlanta area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese projects exemplify our commitment to advancing the technologies that will define the future of flight. Powered by the ingenuity of our faculty and students, the Aircraft Prototyping Laboratory ensures that Georgia Tech and the state of Georgia remain leaders in aerospace innovation and economic development,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/mitchell-l-r-walker-ii-phd\u0022\u003EMitchell Walker\u003C\/a\u003E, William R.T. 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Globally, STEM fields are in high demand. In Georgia, aerospace is the state\u2019s top export \u2014 a thriving landscape that underscores the importance of cultivating a robust STEM pipeline. Georgia Tech has played a central role in fueling that pipeline through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gasgc.org\/wp\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Space Grant Consortium\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (GSGC)Georgia Space Grant Consortium (GSGC)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 1989, Georgia Tech has successfully managed GSGC, a statewide network of higher education institutions, nonprofits, strategic industry allies, and partners who develop and administer STEM programs. Established in 1988 by Congress and implemented by NASA, GSGC has grown into a powerful source for STEM innovation and opportunity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach year, GSGC receives federal funding to support a wide range of programs, including fellowships and scholarships for college students, research initiatives, internships, hands-on STEM activities for K-12 students, professional development for educators, and workforce development programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInitially, there were only four affiliate institutions: Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University, Tuskegee University, and Kennesaw State University. Today, that number has grown to more than 21 affiliate institutions and an additional six partner organizations. Affiliates are elected to membership and actively advance the program\u2019s mission through the financial support of GSGC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There is a tremendous need for the nation\u2019s workforce to be innovative and highly skilled to support a wide range of business, defense, and critical societal needs. \u0026nbsp;In this, America is competing on a worldwide stage. Georgia has an aerospace industry of its own that needs a skilled workforce, and we\u2019re helping to fuel it,\u0022 said \u003Cstrong\u003EStephen Ruffin, \u003C\/strong\u003EGSGC director, professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE), and an associate dean in the College of Lifetime Learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESetting the Foundation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESetting the Foundation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver 35 years ago, AE Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Peters\u003C\/strong\u003E submitted a Space Grant proposal to NASA on behalf of Georgia. NASA accepted the proposal, setting the stage for incredible work to come. As he implemented and administered the program, Program Manager \u003Cstrong\u003EWanda Pierson\u003C\/strong\u003E, was by his side.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cInviting Apollo astronaut \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/duke_charles.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharlie Duke\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to our first GSGC gathering and to visit K-12 schools was one of the highlights of my career. He discussed his experience of being on the moon. Seeing the children\u2019s faces light up, I knew we were onto something important. \u0026nbsp;Another one of my fondest memories was the kiosk we had in Centennial Olympic Park for our Space to Sports exhibit during the 1996 Olympics. It was so amazing,\u201d said Pierson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding the Vision \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Cstrong\u003EErian Armanios\u003C\/strong\u003E became GSGC director in 1991, driven by a passion for Ph.D. fellowships for nontraditional doctoral scholars because he saw a lack of representation. The program provided these scholars with graduate research assistantships, reduced tuition, and access to professional conferences and organizations. During Armanios\u2019 tenure, over 23 Ph.D. students from various backgrounds graduated with STEM degrees, made possible with GSGC support.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Education, research, and\u0026nbsp;progress in society are\u0026nbsp;never the product of\u0026nbsp;a single thread \u2014 they are woven from the collective talents\u0026nbsp;of many. At GSGC, we wanted to\u0026nbsp;ensure that every ounce of\u0026nbsp;talent\u0026nbsp;across Georgia had\u0026nbsp;the chance to shine and contribute\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;discovery,\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003EArmanios\u0026nbsp;said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGSGC developed a speaker series in which GSGC fellows presented to middle and high school students. One of the fellows included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/mark-francis-costello\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Costello\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an AE graduate student who later served as AE chair from 2018 to 2023.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGSGC Ph.D. students formed tight bonds, and the program provided a sanctuary during their studies because they could pop into the GSGC office anytime to study or for friendly conversation. Even though the students came from various schools at Georgia Tech, they found their way into Pierson\u2019s office.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo this day, I can probably track 25 of the graduate students easily and say what is going on with them,\u201d said Pierson.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne such graduate is \u003Cstrong\u003ECalvin Mackie\u003C\/strong\u003E, ME 1990, M.S. ME 1992, Ph.D. ME 1996. Mackie spent countless hours studying in the GSGC offices, and he brought along his little brother, Anthony Mackie, who later rose to fame as an acclaimed actor. Calvin Mackie founded and now runs\u0026nbsp;STEM NOLA, a program providing STEM activities to students in New Orleans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPurpose Driven\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2009, Ruffin took the GSGC helm and developed a strategic plan to unite the consortium under a clear vision and a strong mission statement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our mission is to maximize the number of Georgia students from all backgrounds who are well prepared in STEM fields and motivated to support space and aeronautics programs vital to this nation,\u0022 Ruffin said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gasgc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2022-2023-Annual-Report-Final-1.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2022-2023\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, GSGC programs served 6,214 K-12 students, 1,043 K-12 educators, 439 undergraduate students, 70 graduate students, and awarded 57 fellowships, scholarships, and internships. In \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gasgc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2023-2024-Annual-Report-Final.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2023-2024\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, GSGC programs served over 9,184 K-12 students, 4,848 K-12 educators, 2,012 undergraduates, 114 graduate students, and 12 post-doctoral students in Georgia. The consortium also awarded 179 fellowships, assistantships, scholarships, and internships across the state. It shows the reach the program is having throughout the state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/lori-skillings\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELori Skillings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E administers the program now and keeps it running like a well-oiled machine. She works closely with GSGC Program Coordinator \u003Cstrong\u003EAlysia Watson\u003C\/strong\u003E and AE Senior Lecturer and K-12 Outreach Lead\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/kelly-griendling\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKelly Griendling\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m grateful to be a part of a program that inspires students in Georgia to seek STEM degrees. Witnessing the growth of students is the most rewarding experience I\u2019ve ever had. I\u2019m like a proud mom,\u201d Skillings said. She especially enjoys when she hears about the successes of former students as they forge their career paths.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAround the State\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGSGC funds its affiliate institutions and partners across Georgia to carry out the program mission. Affiliate directors bring their ideas to the table to serve their communities in both rural and urban areas of the state. Orchestrating collaboration with affiliate institutions and partners has been crucial to the consortium\u0027s growth and longevity. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Working with GSGC has allowed me to open doors to fields students may never have explored before,\u201d said AE graduate student \u003Cstrong\u003EErik Goeke\u003C\/strong\u003E. In addition to mentoring students, Goeke accompanied the GSGC staff to Capitol Hill to promote the program while also working on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\/studentprograms\/nasa-ml-bots\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s ML-Bots,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E a Georgia Tech created program focused on machine learning missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAt Georgia Tech, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/about-ae-school\/ae-school-k-12-outreach\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESTEP Summer Camp\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E brings over 50 high school students to campus to learn engineering design and complete a NASA-inspired project in two weeks. The program started 10 years ago with 20 students and now has almost 60; this year, under Griendling\u2019s leadership, STEP received more than 500 applications. They bring space to life for Georgia high school students.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAt Athens, University of Georgia graduate student \u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew Olson\u003C\/strong\u003E worked on a project to develop and test a compact thermal vacuum chamber, using thermoelectric coolers for CubeSat environmental testing. Meanwhile, at the Griffin campus, a program developed CyanoSense 2.0 \u2014 a satellite-connected sensor system designed to detect the location and size of harmful algal blooms using space-based communication. CyanoSense 2.0 has been deployed at six locations across the country.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMercer University collaborated with the Warner Robins Air Force Base\u2013STARBASE program, the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts, and the Hines Family Foundation to create a summer camp for middle school kids that introduces students to climate science and agriculture.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFarther south, Georgia Southern University hosts the Eagle Engineering Ambassadors program. There, students mentor local high school students and teachers each semester through various engineering projects like design prototyping using CAD, 3D printing, Arduino programming, and autonomous robots.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027ve worked with GSGC since my first year, as an undergraduate student,\u201d said graduate student \u003Cstrong\u003EJalen Caluey,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EAE 2025, \u201cI\u2019ve done logistical and technical work in STEP. 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Research Opportunity (NSTGRO)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The grant supports graduate students who \u201cshow significant potential to contribute to NASA\u2019s goal of creating innovative new space technologies for our nation\u2019s science, exploration, and economic future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWang, who is a Ph.D. student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E and a master\u2019s student in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/prospective-msae\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, will focus on developing mathematically-backed landing solutions for spacecraft.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI first became interested in powered descent problems during my Fall 2024 internship with NASA\u2019s Human Landing System at Marshall Space Flight Center,\u201d he says. \u201cWith my mathematical background in optimization and topology, and my passion for space exploration, I saw this research topic as a perfect fit when my co-advisor Dr. Panagiotis Tsiotras suggested it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWang is co-advised by School of Mathematics Professor and Hubbard Research Fellow\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/etnyre.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Etnyre\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;alongside\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/panagiotis-tsiotras\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPanagiotis Tsiotras\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who holds the David and Andrew Lewis Endowed Chair in the\u0026nbsp;Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering and is also associate director at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/robotics\u0022\u003EInstitute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp 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He will perform part of the research as a visiting technologist at multiple NASA centers, giving him the opportunity to work with leading engineers and scientists and share his research results directly with the NASA community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrom abstractions to space exploration\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cNASA\u2019s upcoming missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond need technology that allows spacecraft to land precisely at their intended sites,\u201d says Wang. \u201cMy research will focus on the last stage of landing, called\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Epowered descent\u003C\/em\u003E. This stage powers up engines, which guide the spacecraft into a safe landing using a pre-designed trajectory that autopilot follows.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis means that researchers need to figure out the correct thrust, direction, and timing to reach a landing spot \u2014 all while navigating a landing that uses as little fuel as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cA common approach is to treat this as an optimization problem: minimizing fuel consumption with rigid-body physics as constraints to determine the best thrust profile,\u201d Wang explains. \u201cThis can work well, but it has drawbacks. It assumes that there is no uncertainty in the system (for example, that the thrust of the engines is applied perfectly) and it simplifies the motion of the spacecraft by treating it as though it\u2019s traveling through flat space instead of on a true curved geometry. Both shortcuts introduce errors\u0026nbsp; \u2014 our research aims to address these gaps.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo improve landing precision, Wang will develop a curved-space geometric\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Emathematical model, which takes into account the curved-space geometry of spacecraft motion rather than assuming flat space. To find a fuel-efficient landing trajectory, Wang will develop the model around\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eoptimal covariance steering\u003C\/em\u003E, a stochastic control problem that both minimizes fuel costs while keeping the uncertainty of the spacecraft\u0027s exact landing spot within a safe amount.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIt\u2019s a problem that leverages his experience in theoretical math and his background in aerospace engineering. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly honored that NASA finds this research exciting and is supporting my pursuit of it,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are so many fascinating engineering problems that could benefit from deeper theoretical scrutiny, especially using abstract machineries not typically covered in an engineering curriculum. 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Welcoming its first enrolled students in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/#minorstext\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFall 2025\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the minor is the latest degree offering from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Astrobiology Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Scholars from the \u003Cstrong\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts \u003C\/strong\u003Ewill teach several classes offered as part of the minor, including INTA 3043: Space Policy, and School of Literature, Media, and Communication classes on topics such as the age of scientific discovery, the rhetoric of scientific inquiry, and science fiction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAstrobio in Focus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Minor in Astrobiology will provide a broad, interdisciplinary introduction to the field of astrobiology while encouraging exploration beyond students\u2019 primary fields of study.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe program will foster the development of well-rounded scientists and engineers who will graduate with confidence in their knowledge and ability to engage in cutting-edge endeavors across the astrobiology discipline.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022One of the most exciting aspects of the GT astrobiology minor is that it is truly interdisciplinary, enabling students to see how the arts and sciences operate synergistically,\u0022 said Regents\u0027 Professor Lisa Yaszek, who teaches some of the classes. \u0022This is particularly true of science fiction, which is often called \u0027the premier art form of modernity\u0027 because it emerged in tandem with the scientific and industrial revolutions and enables artists to communicate their experiences with science and technology and their hopes and fears about the future across centuries, continents, and cultures.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Minor in Astrobiology is open to all undergraduates at Georgia Tech. Students who enroll now and meet program requirements may graduate with the minor designation as early as the end of Fall 2025 term.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMariel Borowitz, who teaches space policy in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, said it\u0027s crucial for scientists and engineers to understand the implications of technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Including space policy ensures that students understand how policy decisions and institutions affect the path and priorities for research. This gives them the tools to understand \u2014 and potentially engage in \u2014 policy development in this area, preparing them to be leaders in the field,\u0022 said Borowitz.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EEnrolled students will learn about the physical and chemical conditions for development of a habitable planet; deeply understand Earth, space, and planetary science\u0026nbsp;as well as the origin and evolution of life on Earth; and critically evaluate scientific issues related to astrobiology in media and popular culture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHabitable Planet\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe foundation of the new minor is the popular\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E course EAS 1601: Habitable Planet. Led by EAS\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EAssistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/rivera-hernandez-dr-frances\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrances Rivera-Hern\u00e1ndez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the course enrolls up to 300 students a semester and expands options for study and career horizons.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022Students from a lot of different majors enjoy 1601 where they get a true sense for the broadness of astrobio \u2014 stars, galaxies, biology, life beyond Earth, and how we create technology and science to explore those places,\u201d Rivera-Hern\u00e1ndez explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELike the new minor, EAS 1601 is also open to all majors. The class is offered in person across fall and spring semesters, and also available online during the summer term.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re purposely very flexible with that course and the overall minor,\u201d adds EAS Jean \u201cChris\u201d Purvis Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cStudents use EAS 1601 as a launchpoint to pick their interests for their wider field of study and to hone career interests \u2014 whether that\u2019s space, biology, and autonomous rovers; hunting for chemical signs of life beyond our planet; or becoming an entrepreneur.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOver the past five years, students in the class frequently asked for formal degree offerings in astrobiology. Glass and fellow faculty partnered with then-graduate fellow\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tylerproche\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETyler Roche\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to explore the idea of a minor, leveraging\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/12-proposals-achieve-college-sciences-strategic-goals-funded-sutherland-deans-chair\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESutherland Dean\u0027s Chair funding\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in 2021 to officially launch the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Astrobiology Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in tandem with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/graduate-certificate\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAstrobiology Graduate Certificate Program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-astrobiology-fellowship\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAstrobiology Fellows\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/exo\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExplOrigins\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E young researcher group.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAstrobio and Beyond\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Astrobiology Program is now supported by the new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Space Research Initiative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and co-directed by Rivera-Hern\u00e1ndez and EAS\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EAssistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/christopher-carr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher E. 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What is less understood is what might happen as more missions head to a more targeted destination: the moon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to The Planetary Society, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/worlds\/the-moon\u0022\u003Emore than 30 missions are slated\u003C\/a\u003E to launch to the moon between 2024 and 2030, backed by the U.S., China, Japan, India, and various private corporations. That compares to over 40 missions to the moon between 1959 and 1979 and a scant three missions between 1980 and 2000.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA multidisciplinary team at Georgia Tech has found that while collision probabilities in orbits around the moon are very low compared to Earth orbit, spacecraft in lunar orbit will likely need to conduct multiple costly collision avoidance maneuvers each year. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/389764842_Cislunar_Orbit_Collision_Probability_Analysis\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Spacecraft and Rockets\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E published the Georgia Tech collision-avoidance study in March.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe number of close approaches in lunar orbit is higher than some might expect, given that there are only tens of satellites, rather than the thousands in low Earth orbit,\u201d says paper co-author \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mariel-borowitz\u0022\u003EMariel Borowitz\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz and other researchers attribute these risky approaches in part to spacecraft often choosing a limited number of favorable orbits and the difficulty of monitoring the exact location of spacecraft that are more than 200,000 miles away.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is significant uncertainty about the exact location of objects around the moon. This, combined with the high cost associated with lunar missions, means that operators often undertake maneuvers even when the probability is very low \u2014 up to one in 10 million,\u201d Borowitz explains.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech research is the first published study showing short- and long-term collision risks in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/cislunar\u0022\u003Ecislunar\u003C\/a\u003E orbits. Using a series of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/economics-econometrics-and-finance\/monte-carlo-simulation\u0022\u003EMonte Carlo simulations\u003C\/a\u003E, the researchers modeled the probability of various outcomes in a process that cannot be easily predicted because of random variables.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur analysis suggests that satellite operators must perform up to four maneuvers annually for each satellite for a fleet of 50 satellites in low lunar orbit (LLO),\u201d said one of the study\u2019s authors, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/brian-c-gunter\u0022\u003EBrian Gunter\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe noted that with only 10 satellites in LLO, a satellite might still need a yearly maneuver. This is supported by what current cislunar operators have reported.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFavored Orbits\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost close encounters are expected to occur near the moon\u2019s equator, an intersection point between the orbit planes of commonly used \u201cfrozen\u201d and low lunar orbits, which are preferred by many operators. Other possible regions of congestion can occur at the Lagrangian points, or regions where the gravitational forces of Earth and the moon balance out. Stable orbits in these regions have names such as Halo and Lyapunov orbits.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLagrangian points are an interesting place to put a satellite because it can maintain its orbit for long periods with very little maneuvering and thrusting. Frozen orbits, too. Anywhere outside these special areas, you have to spend a lot of fuel to maintain an orbit,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGunter and other researchers worry that if operators aren\u2019t coordinated about how they plan lunar missions, opportunities for collision will increase in these popular orbits.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe close approaches were much more common than I would have intuitively anticipated,\u201d says lead study author Stef Crum.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2024 graduate of Georgia Tech\u2019s aerospace engineering doctoral program notes that, considering the small number of satellites in lunar orbit, the need for multiple maneuvers was \u201creally surprising.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECrum, who is also co-founder of Reditus Space, a startup he founded in 2024 to provide reusable orbital re-entry services, adds that the cislunar environment is so challenging because \u201cit\u2019s incredibly vast.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis research also examines ways to improve object monitoring in cislunar space. Maintaining continuous custody of these objects is difficult because a target\u2019s position must be monitored over the entire duration of its trajectory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThat wasn\u2019t feasible for translunar orbits, given the vast volume of cislunar orbit, which stretches multiple millions of kilometers in three dimensions,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy estimating a satellite\u2019s orbit using observed data and constraining the presumed location and direction of the satellite, rather than continuous tracking (a process known as continuous custody), Crum greatly simplified the process.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou no longer need thousands of satellites or a set of enormous satellites to cover all potential trajectories,\u201d he explains. \u201cInstead, one or a few satellites are required, and operators can lose custody for a time as long as the connection is reacquired later.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince the team started their study, there has been a lot of interest in the moon and cislunar activity \u2014 both NASA and China\u2019s National Space Administration are planning to send humans to the moon. In the last two years, India, Japan, the U.S., China, Russia, and four private companies have attempted missions to the moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy the Moon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpacefaring nations\u2019 intense interest in exploring the lunar surface comes as no surprise given that the moon offers a variety of resources, including solar power, water, oxygen, and metals like iron, titanium, and uranium. It also contains Helium-3, a potential fuel for nuclear fusion, and rare earth metals vital for modern technology. With the recent discovery of water ice, it could be a plentiful source for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/ideas\/why-going-to-the-moon-still-matters\u0022\u003Erocket fuel\u003C\/a\u003E that can be created from liquifying oxygen and hydrogen needed to launch deep space missions to destinations like Mars. In February, Georgia Tech announced that researchers have developed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/new-algorithms-developed-georgia-tech-are-lunar-bound\u0022\u003Enew algorithms\u003C\/a\u003E to help Intuitive Machines\u2019 lunar lander find water ice on the moon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommercial space companies like Axiom Space and Redwire Space, as well as space agencies, are actively building lunar infrastructure, from satellite constellations to orbital platforms to support communication, navigation, scientific research, and eventually space tourism.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA key project involves the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/gateway\/#:~:text=Gateway%20is%20central%20to%20the,missions%20to%20Mars%20and%20beyond.\u0022\u003ELunar Gateway\u003C\/a\u003E, a joint venture of NASA and international space agencies like ESA, JAXA, and CSA, as well as commercial partners. Humanity\u2019s first space station around the moon will serve as a central hub for human exploration of the moon and is considered a stepping stone for future deep space missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGetting Ahead of a Gold Rush to the Moon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll this activity underscores the urgency to get out in front of potential crowding issues \u2014 something that hasn\u2019t occurred in LEO, where near-miss collisions, or conjunctions, are frequent. LEO, which is 100 to 1,200 miles above the Earth\u2019s surface, is host to more than 14,000\u0026nbsp; satellites and 120 million pieces of debris from launches, collisions, and wear and tear, reports \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/science\/global-push-cooperation-space-traffic-crowds-earth-orbit-2024-12-02\/#:~:text=Low%20Earth%20orbit%20is%20densely,(336%2D354%20miles).\u0022\u003EReuters\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUsing the near-Earth environment as an example, the space object population has gone from approximately 6,000 active satellites in the early 2020s to an anticipated 60,000 satellites in the coming decade if the projected number of large satellite constellations currently in the works gets deployed. That poses many challenges in terms of how we can manage that sustainably,\u201d observed Gunter. \u201cIf something similar happens in the lunar environment, say if \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\u0022\u003EArtemis\u003C\/a\u003E (NASA\u2019s program to establish the first long-term presence on the moon) is successful and a lunar base is established, and there is discovery of volatiles or water deposits, it could initiate a kind of gold rush effect that might accelerate the number of actors in cislunar space.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor this reason, Borowitz argues for the need to begin working on coordination, either in the planning of the orbits for future missions or by sharing information about the location of objects operating in lunar orbit. She pointed out that spacecraft outfitted for moon missions are expensive, making a collision highly costly. Also, debris from such a scenario would spread in an unpredictable way, which could be problematic for other objects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGunter agreed, noting, \u201cIf we\u2019re not careful, we could be putting a lot of things in this same path. We must ensure we build out the cislunar orbital environment in a smart way, where we\u2019re not intentionally putting spacecraft in the same orbital spaces. If we do that, everyone should be able to get what they want and not be in each other\u2019s way.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz says some coordination efforts are underway with the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the creation of an action team on lunar activities; however, international diplomacy is a time-consuming process, and it can be a challenge to keep pace with advancements in technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe contends that the Georgia Tech study could provide baseline data that \u201ccould be helpful for international coordination efforts, helping to ensure that countries better understand potential future risks.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGunter and Borowitz say that follow-on research for the team could involve looking into the Lunar Gateway orbit and other special orbits to see how crowded that space will likely get, and then do an end-to-end simulation of these orbits to determine the most effective way to build them out to avoid collision risks. Ultimately, they intend to develop guidelines to help ensure that future space actors headed to the moon can operate safely.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA Georgia Tech study warns that rising lunar traffic could lead to costly collision avoidance maneuvers, urging better coordination to manage growing risks in cislunar space.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Georgia Tech study warns that rising lunar traffic could lead to costly collision avoidance maneuvers, urging better coordination to manage growing risks in cislunar space."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2025-07-18 13:43:22","changed_gmt":"2025-09-16 13:55:10","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677453":{"id":"677453","type":"image","title":"NASA\u0027s Lunar Trailblazer in Orbit Around the Moon (Artist\u0027s Concept)","body":"\u003Cp\u003ENASA\u0027s Lunar Trailblazer in Orbit Around the Moon (Artist\u0027s Concept). 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Jud Ready, Ph.D., a longtime leader in space-related research at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) for more than two decades, has been appointed as the inaugural executive director of Georgia Tech\u2019s newly established Space Research Institute (SRI). With his extensive background in engineered materials and proven track record in managing groundbreaking research projects, Georgia Tech\u2019s space innovation leadership is ready to \u201cblast off.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESRI\u0026nbsp;will become the center of all things space-related at the Institute. It will work in partnership with academics, business partners, philanthropists, students, and governments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReady says the role of SRI is \u201cto amplify the space-based research environment that we have had for decades at Georgia Tech by providing dedicated facility, communications, collaboration, and financial resources, as well as assistance on large-scale proposals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe existence of SRI is directly tied to one of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u201cBig Bets,\u201d outlined in the Institute\u2019s current Strategic Plan: \u201c\u003Cstrong\u003EDouble the Scale and Amplify the Impact of Our Research Enterprise.\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EGTRI to Play a Prominent Role With SRI\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGTRI has an unfair advantage in so many areas: we\u0027ve got great capabilities, great people, great equipment, great connections across the United States as well as the globe,\u201d said Ready. \u201cTo be able to take curiosity-driven fundamental research and turn it into a widget, whether that widget is a radar or a spacecraft or whatever it may be, GTRI is good at that.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u0027re not a commercial entity, so we\u0027re not trying to make thousands, hundreds, or even dozens of a device or a system. We\u0027re very good at one-off prototypes, and that\u0027s what space research is. We\u0027re not trying to build a constellation of 1,000s of \u2018Starlink\u2019 satellites. We are trying to create sensors, systems, spacecraft, constellations -- whatever it takes \u2013 to solve problems, whether they\u0027re national security problems, scientific problems, economic problems, communication problems -- there are many uses for spacecraft.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReady\u2019s vision for SRI emphasizes leveraging and enhancing the robust infrastructure already in place at GT and GTRI, including C-SHAFT (Center for Space Hardware Assembly, Fabrication and Testing). As he articulated during his \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/Jud+Ready%3A+Space+Research+Institute+Candidate+vision+talk\/1_t8w65gtf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Evision presentation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, before being named to the executive director role, he views GTRI facilities such as thermal vacuum chambers and ground station networks as strategic assets that provide Georgia Tech with a significant competitive edge in space research and exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReady\u2019s leadership will emphasize bridging the robust academic and research elements within Georgia Tech to include all Colleges and GTRI. By strengthening the collaborative relationship among all arms of the Institute, Ready seeks to enhance Georgia Tech\u2019s institutional capacity for securing competitive federal, industry and philanthropic funding. He plans to strategically use GTRI\u2019s contract vehicles, such as its University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) agreements, to streamline funding processes, thereby advancing GTRI\u2019s and Georgia Tech\u2019s collective research enterprise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder Ready\u2019s direction, educational and outreach initiatives will also expand significantly. Ready says he intends to draw on previous Georgia Tech successes, such as the Symposium on Space Innovations and championing \u201cK through gray\u201d educational programs. He intends to integrate educational activities that involve both academic and research personnel from across Georgia Tech and GTRI. These efforts aim to support the existing cadre of space engineering professionals, as well as cultivate a new generation of engineers and scientists equipped with the skills and experiences necessary for leadership in space technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EQ\u0026amp;A with Jud Ready, SRI Executive Director\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EQ: What are your initial, big priorities for SRI?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReady:\u003C\/strong\u003E We\u0027re looking for partnerships internally at Georgia Tech, within GTRI, in Georgia, and externally. Whether governmental, philanthropic, or industrial sponsorships, that\u0027s what we\u0027re seeking. We want SRI to help faculty, students, small businesses, major corporations, and the USA in general succeed in space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EQ: How soon and how aggressively will you pursue funding and sponsorships?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReady:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0022Immediately. We\u0027ve already got proposals pending. We\u0027ll continue pursuing federal funding, corporate funding, and philanthropic efforts. Space access has become much cheaper, opening new funding avenues.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Will SRI take over existing projects such as Lunar Flashlight (a CubeSat integrated and tested by GTRI and operated by Georgia Tech) or MISSE (a NASA mission series in which GTRI is heavily involved)?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReady:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0022No, SRI won\u2019t take over someone\u0027s research projects. SRI will not be a principal investigator. It enables individual principal investigators, providing necessary resources, whether they\u0027re at GTRI, GT, or industry.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Does SRI have a physical space, lab space, cleanrooms, etc.?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReady:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0022The administrative offices are in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coda.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECoda building\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. But the resources we have at Georgia Tech and GTRI aren\u0027t moving. We have cleanrooms and testing facilities at Baker and Cobb County, antennas for communication, and eventually, we\u0027ll have a new building near Coca-Cola Tower.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Given the long-term nature of space research, do you have a short-term plan for SRI?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReady:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0022I\u0027ve certainly got a 90-day plan. We\u0027ll have something going on every month this fall. We\u2019ll release an RFP for our CPI (centers, programs, initiatives) process around Labor Day. The LSIC fall meeting is at Georgia Tech on November 5-6. We\u0027re also organizing a networking event and a star-watching party for homecoming in October.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Will you maintain your existing appointments at Georgia Tech and GTRI?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReady:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0022Yes, I\u0027m still 50\/50. Technically, 49% SRI and 51% GTRI, so I didn\u0027t have to reorganize my reporting chain. I\u2019ve dialed back my teaching a notch and only plan to teach my Material Science and Engineering of Sports class (MSE3300) next spring, but I will also be teaching my \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/coursesaz\/vip\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVertically Integrated Project (VIP\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E) class in the fall. And, of course, advising several graduate students along the way.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EQ: Is there more to Jud Ready than just space research?\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReady:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0022I haven\u2019t stopped thinking about space since Skylab. But yes, I like things more than space. I\u0027m also a scout leader. I enjoy camping, fishing, sailing, and sports, especially, even though, historically, I\u2019ve been exceptionally mediocre at them.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s 11 IRIs support collaboration between researchers and students across the Institute\u2019s seven colleges, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), national laboratories, and corporate entities to tackle critical topics of strategic significance for the Institute as well as for local, state, national, and international communities.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EW. Jud Ready, Ph.D., a longtime leader in space-related research at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) for more than two decades, has been appointed as the inaugural executive director of Georgia Tech\u2019s newly established Space Research Institute (SRI). With his extensive background in engineered materials and proven track record in managing groundbreaking research projects, Georgia Tech\u2019s space innovation leadership is ready to \u201cblast off.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SRI will become the center of all things space-related at the Institute. It will work in partnership with academics, business partners, philanthropists, students, and governments."}],"uid":"35875","created_gmt":"2025-08-28 13:57:32","changed_gmt":"2025-08-28 14:01:26","author":"cweems8","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677835":{"id":"677835","type":"image","title":"Ready--Jud_2022_v3_0.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EW. 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Their product also maintained the performance of the original plastic materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers said their bio-inspired design could help cut manufacturing costs of virgin packaging materials by nearly 50% and offer potential savings of hundreds of millions of dollars. And, because less than 10% of the 350 million tons of plastics produced each year is effectively recycled, the Georgia Tech approach could keep more plastic out of landfills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAerospace engineering assistant professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/christos-e-athanasiou\u0022\u003EChristos Athanasiou\u003C\/a\u003E led the study,\u0026nbsp;which was published\u0026nbsp;in the journal \u003Cem\u003EProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/seashells-inspire-better-way-recycle-plastic\u0022\u003ERead the Q\u0026amp;A of the findings, and see a video of the testing, on the College of Engineering website.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Using nature\u2019s approach to robust structures, aerospace engineering\u2019s Christos Athanasiou has created a process that makes normally unpredictable recycled plastic reliable and strong."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers from Georgia Tech have created a material inspired by seashells to help improve the process of recycling plastics and make the resulting material more reliable.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe structures they created greatly reduced the variability of mechanical properties typically found in recycled plastic. 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Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, have been named 2025 Astronaut Scholars by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). They are among 74 students selected from 51 universities nationwide to receive this prestigious honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow in its 40th year, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.astronautscholarship.org\/programs\/astronaut-scholarship\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAstronaut Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E supports exceptional undergraduates who are dedicated to pursuing research-oriented careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Recipients receive up to $15,000 for academic expenses, a trip to ASF\u2019s Innovators Symposium \u0026amp; Gala, and access to a lifelong network of astronauts, alumni, and supporters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Anderson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Anderson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnderson, an electrical engineering major, conducts research in the Bhamla Lab under Associate Professor Saad Bhamla in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. His current project, the \u003Cem\u003EEvapinator\u003C\/em\u003E, is a low-cost, portable technology designed to preserve biological samples without ultra-cold freezers or lyophilization. It offers rapid preservation within one to two hours, achieving recovery rates comparable to traditional methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough this work, Anderson is advancing biomedical engineering and global health, and he is eager to explore further research avenues that create accessible solutions for underserved populations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew Fernandez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFernandez, a 2024 Astronaut Scholar and mechanical engineering major, is continuing as an Astronaut Scholar this year and is also a recipient of the Godbold Scholarship and the Provost Scholarship. He is minoring in robotics and has worked on developing compliant limbless systems to create a robot with efficient underwater locomotion techniques.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFernandez plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Robotics after graduating from Georgia Tech and aims to use bio-inspired robotics to enable multi-modal locomotion and the navigation of previously untouched environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis award underscores the innovative work Charles and Matthew are doing at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Georgia Brunner, Prestigious Fellowships Advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success. \u201cWe are proud to support their journeys and see them thrive among the ASF community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students and alumni interested in applying for prestigious fellowships are encouraged to contact Georgia Brunner at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:fellowshipsadvising@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Efellowshipsadvising@gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or visit the prestigious fellowships \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.success.gatech.edu\/prestigious-fellowships\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThey are among 74 students selected from 51 universities nationwide to receive this prestigious honor.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"They are among 74 students selected from 51 universities nationwide to receive this prestigious honor."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2025-08-08 11:53:15","changed_gmt":"2025-08-08 12:00:39","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677610":{"id":"677610","type":"image","title":"Astronaut Scholars","body":null,"created":"1754653363","gmt_created":"2025-08-08 11:42:43","changed":"1754653964","gmt_changed":"2025-08-08 11:52:44","alt":"Astronaut scholars","file":{"fid":"261523","name":"Astronaut-Scholars_0.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/08\/Astronaut-Scholars_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/08\/Astronaut-Scholars_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":789809,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/08\/Astronaut-Scholars_0.png?itok=_I7sZm6c"}}},"media_ids":["677610"],"groups":[{"id":"660370","name":"Space"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Brunner\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:fellowshipsadvising@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Efellowshipsadvising@gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683386":{"#nid":"683386","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meet Tommer Ender: Interim Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETommer Ender, Ph.D., serves as the interim Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Senior Vice President for Georgia Tech, stepping into the role following the departure of Jim Hudgens, who became President and CEO of UL Research Institutes in June.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEnder takes the helm at GTRI as it reaches a new milestone in awards and revenue. During fiscal year 2025, GTRI secured $964 million in new awards, up 11% from the previous year, and earned $980 million in revenue. GTRI\u0027s renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to support national security, the state of Georgia, and industry.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cTommer has been a driving force behind GTRI\u2019s growth and evolution, and I\u2019m grateful he\u2019s serving in this interim capacity,\u201d said Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice president for research. \u201cHis deep roots at Georgia Tech \u2014 as an alumnus, researcher, and executive \u2014 give him a uniquely steady hand at a pivotal time. He leads with both technical expertise and human insight, a rare combination that will serve GTRI well in the months ahead.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEnder leads over 3,000 GTRI employees and researchers across a variety of disciplines, including autonomous systems, cybersecurity, electromagnetics, electronic warfare, modeling and simulation, sensors, systems engineering, test and evaluation, and threat systems. As interim Senior Vice President of Georgia Tech, Ender also serves on the President\u2019s Cabinet helping set operational and strategic direction for the Institute and reports to Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Tech\u2019s executive vice president for Research.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWith nearly 25 years of experience focused on national security and systems engineering research, Ender most recently served as GTRI\u2019s Deputy Director for Research, leading the Electronics, Optics, and Systems Directorate (EOSD). He managed operations for an 800-person unit with an annual $300 million research portfolio across three research laboratories, and was also a member of the GTRI Executive Council, helping set GTRI strategy and informing critical decisions impacting the organization. Ender was previously the Director of GTRI\u2019s Electronic Systems (ELSYS) Laboratory, which has over 500 personnel across 12 locations in the United States.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEnder\u2019s personal area of research includes development of collaborative, executable Model -Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools utilizing multidisciplinary design optimization and trade space analytics applied to complex problems. He has also served as an instructor and course developer for Georgia Tech\u2019s Professional Master\u2019s in Applied Systems Engineering, and has been a member of several doctoral and master\u2019s thesis committees at Georgia Tech and other universities.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cFor the past two decades, I have had the privilege to work with GTRI\u2019s renowned team of researchers who deliver innovative solutions to the world\u2019s most complex issues,\u201d said Ender. \u201cI am humbled to have been appointed interim Director of GTRI to support our mission focused on national security, improving the human condition, serving the state of Georgia, and educating future technology leaders.\u201d\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEnder has been invited to participate in a number of national committees, including at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, offering up his expertise in the areas of systems and digital engineering. He is also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and an active member of the International Council on Systems Engineers (INCOSE), National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and Military Operations Research Society (MORS), regularly publishing with those organizations.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EA three-time alumnus, Ender earned his bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctorate degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. 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It raises interesting questions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA binary black hole merger absorbs characteristics from both of the contributors, she adds. \u201cAs a result, this is not only the most massive binary black hole ever seen but also the fastest-spinning binary black hole confidently detected with gravitational waves.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cGW231123 is a record-breaking event,\u201d says School of Physics Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/laura-cadonati\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaura Cadonati\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E who has been a member of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/page\/ligo-scientific-collaboration\u0022\u003ELIGO Scientific Collaboration\u003C\/a\u003E since 2002. \u201cLIGO has been observing the cosmos for 10 years now. This discovery underscores that there is still so much that this instrument can help us learn.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Cosmic View\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe findings challenge current theories on how smaller black holes form, says School of Physics Assistant Professor and LIGO collaborator\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/surabhi-sachdev\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESurabhi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESachdev\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Smaller black holes are the result of supernovae: dying and collapsing stars. During that collapse, explosions can tear apart or eject part of the star\u2019s mass \u2014 limiting the size of the black hole that forms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cBlack holes from supernovae can weigh up to about 60 times the mass of our Sun,\u201d she says. \u201cThe black holes in this merger were likely the mass of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ehundreds\u003C\/em\u003E of suns.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBecause of its size, GW231123 also allowed the team to study the merger in unprecedented detail. \u201cLIGO has observed scores of black hole mergers,\u201d says Cadonati. \u201cOf these, GW231123 has provided us with the clearest view of the \u2018grand finale\u2019 of a merger thus far. This adds a new clue to solve the puzzle that are black holes, including their origins and properties.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWhile we saw that our expectations matched the data, the extreme nature of this event pushed our models to their limits,\u201d Millhouse adds. \u201cA massive, highly spinning system like this will be of interest to researchers who study how binary black holes form.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDecoding a Split-Second Signal\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMillhouse and School of Physics Postdoctoral Fellow\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPrathamesh Joshi\u003C\/strong\u003E used Einstein\u2019s equations for general relativity to confirm LIGO\u2019s detections.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETo find black holes, LIGO measures distortions in spacetime \u2014 ripples that are created when two black holes collide. These patterns in gravitational waves can be used to find the signature signal of black hole collisions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cIn this case, the signal lasted for just one-tenth of a second, but it was very clear,\u201d says Joshi. \u0022Previously, we designed a special study to detect these interesting signals, which accounted for all the unusual properties of such massive systems \u2014 and it paid off!\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cTo ensure it wasn\u2019t noise, the Georgia Tech team first reconstructed the signal in a model-agnostic way,\u201d Millhouse adds. \u201cWe then compared those reconstructions to a model that uses Einstein\u0027s equations of general relativity, and both reconstructions looked very similar, which helped confirm that this highly unusual phenomenon was a genuine detection.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESachdev says that seeing the signal at both LIGO Observatories \u2014 placed in Hanford, Washington and Livingston, Louisiana \u2014 was also critical. \u201cThese short signals are very hard to detect, and this signal is so unlike any of the other binary black holes that we\u0027ve seen before,\u201d she says. \u201cWithout both detectors, we would have missed it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Decade of Discovery\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhile the team has yet to determine how the original black holes formed, one theory is that they may have resulted from mergers themselves. \u201cThis could have been a chain of mergers,\u201d Sachdev explains. \u201cThis tells us that they could have existed in a very dense environment like a nuclear star cluster or an active galactic nucleus.\u201d Their spins provide another clue as spinning is a characteristic usually seen in black holes resulting from a merge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe team adds that GW231123 could provide clues on how larger black holes are formed \u2014 including the mysterious supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cGravitational wave science is almost a decade old, and we\u0027re still making fundamental discoveries,\u201d says Millhouse. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting that LIGO is continuing to detect new phenomena,\u0026nbsp; and this is at the edge of what we\u0027ve seen thus far. 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Though housed in Germany at the J\u00fclich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), Georgia Tech played a supporting role in helping the system land on the latest\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/top500.org\/lists\/top500\/2025\/06\/\u0022\u003ETOP500 list\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn November 2024, JSC granted Assistant Professor Spencer Bryngelson exclusive access to the system through the JUPITER Research and Early Access Program (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/en\/ias\/jsc\/jupiter\/jureap\u0022\u003EJUREAP\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy preparing\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/en\/news\/archive\/press-release\/2025\/jupiter-supercomputer-propels-european-computing-power\u0022\u003EEurope\u2019s fastest supercomputer\u003C\/a\u003E for launch, the joint project yielded valuable simulation data on the effects of shock waves in medicine and transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe shock-droplet problem has been a hallmark test problem in fluid dynamics for some decades now. It is sufficiently challenging to study that it keeps me scientifically interested, though the results are manifestly important,\u201d Bryngelson said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cUnderstanding the droplet behavior in some extreme regimes remains an open scientific problem of high engineering value.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough JUREAP, JSC engineers tested Bryngelson\u2019s Multi-Component Flow Code (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mflowcode.github.io\/\u0022\u003EMFC\u003C\/a\u003E) on their computers. The project simulated how liquid droplets behave when struck by a large, high-velocity shock wave moving much faster than the speed of sound.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETests produced visualizations of droplets deforming into pancake shapes before ejecting vortex rings as they broke apart from the shock wave. The experiments measured the swirls of air flow formed behind the droplets, known as vorticity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVorticity is one variable aerospace engineers consider when building aircraft designed to fly at supersonic and hypersonic speeds. Small droplets and vortices pose significant hazards for high-Mach vessels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese computer models reduce the risk and cost associated with physical test runs. By simulating extreme scenarios, the JUREAP project demonstrated a safer and more efficient way to evaluate aerospace systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe human body is another fluid space where fast, high-energy flows can occur.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESimulations help medical researchers create less invasive shock wave treatments. This technology can be further applied for uses ranging from breaking up kidney stones to treating inflammation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMFC\u2019s versatility for large- and small-scale applications made it suitable for testing JUPITER in its early stages. The project\u2019s success even earned it a JUREAP certificate for scaling efficiency and node performance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe use of application codes to test supercomputers is common. We\u2019ve participated in similar programs for OLCF Frontier and LLNL El Capitan,\u201d said Bryngelson, a faculty member with Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Computational Science and Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEngineers at supercomputer sites usually find and sort most problems on their own. But deploying workloads characteristic of what the JUPITER will run in practice stresses it in new ways. In these instances, we usually end up identifying some failure modes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe JSC and Georgia Tech researchers named their joint project Exascale Multiphysics Flows (ExaMFlow).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExaMFlow helps keep JUPITER on pace to become Europe\u2019s first exascale supercomputer. This designation refers to any machine capable of computing one exaflop, or one quintillion (\u201c1\u201d followed by 18 zeros) calculations per second.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll three systems that rank ahead of JUPITER are exascale supercomputers. They are\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asc.llnl.gov\/exascale\/el-capitan\u0022\u003EEl Capitan\u003C\/a\u003E at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.olcf.ornl.gov\/frontier\/\u0022\u003EFrontier\u003C\/a\u003E at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.anl.gov\/aurora\u0022\u003EAurora\u003C\/a\u003E at Argonne National Laboratory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJUPITER calculates more than 60 billion operations per watt. This makes the supercomputer the most energy-efficient system among the top five.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExaMFlow ran Bryngelson\u2019s software on JSC\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/en\/ias\/jsc\/systems\/supercomputers\/juwels\u0022\u003EJUWELS Booster\u003C\/a\u003E and JUPITER Exascale Transition Instrument (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fz-juelich.de\/en\/news\/archive\/press-release\/2024\/new-jupiter-module-strengthens-leading-position-of-europe2019s-upcoming-exascale-supercomputer\u0022\u003EJETI\u003C\/a\u003E). The two modules form the backbone of JUPITER\u2019s full design.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExaMFlow\u2019s report showed that MFC performed with near-ideal scaling behavior on JUWELS and JETI compared to similar systems based on NVIDIA A100 GPUs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccess to NVIDIA hardware at Georgia Tech played a key role in ExaMFlow\u2019s success.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute hosts the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pace.gatech.edu\/phoenix-cluster\/\u0022\u003EPhoenix Research Computing Cluster\u003C\/a\u003E, which includes A100 GPUs among its arsenal of components. Bryngelson\u2019s lab owns NVIDIA A100 GPUs and four\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/researchers-blazing-new-trails-superchip-named-after-computing-pioneer\u0022\u003EGH200 Grace Hopper Superchips\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince JUPITER is equipped with around 24,000 Grace Hopper Superchips, Bryngelson\u2019s work with the hardware proved especially insightful for the ExaMFlow project.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Grace Hopper chip is interesting. It\u2019s not challenging to use like a regular GPU device when one is familiar with running NVIDIA hardware. The more fun part is using its tightly coupled CPU to GPU interconnect to make use of the CPU as well,\u201d Bryngelson said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s not immediately obvious how to best do this, though we used a few tricks to tune its use to our application. They appear to work nicely.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJSC researchers \u003Cstrong\u003ELuis Cifuentes\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003ERakesh Sarma\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003ESeong Koh\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003ESohel Herff\u003C\/strong\u003E played important roles in running Bryngelson\u2019s MFC software on early JUPITER modules.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ExaMFlow team included NVIDIA scientists \u003Cstrong\u003ENikolaos Tselepidis\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EBenedikt Dorschner\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe pair observed their company\u2019s hardware used in the field. They return to NVIDIA with notes that help the corporation build the next devices tailored to the need of scientific computing researchers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe try to be prepared for the latest, biggest computers. Being able to take immediate advantage of the largest systems is a valuable capability,\u201d Bryngelson said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen the early access systems arrive, it\u2019s a great opportunity for the teams involved to test the machines, demonstrate and tune scientific software, and meet very capable new collaborators.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJUPITER became the world\u2019s fourth fastest supercomputer when it debuted last month. 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In a move reminiscent of the Apollo era, the administration has proposed landing Americans on the red planet by the end of 2026 \u2014 a bold initiative that has reignited national ambition and drawn comparisons to the space race of the 20th century.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, researchers are already considering the mission\u2019s implications, from engineering challenges to international diplomacy. While the White House has framed the mission as a demonstration of American leadership, experts say its success will depend on collaboration \u2014 across disciplines, sectors, and borders.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is more than a space race,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/christos-e-athanasiou\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChristos Athanasiou\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. \u201cMars isn\u2019t just the next step for space exploration \u2014 it\u2019s a stress test for everything we\u2019ve learned about sustainability, resilience, and engineering under uncertainty.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEngineering for the Red Planet\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Athanasiou, the Mars mission is a test of human ingenuity, creativity, and endurance. Unlike the moon, Mars is months away by spacecraft, with no quick return option. That distance introduces a host of engineering challenges that must be solved before a single boot touches Martian soil.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEnsuring astronaut safety on such a long-duration mission requires us to understand how the Earth materials we will be using in our mission behave in extraterrestrial conditions,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn his recent \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ds6hQXVpUCs\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETEDx talk\u003C\/a\u003E, Athanasiou emphasized that the mission must also consider its environmental impact. Mars may be barren, but it is not immune to contamination. Athanasiou believes that strategies used for environmental remediation on Earth \u2014 such as waste recycling, habitat sustainability, and pollution control \u2014 can be adapted to protect the Martian environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf we can build structures that survive Mars using recycled materials, AI, and Earth-born ingenuity, we\u2019ll unlock entirely new ways to live \u2014 both out there and back here,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReading the Martian Landscape\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wray.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJames Wray\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has spent years analyzing Mars\u2019 surface using data from orbiters and rovers. He sees the planet as both a scientific treasure trove and a logistical puzzle.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMars has vast lava plains, dust storms, and steep canyons that pose real risks to human settlement,\u201d Wray said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut beneath the challenges lies opportunity. Mars is home to significant deposits of water ice, especially near the poles and just below the surface in some mid-latitude regions. That water could be used not only for drinking but also for producing oxygen and rocket fuel \u2014 critical resources for long-term habitation and return missions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe presence of water ice near the surface is a game changer. It could support life, and more importantly, it could support us,\u201d Wray said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also noted that Mars\u2019 thin atmosphere \u2014 just 1% the density of Earth\u2019s \u2014 complicates everything from landing spacecraft to shielding astronauts from cosmic radiation. \u201cWe\u2019ve learned a lot from robotic missions. Now it\u2019s time to apply that knowledge to human exploration.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiplomacy Beyond Earth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/Lincoln-Hines\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELincoln Hines\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, says that the Mars mission could have significant diplomatic implications. \u201cThe Mars mission has little to no bearing on space security; it has no military value,\u201d he said. However, he noted that international cooperation could still play a valuable role in reducing the financial burden of such a costly endeavor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHines warned that shifting U.S. priorities from the moon to Mars could strain the international partnerships built through the Artemis program. He explained that some countries may view the Mars initiative as a distraction from the more immediate and economically promising lunar goals. Political instability in the U.S., he added, could further erode trust in its long-term commitments. \u201cCountries may lose faith that the United States is a reliable partner to cooperate with for its lunar program if Mars seems to be the new priority,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe also pointed to existing legal frameworks like the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits sovereign claims on celestial bodies, and the Rescue Agreement, which obliges nations to assist astronauts in distress. 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Due to attrition during that time \u2014 and because hiring didn\u2019t accelerate until 2024 \u2014 19 of the FAA\u2019s largest facilities have 15% fewer people managing airspace than they need.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, the report shows the tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world\u2019s busiest, is 17% below full staff.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report provides guidance to the FAA about establishing appropriate staffing levels. It also suggests specific improvements in hiring, training, scheduling, and fatigue management for the FAA\u2019s 313 facilities.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/national-report-urges-faa-overhaul-air-traffic-controller-hiring-and-training\u0022\u003ERead a Q\u0026amp;A with Feigh about the report on the College of Engineering website.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Aerospace engineering professor Karen Feigh cowrote a National Academies review of a national shortage that impacts 45,000 daily commercial flights."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA\u0026nbsp;new congressionally mandated report coauthored by a Georgia Tech professor\u0026nbsp;suggests that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hires more air traffic controllers each year, optimizes scheduling, and offers other steps to address a nationwide shortage of the critical staffers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new report offers other steps to the Federal Aviation Administration to address a nationwide shortage of the critical staffers. 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This is a win-win solution from an environmental and economic perspective.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther methods for dealing with decommissioned wind blades involve mechanical grinding and landfilling of subsequent waste, an expensive and energy-intensive process, he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeam members include Gentry, Sakshi Kakkad, Cayleigh Nicholson, Mehmet Bermek, and Larry Bank, from the School of Architecture; Gabriel Ackall, Yulizza Henao, and Aeva Silverman, from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/prod.ce.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E; \u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eric-johansen-522aa329\u0022\u003EEric Johansen\u003C\/a\u003E, a business consultant from Fiberglass Trusses Inc.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team is part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.re-wind.info\/\u0022\u003ERe-Wind Network\u003C\/a\u003E, a multinational research and development network which develops large-scale infrastructure projects from decommissioned wind turbine blades.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERe-Wind\u0027s pedestrian bridges, known as BladeBridges, have\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/feature\/georgia-tech-research-makes-new-life-old-blades\u0022\u003Ealready captured media attention\u003C\/a\u003E. Two more BladeBridges are expected in Atlanta in 2024, Gentry said. Re-Wind has also developed, prototyped, and tested transmission poles made from blade segments. 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Called Jezero Mons,\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eit is nearly half the size of the crater itself and could add critical clues to the habitability and volcanism of Mars, transforming how we understand Mars\u2019 geologic history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe study, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-025-02329-7\u0022\u003EEvidence for a composite volcano on the rim of Jezero crater on Mars\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d was published this May in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E-family journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECommunications Earth \u0026amp; Environment,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eunderscores\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ehow much we have left to learn about one of the most well-studied regions of Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ELead author\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/deeps.brown.edu\/people\/sara-cuevas-quinones\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESara C. Cuevas-Qui\u00f1ones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E completed the research as an undergraduate during a summer program at Georgia Tech; she is now a graduate student at Brown University. The team also included corresponding author Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wray.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames J. Wray\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E (\u003C\/strong\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences), Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/rivera-hernandez-dr-frances\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrances Rivera-Hern\u00e1ndez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences), and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/2095063\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJacob Adler\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ethen a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech and now an assistant research professor at Arizona State University.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cVolcanism on Mars is intriguing for a number of reasons \u2014 from the implications it has on habitability, to better constraining the geologic history,\u201d Wray says. \u201cJezero Crater is one of the best studied sites on Mars. If we are just now identifying a volcano here, imagine how many more could be on Mars. Volcanoes may be even more widespread across Mars than we thought.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA mountain in the margins\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWray\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Efirst noticed\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ethe mountain in 2007, while considering Jezero Crater as a graduate student.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI was looking at low-resolution photos of the area and noticed a mountain on the crater\u2019s rim,\u201d he recalls. \u201cTo me, it looked like a volcano, but it was difficult to get additional images.\u201d At the time, Jezero Crater was newly discovered, and imaging focused almost entirely on its intriguing water history, which is on the opposite side of the 28-mile-wide crater.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThen, Jezero Crater, due to these lake-like sedimentary deposits, was selected as the landing spot for the 2020 Perseverance Rover \u2014 an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/\u0022\u003Eongoing NASA mission seeking signs of ancient Martian life and collecting rock samples for possible return to Earth\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHowever, after landing, some of the first rocks Perseverance encountered were not the sedimentary deposits one might expect from a previously-flooded area \u2014 they were volcanic. Wray suspected he might know the origin of these rocks, but to make a case for it, he would need to show that the mountain on the edge of Jezero Crater could indeed be a volcano.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA new researcher \u2014 and old data\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe opportunity presented itself several months after Perseverance landed when Cuevas-Qui\u00f1ones applied to a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/easreu.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESummer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program hosted by the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E to work with Wray.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0019103518306067?via%3Dihub\u0022\u003EA previous study\u003C\/a\u003E led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBriony Horgan\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(professor of planetary science at Purdue University) had also suggested that Jezero Mons could be volcanic,\u201d Cuevas-Qui\u00f1ones says. \u201cI began wondering if there was a way to home in on these suspicions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe team partnered with study coauthor Rivera-Hern\u00e1ndez, who specializes in characterizing the surface of planets and their habitability. They decided to use datasets gathered from spacecraft orbiting Mars to compare the properties of Jezero Mons to other, known, volcanoes. \u201cWe can\u2019t visit Mars and definitively prove that Jezero Mons is a volcano, but we can show that it shares the same properties with existing volcanoes \u2014 both here on Earth and Mars,\u201d Wray explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe used data from the Mars Odyssey Orbiter, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, and Perseverance Rover, all in combination to puzzle this out,\u201d he adds. \u201cI think this shows that these older spacecraft can be extremely valuable long after their initial missions end \u2014 these old spacecraft can still make important discoveries and help us answer tricky questions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFor Cuevas-Qui\u00f1ones, it also underscores the importance of REU programs and opportunities for undergraduates. \u201cI was an undergraduate student at the time, and this was my first time conducting research,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was fascinating to learn how different data sets could be used to decode the origin of a landscape. After Jezero Mons, it became clear to me that I would continue to study Mars and other planetary bodies.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe search for life \u2014 and determining Mars\u2019 age\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe discovery makes the crater even more intriguing in the search for past life on Mars. A volcano so close to watery Jezero Crater could add a critical source of heat on an otherwise cold planet, including the potential for hydrothermal activity \u2014 energy that life could use to thrive.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis type of system also holds interest for Mars as a whole. \u201cThe coalescence of these two types of systems makes Jezero more interesting than ever,\u201d shares Wray. \u201cWe have samples of incredible sedimentary rocks that could be from a habitable region alongside igneous rocks with important scientific value.\u201d If returned to Earth, igneous rocks can be radioisotope dated to know their age very precisely. Dating the Jezero Crater samples could be used to calibrate age estimates, providing an unprecedented window into the geologic history of the planet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe take home message? \u201cMars is the best place we have to look in our solar system for signs of life, and thanks to the Perseverance Rover collecting samples in Jezero, the United States has samples from the best rocks in the best place on Mars,\u201d Wray says. \u201cIf these samples are returned to Earth, we can do incredible, groundbreaking science with them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDOI: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43247-025-02329-7\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43247-025-02329-7\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFunding: Cuevas-Qui\u00f1ones was supported by Georgia Tech\u2019s 2021 Research Experience for Undergraduates program sponsored by NSF and 3M corporation. Wray was supported by NASA funding for Co-Investigators on HiRISE and CaSSIS. CaSSIS is a project of the University of Bern and funded through the Swiss Space Office via ESA\u2019s PRODEX program. The instrument hardware development was also supported by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) (ASI-INAF agreement 2020-17-HH.0), INAF\/Astronomical Observatory of Padova, and the Space Research Center (CBK) in Warsaw. Support from SGF (Budapest), the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Lab, and NASA are also gratefully acknowledged. Operation support from the UK Space Agency is also acknowledged.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers have discovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater \u2014 where NASA\u2019s Perseverance Rover is currently collecting samples for possible return to Earth \u2014 is likely a volcano. 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If successful, the 2026 launch will mark the first private spacecraft to reach Venus, and the first U.S. mission to study its sulfuric acid-filled clouds in nearly 40 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe instrument, the autofluorescence nephelometer (AFN) built by Droplet Measurement Technologies, will fire a laser beam out a window and use light scattering from individual particles to measure the size and composition of the planet\u2019s aerosols, the tiny particles that make up the clouds. The AFN will only have about five minutes to collect data as the small probe falls through the clouds, and another 15 minutes to send data back to Earth before things get too extreme. The probe is not expected to reach the surface, where it is hot enough to melt lead, and the pressure is 90 times that of Earth\u2019s surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech oversees all of the instrument\u2019s field tests and modeling. The project, called VENUSIAN, is led by Christopher E. Carr, assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with funding from NASA\u2019s PSTAR program. Carr holds a joint appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022 id=\u0022menur53u\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENASA also built a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasa-installs-heat-shield-on-first-private-spacecraft-bound-for-venus\/\u0022\u003Eheat shield\u003C\/a\u003E for Rocket Lab\u2019s spacecraft and will provide navigation and communications support through the Deep Space Network.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIs there life in the clouds of Venus? I don\u2019t think so, but if it\u2019s there, I want to find it,\u201d says Carr, who admits that the more he studies Venus, the more interesting it becomes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollecting Volcanic Molecules\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn March, his team tested the AFN in the field, flying it on a drone through Hawaii\u2019s volcanic fog, a haze that forms because of volcanic emissions. The droplets are rich with sulfuric acid, similar to Venus\u2019 atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe got some valuable data,\u201d says Carr. \u201cThis was the first time for our whole team from different institutions to be together in one place.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollaborators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Colorado-Boulder, which managed and flew the drones, and Droplet Measurement Technologies joined the Georgia Tech contingent in Hawaii.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESara Seager, professor of physics, professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science at MIT, who serves as the science principal investigator for the Rocket Lab mission, emphasized the critical testing role Georgia Tech is playing ahead of the mission to Venus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBuilding the instrument is important, but what is also important is knowing how you\u2019re going to interpret data when you get back. To understand that you need to use the instrument over and over again here on Earth. Professor Carr taking a lead on that from a science perspective is important,\u201d says Seager, who will oversee two subsequent \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.morningstarmissions.space\/\u0022\u003EMorning Star Missions to Venus\u003C\/a\u003E that the team envisions will culminate in an atmosphere sample return.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Kilauea volcano, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, began erupting as soon as the team started their first drone flight. The eruption grew more intense on the second day, giving the researchers a chance to run the AFN through its paces. While the flight test results are still preliminary, the team indicated that the instrument did detect volcanic ash and volcanic smog, which bodes well for the Venus mission.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was cool to see our instrument in action,\u201d says Snigdha Nellutla, a research engineer and data modeler, who recently finished her master\u2019s in aerospace engineering. She simulates the AFN\u2019s output in different environmental conditions, both during the Hawaii field tests and on the actual mission to Venus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn Search of a Carbon Cycle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re seeking evidence of a carbon cycle in the Venus atmosphere,\u201d she said. \u201cLife as we know it on Earth is carbon-based. Carbon compounds are delivered to Venus from meteorites. Are they rapidly degraded or do they persist in some form?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBillions of years ago, Venus may have had as much water as Earth \u2014 but at some point in its evolution, carbon dioxide in the planet\u0027s atmosphere triggered an intense runaway greenhouse effect. This sent temperatures soaring, causing the planet\u0027s water to evaporate, and the hydrogen part of the water (H2O) was lost to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2020, astronomers detected phosphine in Venus\u2019 atmosphere. This gas, often associated with biological activity on Earth, could signal signs of life. While the presence of phosphine is now debated, a rash of recent discoveries suggests that organic chemistry in the clouds could be much more complex than previously considered.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Venus\u2019 extreme surface temperatures are well documented, the one exception is found in the middle cloud layers, which have habitable temperatures. By looking at individual particles within the Venus atmosphere, researchers hope to learn about other compounds that could exist, including organic molecules that could influence a carbon cycle. The Hawaii measurements will serve as an important baseline to compare against what will be gathered on Venus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Smoking Gun of Organics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe mission to Venus will also measure fluorescence, considered \u201ca smoking gun\u201d for possible organic materials, says Carr.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Venus\u2019 super-rotating atmosphere, clouds take four Earth days to travel around the planet, while the planet spins in the same direction approximately 50 times slower.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe differences with Venus\u2019s atmosphere compared with Earth have forced our whole team to look at how we approach astrobiology completely differently,\u201d he explains. \u201cWhen we think of finding signs of life, we follow the water, but Venus has no water; it\u2019s sulfuric acid.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo Carr, the importance of the mission is to better understand Venus\u2019 chemistry, given that sulfuric acid and water have different properties, which can contribute to or limit the kind of chemistry that can occur.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy understanding what might be possible, we can learn if different types of life might be possible. It also helps us know what to look for when we look for life,\u201d he says. Even if there is no life in the clouds of Venus, there is likely to be interesting chemistry, based on extensive testing by members of the science team. This chemistry could be detected by the AFN as fluorescent aerosol particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVENUSIAN has enabled Georgia Tech aerospace engineering students to get a rare opportunity to test and model hardware that will fly in space.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudents Celebrate Teamwork, Space Aspirations \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs a first-year, I\u2019ve had a variety of tasks, and that\u2019s been fun for me as someone who is just starting to explore my career possibilities,\u201d says Violet Oliver, who oversees the ground sampling tests. \u201cThis has been a really good introduction \u2014 getting my feet wet in what future space missions might look like and, more broadly, what the engineering test cycle looks like.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe biggest thing we learned was how to work together as a team,\u201d adds Cassius Tunis, a senior in aerospace engineering. He managed the logistics, designed hardware to integrate the AFN and the drone, and served as the field study\u2019s test engineer during the flights, where he communicated with the pilots and tracked their flight pattern.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s been a goal of mine to work in the space industry since high school,\u201d he said, crediting VENUSIAN with helping him pinpoint his career direction. \u201cI see myself as the resident test engineer. Test engineering is a very operational, multidisciplinary field within aerospace. You get to wear a lot of different hats and interact with people of all different backgrounds.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarr indicated that the team will return to Hawaii later this year for final AFN field testing before the Venus mission.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELooking to the 2026 launch, Seager says, \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to a safe launch and getting exciting data back. It\u2019s Venus\u2019 moment to shine,\u201d she added, calling Venus the \u201cquiet, overlooked gem\u201d to Mars and Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarr expressed admiration for Rocket Lab\u2019s founder and CEO, Peter Beck, whose passion for the Venus mission is well documented.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe exudes the true curiosity of a scientist and explorer. In Rocket Lab, we have a partner that is excited by discovery.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech braves an active volcano to field test an instrument for a private space mission to Venus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech braves an active volcano to field test an instrument for a private space mission to Venus. 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By studying ancient asteroids, NASA scientists expect to uncover clues about the conditions that led to the formation of the solar system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/lucy\/spacecraft\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELucy spacecraft\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E launched on October 16, 2021, embarking on a 12-year journey to explore several asteroids during flybys or when the spacecraft flies by the three main belt asteroids and eight Trojan asteroids. Lucy, named after one of the most significant 3.2-million-year-old ancient, fossilized skeletons, embodies the mission\u0027s aim to discover the \u0022fossils\u0022 of planetary formation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn February, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/lucy\/nasa-selects-participating-scientists-to-join-lucy-asteroid-mission\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA selected eight participating scientists\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to join its Lucy mission, including Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EMasatoshi Hirabayashi\u003C\/strong\u003E. The team will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids using highly specialized cameras to capture these ancient celestial bodies considered \u0022fossils\u0022 of the solar system because they have remained relatively unchanged since their formation. These asteroids share Jupiter\u0027s orbit around the Sun, called the Sun-Jupiter Lagrange points, L4 and L5. Hirabayashi will support investigations of Lucy\u2019s targets around L4.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELucy\u2019s Scientific Instruments\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELucy is equipped with a suite of advanced scientific instruments that make this research possible. The Lucy Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (L\u2019LORRI), a black and white camera, will capture high-resolution images of the targeted asteroids. The Terminal Tracking Camera (TTCAM) will ensure precise navigation and tracking of the asteroids during the mission. Lucy\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Thermal\u0026nbsp;Emission\u0026nbsp;Spectrometer (L\u0027TES) will detect the infrared radiation. The L\u2019Ralph instrument, a visible\/near infrared multi-spectral imager and a short wavelength infrared hyperspectral imager, will collect data from the Trojan asteroids\u2019 surface for organic compounds, ices, and other minerals to determine their surface makeup.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInvestigating the Data\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHirabayashi will support Lucy\u2019s science operations and investigations by analyzing instrument data including three-dimensional topography about the asteroids\u2019 surfaces. He will apply such data to gain insights into the asteroids\u2019 interiors. His expertise in interior analysis is particularly valuable for the mission. Hirabayashi played an essential role in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/dart\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s DART\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E mission, and he is currently supporting the European Space Agency\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.heramission.space\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHERA mission\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, studying the binary asteroid Didymos. He is particularly interested in understanding whether the environment of these asteroids was favorable for the formation of life, which closely ties up with Georgia Tech\u2019s efforts in astrobiology (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehttps:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E). Based on his findings, his dream is to develop and support future interplanetary large-scale missions to further solar system exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAsteroid Visits and Timeline\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe mission will visit four asteroid systems whose names are derived from Greek mythology in the L4 Sun-Jupiter Lagrange point. Two of these systems are binary, meaning they consist of a large asteroid and a smaller satellite asteroid. Key flyby dates include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAugust 12, 2027:\u003C\/strong\u003E Visit to Eurybates and Queta\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeptember 15, 2027:\u003C\/strong\u003E Visit to Polymele\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApril 18, 2028:\u003C\/strong\u003E Visit to Leucus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENovember 11, 2028:\u003C\/strong\u003E Visit to Orus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne of the primary operational complexities they anticipate involves aiming the instruments at the asteroids. Lucy must navigate autonomously, making real-time decisions to ensure the instruments are correctly oriented. This requires sophisticated navigation, control, and guidance systems. From a data standpoint, they will have a finite number of images from which to theorize.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are a lot of unknowns, and getting information from very limited data or few images for analysis will be challenging,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDonaldjohanson Asteroid\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn April 20, Lucy did a flyby to capture high-resolution photos of the asteroid \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-images-asteroid-donaldjohanson\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDonaldjohanson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, which was believed to have formed 150 million years ago. Lucy continuously captured images while passing by the asteroid, eventually reaching about 600 miles from it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese asteroid visits will provide a wealth of data for the Lucy team to explore. Hirabayashi is supporting the team by better understanding the asteroid\u2019s surface and interior environments, the process of which will be directly applied to Lucy\u2019s Trojan targets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDonaldjohanson is our practice target. I am using this opportunity to test how my expertise contributes to the team and getting ready for our real targets at L4,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn February, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/lucy\/nasa-selects-participating-scientists-to-join-lucy-asteroid-mission\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA selected eight participating scientists\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to join its Lucy mission, including Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EMasatoshi Hirabayashi\u003C\/strong\u003E. The team will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids using highly specialized cameras to capture these ancient celestial bodies considered \u0022fossils\u0022 of the solar system because they have remained relatively unchanged since their formation. These asteroids share Jupiter\u0027s orbit around the Sun, called the Sun-Jupiter Lagrange points, L4 and L5. Hirabayashi will support investigations of Lucy\u2019s targets around L4.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Masatoshi Hirabayashi will utilize data from ancient asteroids to gain a deeper understanding of the history of space. "}],"uid":"36345","created_gmt":"2025-05-27 14:22:13","changed_gmt":"2025-06-05 12:55:47","author":"gwaddell3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677130":{"id":"677130","type":"image","title":"LUCY-MISSION-KSC-20211016-PH-KNO03_0026-orig.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELucy LiftoffNASA\u003C\/strong\u003E ID: KSC-20211016-PH-KNO03_0026\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhotographer\u003C\/strong\u003E: NASA\/Kevin O\u0027Connell and Bob Lau\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA United Launch Alliance V 401 rocket, with NASA\u2019s Lucy spacecraft atop, powers off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station\u2019s Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida at 5:34 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. The launch was managed by NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy Space Center. Lucy will embark on a 12-year primary mission to explore a record-breaking number of asteroids, including the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Named after a fossilized human ancestor whose skeleton provided discoverers insight into humanity\u2019s evolution, the Lucy mission will do much of the same, providing scientists and researchers a look into the origins of our solar system.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1748355781","gmt_created":"2025-05-27 14:23:01","changed":"1748355781","gmt_changed":"2025-05-27 14:23:01","alt":"Lucy Lift Off","file":{"fid":"260998","name":"LUCY-MISSION-KSC-20211016-PH-KNO03_0026-orig.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/27\/LUCY-MISSION-KSC-20211016-PH-KNO03_0026-orig.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/27\/LUCY-MISSION-KSC-20211016-PH-KNO03_0026-orig.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6138712,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/05\/27\/LUCY-MISSION-KSC-20211016-PH-KNO03_0026-orig.jpg?itok=ikFzi-_g"}},"677131":{"id":"677131","type":"image","title":"Donaldjohanson-Asteroid.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003EImage courtesy of NASA via \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-images-asteroid-donaldjohanson\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson - NASA Science\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;The asteroid Donaldjohanson as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L\u2019LORRI). This is one of the most detailed images returned by NASA\u2019s Lucy spacecraft during its flyby. This image was taken at 1:51 p.m. EDT (17:51 UTC), April 20, 2025, near closest approach, from a range of approximately 660 miles (1,100 km). The spacecraft\u2019s closest approach distance was 600 miles (960 km), but the image shown was taken approximately 40 seconds beforehand. The image has been sharpened and processed to enhance contrast. 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Materials scientist. Entrepreneur. And Yellow Jacket. The only thing missing on Jud Ready\u2019s resume is \u201castronaut.\u201d Not for lack of trying, though. Ready had hoped earning his bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral degrees in materials science and engineering at Georgia Tech would lead him to a spot in NASA\u2019s Astronaut Corps. Instead, it\u2019s led him to the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), where his passion for space is alive and well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. What about space fascinates you?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIt all goes back to my dad being interested in space. In first grade, we went to a how-to-use-the-library class, and I came across a book about the Mercury and Apollo astronauts. I checked it out and renewed it over and over again. I eventually finished it in second grade. So, I\u2019ve had a lifelong commitment since then to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. What drew you to engineering?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EI grew up in Chapel Hill. In that same first grade class, we went to the University of North Carolina chemistry department. My mom is really into roses, and they froze a rose in liquid nitrogen then smashed it on the table. It broke into a million bits, and I was like, \u201cWhat?!\u201d The ability of science to solve the unknown grabbed me. And I had a series of very good science teachers \u2014 Mr. Parker in fifth grade, in particular. Then I took a soldering class in high school. We built a multimeter that I still have and still use, and various other things. And I suddenly discovered and started exploring engineering. Plus, I just like making things.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. How did your career change from hoping to be an astronaut to being an accomplished materials engineer?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhen I started looking at colleges, that was my primary interest: What school would help me become an astronaut the quickest. I applied to Georgia Tech as an aerospace engineer, but was admitted as an undecided engineering candidate instead. It was the best thing that could have happened. Later, I got hired as an undergrad by a professor who was doing space-grown gallium arsenide on the Space Shuttle. Ultimately, they offered me a graduate position. I accepted, because I knew you needed an advanced degree to be an astronaut \u2014 and for a civilian, a Ph.D. in a relevant career such as materials science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI applied so many times to be an astronaut \u2014 every time they opened a call from 1999 until just a few years ago. Never got in. But I was successful at writing proposals and teaching. So I started doing space vicariously through my students, writing research proposals on energy capture, such as solar cells; energy storage, such as super capacitors; and energy delivery like electron emission. They\u2019re all enabled by engineered materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E4. What makes Georgia Tech and GTRI a key contributor to the future of humans and science in space?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech offers us so many unfair advantages over our competition. The equipment we\u2019ve got. The students. You\u2019ve got the curiosity-driven basic research coupled with the GTRI applied research model. We\u2019ve had VentureLab and CREATE-X. Now we\u2019ve got Quadrant-i to foster spinout companies from research. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5. One of your solar cell technologies is headed to the Smithsonian National Air \u0026amp; Space Museum. What is it?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EEarly in my career, we developed a way to texture thin film photovoltaics to allow for light trapping. Inverted pyramids are etched into silicon wafer-type solar cells so a photon of light has a chance to hit different surfaces and get absorbed. But thin film solar cells typically don\u2019t etch well. I thought we could use carbon nanotubes to form a scaffolding, a structure like rebar. It\u2019s mechanically reinforcing, but also electrically conductive. We coat the thin film solar cell material over the carbon nanotube arrays. You\u2019ve got these towers, and you get this photon pinballing effect. Most solar cells perform best when perpendicular to the sun, but with mine, off angles are preferred. That\u2019s great for orbital uses, because the faces and solar panels of spacecraft are frequently off-angle to the sun. And then you don\u2019t have the complexity of mechanical systems adjusting the solar arrays. So, we got funding to demonstrate these solar cells on the International Space Station three times, and those are some of the cells we provided to the Smithsonian.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/magazine\/2025\/spring\/10-questions-jud-ready\u0022\u003ERead more on the CoE Webpage\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESpace researcher. Materials scientist. Entrepreneur. And Yellow Jacket. The only thing missing on \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mse.gatech.edu\/people\/jud-ready\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u2019s resume is \u201castronaut.\u201d Not for lack of trying, though. Ready had hoped earning his bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral degrees in \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ematerials science and engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E at Georgia Tech would lead him to a spot in NASA\u2019s Astronaut Corps. Instead, it\u2019s led him to the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, where his passion for space is alive and well.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ready had hoped earning his bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral degrees in materials science and engineering at Georgia Tech would lead him to a spot in NASA\u2019s Astronaut Corps. Instead, it\u2019s led him to GTRI, where his passion for space is alive and well. "}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2025-05-27 19:58:20","changed_gmt":"2025-05-28 11:42:05","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677137":{"id":"677137","type":"image","title":"jud-ready-solar-cells-by-branden-camp.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EJud Ready holds a sample of a perovskite solar cell, along with other samples similar to those launched to the International Space Station. (Photo: Branden Camp)\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1748375978","gmt_created":"2025-05-27 19:59:38","changed":"1748375978","gmt_changed":"2025-05-27 19:59:38","alt":"Jud Ready holds a sample of a perovskite solar cell, along with other samples similar to those launched to the International Space Station. 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Commercialization is a big part of enabling this.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGantt, an engineer and former U.S. Army veteran graduating with an MBA from the Scheller College of Business this spring, remembered seeing the space shuttle retire and companies begin privatizing space as he entered young adulthood.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve always been interested in space, and a lot of it comes from the challenge of going to space,\u201d he observes. \u201cSeeing how hard it is to get to space and seeing it become achievable \u2014 that to me was the most attractive thing about it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Gantt, the feeling always brings to mind John F. Kennedy\u2019s famous line that spelled out America\u2019s space ambitions: \u201cWe choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecognizing Georgia Tech\u2019s aerospace strengths, Gantt didn\u2019t waste time building bridges within Scheller and in other parts of Georgia Tech. He founded the Scheller MBA Space Club, a first at the College, to track the industry as it grows and develops.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI came from a military background, so I had my eye on the defense industry going into the MBA program. Georgia Tech, being the No. 2 aerospace engineering undergraduate school in the nation, I knew they already had strong industry connections. Making connections was a big goal coming into this program.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAssessing Early-Stage Space Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe took part in the Entrepreneurship Assistants Program (EAP), which pairs a Scheller MBA student with a faculty or student inventor to evaluate early-stage technology for potential commercialization. He evaluated two space-related technologies, one with Chen\u2019s support.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe EAs conduct technology commercialization assessments and develop a business model canvas. By applying an entrepreneurial strategy compass, they predict potential go-to-market strategies for new technology,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/paul-joseph\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Joseph\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, principal in the Office of Commercialization\u2019s\u0026nbsp;Quadrant-\u003Cem\u003Ei\u003C\/em\u003E unit, who created the EAP.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;(See sidebar to read more about the EAP and the specific technologies assessed.)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETapping Into a Nearly $2T Industry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to McKinsey \u0026amp; Co., the space technology market, fueled by advancements in satellite technology, commercial space travel, and 5G networks, is projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u0027re seeing an industry shifting from a multibillion-dollar market cap to a multitrillion-dollar market cap in less than a decade. If you look at this from a business perspective, this is a massive addressable market for entrepreneurs,\u0022 says Gantt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom its Center for Space Technology and Research to the new Center for Space Policy and International Relations and labs like the Space Systems Design Lab, which focuses on areas such as CubeSat propulsion, lunar research, and hypersonic flight, Georgia Tech excels in space research across disciplines. In July, Georgia Tech will launch the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/682182\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute (SRI)\u003C\/a\u003E, one of its newest Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRI), to foster additional collaboration in this growing field.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, there are competencies across every single College that will help to augment our understanding of space,\u201d says Alex Oettl, professor of strategy and innovation in Scheller College, whose interest in the new space economy spans the last 20 years. \u201cWhen you look at the technologies coming from Georgia Tech, they can impact this future trillion-dollar industry.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;An economist by training, Oettl led Georgia Tech\u2019s involvement in the Creative Destruction Lab-Atlanta, a multi-university program that helped commercialize early-stage scientific technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeveraging Affordable Launch\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe emergence of affordable launch, spurred by SpaceX\u2019s introduction of the Falcon 9 rocket using reusable rocket technology, has made space much more accessible, from biomedical companies to academic institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBecause there has been a drop in the cost of accessing space, it allows experimentation to flourish,\u201d says Oettl.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe recalls Mark Costello, former chair of the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, explaining how he could launch a CubeSat into Low Earth Orbit out of his research budget, whereas before it would have been cost-prohibitive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, Georgia Tech students and researchers are poised to capitalize on the new space economy stack \u2014 from new launch capabilities to new development in propellants and in-space operations and maintenance to more powerful sensors on Earth-observation satellites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand the traction occurring on the commercial side. There are a lot of social scientists waking up to the opportunity that exists and thinking about business dynamics that will emerge as a result of this great opportunity,\u201d he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech, an interdisciplinary, tech-focused university, brings significant capabilities across its Colleges to drive new and emerging technologies that have implications for space.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSpace hits on all the strengths that exist at the various Colleges,\u201d Oettl explains. \u201cFaculty at Georgia Tech are pushing the boundary and showing our students innovations that will emerge in the space economy that are not immediately obvious \u2014 such as in adjacent industries.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOettl calls these first-order and spillover impacts of new technology. By first-order impacts, he means businesses can take advantage of these opportunities and create new products on top of the original innovation. By spillovers, he cites as an example an Earth-observation satellite enabling other industries to take advantage of data from the ground. For instance, insurance companies are one of the largest users of space technology by way of satellite imagery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBringing Capabilities Together Through New Space IRI\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SRI will bring together the best in engineering, computer science, policy, and business research across Georgia Tech. Along the way, it could help engineers and computer scientists think with a more business-minded approach to pitch their innovations to the commercial space sector.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou don\u2019t see a lot of engineers having that inherent ability,\u201d notes Gantt. \u201cThe Space IRI can shine by fostering collaboration between business students and engineers, enabling them to develop innovative go-to-market strategies and clearly define the unique value propositions these technologies offer to end users. 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Hosted by Georgia Tech\u2019s Space Research Initiative (SRI), Yuri\u2019s Day serves as an annual celebration of space research across the Institute, the state of Georgia, and beyond. It built on the success of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-techs-space-research-initiative-hosts-yuris-day-symposium\u0022\u003EYuri\u2019s Day 2024\u003C\/a\u003E, and was designed to be interactive and drive participation through panel discussions, a poster session, and networking opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe day began with opening remarks from Georgia Tech\u2019s Executive Vice President of Research Tim Lieuwen, Vice President of Interdisciplinary Research Julia Kubanek, and the SRI executive committee, comprised of Professor Glenn Lightsey and Associate Professors Mariel Borowitz and Jennifer Glass. They provided an update on the SRI\u0027s latest achievements and its elevation to the Space Research Institute, one of Georgia Tech\u2019s Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, on July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSpace research is much broader than building spacecraft\u2026it includes science, policy, business, and culture. We are here to celebrate all aspects of space research at Georgia Tech,\u201d said Lightsey.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz lead a panel discussion on the implications of current space policies and the role of academic institutions in shaping the future of space exploration. It highlighted the importance of policy decisions in advancing space research and ensuring sustainable development. Jonathan Goldman, director of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/commercialization.gatech.edu\/quadrant-i\u0022\u003EQuadrant-i\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech, and his panel of entrepreneurs then discussed the commercialization of space technologies and the opportunities arising. They shared how collaboration between academia and industry can drive innovation and bring these new technologies to market.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) organized a space poster session during the lunch break to provide insight into the various space research projects happening there. This networking opportunity highlighted the breadth of work at GTRI and enabled researchers and students to present their projects to attendees.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Keynote speaker, Georgia Tech Alumnus Griff Russell, M.S. ME 1999, president of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gryphon-effect.com\/\u0022\u003EGryphon Effect\u003C\/a\u003E, LLC, and former SpaceX F9 vehicle manager, shared his personal journey to inspire future researchers. His talk, \u201cFrom a letter to an astronaut to the trenches of Falcon 9 and beyond: Setting the foundation for accelerated Moon to Mars exploration\u201d followed Russell\u2019s path to the space industry, chronicling a letter he wrote to an astronaut early in his career to his current role as an entrepreneur. Russell shared his thoughts on the future of space exploration and encouraged students in the room to move fast and develop innovative new space technologies. \u201cThe time is now for you to make a difference,\u201d he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Thom Orlando then led a panel of experts from other Georgia universities on the Human Space Initiative in the State of Georgia. Orlando and the panelists discussed the state\u0027s contributions to human spaceflight and the potential for future missions. This was followed by a panel on Earth analog field studies led by Assistant Professor Frances Rivera-Hernandez. Panelists including students explained how studying Earth analogs, like lava tubes and deserts, can help researchers better understand other planetary environments. Georgia Tech graduate students gave brief presentations chronicling recent fieldtrips and the data they gather in the field. The final session of the day led by Professor Lightsey showcased Georgia Tech\u2019s space-related student organizations and the importance of engaging the next generation of scientists and engineers in space exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the Space Research Initiative transitions into the Space Research Institute, Georgia Tech is prepared to lead groundbreaking research, and Yuri\u2019s Day gave attendees a preview of things to come. For more information about the SRI and the research at Georgia Tech, visit our \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHosted by Georgia Tech\u2019s Space Research Initiative (SRI), Yuri\u2019s Day serves as an annual celebration of space research across the Institute, the state of Georgia, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hosted by Georgia Tech\u2019s Space Research Initiative (SRI), Yuri\u2019s Day serves as an annual celebration of space research across the Institute, the state of Georgia, and beyond."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2025-05-02 12:46:51","changed_gmt":"2025-05-19 17:02:03","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677016":{"id":"677016","type":"image","title":"Space Research Photo","body":null,"created":"1746135498","gmt_created":"2025-05-01 21:38:18","changed":"1746135586","gmt_changed":"2025-05-01 21:39:46","alt":"Space Commercialization Panel ","file":{"fid":"260875","name":"Yuri-s-Day-2025.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/01\/Yuri-s-Day-2025.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/05\/01\/Yuri-s-Day-2025.png","mime":"image\/png","size":6934441,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/05\/01\/Yuri-s-Day-2025.png?itok=_egVGILB"}}},"media_ids":["677016"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: laurie.haigh@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaurie Haigh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EResearch Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"682447":{"#nid":"682447","#data":{"type":"news","title":"APS Graduation Ceremonies Bring Increased Traffic to Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMcCamish Pavilion will host Atlanta Public Schools (APS) graduation ceremonies throughout the week, bringing additional traffic to the Georgia Tech campus.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom Tuesday, May 20, to Friday, May 23, the Georgia Tech Police Department will close Fowler Street between Sixth and 10th streets daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to accommodate graduates and guests. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes through campus during the road closures. Additional congestion is likely to occur around designated parking decks.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EADA parking will be available for attendees on Fowler Street and W23: North Deck at 939 State St. NW. VIP parking will be available at E65: McCamish Pavilion and on Eighth Street.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll other guest parking for the graduation ceremonies is available at five campus locations:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EE40: Klaus Deck\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EE52: Peters Deck\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EER66: Family Housing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EW22: Dalney Deck\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EW23: North Deck\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor a map of parking locations, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com\/sites.gatech.edu\/dist\/9\/2756\/files\/2024\/09\/Georgia-Tech-Parking-Map-2024.pdf\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eclick here\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Attendees must have a ticket to enter each graduation ceremony, and guests must adhere to McCamish Pavilion\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/clearbag\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eclear bag policy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Maribeth Gandy Coleman, director of research and a Regents\u2019 Researcher in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E (IPaT), has been leading an IPaT translational research team working to advance aircraft maintenance with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/partworks.com\/\u0022\u003EPartWorks\u003C\/a\u003E, an Atlanta-based aerospace engineering firm dedicated to extending the life and improving the operational efficiency and availability of commercial and military aircraft and spacecraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EColeman, a recognized augmented reality expert at Georgia Tech, has been working with the PartWorks\u2019 engineering team to solve aircraft maintenance challenges, leading to measurable improvements in labor costs, training, repair quality, turnaround time, and maintenance process validation. This research partnership has led to the development of several patented and patent-pending solutions related to aircraft maintenance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI could not have hired anybody with the diverse skill sets that both Maribeth and the Georgia Tech team brought to bear,\u201d said Scott Geller, CEO of PartWorks. \u201cWe\u2019ve utilized different and complicated skill sets, sometimes in small quantities, that have made our project work very cost-effective. We\u2019ve used an iterative research and development process that hasn\u2019t had a shocking cost or huge surprises. And the Georgia Tech team has been both easy and fun to work with, too.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis collaboration has led to PartWorks launching a new aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) augmented reality solution called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/info.partworks.com\/solve-your-aircraft-maintenance-headaches-faq-2?_gl=1*uwgxme*_ga*NDc2ODc2MTg5LjE3NDM3MDY2NjU.*_ga_0JTVQC7TMF*MTc0NTQ5NzY4MC43LjEuMTc0NTQ5NzY4Mi4wLjAuMA..\u0022\u003ERep\u0100R\u003C\/a\u003E\u2122. Designed for both military and commercial aviation, Rep\u0100R\u2019s augmented reality overlay transforms structural repairs by ensuring accuracy, reducing labor costs, minimizing human error, and accelerating return-to-service timelines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERep\u0100R rapidly captures structural repair data, embedding spatial awareness and real-time validation into maintenance workflows. Novice technicians can achieve results beyond their operational experience, while seasoned technicians experience measurable productivity gains.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRep\u0100R exemplifies how targeted computer vision applications can deliver immediate value in aerospace manufacturing and maintenance,\u201d said Shelley Peterson, CEO of Wizard Wells. \u201cBy precisely identifying fastener locations and validating tool placement, it reduces rework, minimizes human error, and ensures tasks are performed right the first time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPartWorks demonstrated Rep\u0100R at the Aviation Week Network\u2019s MRO Americas, which took place April 8 \u2013 10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis collaborative research with industry demonstrates why Georgia Tech has interdisciplinary research institutes such as IPaT, and why you have research faculty,\u201d said Coleman. \u201cYou\u2019re probably not going to be able to get some Ph.D. students to do this work. The focus here with PartWorks is on translation. 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These systems will be designed to consistently be aware of safety and ensure that the vehicles operate reliably and securely.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe four-year $6.7 million Safety Aware Learning Assured Autonomy for Aviation project will be headed up by \u003Cstrong\u003EHever Moncayo\u003C\/strong\u003E from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and include collaborations with Georgia Tech, the University of Texas, Arlington, the University of Southern California, and Collins Aerospace.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join forces and combine our multifaceted expertise to enhance the safety of Advanced Air Mobility vehicles. Our research is paving the way to make them a reality,\u201d Vamvoudakis stated. \u201cThis ULI will bring together experts from academia and industry to speed up progress in aviation safety, improve the reliability and autonomy of future air mobility, and facilitate the integration of autonomous safety systems into commercial and regulatory standards.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project will investigate the significant knowledge gaps that have slowed down the national airspace\u2019s use of AAM vehicles such as drones and air taxis. Vamvoudakis and his team will create smart safety system software that can learn independently. This system will help monitor, manage, and control these vehicles safely and reliably. It will also produce national safety guidelines to ensure the vehicles follow safe flight paths and make harmless decisions based on their own learning. Additionally, they will allow vehicles to autonomously adjust their own actions to ensure safety within specific operational limits. The idea is that future AAM vehicles will use smart, non-traditional components to stay safe and perform well, even in unexpected situations and emergencies. Establishing an intelligent system that can diagnose and predict issues independently will be crucial. This system will help ensure these vehicles meet their mission goals safely, despite challenges like unpredictable environments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis ULI research effort will support the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/\u0022\u003EAeronautics Research Mission Directorate\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E (ARMD) outcome for 2020-2035: Initial safe and efficient integration of highly automated vehicles into the National Airspace System (NAS) by introducing aviation systems with bounded autonomy, capable of carrying out function-level goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is Vamvoudakis\u2019 second ULI. He is a part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/uli.arc.nasa.gov\/projects\/10\/\u0022\u003ESafe and Secure Autonomy Project\u003C\/a\u003E that is still active.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECo-Pis: K. \u003Cstrong\u003EMerve Dogan, Maj Mirmirani, \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Cstrong\u003EVictor Fraticelli \u003C\/strong\u003E(Embry Riddle Aeronautical University), \u003Cstrong\u003EKyriakos G. 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Without a protective magnetosphere and atmosphere like Earth\u2019s, the lunar surface faces continual particle bombardment from solar wind, cosmic rays, and micrometeoroids. This constant assault leads to space weathering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENew NASA-funded research by Georgia Tech offers fresh insights into the phenomenon of space weathering. Examining Apollo lunar samples at the nanoscale, Tech researchers have revealed risks to human space missions and the possible role of space weathering in forming some of the water on the moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost previous studies of the moon involved instruments mapping it from orbit. In contrast, this study allowed researchers to spatially map a nanoscale sample while simultaneously analyzing optical signatures of Apollo lunar samples from different regions of the lunar surface \u2014 and to extract information about the chemical composition of the lunar surface and radiation history.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers recently \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-024-83392-6.epdf?sharing_token=UCgX-V-MzadVoWXYlZq2ZdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Ne3MCghkgBGl99Rjd-RnouR2l7wcVDCEevxJ4PxfCXp8fnfCeJbC4UMC1dmG9V23l6nI7cb5rQpxbH8ItjLa9FOf2lZ4pClqlbt2BcdoQtcR_s9LejmcOMvf2qHhDR7GU%3D\u0022\u003Epublished\u003C\/a\u003E their findings in \u003Cem\u003EScientific Reports\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe presence of water on the moon is critical for the Artemis program. It\u2019s necessary for sustaining any human presence and it\u2019s a particularly important source for oxygen and hydrogen, the molecules derived from splitting water,\u201d said Thomas Orlando, Regents\u2019 Professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, co-founder and former director of the Georgia Tech Center for Space Technology and Research, and principal investigator of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/18\/georgia-tech-lead-nasa-center-lunar-research-and-exploration\u0022\u003ECenter for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding on a Decade of Lunar Science Research\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a NASA SSERVI (Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute), CLEVER is an approved NASA laboratory for analysis of lunar samples and includes investigators from multiple institutes and universities across the U.S. and Europe. Research areas include how solar wind and micrometeorites produce volatiles, such as water, molecular oxygen, methane, and hydrogen, which are all crucial to supporting human activity on the moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has built a large portfolio in human exploration and lunar science over the last decade with two NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institutes: CLEVER and its predecessor, REVEALS (Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudying Moon Samples at the Nanoscale Level\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s labs are world-renowned, particularly for analyzing surfaces and semiconductor materials. For this work, the Georgia Tech team also tapped the University of Georgia (UGA) Nano-Optics Laboratory run by Professor Yohannes Abate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. While UGA is a member of CLEVER, its nano-FTIR spectroscopy and nanoscale imaging equipment was historically used for semiconductor physics, not space science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is the first time these tools have been applied to space-weathered lunar samples, and it\u2019s the first we\u2019ve been able to see good signatures of space weathering at the nanoscale,\u201d says Orlando.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENormal spectrometers are at a much larger scale, with the ability to see more bulk properties of the soil, explains Phillip Stancil, professor and head of the UGA physics department.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe UGA equipment enabled the study of samples \u201cin tens of nanometers.\u201d To illustrate how small nanoscale is, Stancil says a hydrogen atom is .05 nanometers, so 1 nm is the size of 20 atoms if placed side by side. The spectrometers provide high-resolution details of the lunar grains down to hundreds of atoms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe can look at an almost atomistic level to understand how this rock was formed, its history, and how it was processed in space,\u201d Stancil says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou can learn a lot about how the atom positions change and how they are disrupted due to radiation by looking at the tiny sample at an atomistic level,\u201d says Orlando, noting that a lot of damage is done at the nanoscale level. They can determine if the culprit is space weathering or from a process left over during the rock\u2019s formation and crystallization.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFinding Radioactive Damage, Evidence of Water\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers found damage on the rock samples, including changes in the optical signatures. That insight helped them understand how the lunar surface formed and evolved but also provided \u201ca really good idea of the rocks\u2019 chemical composition and how they changed when irradiated,\u201d says Orlando.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome of the optical signatures also showed trapped electron states, which are typically missing atoms and vacancies in the atomic lattice. When the grains are irradiated, some atoms are removed, and the electrons get trapped. The types of traps and how deep they are, in terms of energy, can help determine the radiation history of the moon. The trapped electrons can also lead to charging, which can generate an electrostatic spark. On the moon, this could be a problem for astronauts, exploration vehicles, and equipment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere is also a difference in the chemical signatures. Certain areas had more neodymium (a chemical element also found in the Earth\u2019s crust) or chromium (an essential trace mineral), which are made by radioactive decay,\u201d Orlando says. The relative amounts and locations of these atoms imply an external source like micrometeorites.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETranslating Research to Human Risks on the Moon\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERadiation and its effects on the dust and lunar surface pose dangers to people, and the main protection is the spacesuit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOrlando sees three key risks. First, the dust could interfere with spacesuits\u2019 seals. Second, micrometeorites could puncture a spacesuit. These high-velocity particles form after breaking off from larger chunks of debris. Like solar storms, they are hard to predict, and they\u2019re dangerous because they come in at high-impact velocities of 5 kilometers per second or higher. \u201cThose are bullets, so they will penetrate the spacesuits,\u201d Orlando says. Third, astronauts could breathe in dust left on the suits, causing respiratory issues. NASA is studying many approaches for dust removal and mitigation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMapping the Moon: Going from Nanoscale to Macroscale\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe next research phase will involve combining the UGA analysis tools with a new tool from Georgia Tech that will be used to analyze Apollo lunar samples that have been in storage for over 50 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe will combine two very sophisticated analysis tools to look at these samples in a level of detail that I don\u2019t think has been done before,\u201d Orlando says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal is to build models that can feed into orbital maps of the moon. To get there, the Georgia Tech and UGA team will need to go from nanoscale to the full macro scale to show what\u2019s happening on the lunar surface and the location of water and other key resources, including methane, needed to support humanity\u2019s moon and deep-space exploration goals.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENew NASA-funded research by Georgia Tech offers fresh insights into the phenomenon of space weathering.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New NASA-funded research by Georgia Tech offers fresh insights into the phenomenon of space weathering. 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The future will see more of these type of missions, including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s Artemis program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and various private ventures. These missions need reliable and quick navigation abilities to successfully complete missions, especially if ground stations on Earth are overburdened or disconnected.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/seal.ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpace Exploration and Analysis Laboratory\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (SEAL) has developed new algorithms that are headed to the Moon, as part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.intuitivemachines.com\/im-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntuitive Machine\u2019s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E IM-2 mission. The mission is sending a Nova-C class lunar lander named Athena to the Moon\u2019s south pole region to test technologies and collect data that aim to enable future exploration. The mission is part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s Commercial Lunar Payload Services\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (CLPS) initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESEAL\u2019s Space Odyssey\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESEAL, led by AE professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/john-christian\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Christian\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, collaborated with Intuitive Machines to develop algorithms to guide Athena to the Shackleton crater: a region known for its limited sunlight and cold temperatures. In coordination with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpaceX\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, launch of the company\u2019s IM-2 mission is targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens no earlier than February 26 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAthena will transport NASA\u0027s\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/polar-resources-ice-mining-experiment-1-prime-1\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPRIME-1\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1) which includes two instruments: a drill and spectrometer. The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain (TRIDENT) is designed to drill up to three feet of lunar surface to extract soil, while the mass spectrometer (MSOLO) will measure the amount of ice in the soil samples.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter launch, Athena will separate from the rocket and begin a roughly five-to-four-day cruise to the Moon\u2019s orbit. The lander will orbit the Moon for approximately three to 1.5 days before its descent to the south pole.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Fall 2022, Research Engineer \u003Cstrong\u003EAva Thrasher\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(AE 2022, M.S. AE 2024)\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ebegan working on IM-2, developing new algorithms to guide Athena to the Shackleton crater using optical terrain relative navigation (TRN). Her approach looked at developing a crater detection algorithm (CDA) using image processing techniques that capture crater center locations on the Moon which are then used to determine Athena\u0027s position estimations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen, she developed a crater identification algorithm (CIA) to match craters found in the image to a catalog of known lunar craters. By using CDA and CIA in tandem, Athena is able to estimate its location and orientation with a single photo, autonomously, and in real-time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe wanted to strike a balance between creating something that would be done quickly on board, but also something that was reliable,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe ended up using simple crater geometry and knowledge of the sun angle to render what we expect a crater to look like in the image.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CDA finds craters by calculating a similarity score between the image and the rendered crater at each image pixel point. This process, also known as template matching, marks crater centers at points of very high similarity. CIA then uses these crater center locations to match them with known craters in a catalog. By matching pixel locations in an image to known three-dimensional positions on the Moon, the spacecraft is able to produce an estimation of its position.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter two years of research and testing, Thrasher, Christian, and the Intuitive Machines team successfully demonstrated the CDA and CIA on synthetic imagery and Thrasher handed off the algorithms to Intuitive Machines to convert them into flight software for Athena.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe first got involved with optical navigation (OPNAV) research after she took AE 4342: Senior Design with Prof. Christian as an undergraduate student. \u201cI found optical navigation to be really interesting. I liked the idea of being able to figure out where you are and how you\u2019re moving in real-time based on a picture,\u201d she said. 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I\u0027ll certainly be watching the launch and tracking the mission with great anticipation of both the engineering and scientific results,\u201d said Thrasher.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIM-1 Makes History\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of a multi-year collaboration, Christian helped \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/georgia-tech-algorithm-headed-moon\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edevelop a key navigation algorithm for Intuitive Machines\u2019 first space mission (IM-1\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E) which launched a Nova-C lunar lander named Odysseus to the Malapert A crater on the Moon\u2019s south pole region; about 11 miles away from IM-2\u2019s targeted Shackleton crater.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe IM-1 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on February 15, 2024 and soft-landed on the Moon on February 22, 2024---making Odysseus the first U.S. lunar landing since the Apollo program and the first-ever successful commercial lunar landing. Odysseus had a rougher-than-expected soft landing due to an anomaly with the altimeter that was supposed to provide insight into the lander\u2019s height above the lunar surface. In the absence of these altimeter measurements, Odysseus relied critically on the visual odometry technique that was jointly developed by Christian and Intuitive Machines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite these challenges, Odysseus captured images of the Moon during landing and operated on the lunar surface for 144 hours before entering standby mode.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Christian and SEAL have more projects on the horizon to develop new technologies for exploring our Moon, other planets, asteroids, and the solar system. 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Some, however, come too close to Earth, with a potential threat of collision. Defending Earth from these unwanted objects is a growing concern globally. Planetary defense explores threat characterization, risk mitigation, and policy to defend Earth. One mitigation approach is sending an impactor to collide with the target object to deflect its trajectory from the original course toward Earth. This approach, known as kinetic deflection, is practical for intruders with a diameter up to a few hundred meters.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/dart\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENASA\u2019s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART),\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E led by Johns Hopkins University\u2019s Applied Physics Laboratory, was the first full-scale kinetic deflection mission to test how kinetic deflection could effectively push an asteroid measuring 150 meters in diameter. The 580-kg spacecraft (impactor) collided with the target asteroid, Dimorphos, at a speed of 6.1 km\/second on September 26, 2022, making the target\u2019s speed 2.7 mm\/s. This speed change could gradually make the course deviate from the original one. The more time that elapses after impact, the further it moves away from the Earth. Even though Dimorphos was not a threat before the impact, it was chosen as a test target for DART\u2019s kinetic deflection test.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/masatoshi-toshi-hirabayashi\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMasatoshi Hirabayashi\u2019s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E critical contribution to DART was recently published in \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E. The study, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-56010-w\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElliptical ejecta of asteroid Dimorphos is due to its surface curvature\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d analyzed the behavior of fragments coming out by the high-speed DART impact and their push of the asteroid. This work was in collaboration with Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EFabio Ferrari\u003C\/strong\u003E from Politecnico di Milano, who jointly published the study, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-025-56551-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMorphology of ejecta features from the impact on asteroid Dimorphos.\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImagine a cannonball flying through the air and hitting a concrete wall. The wall shutters and fragmented pieces disperse at high speeds. 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This process makes the ejecta deviate from the ideal direction, reducing the asteroid push.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the DART impact on Dimorphos, the study identified the impact scale and the asteroid\u2019s rounded surface lowered the asteroid push by 56% compared to when Dimorphos was tested as an entirely flat wall. Thus, sending a large impactor does not mean a big push, and considering how to send impactors strategically is necessary. One way to keep the asteroid push effective is to send multiple small impactors rather than a single large impactor. This way, each small impactor may avoid the target\u2019s rounded shape, and the net asteroid push by multiple impacts can be more efficient than the single impactor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSending multiple smaller impactors not only results in a higher asteroid push but also potentially saves operational cost and \u0026nbsp;increases tactical flexibility for deflection,\u0022 Hirabayashi said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFerrari\u2019s study offered crucial information for Hirabayashi\u2019s conclusions. \u201cWe used Hubble Space Telescope\u2019s images and numerical simulations to quantify a viable mechanism of the ejecta evolution and successfully estimated ejected particles\u2019 mass, velocity, and size. We also found complex interactions of such particles with the asteroid system and solar radiation pressure, i.e., sunlight pushing ejecta particles,\u201d Ferrari said. \u201cDocumenting how ejecta looks over time offers crucial insights into how the DART impact acted on ejecta, giving tight constraints on the target asteroid\u2019s properties.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENASA\u2019s DART mission was a success, and Hirabayashi\u2019s study discovered an innovative approach to kinetic deflection, offering new potential for its future demonstration in space. He is building a new capability of characterizing a target\u2019s properties beneficial for planetary defense, such as mass, size, composition, etc., at limited observational conditions. This is aligned with the fast reconnaissance concept, a new community effort that develops planetary defense strategies to identify these properties within a limited time and resources. 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Georgia Tech\u2019s engineers will build the propulsion systems for a pair of briefcase-sized CubeSats that will fly in orbit a few hundred yards away from one another, bouncing starlight back and forth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technology could be used someday to better understand if any known exoplanets are capable of supporting life as we know it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterferometry is already used to study stars, gas clouds, and galaxies. Instead of using one large telescope, several smaller telescopes work as a team. 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They have been a continuous source of energy and inspiration,\u201d said Yang. \u201cIn aerospace engineering, the sky is not the limit, and I am privileged to collaborate with and learn from people worldwide to extend our field\u0027s frontier.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe award, named after Dr. \u003Cstrong\u003ESylvanus A. Reed\u003C\/strong\u003E, aeronautical engineer, designer, and founding member of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1932, is the highest honor AIAA bestows for notable achievements in aeronautics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYang\u2019s illustrious career spans over forty years. He has expertise in a variety of topics, including combustion dynamics in propulsion and power-generation systems; multi-fidelity modeling and simulations of fluid flows and combustion; combustion of energetic materials; high-pressure transport phenomena, thermodynamics, and combustion; nano technologies for propulsion and energetic applications; and data science and technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe served as the William R.T. 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This new Interdisciplinary Research Institute (IRI) will build upon the foundation laid by the\u202fSpace Research Initiative.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SRI is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge research in space-related fields, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, and establishing strong partnerships with industry, government, academic, and international organizations. As leader of the newly established IRI, the executive director will lead the Institute\u0027s strategic vision, nurture a culture of innovation, and champion initiatives that position Georgia Tech, via the SRI, as a global leader in space research and exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SRI is composed of faculty and staff across campus who have a common interest in space exploration and discovery. Collectively, SRI will research a wide range of topics on space and how it relates to human perspective and be an ultimate hub of all things space related at Georgia Tech. 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This new major is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/college-sciences-announces-new-minors-phd-program-and-curriculum-additions\u0022\u003Elatest addition to the College of Sciences\u2019 academic offerings\u003C\/a\u003E and responds to increased student demand for courses and research opportunities in astrophysics. A minor in astrophysics will also be offered starting next summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAccording to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/david-ballantyne\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Ballantyne\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, associate chair for Academic Programs and professor in the School of Physics, the new major is unique because it focuses on the future of astronomy and astrophysics, especially in the era of discoveries made by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cWe made a concerted effort when crafting this degree to make it modern and forward-facing,\u201d says Ballantyne. \u201cIt is very much focused on the next decade of astronomy and astrophysics, providing a strong emphasis on computational skills, data analysis, and big data.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe new degree includes coursework on the fundamental physical processes and laws that govern planetary systems, stars, galaxies, and the Universe as a whole. These core topics are complemented by training in computational and data analysis techniques that can be applied to a variety of disciplines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFor Ballantyne, the degree program should appeal to students who are interested in pursuing careers in space science research as well as those interested in non-research career paths.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis program prepares students to solve complex problems in a very quantitative, rigorous way. Such problem solving and computational skills are highly marketable for a range of career paths,\u201d he adds.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe evolution of astrophysics at Tech\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhile astronomy coursework and\u0026nbsp;outreach have long existed at the Institute, astrophysics officially began in 2008, when the School of Physics launched the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E (CRA). Today, the Center boasts more than\u0026nbsp;a dozen faculty and research scientists, with expertise spanning\u0026nbsp;high-energy astrophysics, extrasolar planets, gravitational-wave astronomy, and astroparticle physics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAs the CRA\u2019s faculty roster grew, the School expanded its offering of astrophysics courses. A concentration in astrophysics for physics majors was launched during the 2013-14 academic year. A short time later, the School introduced an astrophysics certificate for non-majors. The new astrophysics major and minor \u2014 which will replace the concentration and certificate, respectively \u2014 reflects a new chapter in the history of astrophysics education and research at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cMost of our peer institutions have an astronomy or astrophysics degree so the creation of this program at Georgia Tech was a natural fit,\u201d says\u0026nbsp;Ballantyne. \u201cOur program fills a critical need considering that there are few options in the U.S. Southeast for students to obtain this type of training at an institution of Georgia Tech\u2019s caliber.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDeclaring the astrophysics major and minor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECurrent students\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECurrent students can declare the astrophysics major starting next semester, following the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/registrar.gatech.edu\/info\/change-major-form-undergraduate-students\u0022\u003Estandard major change process for undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E. The astrophysics minor will be available to all Georgia Tech undergraduates starting summer 2025.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIncoming students\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAstrophysics will be added to the list of majors beginning with the admissions application for Summer 2025 (transfer students) and the 2026-27 academic year (first-year students).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn the interim, transfer students enrolling for the Spring 2025 semester should follow the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/registrar.gatech.edu\/info\/change-major-form-undergraduate-students\u0022\u003Estandard major change process for undergraduates\u003C\/a\u003E. 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Historians and archeologists have artifacts from the wheel\u2019s history that go back thousands of years, but knowing that the wheel first originated back in 3900 B.C. doesn\u2019t tell the entire story of this essential technology\u2019s development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA recent \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1098\/rsos.240373\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estudy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/kai-james\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKai James\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Lee Alacoque, and Richard Bulliet analyzes the wheels\u2019 invention and its evolution. Their analysis supports a new theory that copper miners from the Carpathian Mountains in southeastern Europe may have invented the wheel. However, the study also recognizes that the wheel\u2019s evolution occurred incrementally over time \u2014 and likely through considerable trial and error. The findings suggest that the original developers of the wheel benefited from uniquely favorable environmental conditions that augmented their human ingenuity. The study, published in the journal \u003Cem\u003ERoyal Society Open Science,\u003C\/em\u003E has gained the worldwide attention of experts and more than 58 media outlets, including \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ct.moreover.com\/?a=55120414867\u0026amp;p=1pl\u0026amp;v=1\u0026amp;x=Nn7Ozxhhg37uXpWFulhboQ\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPopular Mechanics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ct.moreover.com\/?a=55102419746\u0026amp;p=1pl\u0026amp;v=1\u0026amp;x=_kLNRH7aRiViqfL4AYBuBg\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInteresting Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ct.moreover.com\/?a=55113970190\u0026amp;p=1pl\u0026amp;v=1\u0026amp;x=fhgi-6KEXPwy_HmdSgcyVg\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENational Geographic\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E en Espa\u00f1ol.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe way technology evolves is very complex. It\u0027s never as simple as somebody having an epiphany, going to their lab, drawing up a perfect prototype, and manufacturing it \u2014 and then end of story,\u201d said James. \u201cThe evidence, even before our theory, suggests that the wheel evolved over centuries, across a very broad geographical range, with contributions from many different people, and that\u0027s true of all engineering systems. Understanding this complexity and seeing the process as a journey, rather than a moment in time, is one of the main outcomes of our study.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENecessity Is the Mother of Invention\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 3900 B.C., the Neolithic copper miners from the Carpathian Mountains lacked written language, and they were not advanced mathematically or scientifically. However, they discovered the wheel as a means to an end.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecently, archeologists uncovered a series of small drinking mugs that rolled on wheels. There were features on the mugs, like wickerwork patterns, indicative of woven basketry used by miners around 3900 B.C. These replicas represent the earliest known depictions of wheeled transport.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETools of Engagement\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJames and his team use computational analysis and design as a forensic tool to learn about the past, studying engineered systems designed by prehistoric people. Computational analysis offers a deeper understanding of how these systems were created.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have to interpret clues from ancient societies without a writing system \u2014 artifacts like bows and arrows, flutes, or boats \u2014 but we need to use additional tools to do this,\u201d James explained. \u201cCarbon dating tells us when, but it doesn\u0027t tell us how or why. Using solid mechanics and computational modeling to recreate these environments and scenarios that gave rise to these technologies is a potential game-changer.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir theory suggests that the wheel evolved from simple rollers, which took the form of a series of untethered cylinders, poles, or tree trunks. These rollers were arranged side-by-side in a row on the ground, and the workers would transport their cargo on top of the rollers to avoid the friction caused by dragging.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u201cOver time, the shape of these rollers evolved such that the central portion of the cylinder grew progressively narrower, eventually leaving only a slender axle capped on either end by round discs, which we now refer to as wheels,\u201d James explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers derived a series of mathematical equations that describe the physics of the rollers. They then created a computer algorithm that simulates the progression from roller to wheel-and-axle by repeatedly solving these equations. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur investigation also indicates that environmental conditions played a key role in this evolutionary process,\u201d he said. \u201cPrevious studies have shown that rollers are only effective under very specific circumstances. \u0026nbsp;They require flat, firm, and level terrain, as well as a straight path. \u0026nbsp;Neolithic mines, with their human-made tunnels and covered terrain would have offered an environment highly conducive to roller-based transport.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe research was funded by National Science Foundation grant # 2311078.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECitation:\u003C\/strong\u003E Alacoque, L. R., Bulliet, R. W., \u0026amp; James, K. A. (2024). Reconstructing the invention of the wheel using computational structural analysis and Design. \u003Cem\u003ERoyal Society Open Science,\u003C\/em\u003E 11(10). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.240373\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther Research on the Horizon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJames\u2019 research group is currently working to create algorithms to design aircraft structures for crashworthiness, focusing on helicopters. He uses these algorithms to design vehicles that can withstand impact with minimal structural damage and minimal passenger injury.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is also designing 3D-printed morphing mechanisms. \u0026nbsp;These mechanisms contain active materials that change shape in response to heating. \u0026nbsp;By systematically combining active and passive materials in a precise spatial arrangement, James\u2019 group is able to encode specific motions into the material layout. In this way, they create specialized mechanisms that transform into pre-programmed shapes upon being submerged in a heated water bath.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA recent \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/epdf\/10.1098\/rsos.240373\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estudy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/kai-james\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKai James\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Lee Alacoque, and Richard Bulliet analyzes the wheels\u2019 invention and its evolution.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A multidisciplinary team of researchers used structural mechanics and computational design to understand how the wheel was invented.  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Over time, evolving cells enriched the living world with an astonishing diversity of new shapes and biochemical innovations, all made possible by compartments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECompartmentalization is how all\u0026nbsp;living systems\u0026nbsp;are organized today\u0026nbsp;\u2014\u0026nbsp;from proteins and small molecules sharing space in separate phases\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;dividing labor and specialized functions\u0026nbsp;within and among cells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, with $6 million in support from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003ENASA\u003C\/a\u003E, a team of researchers led by Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/frank-rosenzweig\u0022\u003EFrank Rosenzweig\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will study the organizing principles of compartmentalization in a five-year project called Engine of Innovation: How Compartmentalization Drives Evolution of Novelty and Efficiency Across Scales\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s one of seven new projects selected recently by NASA as part of its\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-selects-cross-divisional-teams-for-astrobiology-research\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR) program\u003C\/a\u003E. ICAR is embedded among NASA\u2019s five\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/research\/astrobiology-at-nasa\/rcns\/\u0022\u003EAstrobiology Research Coordination Networks (RCNs).\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Rosenzweig is co-lead for the RCN launched in 2022,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/nasa-astrobiology-unveils-new-research-coordination-network-abscicon-2022\u0022\u003ELIFE: Early Cells to Multicellularity\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re excited by the prospect of exploring this fundamental question through the interplay of theory and experiment,\u201d said Rosenzweig, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, whose team of co-Investigators includes biochemists, geologists, cell biologists, and theoreticians from leading NASA research centers: Jeff Cameron, Shelley Copley, Alexis Templeton, and Boswell Wing from the University of Colorado Boulder; Josh Goldford and Victoria Orphan from California Institute of Technology; and John McCutcheon from Arizona State University. Collaborating with them is Chris Kempes, professor at the Santa Fe Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERosenzweig is also eager to eventually collaborate with existing ICAR teams, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/museastrobiology.org\/\u0022\u003EMUSE\u003C\/a\u003E, led by the University of Wisconsin\u2019s Bet\u00fcl Ka\u00e7ar, a former Georgia Tech postdoctoral researcher, and newly selected teams, such as Retention of Habitable Atmospheres in Planetary Systems, led by Dave Brain at University of Colorado Boulder.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, he plans to build upon Georgia Tech\u2019s outstanding reputation in astrobiology, where a cluster of researchers, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022\u003EJen Glass\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hud.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ENick Hud\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003EThom Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/amanda-stockton\u0022\u003EAmanda Stockton\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/williams.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELoren Williams\u003C\/a\u003E, among others, is engaged in a diverse range of work supported by NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is just the latest chapter in a long history of excellence in NASA research at Georgia Tech, one written by my colleagues across the Institute,\u201d Rosenzweig said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENASA awarded $6 million to a research team led by Georgia Tech\u2019s Frank Rosenzweig to study how compartmentalization drives evolution. 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He and his team will establish a framework that leads to the design and implementation of SLES in which safety is ensured with high confidence levels. The framework will leverage tools from control theory, multi-agent autonomy, and formal methods for rigorously probabilistic reasoning to create safe learning-enabled systems. Before anyone releases an autonomous machine, the public expects it to be safe for those around it. For example, sensors in drones and other machines are sensitive to infiltration, malfunction, and the environment. If the wind is strong, the drone would need to be\u0026nbsp;able to adjust to the environment, stay on course, and perhaps change altitude. If the drone encounters a telephone pole or even a person in its path, it would be able to adjust accordingly without waiting for human control.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis research approach will take elements from various theories and combine them to improve the safety of these LES within the machine.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur approach algorithmically combines model-based and model-free reinforcement learning for enhancing safety by using the learned model to predict how well a safe policy will behave and then update the resulting actions,\u201d Vamvoudakis explained. \u201cAs a result, our approach does not rely on improving the model and does not require an infinite amount of time for convergence. Instead, our plan optimally enhances safety and combines the predefined time-convergent actions generated to achieve high performance in the specified task.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fundamental knowledge created in his research could inform how future-assured autonomous systems with embodied intelligence can be built. Their results could inform the design of key enablers of the global economy, including smart and connected cities, networked actions of smart and autonomous systems by enabling system flexibility, efficiency, and capacity, and automated financial trading, such as creating automated news digests around finance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGaming Strategies Inform Military LES Frameworks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAutonomous machines are changing the way that the military operates. Uncrewed battles between autonomous systems require the systems to learn and adapt to unknown environments and to distinguish allies from enemies. Learning-enabled systems are trained to take the circumstances at hand and give recommendations for the desired response.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen humans have control over these machines, this is considered humans in the loop. When humans move further into the background and give the machines decision-making autonomy, it is called humans on the loop. Humans would still have oversight, but the machine could ultimately decide without human approval.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough his newly awarded $480,000\u0026nbsp;project \u201cEmbodied and Secure Physical Intelligence with Possible Humans-on-the Loop in Complex Adaptive Systems\u201d with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arl.devcom.army.mil\/what-we-do\/#competencies\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArmy Research Office\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (ARO),\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EVamvoudakis and his team are developing decision-making algorithms to assist during conflict in adversarial environments. This is needed because military maneuvers can be unpredictable, and autonomous machines need to be able to adapt accordingly. He will use game-theoretic strategies to inform his work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVamvoudakis\u2019 team has created algorithms in the context of games, where a \u201cdefender\u201d wants to regulate a cyber-physical system around a trimming point, but an \u201cattacker\u201d intends to disrupt this regulation as much as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey also employed level-k thinking to capture the behavior of the attacker. Particularly, instead of assuming that the attacker can reason perfectly about the behavior of the defender, the employed level-k thinking model imposed that the attacker can only make finitely-many (though arbitrarily many) steps of reasoning about what the defender might do, how the attacker can best respond to that, how the defender can then best respond.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project is a continuation of his ARO YIP award that developed a way to understand different types of attackers in a unified framework. Attackers who think a little ahead are called low-level, while those who think more strategically, like those near a Nash equilibrium, are called high-level. This understanding helps create better defense strategies without assuming that attackers always act perfectly.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo demonstrate how this model works in real military situations, he and his students looked at it through the lens of a pursuit-evasion game. They found that using level-k thinking to understand and respond to attackers is more effective than assuming attackers always optimize their strategies perfectly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMathWorks Gift to Enhance Learning for Artificial Intelligence\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurrent methods for protecting closed-loop reinforcement learning systems (artificial intelligence where the system continuously learns and adapts based on feedback from the environment) don\u0027t work well against potential threats. These existing methods often rely on guesswork, need a deep understanding of the system, and require a lot of training time. They also fail to guarantee safety when facing adversaries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVamvoudakis\u2019\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMathWorks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E gift, \u201cAdversarial Reinforcement Learning\u201d aims to create a new generation of smart, flexible, autonomous systems that can learn and adapt. This is the first-ever gift from MathWorks made to Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe will develop the next generation of agile, highly adaptive autonomous systems that use mechanisms from cognition and learning to process information from distributed sensors. In particular, looking to autonomous systems appearing in nature for inspiration,\u201d he said. Specifically, behavioral scientists have validated the need for intermittent data sharing in learning tasks. They have shown that the central nervous system in human beings minimizes effort and sorts through impulses and stimuli by maintaining intermittent signaling. Specifically, the spinal cord transmits a channel of information and effectively exploits its neural resources via intermittent strategies to produce a sequence of muscle-bone interactions that induce movement.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy looking to such ideas, they will develop safe and strong reinforcement learning methods to handle teamwork, assign tasks, and manage resources effectively. They will also collaborate with MathWorks to create useful toolboxes and provide internship opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Kyriakos Vamvoudakis is designing frameworks and algorithms to make autonomous systems safer and smarter. 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The new algorithm improves scientists\u2019 ability to search for past signs of life on the Martian surface.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to supporting NASA\u2019s Mars 2020 mission, scientists from other fields working with large, overlapping datasets can use\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3637528.3671596\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENested Fusion\u2019s methods\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E toward their studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWright presented Nested Fusion at the 2024 International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kdd2024.kdd.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKDD 2024\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E) where it was a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kdd2024.kdd.org\/awards\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Erunner-up for the best paper award\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. KDD is widely considered the world\u0027s most prestigious conference for knowledge discovery and data mining research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNested Fusion is really useful for researchers in many different domains, not just NASA scientists,\u201d said Wright. \u201cThe method visualizes complex datasets that can be difficult to get an overall view of during the initial exploratory stages of analysis.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENested Fusion combines datasets with different resolutions to produce a single, high-resolution visual distribution. Using this method, NASA scientists can more easily analyze multiple datasets from various sources at the same time. 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Nested Fusion enables people to discover these patterns much earlier.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWright is the data science and ML lead for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pixlise.org\/public\/pixlise\u0022\u003EPIXLISE\u003C\/a\u003E, the software that NASA JPL scientists use to study data from the Mars Perseverance Rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPerseverance uses its Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) to collect data on mineral composition of Mars\u2019 surface. PIXL\u2019s two main tools that accomplish this are its X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometer and Multi-Context Camera (MCC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen PIXL scans a target area, it creates two co-aligned datasets from the components. XRF collects a sample\u0027s fine-scale elemental composition. 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Before Nested Fusion, the same task required days of collaboration between teams of experts on each different instrument.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think one of the biggest lessons I have taken from this work is that it is valuable to always ground my ML and data science problems in actual, concrete use cases of our collaborators,\u201d Wright said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI learn from collaborators what parts of data analysis are important to them and the challenges they face. By understanding these issues, we can discover new ways of formalizing and framing problems in data science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWright presented Nested Fusion at KDD 2024, held Aug. 25-29 in Barcelona, Spain. KDD is an official special interest group of the Association for Computing Machinery. 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Researchers at Georgia Tech are studying the complex physics of turbulence in simplified settings that could help us better understand nature and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt its most basic, turbulence comprises disorderly fluctuations over a wide range of scales in both time and three-dimensional space. These complexities mean that many fundamental aspects are still not understood. Computers can help unravel the mystery, but direct numerical simulations based on exact physical laws have always been very resource-intensive. Their challenges are greatest when investigating rare, very large fluctuations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow, Frontier, the world\u0027s first \u2014 and still fastest \u2014 Exascale computer, capable of a quintillion operations per second, is helping researchers to better understand turbulence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTurbulence is very complex, theories are incomplete, and laboratory measurements are arduous,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/yeung\u0022\u003EP.K. Yeung\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E with a courtesy joint appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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She has received multiple honors, including two GTRI Star Awards and the GTRI 2024 Distinguished Researcher Award. \u0026nbsp;Her project, \u003Cem\u003EMoving Object Detection in Airglow Layers (MODAL)\u003C\/em\u003E, earned an FY2021 Hives Starter Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Being part of the GTRI community has given me countless opportunities to lead exciting projects in optical sensor systems, space situational awareness, and atmospheric measurements, all while growing alongside talented colleagues who share a passion for innovation,\u0022 said Megan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe holds dual Bachelor\u2019s degrees in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of Minnesota and recently earned her Master\u2019s degree in Physics with a concentration in Astronomy from Georgia State University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWomen in Technology (WIT) is a\u0026nbsp;nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the underrepresentation and challenges women and girls face in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math). 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A major goal is to stimulate collaboration across areas not typically considered as technical robotics, such as policy, education, and the humanities, as well as open new inter-university and inter-agency collaboration routes. In addition to guiding their specific initiatives, these leads will serve as an informal internal advisory body for IRIM. Initiative leads will be announced annually, with existing initiative leaders considered for renewal based on their progress in achieving community building and research goals. We hope that initiative leads will act as the \u201cfaculty face\u201d of IRIM and communicate IRIM\u2019s vision and activities to audiences both within and outside of Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeet 2024 IRIM Initiative Leads\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStephen Balakirsky; Regents\u0027 Researcher, Georgia Tech Research Institute \u0026amp; Panagiotis Tsiotras; David \u0026amp; Andrew Lewis Endowed Chair, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace\u0026nbsp;Engineering | Proximity Operations for Autonomous Servicing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u003C\/strong\u003E Proximity operations in space refer to the intricate and precise maneuvers and activities that spacecraft or satellites perform when they are in close proximity to each other, such as docking, rendezvous, or station-keeping. These operations are essential for a variety of space missions, including crewed spaceflights, satellite servicing, space exploration, and maintaining satellite constellations. While this is a very broad field, this initiative will concentrate on robotic servicing and associated challenges. In this context, robotic servicing is composed of proximity operations that are used for servicing and repairing satellites in space. In robotic servicing, robotic arms and tools perform maintenance tasks such as refueling, replacing components, or providing operation enhancements to extend a satellite\u0027s operational life or increase a satellite\u2019s capabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Approach:\u003C\/strong\u003E By forming an initiative in this important area, IRIM will open opportunities within the rapidly evolving space community. This will allow us to create proposals for organizations ranging from NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. This will also position us to become national leaders in this area. While several universities have a robust robotics program and quite a few have a strong space engineering program, there are only a handful of academic units with the breadth of expertise to tackle this problem. Also, even fewer universities have the benefit of an experienced applied research partner, such as the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), to undertake large-scale demonstrations. Georgia Tech, having world-renowned programs in aerospace engineering and robotics, is uniquely positioned to be a leader in this field. In addition, creating a workshop in proximity operations for autonomous servicing will allow the GTRI and Georgia Tech space robotics communities to come together and better understand strengths and opportunities for improvement in our abilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMatthew Gombolay; Assistant Professor, Interactive Computing | Human-Robot Society in 2125: IRIM Leading the Way\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe coming robot \u201capocalypse\u201d and foundation models captured the zeitgeist in 2023 with \u201cChatGPT\u201d becoming a topic at the dinner table and the probability occurrence of various scenarios of AI driven technological doom being a hotly debated topic on social media. Futuristic visions of ubiquitous embodied Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics have become tangible. The proliferation and effectiveness of first-person view drones in the Russo-Ukrainian War, autonomous taxi services along with their failures, and inexpensive robots (e.g., Tesla\u2019s Optimus and Unitree\u2019s G1) have made it seem like children alive today may have robots embedded in their everyday lives. Yet, there is a lack of trust in the public leadership bringing us into this future to ensure that robots are developed and deployed with beneficence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Approach:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThis proposal seeks to assemble a team of bright, savvy operators across academia, government, media, nonprofits, industry, and community stakeholders to develop a roadmap for how we can be the most trusted voice to guide the public in the next 100 years of innovation in robotics here at the IRIM. We propose to carry out specific activities that include conducting the activities necessary to develop a roadmap about Robots in 2125: Altruistic and Integrated Human-Robot Society. We also aim to build partnerships to promulgate these outcomes across Georgia Tech\u2019s campus and internationally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGregory Sawicki; Joseph Anderer Faculty Fellow, School of Mechanical Engineering \u0026amp; Aaron Young; Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering | Wearable Robotic Augmentation for Human Resilience\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe field of robotics continues to evolve beyond rigid, precision-controlled machines for amplifying production on manufacturing assembly lines toward soft, wearable systems that can mediate the interface between human users and their natural and built environments. Recent advances in materials science have made it possible to construct flexible garments with embedded sensors and actuators (e.g., exosuits). In parallel, computers continue to get smaller and more powerful, and state-of-the art machine learning algorithms can extract useful information from more extensive volumes of input data in real time. Now is the time to embed lean, powerful, sensorimotor elements alongside high-speed and efficient data processing systems in a continuous wearable device.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Approach:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThe mission of the Wearable Robotic Augmentation for Human Resilience (WeRoAHR) initiative is to merge modern advances in sensing, actuation, and computing technology to imagine and create adaptive, wearable augmentation technology that can improve human resilience and longevity across the physiological spectrum\u0026nbsp;\u2014 from behavioral to cellular scales. The near-term effort (~2-3 years) will draw on Georgia Tech\u2019s existing ecosystem of basic scientists and engineers to develop WeRoAHR systems that will focus on key targets of opportunity to increase human resilience (e.g., improved balance, dexterity, and stamina). These initial efforts will establish seeds for growth intended to help launch larger-scale, center-level efforts (\u0026gt;5 years).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPanagiotis Tsiotras; David \u0026amp; Andrew Lewis Endowed Chair, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace\u0026nbsp;Engineering \u0026amp; Sam Coogan; Demetrius T. Paris Junior Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Initiative on Reliable, Safe, and Secure Autonomous Robotics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u003C\/strong\u003E The design and operation of reliable systems is primarily an integration issue that involves not only each component (software, hardware) being safe and reliable but also the whole system being reliable (including the human operator). The necessity for reliable autonomous systems (including AI agents) is more pronounced for \u201csafety-critical\u201d applications, where the result of a wrong decision can be catastrophic. This is quite a different landscape from many other autonomous decision systems (e.g., recommender systems) where a wrong or imprecise decision is inconsequential.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Approach:\u003C\/strong\u003E This new initiative will investigate the development of protocols, techniques, methodologies, theories, and practices for designing, building, and operating safe and reliable AI and autonomous engineering systems and contribute toward promoting a culture of safety and accountability grounded in rigorous objective metrics and methodologies for AI\/autonomous and intelligent machines designers and operators, to allow the widespread adoption of such systems in safety-critical areas with confidence. The proposed new initiative aims to establish Tech as the leader in the design of autonomous, reliable engineering robotic systems and investigate the opportunity for a federally funded or industry-funded research center (National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Centers\/Engineering Research Centers) in this area.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EColin Usher; Robotics Systems and Technology Branch Head, GTRI | Opportunities for Agricultural Robotics and New Collaborations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u003C\/strong\u003E The concepts for how robotics might be incorporated more broadly in agriculture vary widely, ranging from large-scale systems to teams of small systems operating in farms, enabling new possibilities. In addition, there are several application areas in agriculture, ranging from planting, weeding, crop scouting, and general growing through harvesting. Georgia Tech is not a land-grant university, making our ability to capture some of the opportunities in agricultural research more challenging. By partnering with a land-grant university such as the University of Georgia (UGA), we can leverage this relationship to go after these opportunities that, historically, were not available.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Approach:\u003C\/strong\u003E We plan to build collaborations first by leveraging relationships we have already formed within GTRI, Georgia Tech, and UGA. We will achieve this through a significant level of networking, supported by workshops and\/or seminars with which to recruit faculty and form a roadmap for research\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewithin the respective universities. Our goal is to identify and pursue multiple opportunities for robotics-related research in both row-crop and animal-based agriculture. We believe that we have a strong opportunity, starting with formalizing a program with the partners we have worked with before, with the potential to improve and grow the research area by incorporating new faculty and staff with a unified vision of ubiquitous robotics systems in agriculture. We plan to achieve this through scheduled visits with interested faculty, attendance at relevant conferences, and ultimately hosting a workshop to formalize and define a research roadmap.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYe Zhao; Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering | Safe, Social, \u0026amp; Scalable Human-Robot Teaming: Interaction, Synergy, \u0026amp; Augmentation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy It Matters:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ECollaborative robots in unstructured environments such as construction and warehouse sites show great promise in working with humans on repetitive and dangerous tasks to improve efficiency and productivity. However, pre-programmed and nonflexible interaction behaviors of existing robots lower the naturalness and flexibility of the collaboration process. Therefore, it is crucial to improve physical interaction behaviors of the collaborative human-robot teaming.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur Approach:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EThis proposal will advance the understanding of the bi-directional influence and interaction of human-robot teaming for complex physical activities in dynamic environments by developing new methods to predict worker intention via multi-modal wearable sensing, reasoning about complex human-robot-workspace interaction, and adaptively planning the robot\u2019s motion considering both human teaming dynamics and physiological and cognitive states. More importantly, our team plans to prioritize efforts to (i) broaden the scope of IRIM\u2019s autonomy research by incorporating psychology, cognitive, and manufacturing research not typically considered as technical robotics research areas; (ii) initiate new IRIM education, training, and outreach programs through collaboration with team members from various Georgia Tech educational and outreach programs (including Project ENGAGES, VIP, and CEISMC) as well as the AUCC (World\u2019s largest consortia of African American private institutions of higher education) which comprises Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, \u0026amp; Spelman College; and (iii) aim for large governmental grants such as DOD MURI, NSF NRT, and\u0026nbsp;NSF Future of Work\u0026nbsp;programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-Christa M. 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He is one of three other US engineers to receive this prestigious fellowship, which emphasizes enhancing the role of engineering in society and developing an inclusive future through research, education initiatives, and industry collaborations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELieuwen is a Regents\u2019 Professor, the David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE), a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, among several others. For 12 years, he served as executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E; he is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/30\/regents-professor-tim-lieuwen-serve-georgia-techs-interim-evpr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ecurrently serving as Georgia Tech\u2019s interim executive vice president\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E for Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTim Lieuwen\u2019s groundbreaking research and leadership have been instrumental in advancing the AE School\u2019s mission,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EMitchell Walker\u003C\/strong\u003E, AE chair. \u201cHis work in combustion dynamics, propulsion, and clean energy systems not only enhances our academic reputation but also drives significant, real-world impact, as recognized by the Academy.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELieuwen\u2019s research focuses on developing clean combustion technologies for power generation and propulsion. He works closely with industry and government professionals to address energy concerns and set the standard for clean tech manufacturing. The Georgia Tech alumnus will formally be admitted to the Academy at a special ceremony in London on November 27, 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 2024 class includes 60 Fellows, six International Fellows, and five Honorary Fellows, each of whom has made exceptional contributions to their own field, pioneering new innovations, leading progress in business or academia, providing high-level advice to government, or promoting wider understanding of engineering and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe former interim chair for the AE School has been elected an International Fellow for his contributions to the aerospace and energy professions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The former interim chair for the AE School has been elected an International Fellow for his contributions to the aerospace and energy professions."}],"uid":"34736","created_gmt":"2024-09-18 14:29:31","changed_gmt":"2024-09-18 14:35:53","author":"Kelsey Gulledge","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675007":{"id":"675007","type":"image","title":"0A6A1348.jpg","body":null,"created":"1726669777","gmt_created":"2024-09-18 14:29:37","changed":"1726669777","gmt_changed":"2024-09-18 14:29:37","alt":"Tim Lieuwen standing above one of the Strategic Energy Institute\u0027s (SEI) research areas. 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Lieuwen is a Regents\u2019 Professor; the David S. Lewis, Jr. Professor; and has been an AE School faculty member since 1999.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe\u2019s also the executive director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, managing overall strategy and external relations for more than 315 faculty members and 1,000 Georgia Tech researchers working in energy research, development, and demonstration. 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These investigations are the efforts of hundreds of astrobiologists, astrophysicists, aerospace engineers, astronomers, and experts in space policy and science fiction \u2014 and all of this work is brought together under the Institute\u2019s new\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Research Initiative\u003C\/a\u003E (SRI).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe SRI is the hub of all things space-related at Georgia Tech. It connects research institutes, labs, facilities, Schools, and Colleges to foster the conversation about space across Georgia and beyond.\u0026nbsp;As a budding\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/interdisciplinary-research-institutes\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (IRI), the SRI currently encompasses three core centers that contribute distinct interdisciplinary perspectives to space exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR) is a hub dedicated to furthering the expansion of Georgia\u2019s aerospace industry, which is already\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/peaches-satellites?utm_source=coe_homepage\u0026amp;utm_medium=web\u0026amp;utm_campaign=newsfeed\u0022\u003Ethe state\u2019s No. 1 economic driver\u003C\/a\u003E. The center\u0027s team at Georgia Tech conducts cutting-edge research in fields such as astrophysics, Earth science, planetary science, robotics, space policy, space technology, materials science, and space systems engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECSTAR boasts a collaborative network of more than 100 Georgia Tech faculty members and research staff, supported by annual funding exceeding $20 million. Its contribution to space research is highlighted by its active multiyear research grants totaling over $100 million. Each year, CSTAR also contributes to the academic community with around 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and provides mentorship to dozens of graduate and undergraduate students, shaping the next generation of space research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMembers of CSTAR have contributed to a variety of spaceflight projects, from observing the atmosphere of Jupiter, to creating carbon nanotube-based technology on CubeSats, to building an innovative, dual-use antenna that is simultaneously a critical life-saving handrail and a radio emitter inside an airlock on the International Space Station. Several examples of this research will soon be part of a new permanent display in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe work done by the Georgia Tech research community in space is phenomenal,\u201d said CSTAR Director Jud Ready. \u201cWe have worked on the International Space Station, launched numerous free-flying CubeSats in low Earth orbit, as well as our current crowning achievement, the Lunar Flashlight CubeSat, which is the world\u2019s only heliocentric spacecraft currently owned and operated by an academic institution that recently demonstrated planetary optical navigation techniques for the first time, by any organization \u2014 including NASA.\u201d Future missions include materials demonstrations on a lunar lander, as well as additional orbital activities of both the Earth and moon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe SRI will increase our reach and impact over and above these prior activities by at least an order of magnitude,\u201d he said. \u201cI am excited for what the future holds for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and research partners as a result of this new organization.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/w-jud-ready\u0022\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EAssociate Directors:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/morris-cohen\u0022\u003EMorris Cohen\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/jennifer-glass\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) is housed within the College of Sciences\u2019 School of Physics. The center\u2019s mission is to provide students with education and training in the key research areas of astroparticle physics, theoretical astrophysics, and gravitational wave astrophysics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECRA researchers study the breadth of space, ranging from the early universe\u2019s large-scale structure to particle interactions. They also study black holes and the merger of compact objects, the potential outcome of the evolution of stellar binary systems, and \u2014 closer to home \u2014 exoplanets and stars found in the Milky Way. Of \u003Ca\u003Eparticular strength\u003C\/a\u003E are computational astrophysics and multi-messenger astrophysical studies with neutrinos, photons, and gravitational waves.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, CRA researchers actively participate in major international collaborations, such as the operations and development of existing and future detectors, including the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the LIGO and LISA gravitational wave observatories, X-ray observatories NuSTAR and Athena, and gamma-ray detectors VERITAS and CTA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBringing together all space research under a single umbrella will be a huge boon to the CRA\u2019s research efforts and visibility,\u201d said John Wise, CRA director. \u201cI am excited about the opportunities the SRI will bring forth within such a collaborative environment, especially the prospect of Georgia Tech leading a space mission that can test the theoretical work performed within the CRA.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/john-wise\u0022\u003EJohn Wise\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAssociate Director:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/tamara-bogdanovic\u0022\u003ETamara Bogdanovi\u0107\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Astrobiology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAstrobiology research at Georgia Tech, which includes experts in biochemistry, physics, aerospace engineering, planetary science, and astronomy, as well as others, seeks to answer these age-old questions: What is the origin of life? Does life exist on other worlds?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s astrobiology community includes students, staff, and faculty across campus, the educational curriculum, the Exploring Origins student-run group, an astrobiology fellows program, and keystone events.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMany globally recognized researchers in this field are at Georgia Tech, and their recent discoveries hint at the potential for life on Mars and ocean worlds like Europa. Astrobiology at Tech brings together these faculty with scholars in the humanities and social sciences to share their research with the public and give it a broader cultural context.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.eas.gatech.edu\/graduate-certificate\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Astrobiology Graduate Certificate Program\u003C\/a\u003E, an interdisciplinary initiative across several Schools and Colleges, is designed to broaden student participation in astrobiology. An undergraduate minor is in development. The purpose of these programs is to expand opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students in the interdisciplinary field of astrobiology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of the main reasons I came to Georgia Tech in 2020 is its vibrant astrobiology program,\u201d said Christopher E. 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The facility includes two new inductively couple plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) systems: a Thermo iCAP RQ quadrupole ICP-MS for streamlined and high-throughput determinations of elemental concentrations and a Thermo Neoma multicollector ICP-MS with collision cell technology for the precise determinations of isotope ratios within a given sample.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach instrument can measure elemental variability in both dissolved aqueous samples as well as solids\/minerals via laser ablation microsampling from a Teledyne Iridia laser ablation system. 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The crew performed robotic operations, habitat maintenance, agricultural activities, and simulated surface walks in the \u0022sandbox\u0022 with the assistance of virtual reality while enduring intentional resource limitations, isolation, and confinement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/beds1.jpg\u0022 data-align=\u0022center\u0022 data-entity-uuid=\u0022d382a175-cdb9-4af6-bd3e-e50a6cbacb2e\u0022 data-entity-type=\u0022file\u0022 alt=\u0022Mars habitat\u0022 width=\u00221280\u0022 height=\u0022856\u0022 data-caption=\u0022Mars habitat\u0022\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA structural engineer by day, he has always dreamed of space travel, and when a fellow Yellow Jacket alerted Brockwell to the application for the CHAPEA mission, he seized the opportunity.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Sometimes, you get chances in your lifetime, and if I don\u0027t get a chance to actually go to Mars, if I can take this chance to help us get there as a planet, I\u0027m honored,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce inside the 1,700-square-foot habitat, Brockwell\u0027s role as the CHAPEA mission\u0027s flight engineer focused on infrastructure, building design, and organizational leadership. As much as he learned from his tasks throughout the mission, like anticipating possible failure points and contingency planning, NASA learned even more through physical and cognitive monitoring. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022There was a lot of science, but some of the science was focused on us as the participants \u2014 our physiology and our performance \u2014 to make the mission as realistic as possible,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunication is a key element in space travel. Getting a message from Mars back to family and friends or mission control on Earth took 20 minutes on average for the crew inside the habitat, testing their ability to isolate. Without constant communication with the outside world, the crew fostered camaraderie through team activities and celebrated birthdays and holidays together. Brockwell\u0027s ingenuity wasn\u0027t limited to official tasks; he used a 3D printer to create a bracket for mounting a mini-basketball hoop. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeals inside the habitat mirrored the shelf-stable food system of the International Space Station. While cultivated crops like tomatoes supplemented their main supply, Brockwell says there is a common misconception about astronaut food. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I say with all sincerity, it was delicious.\u0022 His favorite dish was a peanut chicken and wild rice mix, but the crew often got creative by mixing soups and proteins to create new dishes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther than the food, the biggest surprise to Brockwell was how quickly the mission was completed.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I hoped and thought it would be that way, but we proved that a well-comprised crew can have a good time while doing this. There were a lot of clich\u00e9d expectations that there would be issues that we just didn\u0027t have. I think we demonstrated that a mission like this can be a huge success and an enjoyable, positive experience, not just something to be endured,\u0022 he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrockwell says that his time at Georgia Tech allowed him to learn the fundamentals of engineering principles and taught him to keep an open mind when exploring how things work. After receiving a master\u0027s degree in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology and completing the CHAPEA mission, he believes systems engineering can aid deep space exploration efforts for the next generation. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Thinking about the effect of every component on every other component and the emergent properties from complex systems is crucial. I think that systems thinking is going to become increasingly important. Ecology and ecological thinking need to be part of it, especially for aerospace. If you\u0027re thinking about deep space exploration, an understanding of ecological principles and closed-loop systems will be key,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of the mission, Brockwell savored the sights and smells of Earth for the first time in over a year, saying that\u0027s what he missed the most. But if the opportunity arose to take the 152-million-mile flight to Mars, he\u0027d be on the first ship out. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"A Georgia Tech alum has emerged after living in a simulated Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for the past year. 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Lewis, Jr. Chair\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. His research interests range from clean energy and propulsion systems to energy policy, national security, and regional economic development. He works closely with industry and government to address fundamental problems and identify solutions in the development of clean energy systems and alternative fuels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA proud Georgia Tech alumnus, Lieuwen (M.S. ME 1997, Ph.D. ME 1999) has had a remarkable academic career. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Physical Society, the Combustion Institute, and the Indian National Academy of Engineering (foreign fellow). He has received numerous awards, including the ASME George Westinghouse Gold Medal and the AIAA Pendray Award. He serves on governing or advisory boards of three Department of Energy national labs: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Energy to the National Petroleum Council.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELieuwen has authored or edited four books on combustion and over 400 scientific publications. He also holds nine patents, several of which are licensed to industry, and is founder of an energy analytics company, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/turbinelogic.com\/\u0022\u003ETurbine Logic\u003C\/a\u003E, where he acts as chief technology officer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Lieuwen\u2019s appointment announcement, President Cabrera said, \u201cTim\u2019s extensive experience and knowledge of Georgia Tech makes him uniquely suited to lead our research enterprise as we search for a permanent EVPR. 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Astronomers monitored this event using ground- and space-based telescopes like the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hubblesite.org\/home\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHubble Telescope (HST)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. A recent \u003Cem\u003ENature \u003C\/em\u003Earticle, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-023-05811-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEjecta, From the DART-Produced Active Asteroid Dimorphos\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Eon which Hirabayashi is a co-author, documented HST\u2019s detailed observations of the intense dust ejection generated by the impact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Hera mission, launching in October 2024, will analyze the post-DART impact conditions of Didymos and Dimorphos by performing remote sensing observations and employing two CubeSats from its parent spacecraft, Hera. Hera will arrive at the asteroid in 2026. The \u003Cem\u003EPlanetary Science Journal\u003C\/em\u003E article, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/PSJ\/ac6f52\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe ESA Hera Mission: Detailed Characterization of the DART Impact Outcome and the Binary Asteroid Didymos,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E highlights the project\u0027s developments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlanetary defense is the primary reason for studying near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), particularly potentially hazardous objects (PHOs). While Didymos does not threaten the Earth, scientists want to prepare for the possibility that PHOs could hit the planet. Hera mission researchers can learn valuable information about the system\u0027s impact behavior.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHirabayashi, a co-investigator for the DART mission, said, \u201cI was thrilled to apply my experience in the DART mission, and I\u2019m honored to now be part of the Hera mission.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpecifically, Hirabayashi will analyze the mutual motion of the two asteroids in the Didymos binary system and provide detailed forecasts of the asteroids\u2019 locations and velocities. During this investigation, he will use Georgia Tech\u2019s high-performance computing system, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment (PACE). His results will also be used to quantify the system\u0027s post-DART impact behavior and develop new knowledge about planetary defense.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDinosaurs were completely wiped out by an asteroid about 66 million years ago. There are many possible threats, and we need the capability to defend the Earth properly,\u201d Hirabayashi explained. \u201cSuch capability includes performing detailed potential risk assessment in a limited time span and, if necessary, deflecting and disrupting PHOs with proper measurements.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHirabayashi joined Georgia Tech in August 2023. His research concentration is in space operations, celestial mechanics, planetary science, and design and navigation. 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The two-time defending champions finished third in the competition, which drew more than 60 pilots from 16 schools nationwide.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIan Boraks, club president, called it a banner year for the RotorJackets, which was founded in 2020. All of the club\u0027s original members have graduated, but with a strong performance at the CRDC, Boraks believes the club has shown its staying power.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We called this our rebuilding year,\u0022 he said. \u0022This was the year that proved this club could survive. Going from two years of winning to third place may sound like a step back, but this was a tough year for our club, so I\u0027m proud we were on the podium.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe two-day event took place at Purdue University, the site of the first CDRC in 2017. Both the event and the sport of drone racing have grown exponentially since then, and the RotorJackets are embracing that growth. Along with additional sponsors and funding, the club\u0027s membership tripled in the past year to 30 pilots, and the team traveled to races across the East Coast.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoraks credits a collaborative relationship between the club, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, the Georgia Tech Police Department, and the Federal Aviation Administration for its continued success. By securing an FAA-Recognized Identification Area over Stamps Field \u2014 allowing drones to be flown without remote ID equipment \u2014 the team can practice for competitions and hold events for the campus community to get hands-on flying experience. In the fall, they hope to host public races and showcase drone racing on campus.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I like to think of it as 3D Formula 1 racing,\u0022 Boraks explained. \u0022F-1 racing is the fastest, most exciting racing \u2014 high braking, high G-forces. In drone racing, you can take that exhilaration and thrill and add multiple layers with 3D elements in the air, and the drones are flying 100 miles per hour. It\u0027s some of the fastest, wildest racing you\u0027ll ever see, and most people are surprised that we can even keep track of what we\u0027re doing at those speeds. But as soon as you put on those goggles and see the drones, you understand the thrill of the race.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOutside of competition, the RotorJackets have supported Georgia Tech Athletics, the Ramblin\u0027 Reck Club, the Unicycling Club, GT Off-Road, and the Alumni Association with video production efforts.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs he hands the reins to Dylan Wyckoff, the incoming president, Boraks anticipates another busy year for the RotorJackets, and their sights are set on reclaiming their place atop the podium at the 2025 CDRC.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more or to join the RotorJackets, visit their \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rotorjackets.tech\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s drone racing team finished among the top pilots at this year\u2019s Collegiate Drone Racing Championship.  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This year on April 12, the Georgia Tech Space Research Initiative (Space RI) hosted an event highlighting the Institute\u2019s interdisciplinary space research. The \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/yuris-day-symposium\u0022\u003EYuri\u2019s Day Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E was Space RI\u2019s first public event.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA multidisciplinary initiative, the Space RI brings together faculty, researchers, and students from across campus who share a passion for space exploration. Their combined research explores a broad array of space-related topics, all considered from a human perspective.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLaunching Georgia Tech\u2019s Space Research Initiative reinforces our commitment to advancing our understanding of space and our universe,\u201d said Executive Vice President for Research Chaouki Abdallah. \u201cIt is also a testament to Georgia Tech\u0027s unwavering dedication to pushing the limits of what is possible and to fostering innovations that benefit humankind.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium was organized by Glenn Lightsey, interim executive director of the Space RI, and the Space RI steering committee, which consists of representatives from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the Colleges of Engineering, Computing, and Sciences, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and the Scheller College of Business. The day began with remarks from Research leadership and an overview of the Space RI and its mission. \u201cThis is an exciting time for space exploration at Georgia Tech and across the world,\u201d Lightsey said. \u201cSpace research is a critical part of solving our world\u2019s most challenging problems and improving life for everyone on Earth.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESpace research and exploration yield many societal benefits that \u003Ca\u003Eimprove \u003C\/a\u003Elife on Earth and even foster economic growth. These advances include rapidly evolving technologies, improvements in medicine, and the development of enhanced materials \u2014 such as self-healing materials and those designed for extreme environments. Additionally, space research provides essential tools, data, and insights for climate scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESessions and panels throughout the day covered space science, space media, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/moontomarsarchitecture\/\u0022\u003ENASA\u2019s Moon to Mars program\u003C\/a\u003E, GTRI\u2019s space research program, commercial space initiatives, and space in popular culture. A.C. Charania, NASA\u2019s chief technologist and a Georgia Tech alumnus, delivered the keynote address. He shared insights into his work at NASA and Moon to Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the symposium, the Space RI hosted a \u201cstar party\u201d at the Georgia Tech Observatory. People of all ages gathered at the event, where they could use the observatory\u2019s telescope to observe the moon, Jupiter, and the Orion Nebula, an immense cloud of dust and gas from which new stars are born.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was a clear night, and we were able to view the lunar terminator \u2014 the boundary where the sun is setting on the moon \u2014 which accentuates craters and mountains,\u201d said Lightsey. \u201cIt was exciting to officially launch our initiative on a day when the world celebrated space exploration and the star party was a fantastic way to end our event.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca\u003EIn July 2025, the Space RI will transition into one of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/interdisciplinary-research-institutes\u0022\u003EInterdisciplinary Research Institutes\u003C\/a\u003E. Learn more about the initiative at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Espace.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/eepurl.com\/iI4YQY\u0022\u003ESign up\u003C\/a\u003E to receive space news and event updates from the Space RI.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe event brought together faculty, researchers, and students to celebrate the Institute\u2019s interdisciplinary space research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The event brought together faculty, researchers, and students to celebrate the Institute\u2019s interdisciplinary space research."}],"uid":"34760","created_gmt":"2024-04-30 16:23:10","changed_gmt":"2024-05-01 20:11:41","author":"Laurie Haigh","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-04-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-04-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673892":{"id":"673892","type":"image","title":"Space Research Photo","body":null,"created":"1714494546","gmt_created":"2024-04-30 16:29:06","changed":"1714498807","gmt_changed":"2024-04-30 17:40:07","alt":"Panelists discussing space-themed art","file":{"fid":"257344","name":"IMG_0508.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/30\/IMG_0508.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/30\/IMG_0508.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1584229,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/04\/30\/IMG_0508.jpeg?itok=C6rRUbsr"}}},"media_ids":["673892"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/space-research?utm_source=coe_homepage\u0026utm_medium=web\u0026utm_campaign=newsfeed","title":"New Multidisciplinary Initiative Marks Golden Age for Space Research"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"192252","name":"cos-planetary"},{"id":"193266","name":"cos-research"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: laurie.haigh@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaurie Haigh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nResearch Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"674066":{"#nid":"674066","#data":{"type":"news","title":"LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Detects Remarkable Gravitational-Wave Signal","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis story was first published in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/news\/ligo20240405\u0022\u003ELIGO newsroom\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at CalTech.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn May 2023, shortly after the start of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, the LIGO Livingston detector observed a gravitational-wave signal from the collision of what is most likely a neutron star with a compact object that is 2.5 to 4.5 times the mass of our Sun. Neutron stars and black holes are both compact objects, the dense remnants of massive stellar explosions. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhat makes this signal, called GW230529, intriguing is that the mass of the heavier object falls within a possible mass-gap between the heaviest known neutron stars and the lightest black holes. The gravitational-wave signal alone cannot reveal the nature of this object, and future detections of similar events, especially those accompanied by bursts of electromagnetic radiation, could hold the key to solving this cosmic mystery.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022Gravitational waves offer an unprecedented glimpse into the cosmos, allowing us to study black holes and neutron stars at vast intergalactic distances,\u0022 \u003C\/span\u003Esays \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/surabhi-sachdev\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESurabhi Sachdev\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/surabhi-sachdev\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and co-chair of the compact binary coalescence working group for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022\u003Cspan\u003EThese cosmic messengers are unveiling a surprising population of compact objects with masses that defy our previous understanding based solely on electromagnetic observations,\u0022 Sachdev explains. \u0022The latest in this list is GW230529, a compact object with a mass that falls within the theorized \u0027mass gap\u0027 between neutron stars and black holes \u2013 a region once thought to be devoid of such objects. The ability to peer through this new window is reshaping our knowledge of the densest objects in the universe.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0022 \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe mass gap between neutron stars and black holes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBefore the detection of gravitational waves in 2015, the masses of stellar-mass black holes were primarily found using x-ray observations while the masses of neutron stars were found using radio observations. The resulting measurements fell into two distinct ranges with a gap between them from about 2 to 5 times the mass of our Sun. Over the years, a small number of measurements have encroached on the mass-gap, which remains highly debated among astrophysicists.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnalysis of the signal GW230529 shows that it came from the merger of two compact objects, one with a mass between 1.2 to 2.0 times that of our Sun and the other slightly more than twice as massive. While the gravitational-wave signal does not provide enough information to determine with certainty whether these compact objects are neutron stars or black holes, it seems likely that the lighter object is a neutron star and the heavier object a black hole. Scientists in the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration are confident that the heavier object is within the mass gap.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGravitational-wave observations have now provided almost 200 measurements of compact-object masses. Of these, only one other merger may have involved a mass-gap compact object \u2013 the signal GW190814 came from the merger of a black hole with a compact object exceeding the mass of the heaviest known neutron stars and possibly within the mass gap.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201c\u003Cspan\u003EWith the observation of GW230529, comes excitement, not just for this observation, but future observations as well,\u0022 \u003C\/span\u003Esays \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/megan-arogeti\u0022\u003EMegan Arogeti\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;a graduate student in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech working on post-merger signals from compact binary mergers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022\u003Cspan\u003EWith every observed gravitational wave signal with at least one neutron star progenitor, we have an opportunity to further our understanding of extremely dense nuclear matter,\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EArogeti says.\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u0022As our detector sensitivity increases, we can hope to observe more gravitational waves from the collision of neutron stars and black holes as well as the collision between two neutron stars, which could potentially feature a special postmerger signal allowing us to probe nuclear matter in a higher mass regime than we have been able to so far.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe fourth observing run with more sensitive detectors\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe highly successful third observing run of the gravitational-wave detectors ended in spring 2020, bringing the number of known gravitational-wave detections to 90. Before the start of the fourth observing run O4 on May 24, 2023, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA researchers made improvements to the detectors, the cyberinfrastructure, and the analysis software that allow them to detect signals from further away and to extract more information about the extreme events in which the waves are generated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJust five days after the launch of O4, things got really exciting. On May 29, 2023, the gravitational-wave signal GW230529 passed by the LIGO Livingston detector. Within minutes, the data from the detector was analyzed and an alert (designated S230529ay) was released publicly announcing the signal. Astronomers receiving the alert were informed that a neutron star and a black hole most likely merged about 650 million light-years from Earth. Unfortunately, the direction to the source could not be determined because only one gravitational-wave detector was observing at the time of the signal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe fourth observing run is planned to last for 20 months including a couple of months break to carry out maintenance of the detectors and make a number of necessary improvements. By January 16, 2024, when the commissioning break started, a total of 81 significant signal candidates had been identified. GW230529 is the first of these to be published after detailed investigation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EResuming the observing run\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe fourth observing run will resume on April 10, 2024 with the LIGO Hanford, LIGO Livingston, and Virgo detectors operating together. The run will continue until February 2025 with no further planned breaks in observing. The sensitivity of the detectors should be slightly increased after the break.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile the observing run continues, LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA researchers are analyzing the data from the first half of the run and checking the remaining 80 significant signal candidates that have already been identified. By the end of the fourth observing run in February 2025, the total number of observed gravitational-wave signals should exceed 200.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGravitational-wave observatories\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELIGO is funded by the NSF, and operated by Caltech and MIT, which conceived and built the project. 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Additional partners are listed at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.ligo.org\/census.php\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehttps:\/\/my.ligo.org\/census.php\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Virgo Collaboration is currently composed of approximately 880 members from 152 institutions in 17 different (mainly European) countries. The European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) hosts the Virgo detector near Pisa in Italy, and is funded by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France, the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) in Italy, and the National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef) in the Netherlands. 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The host institute is Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), the University of Tokyo, and the project is co-hosted by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK). KAGRA collaboration is composed of over 400 members from 128 institutes in 17 countries\/regions. 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PHYS 2011, Ph.D. ECE 2015), an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing, leads the NASA LASSIE project alongside co-investigator \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFrances Rivera-Hern\u00e1ndez\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESharissa Thompson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a graduate student at Georgia Tech, is a student intern on the NASA Curiosity Rover project. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Palmer Glacier on Oregon\u2019s Mount Hood isn\u2019t the Moon, but it\u2019s a good place to practice.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESome 6,000 feet up the snow-capped mountain, located about 70 miles east of Portland, a multi-disciplinary team from the University of Southern California, Texas A\u0026amp;M University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, and NASA gathered to turn loose a four-legged robot named Spirit into the wild.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe team that included engineers, cognitive scientists, geoscientists and planetary scientists field-tested Spirit as part of the LASSIE Project: Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analog Environments. Spirit covered a variety of challenging terrains, using his spindly metal legs to amble over, across and over around shifting dirt, slushy snow and boulders during five days of testing in summer 2023. Sometimes he expertly traversed the hillside, while at other moments he teetered and fell over. All part of the process to better understand the substrate properties and learn to better walk on these extreme terrains. The practice time Spirit logged produced data that will be used to train future robots for use on intergalactic surfaces, like Earth\u2019s moon and perhaps planets in our solar system.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cA legged robot needs to be able to detect what is happening when it interacts with the ground underneath, and rapidly adjust its locomotion strategies accordingly,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFeifei Qian\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing, which is leading the project funded by NASA. \u201cWhen the robot leg slips on ice or sinks into soft snow, it inspires us to look for new principles and strategies that can push the boundary of human knowledge and enable new technology. We learn and improve from the observed failures.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWatch this \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wBTyelFFE1A\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E5-minute video\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E produced for the team by documentary filmmaker Sean Grasso.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESpirit learns from every step.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cSimilar to the way that when we walk on uneven surfaces as humans, we can sort of detect how the ground is shifting beneath our feet, a legged robot is capable of the exact same thing,\u201d says \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECristina Wilson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a cognitive scientist at Oregon State University.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe more machines the merrier\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EQian\u2019s group doesn\u2019t intend to stop at just one robot, wandering the wilderness alone. She and her former colleagues at Penn, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECynthia Sung\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMark Yim\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDaniel Koditschek\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDouglas Jerolmack\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, received a two-year $2 million grant from NASA they\u2019re calling the TRUSSES Project: Temporarily, Robots Unite to Surmount Sandy Entrapments, Then Separate. They want to help the space agency put teams of robots on the Moon and have them work together on tasks. They would take the knowledge they came in with, and the data they collect on the mission, and communicate those details to each other.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThey would sense how the ground conditions are,\u201d Qian says, \u201cand then exchange that information with one another, and collectively form a map of locomotion risk estimation. The team of robots can then use this traversal risk map to inform their planetary explorations: \u2018There is an extremely soft sand patch that might be high-risk for wheeled rovers. Come over here, this might be a safer area.\u2019 \u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe robots in mind for this kind of work would be more than just Spirit: There would be a wheeled rover (great for payload and long distances), a Hexapedal robot (intermediate payload but better mobility than the wheeled), and dog-like ones like the rugged version of Spirit (highest mobility, shorter distances). And here\u2019s the coolest part of that research, the part that sounds like something the Transformers would do. Or at least a team of castaways on \u201cSurvivor\u201d: If one got in a jam, made immovable by loose dirt or a rock or a ravine, his bot-mates would arrive and link together and form a bridge, or a pyramid, to hoist their pal to safety. And then back to work.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWhen they plan for the strategy to pull the robot up, they\u2019ll decide what force to exert and what position the robot should go to, while also compiling the terrain information,\u201d Qian says. \u201cThat\u2019s the key idea of how to use these capabilities: to both prevent and recover from locomotion failures in extreme terrain.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBack to Mount Hood\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESpirit gets around a variety of natural environments, to learn how to better move on challenging terrains. Qian has let him off his leash on Southern California beaches, and the multi-university team has field-tested him in the soft granules of White Sands National Park in New Mexico. But \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBTyelFFE1A\u0022\u003Ethe video\u003C\/a\u003E shot at Mount Hood shows just how otherworldly that landscape can be in these planetary-analogue environments. This provides Spirit with plenty of opportunities to learn on earth, before potentially exploring other planets.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cYou look around us, it would be very hard to drive up this,\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERyan Ewing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, a geologist from NASA Johnson Space Center, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBTyelFFE1A?feature=shared\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eshares\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u201cBut as a legged being, as humans, we can step around it easily. A dog could walk around it easily. So this project is the proving ground that we can enable new science and new mobility on environments that are like other planets.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn fact, a dog is indeed frisking about: Howard, Wilson\u2019s German shepherd, wandered about, with the kind of agility Spirit could only dream of.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cWe are going to observe how Howard moves in different types of snow and ice conditions,\u201d Qian \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBTyelFFE1A?feature=shared\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Esays\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u201cWhat exactly, out of those combined motions, allows him to succeed on challenging terrain?\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe LASSIE Project calls for two more trips for Spirit: to Mount Hood this summer, and to White Sands next year. The TRUSSES team, from USC and Penn, also plans to visit White Sands next year with Spirit and the other, new, multi-tasking robots. Imagine WALL-E with friends.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2014\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe NASA PSTAR (Planetary Science and Technology Through Analog Research) number for this project is 80NSSC22K1313.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Researchers at Georgia Tech have teamed up with NASA and five peer institutions to teach dog-like robots to navigate craters of the Moon and other challenging planetary surfaces."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EScientists at Georgia Tech have teamed up with the University of Southern California (USC), University of Pennsylvania, Texas A\u0026amp;M, Oregon State, Temple University, and NASA Johnson Space Center to teach dog-like robots to navigate craters of the Moon and other challenging planetary surfaces in research funded by NASA.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Researchers at Georgia Tech have teamed up with NASA and five peer institutions to teach dog-like robots to navigate craters of the Moon and other challenging planetary surfaces."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2024-04-04 14:33:35","changed_gmt":"2024-04-04 16:23:52","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-04-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-04-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673614":{"id":"673614","type":"image","title":"The LASSIE Project\u2019s robot, dubbed Spirit, can \u201cfeel\u201d and interpret surface force responses via leg-terrain interactions, assisting planetary scientists with data collection at Oregon\u2019s Mount Hood, a lunar-analog site. 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Engineering\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E newsroom. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/growing-bacteria-space-astronauts\u0022\u003ESee the full feature here\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are teaming up with NASA to study bacteria on the International Space Station to help define how scientists and healthcare professionals combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria for long-duration space missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pxl.earth\/\u0022\u003EPlanetary eXploration Lab\u003C\/a\u003E (PXL), researchers will work with astronauts living on the International Space Station as they collect air, water, and surface samples. Using testing methods created on campus, the astronauts and scientists will watch microbes grow to learn which bacteria are resistant to specific antibiotics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work is part of NASA\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/investigations\/gears\/\u0022\u003EGenomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space\u003C\/a\u003E (GEARS) study, led by \u003Cstrong\u003EAaron Burton\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ESarah Wallace\u003C\/strong\u003E from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/johnson\/\u0022\u003ENASA Johnson Space Center\u003C\/a\u003E. Marking SpaceX\u2019s 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA, the GEARS research is on board a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 21. If all goes according to plan, the Dragon capsule will reach the International Space Station on the morning of March 23.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur lab has previously studied bacteria colonies from the International Space Station and found \u003Cem\u003EEnterococcus faecalis\u003C\/em\u003E (EF) was resistant to many antibiotics,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher E. Carr\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Edirector of the PXL and assistant professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering (AE) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (EAS). \u201cThis particular bacteria species is a core member of the human gut and has evolved over the past 400 million years, making it a difficult pathogen to treat in humans and on surfaces.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEF is the second leading cause of hospital-acquired infections after Staphylococci. Much like hospital environments, on the International Space Station is built in such a way that studying antibiotic-resistant microbes there could provide insight into how these organisms survive, adapt, and evolve in space and on Earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 30-day GEARS mission will supplement the routine microbial surveillance testing conducted on the International Space Station with an antibiotic-resistant screening step. Astronauts onboard will collect samples and observe what microbes grow on their pre-treated contact slides, a rectangular-shaped petri dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe contact slides contain antibiotic-infused agar, a gel-like fuel source for bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. Therefore, anything that grows on the slides will be identified as antibiotic-resistant to that particular antibiotic. Astronauts will then use a pipet to carefully extract DNA from a bacterial colony and sequence it using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION, nanopore sequencing device, which will identify the microbe that is present, as well as sequence its entire genome in real-time.\u0026nbsp;\u201cIf we found a new organism that we\u2019ve never seen before, we\u2019d be able to detect it, sequence its entire genome, and determine how it might be resistant to different types of antibiotics,\u201d said Carr.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new technology will allow humans to travel further - and longer - into space without having to send data back to Earth for processing. \u201cFor the purposes of this study and to maximize the science yield, these bacteria will travel back to Earth,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EJordan McKaig\u003C\/strong\u003E, PXL researcher and Ph.D. candidate in the EAS. \u201cThen we can study them more extensively to better reveal their genomic features, how they are adapting to the built environment, and understand the risks \u2013 if any -- they may pose to astronauts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScientists and researchers at NASA Johnson will use this information to figure out what may make astronauts sick in space, how to optimize their health, and make plans for potential counter measures and treatments. This data is critical because astronauts\u2019 immune systems often become compromised due to space flight conditions. The GEARS mission will launch a total of four times over the next year to study the bacteria and data thoroughly. The second mission is expected to launch later this summer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to hopefully traveling to the launch and getting to see the science that we\u2019ve been working on for a couple of years go to space. It\u2019s really a dream come true,\u201d said McKaig.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile GEARS is in orbit, Carr and the PXL team will prepare for their next study, EnteroGAIT, which will investigate thousands of mutants simultaneously to see what genes are involved in adapting to the space environment.\u0026nbsp; It is currently in the science verification testing phase.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers are collaborating with NASA to study antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the International Space Station. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers are teaming up with NASA to study bacteria on the International Space Station to help define how scientists and healthcare professionals combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria for long-duration space missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers are teaming up with NASA to study bacteria on the International Space Station to help define how scientists and healthcare professionals combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria for long-duration space missions."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2024-03-25 20:30:41","changed_gmt":"2024-03-25 20:33:04","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673485":{"id":"673485","type":"image","title":"jordan.jpgGeorgia Tech Ph.D. student Jordan McKaig demonstrates how NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station will use the MinION sequencing device to identify bacteria genomes. Credit: Georgia Tech","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Ph.D. student Jordan McKaig demonstrates how NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station will use the MinION sequencing device to identify bacteria genomes. Credit: Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1711398650","gmt_created":"2024-03-25 20:30:50","changed":"1711398650","gmt_changed":"2024-03-25 20:30:50","alt":"Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Jordan McKaig demonstrates how NASA astronauts onboard the International Space Station will use the MinION sequencing device to identify bacteria genomes. 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The Brooke Owens Fellowship Program selected just one in 10 applicants for this year\u2019s group.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs fellows, the three Tech students will intern this summer for leading aerospace engineering companies and be matched with an executive-level mentor to support and guide them as they launch their careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/ae-me-students-named-2024-brooke-owens-fellows\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about this year\u2019s \u201cBrookies\u201d on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe three engineering undergrads will intern this summer with leading aerospace engineering companies and be paired with an executive-level mentor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"  The three engineering undergrads will intern this summer with leading aerospace engineering companies and be paired with an executive-level mentor."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2024-02-12 21:13:33","changed_gmt":"2024-03-20 16:27:55","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673058":{"id":"673058","type":"image","title":"Brooke Owens Fellows 2024 composite","body":null,"created":"1707772421","gmt_created":"2024-02-12 21:13:41","changed":"1707772421","gmt_changed":"2024-02-12 21:13:41","alt":"Headshots of Nina Otebele, Emily Winters, and Ellen Wang.","file":{"fid":"256409","name":"Brooke-Owens-Fellows-2024-composite-t.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/12\/Brooke-Owens-Fellows-2024-composite-t.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/12\/Brooke-Owens-Fellows-2024-composite-t.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":658818,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/12\/Brooke-Owens-Fellows-2024-composite-t.jpg?itok=o2ez-KIi"}}},"media_ids":["673058"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"289141","name":"Women in Engineering (WIE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[{"id":"183773","name":"Brooke Owens fellowship"},{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"673520":{"#nid":"673520","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Receives Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Grants","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn January, Georgia Tech researchers were awarded three grants as a part of the Department of Energy\u2019s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/iedo\/funding-selections-fy23-industrial-efficiency-and-decarbonization-multi-topic-foa\u0022\u003EIndustrial Efficiency and Decarbonization multi-topic funding\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe awards include 49 high-impact, applied research, development, and pilot-scale technology validation and demonstration projects that will reduce energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions in conjunction with cross-sector industrial decarbonization approaches.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Georgia Tech funding includes a project, in the topic area of Decarbonizing Forest Products, on innovative refining, paper forming, and drying to eliminate CO2 emissions from paper machines. Funded at $3.1 million, the project is led by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/j-carson-meredith\u0022\u003ECarson Meredith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor and James Harris Faculty Fellow in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and executive director of the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E). Collaborators include co-PI \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/cyrus-aidun\u0022\u003ECyrus Aidun\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, professor of mechanical engineering; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/patritsia-stathatou\u0022\u003EPatritsia Stathatou\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, research scientist at RBI; and Aruna Weerasakura, senior research engineer. External collaborators include Fort Valley State University, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and several RBI member companies. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMeredith\u2019s project focuses on decarbonization in energy-intensive drying, paper forming, and pulping processes and will combine recent deflocculation breakthroughs in fiber refining with low-water, multiphase paper forming. The innovations will facilitate the cost-effective implementation of advanced electrical drying technologies in the paper industry. By taking advantage of the increasing fraction of non-fossil electricity in the U.S., electrified drying, if implemented partially (50%), has the potential to reduce the generation of non-biogenic emissions by over 10 million metric tons of CO2e annually.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022I am excited because the new project will utilize the multiphase forming laboratory that is under construction in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/rbi\/location-directions\u0022\u003EPaper Tricentennial Building\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, representing the first major \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eexpansion in lab space there since the 1990s,\u201d said Meredith. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/valerie-thomas\u0022\u003EValerie Thomas\u003C\/a\u003E, the Anderson-Interface Chair of Natural Systems and professor of industrial and systems engineering and public policy, is a co-PI in a $1.45 million project titled \u201cMild Co-Solvent Pulping to Decarbonize the Paper and Forest Products Sector,\u201c led by the University of California, Riverside. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThomas\u2019 project, also under the topic area of Decarbonizing Forest Products, aims to enhance Co-solvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation (CELF) technology into a more environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional kraft pulping. CELF technology will be applied to optimize the production of dissolving pulp used in the manufacturing of extruded textile fibers and will also produce dissolving lignin as a by-product that can serve as a natural resin binder or a renewable ingredient for producing industrial adhesives and binders. This technology has the potential to reduce carbon intensity by 50 \u2013 75% and operating costs by 10 \u2013 20%.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/timothy-charles-lieuwen\u0022\u003ETim Lieuwen\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDavid S. Lewis Jr. Chair and professor in aerospace engineering and executive director of the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is co-PI along with Vishal Acharya, principal research engineer and Benjamin Emerson, principal research engineer at Georgia Tech in a $3.25 million project titled \u201cOmnivore Combustion System,\u201d led by GTI Energy, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ean Illinois-based technology company. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELieuwen\u2019s project, under the topic area of Low-Carbon Fuels Utilization R\u0026amp;D, \u003C\/span\u003Ewill design and demonstrate a scaled, adaptable omnivore combustion system (OCS) that can accommodate a continuously varying blend of low-carbon fuels with ultra-low nitrous oxide emissions, including natural gas-hydrogen blends, syngas, and biogas. The project will demonstrate a full-scale OCS for at least 100 hours and will focus on three aspects \u2014 improving performance, operation stability and safety, and fuel flexibility \u2014 and can potentially be used for industrial furnace applications in high carbon-emitting industries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cThe industrial sector is large in both its significance for our economy and its negative climate impacts, and each of these projects addresses significant challenges for the decarbonization of this critical sector,\u201d Lieuwen said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe projects are part of DOE\u2019s Technologies for Industrial Emissions Reduction Development (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-03\/Decarbonizing%20America%27s%20Industrial%20Sector%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf\u0022\u003ETIEReD\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E) Program, which invests in fundamental science, research, development, and initial pilot-scale demonstrations projects to decarbonize the industrial sector \u2014 currently responsible for a third of the nation\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn January, Georgia Tech researchers were awarded three grants as a part of the Department of Energy\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/iedo\/funding-selections-fy23-industrial-efficiency-and-decarbonization-multi-topic-foa\u0022\u003EIndustrial Efficiency and Decarbonization multi-topic funding\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In January, Georgia Tech researchers were awarded three grants as a part of the Department of Energy\u2019s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization multi-topic funding"}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-03-14 13:21:28","changed_gmt":"2024-03-14 15:15:59","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-03-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673386":{"id":"673386","type":"image","title":"Industrial Decarbonization Grants - Researchers","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom Left to Right: Carson Meredith, Valerie Thomas, Tim Lieuwen\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1710421325","gmt_created":"2024-03-14 13:02:05","changed":"1710421358","gmt_changed":"2024-03-14 13:02:38","alt":"Carson Meredith, Valerie Thomas, Tim Lieuwen","file":{"fid":"256775","name":"carsonvalerietim.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/14\/carsonvalerietim.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/03\/14\/carsonvalerietim.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":165574,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/03\/14\/carsonvalerietim.jpg?itok=AGf3Kual"}}},"media_ids":["673386"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"},{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"},{"id":"188020","name":"go-rbi"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPriya Devarajan\u003C\/a\u003E || Research Programs Communications Manager || \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/rbi\u0022\u003ERBI\u003C\/a\u003E || \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003ESEI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["priya.devarajan@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"673386":{"#nid":"673386","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Grad Student\u0027s Aerospace Journey Propelled by Exclusive Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom a young age, Matteo Giacani exhibited a keen interest in building things, including small planes and rockets. His fascination with scientific subjects like mathematics and physics naturally led him to pursue an education in aerospace engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis passion for aerospace engineering fueled Giacani\u0027s educational journey, which began with his pursuit of a bachelor\u0027s degree at Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy. Driven by his ambition for further academic excellence, Giacani\u0027s aspirations extended beyond his undergraduate studies, ultimately leading him to Georgia Tech\u0027s aerospace engineering master\u0027s program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has one of the best-ranked aerospace engineering programs in the world. My choice was based on the university rankings,\u201d said Giacani.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFall 2023 marked the beginning of Giacani\u2019s graduate journey at Georgia Tech. He also received the exclusive Domenica Rea D\u2019Onofrio Fellowship, which is only awarded to native Italian citizens.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing economically covered helped me focus on my studies, and in Fall 2023, I managed to both start doing some research and take four graduate-level classes where I got all A\u2019s,\u201d said Giacani. \u201cConsidering the rhythm at which I am going, I will be able to graduate in three terms.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Giacani is thriving in his studies now, adapting to the American academic system posed a challenge for him initially.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing used to the Italian academic system, it was not easy to adapt to the American one with a lot of constant coursework and stress across the term,\u201d said Giacani. \u201cAt first, I got overwhelmed, but working out every day helped me get all the stress out and stay consistent with getting a perfect GPA.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiacani emphasizes the importance of his daily workouts at Tech\u2019s gym as a crucial aspect of his routine to destress and prepare for the challenges of the next day.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith an open mind toward future opportunities, Giacani positions himself for a promising future in aerospace engineering. 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But as space becomes more accessible, affordable, and necessary for commercial activity \u2014 and therefore more crowded \u2014 Tech is also developing expertise in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/expert\/mariel-borowitz\u0022\u003Espace policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/creativedestructionlab.com\/streams\/space\/\u0022\u003Ebusiness\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd now, plans are underway for the next big phase of Georgia Tech\u2019s outer space mission with the launch of the Space Research Initiative (SRI) on campus. 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It would also include transporting two microbes to Mars. The first would be cyanobacteria (algae), which would take CO2 from the Martian atmosphere and use sunlight to create sugars. An engineered E. coli, which would be shipped from Earth, would convert those sugars into a Mars-specific propellant for rockets and other propulsion devices. The Martian propellant, which is called 2,3-butanediol, is currently in existence, can be created by E. coli, and, on Earth, is used to make polymers for production of rubber. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe process is outlined in a paper, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-26393-7.epdf?sharing_token=hwSwygA7XS-GF6GX1dhhA9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MXqpklfl49fBW_kfP3NhIHklMyaqO8HOcOm7G9Z-z-5LjlnGgR2AJ5-2AYxR-Q5HCEY-k5Auef82ahizrAou7p_6iQyp4oWW4mAG1AiT2Jo9cwweh5BCaHOmGbUdReFPU%3D\u0022\u003EDesigning the bioproduction of Martian rocket propellant via a biotechnology-enabled in situ resource utilization strategy\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d published in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature Communications\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERocket engines departing Mars are currently planned to be fueled by methane and liquid oxygen (LOX). Neither exist on the red planet, which means they would need to be transported from Earth to power a return spacecraft into Martian orbit. That transportation is expensive: ferrying the needed 30 tons of methane and LOX is estimated to cost around $8 billion. To reduce this cost, NASA has proposed using chemical catalysis to convert Martian carbon dioxide into LOX, though this still requires methane to be transported from Earth.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAs an alternative, Georgia Tech researchers propose a biotechnology based in situ resource utilization (bio-ISRU) strategy that can produce both the propellant and LOX from CO2. The researchers say making the propellant on Mars using Martian resources could help reduce mission cost. Additionally, the bio-ISRU process generates 44 tons of excess clean oxygen that could be set aside to use for other purposes, such as supporting human colonization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCarbon dioxide is one of the only resources available on Mars. Knowing that biology is especially good at converting CO2 into useful products makes it a good fit for creating rocket fuel,\u201d said Nick Kruyer, first author of the study and a recent Ph.D. recipient from Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper outlines the process, which begins by ferrying plastic materials to Mars that would be assembled into photobioreactors occupying the size of four football fields. Cyanobacteria would grow in the reactors via photosynthesis (which requires carbon dioxide). Enzymes in a separate reactor would break down the cyanobacteria into sugars, which could be fed to the E. coli to produce the rocket propellant. The propellant would be separated from the E. coli fermentation broth using advanced separation methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u2019s research finds that the bio-ISRU strategy uses 32% less power (but weighs three times more) than the proposed chemically enabled strategy of shipping methane from Earth and producing oxygen via chemical catalysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause the gravity on Mars is only a one-third of what is felt on Earth, the researchers were able to be creative as they thought of potential fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou need a lot less energy for lift-off on Mars, which gave us the flexibility to consider different chemicals that aren\u2019t designed for rocket launch on Earth,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/peralta-yahya\/pamela\u0022\u003EPamela Peralta-Yahya\u003C\/a\u003E, a corresponding author of the study and an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and ChBE who engineers microbes for the production of chemicals. \u201cWe started to consider ways to take advantage of the planet\u2019s lower gravity and lack of oxygen to create solutions that aren\u2019t relevant for Earth launches.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201c2,3-butanediol has been around for a long time, but we never thought about using it as a propellant. After analysis and preliminary experimental study, we realized that it is actually a good candidate,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/wenting-sun\u0022\u003EWenting Sun\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, who works on fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech team spans campus. Chemists, chemical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers came together to develop the idea and process to create a viable Martian fuel. In addition to Kruyer, Peralta-Yahya, and Sun, the group included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/genzale\u0022\u003ECaroline Genzale\u003C\/a\u003E, a combustion expert and associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. 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And until we find out what those problems are, we\u0027re going to just explore everything.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThat means trying to find out if there is a place for the technologies in classical and modern physics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, geophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and astrophysics, to name just a few branches of study.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sanaz-vahidinia-ab802037\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESanaz Vahidinia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E of NASA\u2019s \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/astronomy-astrophysics-research-grants-aag-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAstronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E told the attendees that her division was an early and enthusiastic adopter of AI and machine learning. She listed examples of the technologies assisting with gamma-ray astronomy and analyzing data from the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHubble\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/kepler\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKepler\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E space telescopes. \u201cAI and deep learning were very good at identifying patterns in Kepler data,\u201d Vahidinia said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESome of the physicist presentations at the conference showed pattern recognition capabilities and other features for AI and ML:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physast.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/cassandra-hall\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECassandra Hall\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, assistant professor of Computational Astrophysics at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.uga.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUniversity of Georgia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, illustrated how machine learning helped in the search for hidden forming exoplanets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/christopher-john-rozell\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChristopher J. 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Hightower Chair and Professor in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, spoke of his experiments using \u201cexplainable AI\u201d (AI that conveys in human terms how it reaches its decisions) to track depression recovery with deep brain stimulation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.ucla.edu\/paulo-alves\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPaulo Alves\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eassistant professor of physics at \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.space.ucla.edu\/home\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUCLA College of Physical Sciences Space Institute,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E presented on AI\/ML as tools of scientific discovery in plasma physics.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlves\u2019s presentation inspired another physicist attending the conference, Psaltis said. \u201cOne of our local colleagues, who\u0027s doing magnetic materials research, said, \u2018Hey, I can apply the exact same thing in my field,\u2019 which he had never thought about before. So we not only have cross-fertilization (of ideas) at the conference, but we\u2019re also learning what works and what doesn\u0027t.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMore information on funding and grants at the National Science Foundation can be found \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/funding\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehere\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. 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Scientists have long thought that stresses can build up around dendrites, thin metallic projects that can ultimately short out solid-electrolyte batteries, but they haven\u2019t been precisely measured.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA team of scientists at Georgia Tech, Brown University, Nanyang Technological University, and MIT have measured the mechanical stresses that develop in dendrites \u2013 solving a long-standing hypothesis that high stresses can be developed around dendrites. Dendrites pierce through solid electrolytes, eventually crossing from one electrode to the other and shorting out the solid-state battery cell.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/christos-e-athanasiou\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristos Athanasiou\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the multidisciplinary team used photoelasticity to measure the stress on batteries caused during the battery cycle. In their paper,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2590238523005155?dgcid=author\u0022\u003EOperando Measurements of Dendrite-Induced Stresses in Ceramic Electrolytes using Photoelasticity,\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;they managed to overcome challenges associated with measurements of easy to break, very tiny solid electrolyte samples. The samples thickness was about 10 times smaller than the average diameter of human hair.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team used an old - and almost forgotten - principle of photoelasticity to directly measure the stress fields during cell operation. Photoelasticity\u2019s contactless nature also allows for the stresses to be directly measured and visualized at the dendrite tips. By shining light through the material under a special photoelastic microscope, it revealed intricate stress fields. In this case, the stress revealed from passing light through the electrolyte appeared at the tip of the propagation dendrite.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis advanced experimental setup has set the stage for profound exploration of stresses developed during battery operation across various electrolytes and conditions, revealing critical data on loading conditions and the dynamics of lithium metal penetration events.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis is just one example where creative, yet simple experimentation, can lead to fundamental discoveries.\u0026nbsp;The Daedalus Lab at Georgia Tech, inspired by the ingenuity of its namesake, the mythical Greek inventor, is dedicated to decarbonizing the future through the development and promotion of sustainable materials and structures, utilizing innovative experimental approaches and artificial intelligence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Christos Athanasiou advances sustainable innovations through creative mechanics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Christos Athanasiou advances sustainable innovations through creative mechanics."}],"uid":"34736","created_gmt":"2023-11-14 15:52:11","changed_gmt":"2023-11-14 15:52:33","author":"Kelsey Gulledge","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"7826","name":"Batteries"},{"id":"181588","name":"solid-state batteries"},{"id":"178306","name":"lithium batteries"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"193261","name":"photoelasticity"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelsey Gulledge\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelsey.gulledge@aerospace.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"669913":{"#nid":"669913","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Designing Drones and Mars Rovers, STEP Campers See Possibilities of Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhile some teenagers were lounging in the pool this summer, the Science, Technology, and Engineering Program (STEP) campers were building Mars rovers and operation-based drones. Now in its ninth year, the STEP Program at Georgia Tech is a free summer camp where high school students learn the engineering design process by completing task-based challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, for the first time, the camp hosted two sessions. One in Albany, Georgia, to serve the state\u2019s rural population, and the other on the Georgia Tech Atlanta campus. The participants in Albany were challenged to design a delivery drone, while those in Atlanta built rovers for Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI want students to walk away from this camp with confidence in their abilities, knowing that they can go to college and be engineers,\u0022 said Lecturer Kelly Griendling, who leads the program and has been doing so for years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program is sponsored by the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE), Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL), Georgia Space Grant Consortium, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/georgia-tech-step-camp-exposes-students-possibilities-engineering\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full story on the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAE\u0027s free summer camp for high school students expands to Albany.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"AE\u0027s free summer camp for high school students expands to Albany."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-09-25 16:27:11","changed_gmt":"2023-09-25 16:30:43","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671812":{"id":"671812","type":"image","title":"AE STEP Camp 2023","body":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly Griendling working with students at the Atlanta STEP Camp.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1691080039","gmt_created":"2023-08-03 16:27:19","changed":"1695659239","gmt_changed":"2023-09-25 16:27:19","alt":"Students at the STEP summer camp talk about their Mars rover design with camp organizer Kelly Griendling. 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Her work adapting traditional textile handcraft to modern problems created a unique opportunity for collaboration cleaning up space debris.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov\/remediation\/\u0022\u003ENASA\u0027s Orbital Debris Program Office\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(OPDO), this debris jeopardizes future space projects. Large objects like rocket bodies and non-functional satellites are the source of fragmentation debris.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe OPDO website says removal of even five of the highest-risk objects per year could stabilize the low Earth orbit debris environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA research team with members from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.asdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAerospace Systems Design Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Systems Design Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;has developed a concept using a net to capture and de-orbit large debris.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA mutual connection at Tech\u0027s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGVU\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;recommended that the team speak to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/id.gatech.edu\/people\/lisa-marks\u0022\u003ELisa Marks\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Industrial Design, based on her work combining traditional textile with new materials and methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EPutting Textiles in Space Requires Creative Expertise\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of different projects on space debris happening all around the world,\u201d Marks said, \u201cand there\u2019ve been a few concept papers talking about using a net.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBut all the drawings of the net are basic concepts, just a square with a few hatches through it. No one has figured out what that net might be.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarks researches ways to combine traditional textile handcraft with algorithmic modeling. \u201cI specialize in analyzing the shape of every stitch and how we can use that stitch differently. Can we create new patterns through coding, or make it larger and out of wood?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt allows me to think really creatively about how we can use different textiles.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis innovative, exploratory approach is a natural fit to create a net for a job no has ever done. \u201cThere\u0027s a lot of technical considerations with this,\u201d Marks said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt must pack incredibly small, weigh very little, and still be strong enough to capture and drag a rocket fuselage. There are considerations just for a material to exist in space. 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While scores from the qualifying round and the previous races in the knockout round are compiled into a sum, it was RotorJackets\u0027 vice president Tanner Beard who put his team in the lead in the final race of the competition. Beard also finished in second place in the individual competition, but it\u0027s the team\u2019s accomplishment that he\u0027s proudest of. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBeard and outgoing team president Luke Lawver started flying first-person view (FPV) drones together in 2018 before officially founding RotorJackets in the fall of 2020. As Beard, a mechanical engineering student, and Lawver, an aerospace graduate student, get set to leave Tech, the pair couldn\u0027t have imagined the success the group has achieved in a short time. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022I\u0027m just very proud of how far it\u0027s come. We started out practicing on fields with PVC pipes, and our gates and materials were falling apart. 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But the two senior members of the team were impressed by first-year computer engineering student Ian Boraks \u2013\u2013 the incoming president \u2013\u2013 and Dylan Wyckoff, in his first-ever drone race. 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When the fall semester begins, monthly events will be held on Tech Green, where all students can learn how to fly. No experience is necessary, and all equipment will be provided. 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He quickly found what he was looking for, joining the undergraduate Student Government Association (SGA) as a member of the finance committee. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDrawing on his own experience, Sohani worked to improve community building and academic resources for transfer students. He rose through the organization\u0027s ranks as vice president of academic affairs before being elected as the SGA president his senior year \u2013\u2013 the first transfer student to serve in the role. During his tenure, SGA exceeded pre-pandemic levels of funding allocations to student groups, while also expanding Georgia Tech\u0027s crisis housing center. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe may be elated to pass the baton to the incoming SGA president, but Sohani never took his opportunity for granted as he worked behind the scenes to advocate on behalf of the student body and strived to elevate as many voices as he could along the way. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022I hope my legacy at SGA will be that I always prioritized students,\u0022 he said. \u0022I had the privilege of being in meetings that most students won\u0027t see, so it was important to me to think of who is missing from the table and what perspectives are missing.\u0022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESohani worked with the Office of Institute Relations to convey students\u2019 priorities to the state legislature as well as Georgia\u0027s representatives in Congress during a trip to the nation\u0027s capital earlier this year. In addition to his work with student organizations, Sohani spent his summers interning with NASA developing exercise software for the Artemis Program, and with Tesla as an interior designer. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhile his day job after graduation will keep him on the ground, Sohani has proven that he\u0027ll find his way into the sky. Born with a heart murmur, Sohani\u0027s dream of becoming a professional pilot was thwarted at a young age, but that didn\u0027t stop him from chasing the thrill of flying. Beginning in middle school, Sohani attended aviation camps at the University of Georgia. By 16, he was flying on his own, having earned his private pilot\u0027s license, and through Centennial Aviation, Sohani regularly takes to the skies to unwind. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022As soon as I take off, whether I\u0027m just flying around Atlanta or to the beach, that\u0027s the only thing that I\u0027m focused on. I get to forget about everything else that\u0027s on the ground and just put that to the side. I\u0027ll put some music and sunglasses on and just cruise through the air,\u0022 he said. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESohani underwent a heart valve replacement nearly a year ago. As he emerged from the surgery, he was reminded of the community that surrounds him at Georgia Tech. His parents received a call from President \u00c1ngel Cabrera, along with an outpouring of support from members of his cabinet as well as classmates and faculty members. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0022The support that I got from the administration and faculty was something that I really appreciate, and I think it goes to show just how much Georgia Tech cares about its students,\u0022 he said. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBefore he begins his work at Boeing in June, Sohani will have plenty of time to peer out of airplane windows when he travels to Europe for two weeks, visiting 16 cities and over 100 locations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWhen Sohani arrived at Tech, he had to reach outside of his comfort zone to find the community he was looking for. 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One way this is being achieved is through development of data science tools successfully tested on the Mars Perseverance rover, which could be applied to interpret large, complex datasets on our own planet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2302.07187\u0022\u003Ea recent paper\u003C\/a\u003E, a collaborative team of School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) researchers and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists introduce a design methodology, called ISHMAP, to develop new data anomaly detection models.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough implemented on the Perseverance rover as it explores for new discoveries on the Red Planet, ISHMAP\u2019s greater impact will be its applicability for terrestrial life here at home who work in the rocketing field of scientific data science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have shown that collaboratively framing a data science problem with the relevant domain experts may be much more important than the actual data modeling when it comes to the ultimate impact of a model,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.austinpwright.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAustin Wright\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a School of CSE Ph.D. student. \u201cThat is to say, really working hard to precisely form the right question is, in many ways, more important than the model used to try and answer it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISHMAP stands for Iterative Semantic Heuristic Modeling of Anomalous Phenomena. In essence, ISHMAP is a process for scientists and researchers to produce natively interpretable anomaly detection models.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe framework is the culmination of more than 30 months of collaborative research between CSE and JPL through Wright\u2019s internship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere, the ISHMAP group partnered with the NASA team that manages Perseverance\u2019s Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) instrument, a fluorescence spectrometer that studies elemental composition data of the Martian surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe highlight of ISHMAP\u2019s development is a highly accurate spectral anomaly algorithm that resulted in a 93.4% accuracy rate when detecting diffraction anomalies. What started as a yearlong field deployment of the toolkit is now a regular component of the PIXL team\u2019s workflow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fact, more than 97 NASA and NASA-affiliated scientists around the globe currently use a visualization tool embedded with the algorithm, thus proving itself as a key contributor in finding discoveries on Mars and elsewhere in our galaxy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cISHMAP can provide a strong structure to make sure scientists know what the model is doing and is guaranteed to be addressing something that they are interested in,\u201d Wright said. \u201cBy contributing through the whole process, they have built-in levels of trust and ownership rather than just having some extra feature foisted upon them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\u0022ISHMAP2\u0022 height=\u0022478\u0022 src=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/general\/2023\/ISHMAP%20Flowchart%20copy.png\u0022 width=\u0022323\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOverview of how ISHMAP is used to assist in the PIXL science mission. Using this collaborative process, researchers were able to develop a novel interpretable anomaly detection model and deploy interactive visualizations within the widely used PIXLISE visual analytics program. This deployment proved to provide key insights in ongoing major scientific findings.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ISHMAP team joining Wright includes his advisor, School of CSE Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/poloclub.github.io\/polochau\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolo Chau\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAdrian Galvin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EScott Davidoff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;from JPL.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Nemere\u003C\/strong\u003E, a programmer at Queensland University of Technology, also co-authored the paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ISHMAP algorithm analyzes\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/full\/10.1126\/sciadv.abp9084\u0022\u003Eanomalies in crystal structure\u003C\/a\u003Es. These reveal aspects of geological and geochemical history that indicate suitability of life, such as past presence of water and essential minerals. This is a specific component of the PIXL instrument that searches for elemental traces of ancient microbial life on Mars in datasets collected in surveys, scans, and samples.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs scientific datasets grow larger and more complex, so too do the methods used to find anomalies. 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This defined the design goals needed to enhance PIXL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo accomplish its mission, PIXL needed an algorithm that focused on raw data over processed data, robustness to operate under a limited amount of ground truth data, and enhanced ability to interpret and differentiate different kinds of anomalies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuy-in from users proved to be a key step in the early stages of the methodology to understand research problems and to integrate with existing model techniques. 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One way this is being achieved is through development of data science tools successfully tested on the Mars Perseverance rover, which could be applied to interpret large, complex datasets on our own planet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2302.07187\u0022\u003Ea recent paper\u003C\/a\u003E, a collaborative team of School of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) researchers and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists introduce a design methodology, called ISHMAP, to develop new data anomaly detection models.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough implemented on the Perseverance rover as it explores for new discoveries on the Red Planet, ISHMAP\u2019s greater impact will be its applicability for terrestrial life here at home who work in the rocketing field of scientific data science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have shown that collaboratively framing a data science problem with the relevant domain experts may be much more important than the actual data modeling when it comes to the ultimate impact of a model,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.austinpwright.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAustin Wright\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a School of CSE Ph.D. student. \u201cThat is to say, really working hard to precisely form the right question is, in many ways, more important than the model used to try and answer it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISHMAP stands for Iterative Semantic Heuristic Modeling of Anomalous Phenomena. In essence, ISHMAP is a process for scientists and researchers to produce natively interpretable anomaly detection models.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe framework is the culmination of more than 30 months of collaborative research between CSE and JPL through Wright\u2019s internship.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere, the ISHMAP group partnered with the NASA team that manages Perseverance\u2019s Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) instrument, a fluorescence spectrometer that studies elemental composition data of the Martian surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe highlight of ISHMAP\u2019s development is a highly accurate spectral anomaly algorithm that resulted in a 93.4% accuracy rate when detecting diffraction anomalies. What started as a yearlong field deployment of the toolkit is now a regular component of the PIXL team\u2019s workflow.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fact, more than 97 NASA and NASA-affiliated scientists around the globe currently use a visualization tool embedded with the algorithm, thus proving itself as a key contributor in finding discoveries on Mars and elsewhere in our galaxy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cISHMAP can provide a strong structure to make sure scientists know what the model is doing and is guaranteed to be addressing something that they are interested in,\u201d Wright said. \u201cBy contributing through the whole process, they have built-in levels of trust and ownership rather than just having some extra feature foisted upon them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ISHMAP team joining Wright includes his advisor, School of CSE Associate Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/poloclub.github.io\/polochau\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPolo Chau\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAdrian Galvin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EScott Davidoff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;from JPL.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter Nemere\u003C\/strong\u003E, a programmer at Queensland University of Technology, also co-authored the paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ISHMAP algorithm analyzes\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/full\/10.1126\/sciadv.abp9084\u0022\u003Eanomalies in crystal structure\u003C\/a\u003Es. These reveal aspects of geological and geochemical history that indicate suitability of life, such as past presence of water and essential minerals. This is a specific component of the PIXL instrument that searches for elemental traces of ancient microbial life on Mars in datasets collected in surveys, scans, and samples.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs scientific datasets grow larger and more complex, so too do the methods used to find anomalies. Existing anomaly detection research primarily relies on deep learning methods, but these tend to lack nuance and interpretability, which are vital to scientific inquiry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EISHMAP bridges methodologies from artificial intelligence (AI) and human-computer interaction (HCI) into a framework for scientific researchers to use in designing more effective and interpretable anomaly detection tools.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn important early stage in the ISHMAP process was an 18-month-long formative design study between the ISHMAP group and NASA\u2019s PIXL team. This defined the design goals needed to enhance PIXL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo accomplish its mission, PIXL needed an algorithm that focused on raw data over processed data, robustness to operate under a limited amount of ground truth data, and enhanced ability to interpret and differentiate different kinds of anomalies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuy-in from users proved to be a key step in the early stages of the methodology to understand research problems and to integrate with existing model techniques. This way, ISHMAP produces an effective anomaly detection algorithm custom made to meet end-user needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo help spread the word about ISHMAP and attract more scientific users, Wright represented the group by presenting their research at the 28th Annual Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iui.acm.org\/2023\/call_for_papers.html\u0022\u003EIUI 2023\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn Association for Computing Machinery conference held March 27 \u2013 31 in Sydney, IUI 2023 is a premier international forum reporting outstanding research at the intersection of HCI and AI to further develop user interfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think that researchers can consider using ISHMAP simply because these kinds of collaboration between data scientists and domain scientists are difficult,\u201d Wright said. \u201cA resource like ISHMAP can give structure to both parties, and make the whole process easier and more likely to result in good science.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESearching for evidence of life on Mars is making an impact here on Earth. 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The method proved to reduce the time required to perform a design analysis from more than two months to less than two days.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to reducing the time required to perform this analysis, the framework also makes results more consistent and robust. These technical performance improvements can help keep complex space missions, like the JWST, on schedule and on budget, contributing to overall mission success.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Working with domain experts at NASA on the analysis of a complex space system is very exciting,\u0026rdquo; Qian said. \u0026ldquo;There are unique challenges that are encountered in the design of real-world systems that we don\u0026rsquo;t encounter when prototyping methods.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQian\u0026rsquo;s framework speeds up and reduces error of uncertainty quantification calculations. Uncertainty quantification is the science of accounting for uncertainty and determining the likelihood of certain outcomes if some aspects of a system are unknown.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince uncertainties are present in most complex, large-scale engineering systems, like the JWST, this framework provides design methods and tools that can be applied to many other projects here on Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This framework is already having an impact on applications from plasma fusion to water resource management,\u0026rdquo; said Qian. \u0026ldquo;The beauty of CSE research is that it can be applied to almost anything in science, engineering, and medicine.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome uncertainties engineers must account for when designing the JWST are how temperature changes affect the telescope\u0026rsquo;s optics when it slews from one observation target to another. These temperature changes can distort the telescope\u0026rsquo;s images.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo overcome this challenge, Qian teamed with NASA engineer\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGiuseppe Cataldo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJeremy Auclair\u003C\/strong\u003E, a research engineer at Centre d\u0026rsquo;Etudes Spatiales de la Biosph\u0026egrave;re in Toulouse, France.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn their study, the new method analyzed the optical error caused by temperature changes and identified which telescope structures had the largest impact on this error.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETested through thousands of rigorous simulations, the team\u0026rsquo;s framework uses a mix of low and high-fidelity models to reduce error and improve calculation speed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile less accurate, low-fidelity models run faster and improve the framework\u0026rsquo;s overall computational speed. A more expensive high-fidelity model is used in the framework to ensure accuracy of results and retain the physics of the phenomena the model is trying to represent.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrounded upon interdisciplinary collaboration and poised for real-world application, the framework made for worthy scholarship accepted at SIAM CSE23. There, Qian represented the research team and the School of CSE when she gave a presentation of the paper.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of CSE formed a strong contingent of 11 presenting faculty at SIAM CSE23, nearly half of the School\u0026rsquo;s faculty body at a single conference.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with Qian, School of CSE faculty with papers accepted at the conference include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpencer Bryngelson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026Uuml;mit \u0026Ccedil;ataly\u0026uuml;rek\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENisha Chandramoorthy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeng Chen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElizabeth Cherry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEdmond Chow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFelix Herrmann\u003C\/strong\u003E, joint with the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESurya Kalidindi\u003C\/strong\u003E, joint with the George W. 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The 2025 conference will take place March 2 \u0026ndash; 7 in Fort Worth, Texas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhether it is research collaboration at an international conference or application on a telescope orbiting Earth, the School of CSE is distinguishing itself as a leader in solving scientific and engineering challenges through computational methods.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s great to have such a strong Georgia Tech representation at the conference. 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soil and rocks are returned to Earth in the future, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/rivera-hernandez-dr-frances\u0022\u003EFrances Rivera-Hernandez\u003C\/a\u003E will aid in the search for chemical signs of life within those samples.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E assistant professor will also help develop a new generation of robots and rovers that can handle difficult terrain on the Moon, Mars, and other space destinations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose projects are made possible thanks to two new awards: a $2.9 million \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/research\/astrobiology-at-nasa\/pstar\/\u0022\u003ENASA Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research (PSTAR)\u003C\/a\u003E grant, and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rescorp.org\/news\/2022\/10\/8-teams-win-awards-in-2nd-year-of-scialog-signatures-of-life-in-the-universe\u0022\u003E2022 Scialog \u0026ldquo;Signatures of Life in the Universe\u0026rdquo; Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E that\u0026rsquo;s part of an overall $1,045,000 award to eight interdisciplinary teams of scientists from the United States and Canada.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the Scialog\u0026reg; research, Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez will team with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.jpl.nasa.gov\/people\/barge\/\u0022\u003ELaurie Barge\u003C\/a\u003E, research scientist in the Planetary Sciences division of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\u0022\u003ENASA\u0026rsquo;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E for a project titled \u003Cem\u003EMars Sample Return: Connecting Martian Environmental Geochemistry to Returned Samples\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2022 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Awards are funded by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rescorp.org\u0022\u003EResearch Corporation for Science Advancement\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hsfoundation.org\u0022\u003EHeising-Simons Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kavlifoundation.org\u0022\u003EThe Kavli Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/live-coverage-of-nasas-spacex-crew-5-mission\u0022\u003ENASA\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NASA PSTAR project, meanwhile, will have Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez collaborating with a Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E dual alumna and colleagues for their research into developing autonomous, legged robots that can handle challenging planetary terrains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBetter robotic design to serve science\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are trying to figure out the most optimized ways to do science on the Moon and Mars,\u0026rdquo; Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez said. \u0026ldquo;The key is how to better design robots to do the science that we want \u0026mdash; and to do the missions. Missions cost money, and the lifetime of missions is quite restrained, so we\u0026rsquo;re looking at how to design robots to help serve that endeavor \u0026mdash; and how humans can interact with those robots to do science.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Qian\/Feifei\u0022\u003EFeifei Qian\u003C\/a\u003E (M.S. PHYS \u0026#39;11, Ph.D. ECE \u0026#39;15), a WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/viterbischool.usc.edu\u0022\u003EUniversity of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering,\u003C\/a\u003E and former student of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDaniel Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, Dunn Family Professor in the School of Physics, is leading the three-year PSTAR project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s ultimate goal is to create legged robots that could more easily glide through icy surfaces, crusted sand, and other difficult-to-navigate environments, significantly enhancing scientists\u0026rsquo; abilities to gather information from planetary bodies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez is co-investigator and one of the few researchers on the team with both fieldwork and rover mission experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project employs \u0026ldquo;bio-inspired\u0026rdquo; robots with legs, meaning their form is modeled after animals\u0026rsquo; unique abilities to move well on challenging surfaces like soft sand. Utilizing the latest \u0026ldquo;direct-drive\u0026rdquo; actuator technology, these robots can \u0026ldquo;feel\u0026rdquo; the terrain (e.g., sand softness, rock shapes) from their legs. This ability allows the legged robots to interact with the environment in the same manner as animals, adjusting their movement as needed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/viterbischool.usc.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/legged-robots-to-aid-with-planetary-research\/\u0022\u003EQian said\u003C\/a\u003E these robots are modeled in a manner that allows them \u0026ldquo;to not just mimic how the animals look, but really understand what makes these animals successful on different terrains.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;And of course there are the geology and science interests,\u0026rdquo; added Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez, who also leads \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/planetas.eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EThe Planetary Laboratory Analyzing Environments, Terrains and Analogs (PLANETAS)\u003C\/a\u003E research group at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are interested in determining the geotechnical properties of regolith, like erodibility and cohesion, when it\u0026#39;s cemented by ice or mineral crusts,\u0026rdquo; she explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This will help us make better science and mobility decisions for imminent missions to the Moon, where icy regolith in steep terrains will be explored with limited knowledge of mobility on such mixtures \u0026mdash; and to Mars, where changes in complex terrains that include crusts and unconsolidated sediment will constrain the planned rapid retrieval of samples collected during the current \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/mars2020\/\u0022\u003EMars 2020 Mission\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez added. \u0026ldquo;Four co-Investigators on the crew have geology field experience. So the engineers are making sure the robot is working correctly \u0026mdash; and the scientists are focused on what we want it to do.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez said the work will help with broader planetary exploration, such as robots eventually helping astronauts on the Moon. \u0026ldquo;Psychologists are on the team and will be helping study decision-making, and how we design robots and interact with them,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ll be optimizing everything.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Qian and Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez, the research group consists of co-investigators from research universities including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.tamu.edu\u0022\u003ETexas A\u0026amp;M University\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.upenn.edu\u0022\u003EUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003C\/a\u003E, as well as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/johnson\/home\/index.html\u0022\u003ENASA Johnson Space Center\u003C\/a\u003E. Much of the NASA funding supports the students who work on this project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is the dream team and a very rare chance to bring a team with all the components into one project,\u0026rdquo; Qian said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch and science dialog\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez\u0026rsquo;s second award is funded by Scialog\u0026reg;, short for \u0026ldquo;science + dialog.\u0026rdquo; Scialog\u0026reg; was formed in 2010 \u0026ldquo;to bring together early career scientists to advance basic science in areas of global importance, and to write proposals for high-risk, high-reward collaborative research projects.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rescorp.org\/scialog\/signatures-of-life-in-the-universe\u0022\u003EThe Scialog: Signatures of Life in the Universe\u003C\/a\u003E (SLU) program, sponsored by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rescorp.org\/\u0022\u003EResearch Corporation for Science Advancement\u003C\/a\u003E, first met virtually in June of 2021 with the founding organizations providing facilitators from a variety of disciplines: Earth and planetary science, chemistry and physics, astronomy and astrobiology, microbiology and biochemistry, and data science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez\u0026rsquo;s team project involves simulating samples of Mars\u0026rsquo; soil and rocks returned to Earth by future probes, or possibly crewed missions. The project will not involve the actual gathering of those samples. \u0026ldquo;There are no field components, it\u0026rsquo;s mostly lab work-focused,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re simulating caching rock samples on Mars and seeing what happens to those samples \u0026mdash; do their properties change? We\u0026rsquo;ll get them back and see what we can say about possible life on Mars.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez acknowledges it may be 20 years before those samples are returned to Earth \u0026mdash; but also that the project underscores the importance NASA places on the search for possible life on Mars. She also says a new age of exploration for the Moon could help set the stage for future astrobiological activities on Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The search for past evidence of microbial life on Mars is one of the main goals of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-sample-return-msr\u0022\u003EMars Sample Return\u003C\/a\u003E and NASA\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\u0022\u003EMars Exploration program\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;By assessing the rate of microbial contamination by human activities on the Moon, we will get a better understanding of the potential impacts of biological contamination in our search for life on Mars.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez joins the ranks of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rescorp.org\/news\/2020\/02\/scialog-signatures-of-life-in-the-universe-fellows-named\u0022\u003ESLU Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E that include four other Georgia Tech researchers: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.jenniferglass.com\/\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/gli\/\u0022\u003EGongjie Li\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Physics; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reinhard.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/amanda-stockton\u0022\u003EAmanda Stockton\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Rivera-Hern\u00e1ndez will help develop smarter autonomous rovers and robotics for the Moon and Mars, and hunt for chemical signs of life beyond Earth."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEarth and Atmospheric Sciences Assistant Professor Frances Rivera-Hern\u0026aacute;ndez is the recipient of two new research grants. 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Thermal, vacuum, and other testing took place in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Aerospace Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the faculty, staff, and students involved, Lunar Flashlight has provided a great learning experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We learned how to apply NASA\u0026rsquo;s rigorous protocols to everything we did, protect the spacecraft from electrostatic discharge, schedule complex testing tasks, and utilize our student researchers who must also maintain their schoolwork and take exams,\u0026rdquo; Ready said. \u0026ldquo;There have been some real sacrifices by a lot of folks who worked long and odd hours.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter completion of the final assembly and testing at Georgia Tech, Lunar Flashlight traveled to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for fueling and additional testing. 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The small satellites, with their key systems protected from the heat of re-entry, would be launched into the upper atmosphere from the International Space Station or a \u0026ldquo;rideshare\u0026rdquo; rocket to provide several minutes of testing at velocities of up to Mach 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are looking at the feasibility of building what would be an inexpensive flying wind tunnel,\u0026rdquo; said Krish Ahuja, Regents Professor of Aerospace Engineering and division chief for aerospace and acoustics in the Aerospace, Transportation, and Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the project\u0026rsquo;s principal investigator. \u0026ldquo;We could gather pretty much any data that would be needed for hypersonic research and provide a new way to conduct studies that now can be quite difficult to do.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInitial Study Suggests Developing 6U Vehicle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBased on a six-month feasibility study that included collaborators from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Aerospace Engineering and two private companies, Ahuja believes it would be worthwhile to pursue design of a 6U test vehicle to evaluate the concept. 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Also, part of the first-year goal is creating a roadmap showing the development and test process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Ongoing work will include a \u0026lsquo;system-of-systems\u0026rsquo; analysis of the concept to model its performance and interaction with other support systems to assess its capability to conduct scientific research,\u0026rdquo; Ahuja said. \u0026ldquo;Our initial calculations indicate that a 6U CubeSat could be hardened with a thermal protection system for hypersonic conditions to help conduct limited feasibility experiments. This will be a building block for future systems that would be larger and able to conduct the testing we envision.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInitial testing is likely to involve free fall of the test vehicle, but subsequent tests would include control surfaces that would provide steering to prevent tumbling and other undesired effects. Multiple CubeSats could also be operated together.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPossible New Capabilities for Small Satellites\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECubeSats, so-called because they are designed in standard cube sizes, aren\u0026rsquo;t normally designed to be recovered after a mission; when their work is done, they simply burn up in the atmosphere. Because Ahuja wants to study effects on materials and capture data from onboard instruments, the flying wind tunnel satellites will need to be recovered using parachutes that would drop them into a recovery zone, perhaps in the desert Southwest.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Getting them down at the right location will require good guidance and control, good telemetry, and a propulsion system,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;The challenge will be to make these very small and inexpensive. To get the information we need, we will have to bring the testbed safely to the ground.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe high temperatures generated by re-entry into the Earth\u0026rsquo;s atmosphere could be useful for more than simulating hypersonic conditions. Ahuja believes the heat could be used to operate a proprietary device that could provide steering for the CubeSats, which normally don\u0026rsquo;t have propulsion systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMuch of current research on hypersonic flight depends on data from computational fluid dynamics simulations, which need validation from testing. Beyond the information gained from the testbed, Ahuja believes the small spacecraft could make big contributions by providing a real-world anchor for the analysis tools that researchers are using for a variety of hypersonic vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA New Approach to Hypersonic Testing is Needed\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHypersonic testing is typically done in short-duration wind tunnels or high-temperature testbeds, meaning high-speed and high-temperature conditions are difficult to achieve simultaneously and at test durations relevant to hypersonic vehicles. In addition, there are few existing facilities where such testing can be done, and they are in high demand. The new testbed is expected to provide about three minutes of testing per flight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, there is a critical need to understand how much and what kind of thermal protection system is needed to protect hypersonic vehicles at high velocities where friction can produce temperatures of more than 4,000 degrees F. Additionally, there are questions about acoustic effects and how uneven heating will spread across a vehicle and potentially damage its structure.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The airflow across a hypersonic vehicle can be both turbulent and laminar, different on different parts of the vehicle,\u0026rdquo; said Ahuja. \u0026ldquo;These wide variations of the flow properties can produce large variations in temperatures over the vehicle surface, which is highly undesirable with respect to the vehicle\u0026rsquo;s structural integrity. As such, we need to understand what is happening to the material as a result of temperature changes over time. This thermal loading cannot be studied in conventional wind tunnels, which normally offer fractions of seconds of run time at hypersonic conditions, because it takes a while for those conditions to become steady.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcoustic loading can also dramatically affect the structural integrity of a hypersonic vehicle, and that likewise requires time to evaluate. \u0026ldquo;Acoustic loading of the kind that could generate a crack in a structure that develops over time,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We could create and study these conditions with our flying testbed.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFunding from GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Independent Research and Development (IRAD) program has supported the initiative so far, and by gathering enough data from the initial studies, Ahuja hopes to attract collaborators to help implement the new test approach.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;There is so much enthusiasm for this that I believe our chances of success are high,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;By launching from another space system, we won\u0026rsquo;t have to worry about the initial launch propulsion. 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Currently, it is expected to launch later this month.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work on earth leading up to the launch has already taken quite some time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech and GTRI have been instrumental in the development of the Lunar Flashlight mission. Researchers in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Aerospace Engineering worked with NASA\u0026rsquo;s Marshall Space Flight Center to develop the SmallSat\u0026rsquo;s novel propulsion system. Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) collaborated to assemble and test the Lunar Flashlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeasoned researchers were assisted by students in their efforts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne such student is Mary Kate Broadway, a student assistant in GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL), whose academic and professional experiences in modeling and fabrication were called upon to create a near 1:1 model of the Lunar Flashlight SmallSat.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBroadway, who is pursuing a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in mechatronics, robotics, and automation engineering at Kennesaw State University, used GTRI\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/webwise.gtri.gatech.edu\/communities\/working-groups\/workplace-enhancement-working-group\/seedlab\u0022\u003ESEEDLab makerspace\u003C\/a\u003E to fashion the model based on designs produced by NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I got the SolidWorks (a popular solid modeling computer-aided design and computer-aided engineering application) file, and then I started by taking all the SolidWorks parts, making the 3D printables, and then exporting them out as \u0026lsquo;.stl\u0026rsquo; files. Here (at the SEEDLab), I queued everything up and printed it,\u0026rdquo; Broadway explains. She did \u0026ldquo;all of the painting and the printing\u0026rdquo; by herself. \u0026quot;However, of course, the SEEDLab helpers (student assistants) all helped me whenever I had trouble.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBroadway, who already has a BFA in animation and digital arts from Florida State University, has the savvy to make use of the SEEDLab\u0026rsquo;s wide variety of equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the Lunar Flashlight project, Broadway employed:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAn Ultimaker S5 FDM, a fused-filament fabrication 3D printer.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA FormLabs Cameo resin printer.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA Glowforge 3D laser printer and cutter.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EVarious traditional hand tools.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBroadway employed traditional materials such as PET and PLA plastics for some of the more intricate parts of the model. The main body of the model is aluminum, which Broadway collaborated with the Aero Maker Space on the Georgia Tech campus to get pressed and fashioned to specifications with a Waterjet cutting machine. To simulate working solar panels, Broadway designed printed vinyl labels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBroadway\u0026rsquo;s supervisor, EOSL Research Engineer Eric Brown, was initially contacted by Principal Research Engineer Jud Ready, Ph.D., who has worked extensively with NASA. Ready has been the liaison to NASA, reporting on Broadway\u0026rsquo;s progress.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs of Nov. 4, just days before the Lunar Flashlight launch, Broadway was still engrossed in making final adjustments to the model, particularly the tight tolerances of its solar arrays. Broadway began working on the Lunar Flashlight project in April. Working part-time at the SEEDLab, she has spent dozens of hours\u0026mdash;amounting to about a month of work--perfecting the device.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter: Christopher Weems\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhotos: Sean McNeil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia USA\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).\u202fFounded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,800 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $700 million of 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Panelists\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;were Matt Davis, chief commercial officer, FlightAware; Clotilde Enel-R\u0026eacute;hel, executive director of programs, Connected Aviation Solutions, Collins Aerospace; and Stacey Wronkowski, vice president of digital technology, United Airlines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the 30-minute panel session, Garrow led the discussion on examining the new ways data and technology are helping create a more connected, efficient, and sustainable journey for modern airline passengers. The panelists were able to highlight how their companies are tracking information across the entire passenger journey, highlighting ways that they are adopting sophisticated data collection and analysis to make real-time operational decisions and improve the experience for customers across the globe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnited Airlines spotlighted its ConnectionSaver tool, which sends travelers\u0026nbsp;messages\u0026nbsp;with\u0026nbsp;directions to the gate for their connecting flight,\u0026nbsp;information about expected travel time between the two gates, and will even hold the flight for a few minutes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGarrow also asked how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are being used to improve technologies and make flying a smoother and more enjoyable process for passengers. Among the many initiatives mentioned,\u0026nbsp;Enel-R\u0026eacute;hel from Collins Aerospace spoke on that company\u0026rsquo;s ongoing efforts to develop and improve the technology used for predictive maintenance monitoring for aircraft to prevent unexpected maintenance issues.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo close out the discussion, Garrow asked the panelists what\u0026rsquo;s next and how they see technology playing a role. 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Among the issues to be studied are color changes that may indicate the degradation caused by exposure to the environment in space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA key goal of the research will be to correlate the color changes that occur under low-Earth orbital (LEO) exposure with variations in the materials\u0026#39; properties \u0026ndash; such as structural strength, chemical composition, and electrical conductivity \u0026ndash; to determine how these spectral changes might allow scientists and engineers to visually assess deterioration. The LEO space environment exposes materials to the damaging effects of atomic oxygen, ultraviolet radiation, and high-energy electrons.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We want to know not only how space affects materials, but also why that happens,\u0026rdquo; said Elena Plis, a senior research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) who is leading the multi-organization research team. \u0026ldquo;For instance, we know that a commonly used material from DuPont, Kapton\u0026reg; polyimide film, is subject to changes in its conductivity in space, but we want to know why, how we might prevent that, or how we can use it to our benefit.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegularly photographing the materials in both visible and infrared spectral ranges will provide a dynamic record of what happens with optical properties in space, improving upon the knowledge that has often been limited to measurements before and after space exposure. The research team will extensively analyze the materials returned to Earth to understand better how space degradation may affect other material properties and use this information for long-term space mission planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m interested in the dynamics of damage caused to materials in space,\u0026rdquo; explained Plis. \u0026ldquo;Up until now, we have generally only had two data points for assessing the effects of space: the pristine materials that we launch, and the cumulative effects we can see when materials are returned. The uniqueness of this experiment is in letting us watch the damage occur over time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond GTRI, the research team includes researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), NASA, the University of Texas at El Paso, and DuPont, a multi-industrial company headquartered in Wilmington, Del. Utilizing the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) Flight Facility, the research is also supported by Aegis Aerospace Inc., the company which owns and operates the MISSE platform installed on the ISS.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnalyzing the spectral data obtained by the experiment could also allow observers to determine whether a piece of space junk is from a lightweight insulating blanket or a heavier circuit board that could damage orbiting spacecraft. Beyond providing a new way to assess the structural health of materials remotely and assessing the risks from space debris, the experiment will also help engineers evaluate novel materials that could provide designers of future spacecraft with new options.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;DuPont Kapton\u0026reg; HN polyimide film, for instance, is a material that has been used ever since the Apollo missions, which makes it the gold standard,\u0026rdquo; Plis said. \u0026ldquo;But there are many more materials that may offer improved properties, so we are going to see how some examples of those are affected by space.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMany of the materials being studied are used to protect spacecraft systems and crews from the effects of rapid thermal changes that take place in orbit, and from damaging electrical charging effects. The MISSE-16 materials selection includes different types of polyimides, liquid crystal polymers (LCP), polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS), carbon and glass fiber reinforced polymers, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polyester films.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe samples were installed on the exterior of the ISS using a robotic arm and will be retrieved in the same way in about six months. The samples will be placed on three different faces of the ISS to receive preferential exposures to atomic oxygen, ultraviolet radiation, and high-energy electrons. The samples were delivered to the ISS by a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft that launched on July 16.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo facilitate the long-term observation on orbit, the MISSE testbed has been upgraded with a camera and illumination system to cover a broader spectral range, including infrared, which is important to observing certain aspects of degradation. The upgraded hardware will remain part of the MISSE instrumentation after the GTRI-led experiment is over.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe samples, which are one-inch squares, are expected to be returned to Earth next spring. The materials flown in space will be examined in detail to understand the degradation and compared to identical samples subjected to simulated space conditions in the laboratory. In all, the samples will be subjected to 10 different characterization techniques, including atomic force microscopy, optical characterization of reflection and absorptance, and measurements of electrical charge transfer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We will be trying to connect the optical properties with surface changes and chemical changes,\u0026rdquo; said Plis. \u0026ldquo;With our ground experiments, we hope to understand these changes and the physics that lies behind them.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Plis, who has been studying the effects of space exposure on materials since 2015, seeing the research launch into space was the result of a years-long application and development process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For me, launching the materials was very emotional,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s like a dream come true to be sending my research into space and getting data from space. This is my first project to go into space, and I hope there will be more.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWriter: John Toon (John.Toon@gtri.gatech.edu)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout GTRI\u003C\/strong\u003E: The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).\u202fFounded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,800 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $700 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.\u202fGTRI\u0026#39;s renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, the state, and industry. For more information, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For the next six months, a camera system on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) will be snapping photos of more than a dozen different material samples for researchers to analyze how the harsh conditions of space affect these materials."}],"uid":"35832","created_gmt":"2022-08-31 17:53:48","changed_gmt":"2022-08-31 17:53:48","author":"Michelle Gowdy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660743":{"id":"660743","type":"image","title":"MISSE-16 Materials Samples","body":null,"created":"1661966702","gmt_created":"2022-08-31 17:25:02","changed":"1661966702","gmt_changed":"2022-08-31 17:25:02","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250345","name":"space-materials-2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/space-materials-2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/space-materials-2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":389293,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/space-materials-2.jpg?itok=WLu5ANpO"}},"660742":{"id":"660742","type":"image","title":"Elena Plis, a GTRI senior research engineer","body":null,"created":"1661966637","gmt_created":"2022-08-31 17:23:57","changed":"1661966637","gmt_changed":"2022-08-31 17:23:57","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250344","name":"space-materials-9.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/space-materials-9.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/space-materials-9.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":674641,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/space-materials-9.jpg?itok=h5DwfesM"}}},"media_ids":["660743","660742"],"groups":[{"id":"1276","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[{"id":"416","name":"GTRI"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"166902","name":"science and technology"},{"id":"167146","name":"space"},{"id":"2681","name":"iss"},{"id":"2798","name":"International Space Station"},{"id":"191201","name":"MISSE-16 program"},{"id":"191202","name":"space materials"},{"id":"191203","name":"AFRL"},{"id":"191204","name":"Air Force Research Laboratory"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E(Interim) Director of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMichelle Gowdy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMichelle.Gowdy@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-407-8060\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michelle.gowdy@gtri.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"660374":{"#nid":"660374","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Chief Scientist for the GTRI Aerospace, Transportation \u0026 Advanced Systems Laboratory Receives 2022 Regents\u2019 Researcher Award ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn August 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2022, the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) announced the recipients of their highest academic recognition award, the titles of Regents Faculty and Regents Researcher. Of the 12 Georgia Tech Faculty and Researchers recognized, Dr. Stephen Balakirsky was honored with a First-Time Appointment as Regents\u0026rsquo; Researcher.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBalakirsky is the Chief Scientist for the Aerospace, Transportation \u0026amp; Advanced Systems Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), and a Core Faculty Member of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, an Interdisciplinary Research Institute at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Balakirsky\u0026rsquo;s research interests include robotic architectures, planning, bio-automation, robotic standards, and autonomous systems testing. His work in knowledge driven robotics couples real-time sensors and knowledge repositories to allow for flexibility and agility in robotic systems ranging from assembly and manufacturing systems to surveillance and logistics systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, Dr. Balakirsky worked as a project manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and was a senior research engineer at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). At ARL, Dr. Balakirsky performed mobile robotics research in several areas, including command and control, mapping, human-computer interfaces, target tracking, vision processing and tele-operated control.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Award:\u003C\/strong\u003E Regents\u0026rsquo; Professorships and Regents\u0026rsquo; Researcher titles may be granted for a period of three years by the Board of Regents to outstanding faculty members of Georgia Tech, Augusta University, Georgia State University, the University of Georgia, and, in special circumstances, other USG institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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He is in great company as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Guggenheim, Neil A. Armstrong, John E. Northrup, John W. Young\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;(AE 1952),\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;W. Lewis, Charles S. Draper, Robert G. Lowey, Michael Collins\u003C\/strong\u003E, and the late\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDewey Hodges\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;have also received this premier medal. ASME will present Kardomateas with the medal at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/event.asme.org\/IMECE?_gl=1*1jpyz5r*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE2NTcwNTQ4OTEuNTJiYzY2NTIxZDk0MTliNWMzY2IwNDk2YmIzMGM2Mjk.\u0026amp;_ga=2.141577202.1969033245.1657054890-1972735687.1656445636\u0022\u003EInternational Mechanical Engineering Congress \u0026amp; Exposition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Columbus, Ohio, October 30-November 3, 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKardomateas has spent over thirty years improving aircrafts from a structural standpoint. More specifically he investigates ways to ensure that aerospace structures retain their structural integrity. He focuses on the special part of mechanics called fracture mechanics, which studies the conditions for the initiation and propagation of cracks and debonds. \u0026ldquo;Fracture mechanics and damage tolerance have been very successful in that, nowadays, airplanes don\u0026rsquo;t usually come down because of structural failure,\u0026rdquo; explained Kardomateas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe credits his lifelong scientific triumphs to his education in the United States and Greece, his collaboration with past and present colleagues at Georgia Tech, and the academic system in America. \u0026ldquo;The environment at Georgia Tech fosters collaboration and innovation. The higher education system provides opportunities through the collegial network in scientific forums where ideas can be exchanged with those inside and outside of your institution.\u0026rdquo; Former AE School professors, including the late\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EBob Carlson,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Simitses\u003C\/strong\u003E, inspired him as colleagues and also acted as mentors to him.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKardomateas earned a diploma from the National Technical University of Athens in Greece and both his master\u0026rsquo;s and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1989, he joined\u0026nbsp;the School of Aerospace Engineering\u0026#39;s faculty at the Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;He has authored three books,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAn Introduction to Fatigue in Metals and Composites\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStructural and Failure Mechanics of Sandwich Composites\u003C\/em\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMechanics of Failure Mechanisms in Structures.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;He is also the editor of six volumes on the topic of failure mechanics of composite and sandwich structures, an associate editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHandbook\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;Damage\u0026nbsp;Mechanics: Nano to Macro Scale for Materials and Structures,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;as well as the author of about 200 papers published in refereed journals or as parts of books.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to his work at Georgia Tech, he has served the discipline in several capacities. The ASME Fellow has operated as an Associate Editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Applied Mechanics\u003C\/em\u003E, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAIAA Journal\u003C\/em\u003E, as a Contributing Editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInternational Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and as a guest editor of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EInternational Journal of Solids and Structures\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures\u003C\/em\u003E. In addition, he has served as the\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Etechnical chair of the 2014 ASME Congress, general chair of the 2015 ASME Congress, and the steering committee chair of the 2017 ASME Congress. He was the elected chairman of the Applied Mechanics Division Composites Committee and the program representative of the Aerospace Division Structures and Materials Committee.\u0026nbsp; Kardomateas has also served in many other panels and committees including as the Chair of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aiaa.org\/guggenheim\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim Medal Award Board\u003C\/a\u003E, and on the Organizing Committee of the sixth, seventh, tenth and eleventh\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.manufacturingusa.com\/institutes\/iacmi\u0022\u003EInstitute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s International Conferences on Sandwich Structures; he has also served on external evaluation committees for many academic programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, the medal winner is working on his next book that focuses on the fracture and fatigue of metallic and composite aerospace structures, which will include his latest research advances in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honors AE Professor for Meritorious Service in the Advancement of Aeronautics and Astronautics"}],"uid":"34736","created_gmt":"2022-07-18 19:22:37","changed_gmt":"2022-08-16 20:33:41","author":"Kelsey Gulledge","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-07-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"171693","name":"Spirit of St. Louis Medal"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"},{"id":"186870","name":"go-imat"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMonique Waddell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["monique.waddell@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"659499":{"#nid":"659499","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Research Aircraft to Investigate Monsoon-climate Connections","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech, is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1853930\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1853930\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022\u003Eprincipal investigator\u003C\/a\u003E of the NSF Collaborative Research: Analyses, Measurements and Modeling in Support of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/espo.nasa.gov\/acclip\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/espo.nasa.gov\/acclip\u0022\u003EAsian Monsoon Chemical and Climate Impact Project (ACCLIP)\u003C\/a\u003E grant. This release was first published in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.ucar.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/news.ucar.edu\/\u0022\u003ENCAR \u0026amp; UCAR newsroom\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn August, two research aircraft will allow a team of international scientists to study how the Asian summer monsoon \u0026mdash; one of the largest and most important meteorological patterns in the world \u0026mdash; affects atmospheric chemistry and global climate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical and CLimate Impact Project (ACCLIP) is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and co-led by NSF\u0026rsquo;s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and NASA. It will be based out of the Osan U.S. Air Base in South Korea.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the monsoon is most often associated with the deluge of moisture it brings to the Asian continent, the ACCLIP research team is not focused on the rain that comes down. Instead, they\u0026rsquo;re interested in what the powerful circulation of the monsoon pulls back up. Since the monsoon occurs over some of the regions in the world with the worst air quality, scientists think a wide range of pollutants may get sucked high into the atmosphere. The resulting redistribution of chemicals \u0026mdash; and their reactions with one another \u0026mdash; can have a significant impact on the climate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In recent decades, satellites have revealed that the monsoon creates a distinct layer of chemicals about 10 miles above the Earth, but we know very little about its composition and evolution,\u0026rdquo; said NCAR scientist Laura Pan, an ACCLIP principal investigator. \u0026ldquo;ACCLIP will give us an opportunity to sample what\u0026rsquo;s there, but we know that whatever its composition, it connects to the climate.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EACCLIP is funded by NSF; NASA; NOAA; and the Office of Naval Research. Additional funding comes from agencies in Europe and Asia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EImpacts on climate, ozone\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EACCLIP\u0026rsquo;s scientific objectives include improving our understanding of how the Asian summer monsoon transports air from the ground to the top of the troposphere and bottom of the stratosphere miles above Earth\u0026rsquo;s surface, as well as what chemicals are contained in that air.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also want to understand how those chemicals react once they are lofted up. For example, some chemical species can transform into aerosols, or tiny particles, once they reach the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. These aerosols can reflect the sun\u0026rsquo;s light back into space, cooling the Earth. Other aerosols, known as \u0026ldquo;black carbon\u0026rdquo;, originate from combustion at the surface, and these aerosols will absorb the sun\u0026rsquo;s radiation and produce a heating effect. Aerosols, as well as water vapor that is also sucked up by the monsoon, can affect cloud formation and brightness, which also impacts the climate. The monsoon may also redistribute relatively short-lived greenhouse gases, such as methane, and ozone-depleting substances, such as chlorinated solvents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFinally, ACCLIP researchers are interested in studying how the pollutants pulled up by the monsoon may affect ozone chemistry in the region of the atmosphere where the protective ozone layer forms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo answer these questions, the ACCLIP team will use two research aircraft outfitted with a bevy of scientific instruments. The NSF\/NCAR Gulfstream V will fly at a lower altitude where it can sample the air as it\u0026rsquo;s being circulated by the monsoon, and the NASA WB-57 will fly higher where it can observe the layer of chemicals that make it into the lower stratosphere from the monsoon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research team will also use a group of detailed computer models of chemical transport to guide their flights and test their hypotheses. The results from ACCLIP will ultimately be used to improve these complex models.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EGlobal participation\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe broad participation in ACCLIP \u0026mdash; globally, more than 30 institutions are involved in the month-long project \u0026mdash; speaks to the strong scientific interest in the project. In fact, researchers, including Pan, have been working for more than a decade to get a field campaign focused on the Asian summer monsoon up and running. These efforts ran into a number of logistical challenges that slowed the effort, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The mission is now clear to move forward at a U.S. Air Force Base in South Korea. NCAR project managers and engineers are handling the logistics related to the GV and the instruments onboard.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For many years, there has been a huge amount of interest in a field campaign to study the Asian summer monsoon because it\u0026rsquo;s such an important driver of the weather and climate in the northern hemisphere and beyond,\u0026rdquo; Pan said. \u0026ldquo;We are thrilled to finally be on our way and grateful to all our institutional partners who have contributed their instruments and expertise to make ACCLIP a success.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Field campaign to probe impacts of chemicals redistributed by the Asian monsoon"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical and CLimate Impact Project (ACCLIP) will allow a team of international scientists to study how the Asian summer monsoon \u0026mdash; one of the largest and most important meteorological patterns in the world \u0026mdash; affects atmospheric chemistry and global climate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A team of international scientists will study how the Asian summer monsoon \u2014 one of the largest and most important meteorological patterns in the world \u2014 affects atmospheric chemistry and global climate. 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Eckman Award at the American Control Conference Awards Ceremony, which was held Thursday, July 9\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E in Atlanta, Georgia. Chen is Assistant Professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Eckman Award recognizes an outstanding young engineer in the field of automatic control. The recipient must be younger than 35 years on January 1 of the year of award. Contributions may be technical or scientific publications, theses, patents, inventions, or combinations of these items in the field of automatic control made while the nominee was a resident of the USA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChen received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, in 2011, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering, under the supervision of Tryphon Georgiou, from University of Minnesota in 2016. Before joining Georgia Tech, he had a one-year research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from August 2016 to August 2017 and was an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University from August 2017 to August 2018. Chen is the past recipient of the George S. Axelby Best Paper Award (IEEE Transaction on Automatic Control | 2017) for his joint work \u0026lsquo;\u0026lsquo;Optimal steering of a linear stochastic system to a final probability distribution, Part I\u0026rsquo;\u0026rsquo; with Tryphon Georgiou and Michele Pavon. He received the NSF CAREER Award in 2020, the Simons-Berkeley research fellowship in 2021, and the A.V. \u0026lsquo;Bal\u0026rsquo; Balakrishnan Award in 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChen\u0026rsquo;s prior work involved stochastic control, optimal transport, and optimization. His current research focuses on the intersection between control, machine learning, and robotics with the goal to develop theoretical foundations and algorithms for robots so that they can accomplish complex tasks autonomously and reliably.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The award recognizes an outstanding young engineer in the field of automatic controls."}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Yongxin Chen received the 2022 Donald P. 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It\u0026#39;s getting late, and you realize you still need to make a trip across campus to pick up supplies from the school bookstore and find a bite to eat.\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat if there was a way for the school supplies and food to be delivered right to your dorm \u0026ndash; not by car or foot, but by drone?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne class that is part of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Georgia Tech could soon turn that idea into a reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe class, called Experimental Flights, is developing a drone delivery network that would allow students on Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s campus in Atlanta to place orders for items such as school supplies and food through a mobile app, and have a drone deliver those items to a secure locker station close to their dorm. The app would have a similar look and feel to the app used for popular ridesharing services and students could use it to view wait times for the next available drone, track their package, and receive a unique code to access their purchase.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMichael Mayo, a GTRI senior research engineer who is the lead instructor for the class, said his initial goal is to roll out the drone delivery network to students at Georgia Tech and then to consider other locations later on.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We\u0026rsquo;ve been working on this kind of network for a couple of years now and have leveraged knowledge from a lot of different disciplines at Tech \u0026ndash; including aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science,\u0026quot; Mayo said. \u0026quot;Success for this project would be for us to develop a fully-functional drone delivery network on Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s campus that would serve as a model for future drone delivery networks across the country and world.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVIP is an education program supported by Tech and GTRI that allows undergraduate and graduate students to earn academic credit for working with faculty on projects they don\u0026#39;t typically encounter in a classroom setting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudent teams work closely with faculty advisors and graduate student mentors. Classes are held once a week, though team members usually hold additional meetings outside of class. Prospective students who are interested in joining the program can apply to a team that interests them on \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vip.gatech.edu\/vip-vertically-integrated-projects-program\u0022\u003ETech\u0026#39;s VIP website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EDiversity of Thought\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Experimental Flights class attracts a diverse group of class years and majors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the spring 2022 semester, the course included 33 undergraduate students ranging from first years to fourth years with the following majors: aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. 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Heaton said working with a diverse group of students has enabled her to apply the concepts she has learned from her major to solve real-world issues, while also gaining experience developing hardware systems that supports emerging technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I\u0026#39;m on our class\u0026#39; hardware team, so I help assemble all of the parts of the drone and also work a little bit with 3D software modeling,\u0026quot; Heaton said. \u0026quot;There\u0026#39;s a lot of new technologies coming out \u0026ndash; whether it\u0026#39;s drones, or other plane-related things \u0026ndash; and they all have so much potential.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother student, Tim Boyer, a third-year electrical engineering major who has also been a member of the class since fall 2020, said he most enjoys VIP\u0026#39;s interdisciplinary focus and getting the chance to tinker with drones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I really enjoy working with mechanical engineering and computer science majors to make a project come together,\u0026quot; Boyer said. \u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s also great because I have always been interested in drones, so this class is a great outlet to play around with that kind of hardware.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVIP Programs are now active in over 40 universities, with more than 4,500 students participating per term around the globe. The entire Georgia Tech VIP program currently serves 84 VIP teams involving more than 200 faculty and over 1,500 students. GTRI has 13 VIP teams that involve roughly 40 faculty members.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EPreparing for Launch\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMayo\u0026#39;s class has assembled a few drone prototypes with the help of drone assembly kits and 3D printing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe cost to create one drone is under $1,000, and each prototype can currently carry packages that weigh up to 2 pounds, according to Mayo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The cost of drones, batteries and other associated components continue to decrease, which makes the economics of this type of delivery system more and more favorable,\u0026quot; Mayo said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDrone delivery offers several benefits to traditional car-based services, including the potential for reduced greenhouse gas emissions as smaller and lighter packages are transported via drones instead of delivery trucks. This alternative delivery method could also reduce roadway congestion and lower the risk of car accidents. Drone delivery could also enable greater route flexibility, resulting in consumers receiving their packages sooner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond package delivery, drones are useful in disaster relief settings when organizations need to send goods to places with restricted access, and also in military settings to help ground troops collect key intelligence and not risking helicopter crews to deliver supplies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Experimental Flights class has successfully completed initial flight testing for their drones in a controlled environment that has been approved by the Georgia Tech Police Department and demonstrated the drones\u0026#39; ability to transport small packages. The class has also constructed a prototype package locker that can securely store multiple packages and that the drone can directly drop packages into.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe class is currently designing the mobile app for end users and a flight control center to manage drone operation. The path the drone takes through campus for each delivery will be automatically generated using an algorithm designed by the class. The algorithm has been designed to optimize the drone\u0026#39;s flight path to ensure maximum safety by avoiding flight over people while also reducing delivery times when possible. Drones will fly themselves autonomously to their destination during normal operation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMayo noted a fully-operational drone would transmit real-time telemetry and live video streams to the flight control center at all times, and in the event of an emergency, a human operator would assume manual control of the drone. Packages will be secured with both an electromagnet and with the landing gear of the drone itself during transport to reduce the risk of a package becoming dislodged during flight. Rotor cowlings will be added to the drones to minimize the chance of human contact with the rotors \u0026ndash; or a fanlike component that drones rely on for propulsion and control \u0026ndash; during normal operation and in the event that a drone flies off its approved path.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore implementing a drone delivery network on campus, the class would need to gain approval from campus administrators and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Special preparation will also need to be made to get FAA approval to fly the drones beyond visual line of sight, which is a requirement for most drone operations,\u0026quot; Mayo said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce the drone delivery system becomes fully operational, the only initial cost to students would be the items that they order, Mayo said. An additional delivery cost, similar to those for food delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, could be included later on.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking ahead, the class aims to perform flight tests where the drone would pick up a sample package and deliver the item to a locker station in one trip.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBeyond the Classroom\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMayo\u0026#39;s class is currently seeking corporate collaborations to apply their drone delivery concept to areas such as inventory management and more widespread package delivery. His class is currently collaborating with U.S. furniture company Steelcase to study the use of drones for indoor and outdoor inventory management.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMayo said he considers a collaboration between students and companies to be a win-win for both groups. 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Students, meanwhile, are able to receive feedback from experienced engineers and network with a company that could serve as a potential employment opportunity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;There are so many advantages to VIP that extend well beyond the classroom,\u0026quot; Mayo said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWriter: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:anna.akins@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAnna Akins\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPhotos: Christopher Moore\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGTRI Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia USA\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).\u202fFounded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,800 employees supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $700 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.\u202fGTRI\u0026#39;s renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Imagine you\u2019re a college student cramming for a test in your dorm room. 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The half day showcase brought together approximately 155 Georgia Tech and external participants for panel discussions, a keynote lecture from Berkshire Grey, and a student research poster session and reception.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe event kicked-off with a panel discussion on \u0026ldquo;The Future of Robotics, and how GT Will Take us There\u0026rdquo; featuring Stephen Balakirsky - Chief Scientist of the Aerospace, Transportation \u0026amp; Advanced Systems Laboratory (ATAS); Georgia Tech Research Institute, Jaydev Desai - G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson and Valerie H. Peterson Professor in Pediatric Research, Carol Ann and David D. 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Lewis, Jr. Chair, and serves as the executive director of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Strategic Energy Institute.\u0026nbsp;He has authored or edited four combustion books, including the textbook Unsteady Combustor Physics, and more than 400 other publications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELieuwen\u0026rsquo;s research includes clean energy and propulsion systems, energy policy, acoustics, fluid mechanics, and combustion. He works closely with industry and government, focusing particularly on fundamental problems that arise out of the development of clean combustion systems or utilization of alternative fuels.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith his selection as the 2022 recipient, Lieuwen becomes the third AE professor to receive the award. Previous awardees include\u0026nbsp;Ben T. 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Oakes Professor \u0026amp; School Chair\u0026nbsp;Mark Costello, \u0026ldquo;The AE School is delighted with this recognition of the quality and impact of Dr. Lieuwen\u0026rsquo;s research.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced that Regents Professor\u0026nbsp;Tim Lieuwen\u0026nbsp;is the recipient of the AIAA Propellants and Combustion Award during the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum held January 3 \u0026ndash; 7, in San Diego.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics announced the award during the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum held January 3 \u2013 7, in San Diego."}],"uid":"27338","created_gmt":"2022-01-21 19:02:39","changed_gmt":"2022-01-21 19:59:21","author":"Brent Verrill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"609818":{"id":"609818","type":"image","title":"Tim Lieuwen","body":null,"created":"1534426374","gmt_created":"2018-08-16 13:32:54","changed":"1534426374","gmt_changed":"2018-08-16 13:32:54","alt":"","file":{"fid":"232241","name":"Tim Lieuwen.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tim%20Lieuwen.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Tim%20Lieuwen.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":66744,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Tim%20Lieuwen.jpg?itok=nF6EBq-c"}}},"media_ids":["609818"],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"36441","name":"Tim Lieuwen"},{"id":"2576","name":"AIAA"},{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"2850","name":"combustion"},{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrent Verrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Communications Program Manager, SEI\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brent.verrill@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"654400":{"#nid":"654400","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lunar Flashlight","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen thirsty residents of a permanent community on the Moon take a swig of fresh water brought in from the lunar south pole, they\u0026rsquo;ll be enjoying the benefits of a 30-pound spacecraft known as the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/lunar-flashlight\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E that was assembled and tested at the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/search-lunar-ice\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight will use powerful lasers and an onboard spectrometer to search shaded areas of craters at the south pole for evidence of surface ice. Earlier NASA missions have shown that the Moon may have frozen water in these areas, and by orbiting close to the surface, the spacecraft will be able to identify locations that may be worthy of exploration by future missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight was developed by a team from \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\u0022\u003ENASA\u0026#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\u0022\u003ENASA\u0026#39;s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ucla.edu\u0022\u003EUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, Georgia Tech, and \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/marshall\/home\/index.html\u0022\u003ENASA\u0026#39;s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aerospace.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E worked with MSFC to develop the spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s propulsion system \u0026ndash; a new technology that uses an improved environmentally-friendly propellant \u0026ndash; and collaborated with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to assemble and test the Lunar Flashlight in a set of unique facilities in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond studying the Moon\u0026rsquo;s ice, Lunar Flashlight will demonstrate that small spacecraft can have large capabilities. It will be the first CubeSat to use a green monopropellant propulsion system for orbital insertion at the Moon \u0026ndash; and to change positions for aiming its instruments, radioing data back to Earth, and gathering sunlight to power its operations. The CubeSat, which is about the size of a desktop computer, will also be the first to use active laser spectroscopy to explore the Moon\u0026rsquo;s surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight is on track to be ready for launch as early as March 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EDemonstrating the Capabilities of Small Spacecraft\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUntil now, CubeSats \u0026ndash; named for their use of standard-sized cubic modules \u0026ndash; have mostly taken on tasks in Earth orbit, and have not needed powerful propulsion systems. Lunar Flashlight will help demonstrate the ability of small and relatively inexpensive spacecraft to handle important space missions that had previously been reserved for larger vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lunar Flashlight is a modern space mission with a serious science objective,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/edgar-glenn-lightsey\u0022\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, a professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Aerospace Engineering and co-principal investigator for the Lunar Flashlight project. \u0026ldquo;The discovery of ice on the moon is strategic for human exploration. The ice could be measured by a larger and more expensive satellite, but using smaller spacecraft is more responsive and may be more cost effective.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight is one of several missions planned for the next few years to use small spacecraft to investigate major science challenges. Low-cost CubeSat missions with shortened development times could expand the world\u0026rsquo;s ability to explore the solar system beyond Earth orbit, but doing so will require enhanced communications systems and improvements in miniaturized systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We expect there to be hundreds of satellites beyond Earth orbit within the next decade, so we need more infrastructure to support these missions,\u0026rdquo; Lightsey said. \u0026ldquo;The technology \u0026ndash; such as miniaturized propulsion systems \u0026ndash; also must be improved.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EFiring Lasers to Look for Frozen Water\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight carries four powerful near-infrared lasers that operate at different wavelengths in the near-infrared spectrum. The lasers will be aimed at shadowed areas of craters, and will operate in sequence to illuminate locations where ice may have been deposited and protected from melting. Water in the form of ice will absorb the laser light, while dry lunar soil \u0026ndash; known as regolith \u0026ndash; will reflect the beams back to the spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s spectrometer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By studying the light returned, the system will tell us whether water ice is present in these permanently-shaded areas,\u0026rdquo; said Jud Ready, principal research engineer at GTRI and the Lunar Flashlight project\u0026rsquo;s principal investigator at Georgia Tech. The Lunar Flashlight science team will interpret the CubeSat\u0026rsquo;s measurements along with data sets collected by other spacecraft to further understand the abundance and distribution of lunar ice deposits.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lasers will be powered by a large lithium-ion battery that will be charged by the four solar panels on the spacecraft. The lasers, spectrometer, and battery take up about a third of the Lunar Flashlight\u0026rsquo;s total volume.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EData from the search for ice will be beamed to NASA\u0026rsquo;s Deep Space Network by a radio transmitter similar to those used in other NASA missions. The radio will also receive commands sent to the spacecraft from controllers on Earth; because of the time required for signals to be transmitted to the Moon, the commands will be stored and carried out at specific times.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe data will come into Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mission operations control center, located in the School of Aerospace Engineering, and be forwarded to UCLA for analysis and archiving in the NASA Planetary Data System. Spacecraft controllers at Georgia Tech will monitor the signals to make sure Lunar Flashlight is operating as intended.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight\u0026rsquo;s goal is to address one of NASA\u0026rsquo;s Strategic Knowledge Gaps: understanding the composition, quantity, distribution, and form of water and water ions \u0026ndash; such as hydroxyl (OH) \u0026ndash; in lunar cold spots known as \u0026ldquo;cold traps.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrevious NASA lunar orbiters and other missions have detected potential water ice deposits at high latitudes on the Moon. Lunar Flashlight will map a handful of those deposits at spatial resolutions of one to two kilometers, providing significantly more detail than earlier missions. Beyond confirming the existence of the frozen water, Lunar Flashlight will provide information that might help determine where future missions might land to sample the water and evaluate its potential use by humans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing the Moon\u0026rsquo;s own water resources for supporting human life and producing fuel could cut the cost of maintaining permanent lunar communities by reducing how much material needs to be launched from Earth. In addition to water, NASA hopes to use lunar materials to make oxygen and propellant for launching return flights.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EAssembling and Testing Lunar Flashlight\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilt in a \u0026ldquo;6U\u0026rdquo; (six-unit) CubeSat format (one unit equals one-liter volume), Lunar Flashlight was constructed mostly from commercial off the shelf (COTS) components. These included standard lithium ion batteries, the central processing unit, solar panels, star tracker navigation system, sun sensors, and three-axis reaction wheels for controlling the spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s position. The spacecraft was sent to Georgia Tech from JPL partially assembled. Using GTRI\u0026rsquo;s clean room and specialized Atlanta-based facilities, researchers completed the assembly and tested everything. One circuit board and two of the thrusters had to be replaced during the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;GTRI was contracted to put the components of the Lunar Flashlight together, putting the upper spacecraft \u0026ndash; which is the radio and lasers \u0026ndash; to the propulsion system,\u0026rdquo; said Ready. \u0026ldquo;We also added and tested the solar arrays, and showed that they will unfurl properly when they reach space.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter assembling the full spacecraft, GTRI and the School of Aerospace Engineering subjected Lunar Flashlight to qualification testing, making sure it could withstand the strong vibrations associated with launch, operate in a vacuum through extreme temperature changes \u0026ndash; and activate its communication system and lasers as expected and without interfering with one another.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than a dozen graduate and undergraduate students worked on the project, along with several GTRI and School of Aerospace Engineering faculty and staff. Students will also be involved in controlling the spacecraft and supporting the retrieval of the mission data.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EDesigning and Building a Small Propulsion System\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight will enter orbit around the Moon and change its attitude toward the sun, Earth, and lunar surface using a green monopropellant propulsion system designed specifically for the mission. Developed by Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Space Systems Design Laboratory and MSFC, the system can deliver more than 3,000 Newton-seconds of thrust, but weighs less than six kilograms when fueled.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELunar Flashlight will be the first planetary spacecraft to use the monopropellant, which does not require a separate oxidizer to produce thrust. Known as Advanced SpaceCraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT) propellant, it provides enhanced performance at a lower level of toxicity than hydrazine, a conventional spacecraft fuel. Lunar Flashlight\u0026rsquo;s fuel tank is about the size of a small shoebox.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost propulsion systems for small spacecraft use cold-gas or electric energy sources, which cannot provide the thrust necessary for the kinds of maneuvers that the Lunar Flashlight mission requires.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We will command the spacecraft to change its attitude to make sure the solar panels are aligned with the sun,\u0026rdquo; Ready explained. \u0026ldquo;But when they are aligned with the sun, the lasers won\u0026rsquo;t be aimed at the moon. We\u0026rsquo;ll have to make frequent adjustments to keep the solar panels, lasers and communications system pointed where they need to be.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers used metal additive manufacturing, custom electronics, and cutting-edge microfluidic components to produce the Lunar Flashlight\u0026rsquo;s unique propulsion system. With increasing interest in CubeSats for deep-space exploration, they believe the system could find future applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The technology developed here will make maneuverable satellites accessible for more organizations and missions,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;The Lunar Flashlight propulsion system has the opportunity to be commercialized. It is a modular system, so it does not require specialized expertise to use. It could be incorporated into the design of a small satellite system from the beginning of mission planning.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EHow Will Lunar Flashlight Get to the Moon?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter final assembly is completed at Georgia Tech, Lunar Flashlight will be shipped to MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama, to have the propulsion system fueled. It will then be shipped to the launch provider to be placed aboard a rocket headed to the Moon along with other small spacecraft that will hitch a ride.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the Moon, on average, is approximately 250,000 miles from Earth, Lunar Flashlight will travel much farther before it begins its science mission. That\u0026rsquo;s because the spacecraft will make several high-altitude orbits around the Moon to attain the orbital geometry needed to study the lunar south pole. In all, Lunar Flashlight could travel millions of miles over a period of up to four months \u0026ndash; depending on the launch vehicle used and position of the Moon and Earth \u0026ndash; before its hunt for lunar ice can begin.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce in its desired polar orbit around the Moon, Lunar Flashlight is designed to complete at least ten science orbits, though the researchers hope it will operate much longer. Having a propulsion system will enable controllers to adjust the spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s distance from the lunar surface, allowing it to eventually get within 12 kilometers of the surface. Because the Moon has no atmosphere, such close flights are possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter its work is completed, Lunar Flashlight will be crashed into the Moon\u0026rsquo;s surface to remove it from orbit. That will create a new crater about six feet in diameter, an impact that will take place far from the water to avoid potential contamination.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EProviding a New Capability for Small Spacecraft\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Lunar Flashlight project provides a strong demonstration of the space capabilities at Georgia Tech. By bringing together aerospace engineering and system engineering \u0026ndash; including extensive cleanroom capabilities and test facilities \u0026ndash; Georgia Tech showed it could meet the needs of a complex space mission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Lunar Flashlight will be Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s first lunar mission, it has designed and built small satellites for Earth orbit and collaborated on other missions as far back as the Long Duration Exposure Facility launched in 1984 to study the effects of space on various materials.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is a great opportunity to show how GTRI and the academic units of Georgia Tech can work together to accomplish more than a single lab could,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;Most space projects require expertise and capabilities from multiple technical disciplines. 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Infrasound, which cannot be heard by humans, is produced by tornados, earthquakes, explosions, wind turbines, the motion of large vehicles, aircraft and many other natural and human-created sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInfrasound waves can travel long distances \u0026ndash; hundreds of miles \u0026ndash; and are largely unaffected by obstacles in their way. Generally defined as frequencies below 20 Hertz, infrasound has until now been detected and measured using arrays up to an acre in size that use hollow pipes or elements similar to garden soaker hoses to separate the sounds of interest from noise created by the wind.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI researchers have developed a novel infrasound analysis technique based on wavelet technology, a mathematical approach that represents a signal at different scales, using unique features at each scale. This technique, when applied to infrasound recordings, separates the wind noise from other signals of interest. That allows infrasound sensors to become small enough to be easily portable, permitting new types of measurements \u0026ndash; including tracking small and large aircraft and studying effects on humans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have been able to implement wavelet technology to get data more accurate than what has been possible using other methods of removing wind noise,\u0026rdquo; said Krishan Ahuja, Regents Professor and Researcher and head of GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Aerospace and Acoustics Technologies Division. \u0026ldquo;We have come up with a way to completely eliminate the hoses and reduce the size of the windscreen. This can all be done with signal processing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHydrodynamic noise produced by wind has frequencies comparable to those of infrasound, so wind noise must be suppressed to obtain useful measurements. The most common way to achieve this has been to use long pipe arrays or large arrays of soaker hoses to gather the sound. The arrays allow pressure variations to be averaged over the length of the structure, thereby reducing the impact of the turbulent wind field. Other approaches to reduce wind noise use large tents covering the infrasound sensors, which also limits where they can be used.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe technique developed at GTRI uses smaller windscreens \u0026ndash; or no windscreens at all \u0026ndash; along with a wavelet denoising technique that breaks down the signal mathematically and then partitions out what is wind noise before reconstructing the remaining infrasound for analysis, explained Alessio Medda, a GTRI senior research engineer. The resulting reconstruction produces an infrasound signal in which the noise is greatly reduced.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI researchers compared infrasound signals gathered with a traditional 50-foot radius soaker hose array against the signals produced by the wavelet technology. Except at the very lowest frequencies, signals produced by the two techniques were in agreement, demonstrating that the wavelet denoising technique can be used on a signal measured \u0026ndash; even without the use of a windscreen.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTRI research team has used infrasound to plot the flight path of a small aircraft, detect a building demolition explosion 25 miles away from their instrumentation site, and even to monitor the approach of tornados during severe storms. Beyond the location of the source, analysis of infrasound signals can determine if the source under observation has rotating equipment such as fans, uses machinery that produces continuous waves or produces explosions that create impulses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By using the right number of sensors in an array, you can pinpoint the source of the infrasound,\u0026rdquo; Ahuja said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to development of the wavelet technique, GTRI researchers have also expanded their infrasound research through new techniques and testing programs. These included:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDetection of small aircraft took place at a commercial airport in North Georgia, where the research used a six-element array consisting of two concentric isosceles triangles, one 50 meters high and the other 25 meters high. One triangle used soaker hoses for wind noise suppression, while the other used tents. The array demonstrated an ability to track a single-engine Cessna 182 aircraft as it flew patterns within a five-mile radius of the airport.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMeasurement of infrasound associated with severe storms was done as part of GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Severe Storms Research Center using the GTRI Atmospheric Infrasound Array (GAIA). A standardized set of ambient, environmental infrasound measurements have been made since 2018 to provide a long-term database of low-frequency sound. GAIA uses four sensors located under wind tents atop a GTRI building. In addition to severe storms, these sensors have detected earthquakes, trains, microbaroms (believed to be from the Atlantic Ocean) and rocket launches.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDetection and measurement of infrasound around military training ranges was conducted to evaluate potential effects on trainees and training instructors exposed to high acoustic and infrasound pressures. In collaboration with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, GTRI researchers used their wavelet-based denoising and analysis techniques to measure infrasound emitted by infantry weapons such as hand grenades, machine guns, grenade launchers and anti-tank weapons.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDevelopment of three sources for generating controlled infrasound for use in calibration and testing of infrasound sensors and arrays. These included (1) a very low frequency unit reactivated from an existing sonic boom simulator to produce sound in the 1 to 6 Hertz range, (2) Helmholtz resonators producing sound in the 6 to 10 Hertz range, and (3) an oscillating propane burner creating sound in the 0.1 to 0.4 Hertz range.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEvaluation of infrasound sensors and both in-house and externally-developed array processing algorithms and systems. This also included the development of a system for rapid infrasound array deployment with remote measurement capabilities with six infrasound sensors connected to a data logger, a weather station for monitoring meteorological conditions, and a solar panel to provide continuous power without the need to be connected to the power grid.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoing forward, the researchers plan to collaborate with medical research teams to study the effects of infrasound on the human body. 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This paper is\u0026nbsp;entitled \u0026ldquo;Microwave observations reveal the deep extent and structure of Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s atmospheric vortices.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJupiter\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;atmosphere has a system of zones and belts punctuated by small and large vortices, the largest being the Great Red Spot. How these features change with depth is unknown, with theories of their structure ranging from shallow meteorological features to surface expressions of deep-seated convection. Steffes and his colleagues present observations of atmospheric vortices using the Juno spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s Microwave Radiometer. They found vortex roots that extend deeper than the altitude at which water is expected to condense, and they identified density inversion layers. Their results constrain the three-dimensional structure of Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s vortices and their extension below the clouds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJuno began its five-year-long journey to Jupiter when it launched from Kennedy Space Center on August 5, 2011. It has been circling Jupiter since entering its orbit on July 4, 2016. Slated to continue through September 2025 or through the end of the spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s life\u0026ndash;whichever comes first, the mission will not only continue key observations of Jupiter, but also will expand its investigations to the larger Jovian system including Jupiter\u0026#39;s rings and large moons, with targeted observations and close flybys planned of the moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.abf1015\u0022\u003ETo learn more, read the paper on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Professor Emeritus\u0026nbsp;Paul Steffes and his colleagues with the NASA Juno Mission published a paper that is the cover feature of the November 19, 2021 issue of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Professor Emeritus\u00a0Paul Steffes and his colleagues with the NASA Juno Mission published a paper that is the cover feature of the November 19, 2021 issue of\u00a0Science."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2021-11-30 18:05:39","changed_gmt":"2021-12-03 02:30:10","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-30T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653362":{"id":"653362","type":"image","title":"Science Cover featuring Juno Mission","body":null,"created":"1638498557","gmt_created":"2021-12-03 02:29:17","changed":"1638498557","gmt_changed":"2021-12-03 02:29:17","alt":"graphic of Science Cover featuring Juno Mission","file":{"fid":"247812","name":"cropped - November 19, 2021- Print Pages.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cropped%20-%20November%2019%2C%202021-%20Print%20Pages.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cropped%20-%20November%2019%2C%202021-%20Print%20Pages.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":136833,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cropped%20-%20November%2019%2C%202021-%20Print%20Pages.jpg?itok=E_KhS-zD"}},"634669":{"id":"634669","type":"image","title":"Paul Steffes","body":null,"created":"1587599637","gmt_created":"2020-04-22 23:53:57","changed":"1587599637","gmt_changed":"2020-04-22 23:53:57","alt":"Paul Steffes in lab. 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Several new things are happening above the Earth\u0026rsquo;s atmosphere. Tourists can now pay private companies for a short trip to space, private industry is developing spacecraft for NASA missions, and a robotic helicopter is currently exploring Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA and private companies also have their sights set on the moon. NASA\u0026rsquo;s Artemis program has a goal of landing humans on the moon in 2025 to begin building a base camp. This long-term human presence on the lunar surface will help NASA prepare for human space exploration missions of greater distance and duration, including an eventual crewed flight to Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcademic research institutions are also playing a role in lunar exploration. Georgia Tech students and faculty are building \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/search-lunar-ice\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight\u003C\/a\u003E, a small satellite that will orbit the moon and search for lunar ice. The joint effort in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering (AE School)\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is expected to launch in 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAE School assistant professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/koki-ho\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKoki Ho \u003C\/a\u003Eworks on the development of mathematical theories and their application to space mission analysis, design, and optimization.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;One of the big questions currently being investigated is how humans may be able to use resources from the moon in future missions,\u0026rdquo; said Ho. \u0026ldquo;For instance, can lunar ice be converted to drinking water or to make rocket fuel? If so, new processes such as these will play a role in the design of future space missions and spacecraft. They would allow humans to pick up resources from the moon on the way to Mars.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to utilizing lunar resources, there are other challenges to overcome if people will someday have extended stays on the moon. For more than 20 years, NASA has had a safe, continuous human presence 240 miles above Earth on the International Space Station. The moon, however, is 244,000 miles away from the planet. If an emergency occurred on the moon and astronauts needed to abort a mission, it would take them at least 3 days to return home, as compared to the few hours it currently takes to travel between the ISS and Earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The role of autonomy is going to be really important, and the spacecraft and life support systems will have to manage themselves at a greater level than what we have now,\u0026rdquo; said former NASA astronaut \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/sandra-magnus\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESandy Magnus\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor of the practice at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Currently an army of folks in mission control on Earth track a host of system functions. But if you can build good autonomous systems, they will track themselves.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus explains that these challenges and new technologies facing NASA will require multidisciplinary expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not just you have an avionics problem, or a thermal problem, or a materials problem,\u0026rdquo; said Magnus, who received her Ph.D. from Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E in 1996. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s normally much more complex than that. Therefore, I think one of the strengths that Georgia Tech brings to the whole enterprise is the fact that its campus has a lot of cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHo agrees, noting that the collaborative nature on campus that brings together a multitude of expertise areas creates expanded opportunities for faculty and student collaboration.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is what makes Georgia Tech unique,\u0026rdquo; said Ho. \u0026ldquo;This is the most collaborative environment that I\u0026rsquo;ve been a part of in my research career. And with this collaboration, a team of research labs can develop something more ambitious than what one professor can achieve.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce they graduate, many aerospace students find their first jobs at\u0026nbsp;NASA, SpaceX, or companies contracted to build spacecraft, such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/stephen-m-ruffin\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EStephen Ruffin\u003C\/a\u003E, associate chair for undergraduate programs in the AE School, says the School\u0026rsquo;s academic program prepares students well. Another key part of their success is what the students do outside of the traditional classroom in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s makerspaces.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Many of our students are involved in design-build-fly activities such as design competitions where they analyze and build various aerospace systems, then compete against teams at other universities,\u0026rdquo; said Ruffin. \u0026ldquo;Our students are graduating with an understanding of the science associated with these technologies, while also getting a real hands-on understanding of how you actually manufacture these systems and how you ensure robustness in these systems.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs engineers develop and test new strategies that could bring Americans back to the moon and beyond, researchers in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E are wondering about potential life elsewhere in the solar system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Discovering life beyond Earth would fundamentally change humanity\u0026rsquo;s perspective on our place in the universe,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E associate professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJennifer Glass\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Integrating astrobiology \u0026ndash; the search of life in the universe \u0026ndash; into space missions in order to know if and when we detect life on other planetary bodies, including exoplanets, is an exciting challenge currently underway.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERuffin adds that continuing to push the boundaries beyond Earth will spur new technologies and industries that will benefit society, while helping the U.S. maintain its lead in the space arena.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Going to the moon and Mars will allow for amazing science to be conducted,\u0026rdquo; said Ruffin. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;ll be able to learn more about the history of our solar system, understand what\u0026rsquo;s happening to our planets, and create a better world for us here on Earth.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech points to what\u2019s next, and how the Institute will contribute"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech points to what\u0026rsquo;s next, and how the Institute will contribute. \u0026ldquo;Discovering life beyond Earth would fundamentally change humanity\u0026rsquo;s perspective on our place in the universe,\u0026rdquo; says Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u0026#39; Jennifer Glass. \u0026ldquo;Integrating astrobiology \u0026ndash; the search of life in the universe \u0026ndash; into space missions in order to know if and when we detect life on other planetary bodies, including exoplanets, is an exciting challenge currently underway.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech points to what\u2019s next, and how the Institute will contribute. \u201cDiscovering life beyond Earth would fundamentally change humanity\u2019s perspective on our place in the universe,\u201d says Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u0027 Jennifer Glass."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2021-11-23 18:14:54","changed_gmt":"2021-11-30 21:00:19","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653117":{"id":"653117","type":"image","title":"The Future of Space Exploration","body":null,"created":"1637695488","gmt_created":"2021-11-23 19:24:48","changed":"1637695488","gmt_changed":"2021-11-23 19:24:48","alt":"","file":{"fid":"247733","name":"header.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/header.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/header.png","mime":"image\/png","size":349681,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/header.png?itok=BYWXimwl"}},"653118":{"id":"653118","type":"image","title":"The Space Launch System (SLS), will send people to the moon. 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Today, with modern warfare increasingly fought via satellite control networks, a new branch of the U.S. military has taken notice of Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Nov. 11, Georgia Tech and the U.S. Space Force launched a strategic partnership to develop a high-caliber aerospace workforce and collaborate on advanced aerospace research. As part of a comprehensive agreement, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding, making Georgia Tech the newest member of the U.S. Space Force\u0026rsquo;s University Partnership Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELt. General Nina M. Armagno, U.S. Space Force director of staff, joined Georgia Tech Provost Steven W. McLaughlin and Executive Vice President for Research Chaouki T. Abdallah to sign the agreement. The signing ceremony, which fell on Veterans Day, took place on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At the heart of the Space Force\u0026rsquo;s University Partnership Program is the need to advance our science and technology to build the next generation of space capabilities, while developing the workforce of the future,\u0026rdquo; Armagno said. \u0026ldquo;With its reputation as a leader in cutting-edge aerospace research, we are confident that Georgia Tech will be an outstanding partner.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.spaceforce.mil\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Space Force\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces \u0026mdash; established the University Partnership Program to identify, develop, and retain a diverse, STEM-capable workforce to further its mission to protect U.S. and allied interests in space. Through the partnership, the Space Force will seek to recruit new members and also create educational and leadership development programs for existing Space Force employees. Georgia Tech was selected for its outstanding aerospace engineering research, its expertise in national defense and security, the diversity of its students, and its robust ROTC program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is proud of its longstanding collaborations with NASA and the Department of Defense to help achieve strategic national objectives,\u0026rdquo; Abdallah said. \u0026ldquo;We look forward to charting bold new areas of research with the Space Force and leveraging our expertise in aerospace engineering and national security to address today\u0026rsquo;s most complex space-based military challenges\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech joins 11 universities selected for the U.S. Space Force University Partnership Program in fiscal year 2021. They include Howard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Purdue University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of North Dakota, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Texas at El Paso.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe institutions were selected based on four criteria: the quality of STEM degree offerings and space-related research laboratories and initiatives; ROTC program strength; diversity of student population; and degrees and programming designed to support military, veterans, and their families in pursuing higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe signing ceremony was the culmination of a daylong campus visit for Lt. General Armagno and the Space Force delegation. In the morning, she met with Air Force ROTC students and gave a public talk at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E about the Space Force\u0026rsquo;s integration into the U.S. military. In the afternoon, she held a discussion with aerospace engineering students, toured the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ssdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Systems Design Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, and received an overview of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gasgc.org\/wp\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Space Grant Consortium\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/ae-school-k-12-outreach\u0022\u003EAerospace Engineering Outreach\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is honored to be selected as a Space Force University Partnership School, and we look forward to collaborating in educating leaders for the aerospace workforce of the future,\u0026rdquo; McLaughlin said. \u0026ldquo;I am confident that we will continue to drive technological advancements for the U.S. Space Force, just as we have done for NASA and the Department of Defense.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a next step, Georgia Tech and the Space Force will outline specific implementation milestones to meet the program\u0026rsquo;s objectives. 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Now, they want to determine where it is exactly and just how much, and a spacecraft at Georgia Tech could provide definitive answers. Georgia Tech engineers and researchers will work with NASA\u0026#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California\u0026nbsp;to assemble, integrate and test\u0026nbsp;a small satellite mission known as Lunar Flashlight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Nobody knows where or how much lunar ice is on the Moon, and this could be hugely important for human space exploration,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/people\/edgar-glenn-lightsey\u0022\u003EGlenn Lightsey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and co-principal investigator for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/lunar-flashlight\u0022\u003ELunar Flashlight project\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Lunar Flashlight will be launched and fly a trajectory into lunar orbit and circle over the south pole of the Moon looking for ice in shadowed craters using infrared lasers. Mission control will be run out of Tech, so we will be the first on-the-ground team to receive the measurement data that will indicate where the lunar ice is.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENot only would ice on the Moon tell scientists more about lunar chemistry, but knowing what is in the ice will help scientists understand planetary origins, potentially uncovering pre-biotic molecules. Additionally, the ice could amount to millions of gallons of water that could sustain human life during planetary travel. The water could also be used to make rocket fuel or fuel for combustion engines on site, rather than loading a rocket with those supplies, which is costly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The presence of water on the Moon is of tremendous importance from both a fundamental science point of view and a practical perspective. It is a topic that links lunar science and exploration,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/orlando\/\u0022\u003EThom Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech and principal investigator for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERadiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces\u003C\/a\u003E (REVEALS) team that is dedicated to researching topics for future human space exploration. It\u0026rsquo;s also NASA-funded as a Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, focusing on lunar and asteroid science and exploration. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs scientists, Orlando\u0026rsquo;s group studies how the ice was formed, delivered, how to get it and how to use it. And it\u0026rsquo;s the Lunar Flashlight spacecraft that will perform reconnaissance mapping of surface ice, carrying out critical measurements before any extraction efforts can begin.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The combined Georgia Tech REVEALS\u0026nbsp;work and Lunar Flashlight efforts\u0026nbsp;place Georgia Tech in a unique position where we can contribute significantly to both the science and engineering necessary for NASA\u0026rsquo;s Artemis missions,\u0026rdquo; said Orlando.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech signed an agreement with\u0026nbsp;JPL\u0026nbsp;in early July to complete the final integration, environmental testing and spacecraft operation for Lunar Flashlight. The integrated spacecraft will be delivered to Kennedy Space Center for launch. Lightsey and his team had already built the Lunar Flashlight propulsion system for NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Running this mission and building this spacecraft is a tremendous opportunity for Georgia Tech,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;It really puts us in the space arena as a world-class enterprise that can carry out missions for NASA. There are very few places that can do this kind of work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EIntegration and Testing\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJPL will ship all spacecraft parts to Tech this summer, where they will be assembled and tested. The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) will provide the clean room for assembly, and a team of researchers, led by principal investigator \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/jud-ready\u0022\u003EJud Ready\u003C\/a\u003E, will manage all the integration and testing of Lunar Flashlight before it is shipped to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our new Center for Space Hardware Assembly, Fabrication and Testing will provide the cleanroom space to assemble Lunar Flashlight and put it through a rigorous series of tests,\u0026rdquo; said Ready, principal investigator of the Lunar Flashlight project at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;Once we receive all the spacecraft components from JPL, our team of researchers and students will put it all together. There\u0026rsquo;s no instruction manual right now\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; it\u0026rsquo;s our role to collaborate with the scientists and engineers at\u0026nbsp;JPL and the other partners to\u0026nbsp;write the\u0026nbsp;test and integration\u0026nbsp;procedures, do them,\u0026nbsp;and at the same time to conclusively\u0026nbsp;verify our work.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Lunar Flashlight is a small CubeSat spacecraft \u0026ndash; about the size of a briefcase and weighing 30 pounds \u0026ndash; it is a high-profile mission. Its mission is to demonstrate and prove a number of new technologies for NASA including being the first to use lasers to survey the Moon\u0026rsquo;s surface for surface ice and the first spacecraft to use the propulsion system developed at Tech. Upon mission completion, Lunar Flashlight is expected to become the first CubeSat to achieve orbit around a planetary body other than Earth.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/students\/lacey-littleton\u0022\u003ELacey Littleton\u003C\/a\u003E, a graduate student working in Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab on the project, served as the lead mechanical engineer on the propulsion system. This summer, she will be a liaison between JPL and GTRI, facilitating the hardware handover and integration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lunar Flashlight is a technology demonstration mission, where you have an actual scientific purpose in addition to the technology objectives,\u0026rdquo; said Littleton. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s exciting to do this work as a student with NASA and help build a spacecraft that will attempt to find ice on the Moon. I\u0026rsquo;ll be able to say, \u0026lsquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve touched stuff that will go to the Moon one day.\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EMission Control\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter Lunar Flashlight is assembled, tested and shipped to Kennedy Space Center, it will be integrated into a dispenser and made ready for launch. Launch may occur as soon as Spring 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s work won\u0026rsquo;t end there. Mission control for Lunar Flashlight will be run out of Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus. Tech will use NASA\u0026rsquo;s Deep Space Network and send out signals from Georgia Tech through NASA\u0026rsquo;s radio antennas.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our students will be in the mission control room, monitoring the flight of Lunar Flashlight,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;The spacecraft\u0026rsquo;s data will come through Georgia Tech before it goes to NASA. We don\u0026#39;t officially interpret the science data, but we\u0026#39;ll know if everything is working properly. Operating a mission like this will create new opportunities for future space missions at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELikewise, for GTRI, Ready sees it as being the go-to service center for both space researchers and industry that want to put together a CubeSat or work with NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Part of GTRI\u0026rsquo;s mission is to benefit the state and help the region become a technology leader with our world-class facilities and personnel expertise,\u0026rdquo; said Ready. \u0026ldquo;By 2023, GTRI will be a billion-dollar enterprise. That has a major impact on Georgia\u0026rsquo;s economy, and our NASA partners are helping make it happen.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELightsey and his students started on the project over two years ago when they designed and built the propulsion system with NASA\u0026rsquo;s help. Today, that work has led to an even stronger partnership between Georgia Tech and GTRI. It will take researchers from across the Institute to bring the project to fruition, from Ready\u0026rsquo;s cleanroom at GTRI to Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s lab in the School of Aerospace Engineering. Once Lunar Flashlight is in orbit, mission control will operate out of an aerospace engineering building, with GTRI as a backup mission operations center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we are successful with this mission, it will lead to many future opportunities for us to collaborate with NASA,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;Plus, it\u0026rsquo;s just really cool. 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The club was started in 2005 with the idea of bringing a hobby to life. In 2016, when Zhao became a student at Tech, that spirit stayed the same \u0026mdash; but by then there were more than 30 members and they had a small room in the Engineering Science and Mechanics Building.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe club now has four teams: High Power Rocketry (HPR), whose members not only create and launch high-power rockets, but also receive certifications from the National Association of Rocketry. Georgia Tech Experimental Rocketry (GTXR) is geared toward the world\u0026rsquo;s largest international rocketry competition, Spaceport America. Student Launch Initiative (USLI) is a project focused on a reusable rocket with collaboration from NASA engineers. And High Altitude Balloons (HAB) has a long-term goal of developing a balloon to travel around the globe.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs president, Zhao explained, \u0026ldquo;My primary job is\u0026nbsp;to oversee all four teams (GTXR, HPR, USLI, and HAB) and to grow the club by looking for sponsorships, partnering with other organizations, and looking for more competitions and projects to participate in.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe club welcomes any student who wants to learn more, and membership begins with attendance of general meetings. These involve presentations, discussions about projects, and space news. There are also build sessions that happen after the general meetings, as well as advanced rocketry meetings on aerospace design and engineering. Watch parties are also held for space events such as the launch of SpaceX\u0026rsquo;s Falcon Heavy and the landing of the Perseverance on Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe club is continually participating in a myriad of rocketry competitions, which not only helps them fine-tune their future operations but also shows them how easy it is for things to go wrong right up until the last minute. At a NASA competition at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Zhao recalled, \u0026ldquo;The rover ejection charge went off on the launch pad, likely due to a short circuit, which blew off the nose cone and destroyed the rover. They gave us 15 minutes to fix it.\u0026rdquo; Although stressful and one of the worst possible circumstances, looking back, he said, \u0026ldquo;It was a fun time all around.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother challenge came during the pandemic simply by virtue of having to move the club online. \u0026ldquo;My primary goal at the beginning of the year was to keep the club running,\u0026rdquo; Zhao said. And, due to restrictions and lack of students on campus, the USLI and HAB teams were put on hiatus this year. Zhao described members\u0026rsquo; passion and how it shone through despite the many uncertainties and changes brought on by the pandemic: \u0026ldquo;I am proud to have witnessed the club\u0026#39;s evolution over the past five years, and to have been a part of its leadership in the last two.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about if the club reaches out to professors for help while working on a project, Zhao said, \u0026ldquo;Everything is student-led and student-built. We mostly reach out to our club advisor and faculty when we\u0026#39;re looking for something specific to fit our needs on campus.\u0026rdquo; This includes requesting access to increased work space to accommodate social distancing and buying a trailer for their travel needs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s in store for the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Rocket Club? Space! The GTXR team is working on a rocket utilizing solid motors that can reach the Karman Line within the next year or two. Similar to the Yellow Jacket Space Program, the team is aiming for new heights for Georgia Tech. And Zhao hopes for renewed interest in the USLI and HAB teams in the fall, as well as getting people in HPR their level 3 certifications from the National Association of Rocketry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo contact the team with any questions, email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ramblinrocketclub@gmail.com\u0022\u003Eramblinrocketclub@gmail.com\u003C\/a\u003E. 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But will that relegate heavier packages to slower delivery by conventional trucks and vans?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a modular solution for handling larger packages without the need for a complex fleet of drones of varying sizes. By allowing teams of small drones to collaboratively lift objects using an adaptive control algorithm, the strategy could allow a wide range of packages to be delivered using a combination of several standard-sized vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond simplifying the drone fleet, the work could provide more robust drone operations and reduce the noise and safety concerns involved in operating large autonomous UAVs in populated areas. In addition to commercial package delivery, the system might also be used by the military to resupply small groups of soldiers in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A delivery truck could carry a dozen drones in the back, and depending on how heavy a particular package is, it might use as many as six drones to carry the package,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aerospace.gatech.edu\/people\/jonathan-rogers\u0022\u003EJonathan Rogers\u003C\/a\u003E, the Lockheed Martin Associate Professor of Avionics Integration in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/aerospace.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;That would allow flexibility in the weight of the packages that could be delivered and eliminate the need to build and maintain several different sizes of delivery drones.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was supported, in part, by a National Science Foundation graduate student fellowship and by the Hives independent research and development program of the Georgia Tech Research Institute. A paper on the research has been submitted to the \u003Cem\u003EJournal of Aircraft\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA centralized computer system developed by graduate student Kevin Webb would monitor each of the drones lifting a package, sharing information about their location and the thrust being provided by their motors. The control system would coordinate the issuance of commands for navigation and delivery of the package.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The idea is to make multi-UAV cooperative flight easy from the user perspective,\u0026rdquo; Rogers said. \u0026ldquo;We take care of the difficult issues using the onboard intelligence, rather than expecting a human to precisely measure the package weight, center of gravity, and drone relative positions. We want to make this easy enough so that a package delivery driver could operate the system consistently.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe challenges of controlling a group of robots connected together to lift a package is more complex in many ways than controlling a swarm of robots that fly independently.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Most swarm work involves vehicles that are not connected, but flying in formations,\u0026rdquo; Rogers said. \u0026ldquo;In that case, the individual dynamics of a specific vehicle are not constrained by what the other vehicles are doing. For us, the challenge is that the vehicles are being pulled in different directions by what the other vehicles connected to the package are doing.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team of drones would autonomously connect to a docking structure attached to a package, using an infrared guidance system that eliminates the need for humans to attach the vehicles. That could come in handy for drones sent to retrieve packages that a customer is returning. By knowing how much thrust they are producing and the altitude they are maintaining, the drone teams could even estimate the weight of the package they\u0026rsquo;re picking up.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWebb and Rogers have built a demonstration in which four small quadrotor drones work together to lift a box that\u0026rsquo;s 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet and weighs 12 pounds. The control algorithm isn\u0026rsquo;t limited to four vehicles and could manage \u0026ldquo;as many vehicles as you could put around the package,\u0026rdquo; Rogers said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the military, the modular cargo system could allow squads of soldiers at remote locations to be resupplied without the cost or risk of operating a large autonomous helicopter. A military UAV package retrieval team could be made up of individual vehicles carried by each soldier.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That would distribute a big lifting capability in smaller packages, which equates to small drones that could be used to team up,\u0026rdquo; Rogers said. \u0026ldquo;Putting small drones together would allow them to do bigger things than they could do individually.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBringing multiple vehicles together creates a more difficult control challenge, but Rogers argues the benefits are worth the complexity. \u0026ldquo;The idea of having multiple machines working together provides better scalability than building a larger device every time you have a larger task,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We think this is the right way to fill that gap.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing multiple drones to carry a heavy package could also allow more redundancy in the delivery system. Should one of the drones fail, the others should be able to pick up the load \u0026ndash; an issue managed by the central control system. That part of the control strategy hasn\u0026rsquo;t yet been tested, but it is part of Rogers\u0026rsquo; plan for future development of the system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore research is also needed on the docking system that connects the drones to packages. The structures will have to be made strong and rigid enough to connect to and lift the packages, while being inexpensive enough to be disposable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think the major technologies are already here, and given an adequate investment, a system could be fielded within five years to deliver packages with multiple drones,\u0026rdquo; Rogers said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not a technical challenge as much as it is a regulatory issue and a question of societal acceptance.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n177 North Avenue\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (jtoon@gatech.edu) or Anne Wainscott-Sargent (404-435-5784) (asargent7@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a modular solution for drone delivery of larger packages without the need for a complex fleet of drones of varying sizes. 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She works in the Low Frequency Radio Group, where she is advised by ECE Associate Professor Morris Cohen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe title of Dutta\u0026rsquo;s award-winning poster is \u0026ldquo;Electron Density Prediction in the Topside Ionosphere.\u0026rdquo; Space weather is caused by fluctuations in the sun\u0026#39;s output of plasma, called the solar wind, which is punctuated by coronal mass ejections where the sun suddenly ejects tons of matter at once. All of these fluctuations change properties of the Earth\u0026#39;s ionosphere, a layer of\u0026nbsp;electrically charged particles in the upper atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore relevantly for engineers, a major solar flare or coronal mass ejection from the Sun has the potential to disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) service for hours to days, which would have all kinds of cascading impacts on society.\u0026nbsp;These fluctuations from the sun translate to fluctuations in the ionosphere and have the potential to disrupt GPS satellites and even knock out large portions of power grids in a way that the state of Texas just experienced, except over a wider area and lasting longer.\u0026nbsp;As such, learning to forecast the ionospheric response to space weather continues to be an important scientific goal for a more resilient infrastructure.\u0026nbsp;Dutta\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;work involves machine learning to model the ionosphere, which is known to be a major source of GPS\/Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) error, and triggers satellite communication outages.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe uppermost portion of the ionosphere, known as the topside, 500-1,000 km, is rather difficult to measure because it cannot be remotely sensed from the ground. 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Dutta\u0026rsquo;s work is to compile decades worth of satellite observations and use machine learning tools to piece together the entire topside ionospheric response to space weather.\u0026nbsp;Her ionospheric model is critical to forecasting where these disruptions within the ionosphere will occur, so that GPS satellites and other systems such as power grids can be kept up and running.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EShweta Dutta won the Outstanding Presentation Award at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) 101st Annual Meeting, held January 10-15, 2021 in a virtual format.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Shweta Dutta won the Outstanding Presentation Award at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) 101st Annual Meeting, held January 10-15, 2021 in a virtual format.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2021-03-04 22:45:09","changed_gmt":"2021-03-04 22:45:09","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"645016":{"id":"645016","type":"image","title":"Shweta Dutta","body":null,"created":"1614897143","gmt_created":"2021-03-04 22:32:23","changed":"1614897143","gmt_changed":"2021-03-04 22:32:23","alt":"photograph of Shweta Dutta","file":{"fid":"244902","name":"Shweta Dutta LF Group Headshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shweta%20Dutta%20LF%20Group%20Headshot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Shweta%20Dutta%20LF%20Group%20Headshot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":614079,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Shweta%20Dutta%20LF%20Group%20Headshot.jpg?itok=2MR9n11P"}}},"media_ids":["645016"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/lf.gatech.edu","title":"Low Frequency Radio Group"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/annual.ametsoc.org\/index.cfm\/2021\/","title":"American Meteorological Society (AMS) 101st Annual Meeting"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187201","name":"Shweta Dutta"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"93151","name":"Low Frequency Radio Group"},{"id":"187202","name":"American Meteorological Society (AMS) 101st Annual Meeting"},{"id":"179380","name":"space weather"},{"id":"31131","name":"Atmospheric science"},{"id":"172573","name":"meteorology"},{"id":"171619","name":"Morris Cohen"},{"id":"187203","name":"topside ionosphere"},{"id":"173832","name":"solar wind"},{"id":"187204","name":"solar flare"},{"id":"187205","name":"coronal mass ejection"},{"id":"170776","name":"sun"},{"id":"7103","name":"global positioning system"},{"id":"187206","name":"Global Navigation Satellite System"},{"id":"178401","name":"satellite communication"},{"id":"187207","name":"satellite communication outages"},{"id":"9167","name":"machine learning"},{"id":"182806","name":"power grids"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"644903":{"#nid":"644903","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Indoor Air Quality Study Shows Aircraft in Flight May Have Lowest Particulate Levels","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0026rsquo;re looking for an indoor space with a low level of particulate air pollution, a commercial airliner flying at cruising altitude may be your best option. 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The monitoring could not identify the types of the particles and therefore does not provide a direct measure of coronavirus exposure risk.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We wanted to highlight how important it is to have a high ventilation rate and clean air supply to lower the concentration of particles in indoor spaces,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ENga Lee (Sally) Ng\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor and Tanner Faculty Fellow in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;The in-flight cabin had the lowest particle mass and particle number concentration.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study, believed to be the first to measure both size-resolved particle mass and number in commercial flights from terminal to terminal and a broad range of indoor spaces, has been accepted for publication in the journal \u003Cem\u003EIndoor Air\u003C\/em\u003E and posted online at the journal\u0026rsquo;s website. Supported by Delta Air Lines, the research may be the first to comprehensively measure particle concentrations likely to be encountered by passengers from terminal to terminal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs scientists learn more about transmission of the coronavirus, the focus has turned to aerosol particles as an important source of viral spread indoors. Infected people can spread the virus as they breathe, talk, or cough, creating particles ranging in size from less than a micron \u0026mdash; one millionth of a meter \u0026mdash; to 1,000 microns. The larger particles quickly fall out of the air, but the smaller ones remain suspended.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Especially in poorly ventilated spaces, these particles can be suspended in the air for a long period of time, and can travel to every corner of a room,\u0026rdquo; Ng said. \u0026ldquo;If they are viral particles, they can infect people who may be at a considerable distance from a person emitting the particles.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo better understand the circulation of airborne particles, Delta approached Ng to conduct a study of multiple indoor environments, with a strong focus on air travel conditions. Using handheld instruments able to measure the total number of particles and their mass, Georgia Tech researchers examined air quality in a series of Atlanta area restaurants, stores, offices, homes, and vehicles \u0026mdash; including buses, trains, and private automobiles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey trained Delta staff to conduct the same type of measurements in terminals, boarding areas, and a variety of aircraft through all phases of flight. The Delta staff recorded their locations as they moved through the terminals, and the instruments produced measurements consistent with the restaurants and stores they passed on their way to and from boarding and departure gates.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The measurements started as soon as they stepped into the departure terminal,\u0026rdquo; Ng said. \u0026ldquo;We were thinking about the whole trip, what a person would encounter from terminal to terminal.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn flight, aircraft air is exchanged between 10 and 30 times per hour. Some aircraft bring in exclusively outside air, which at cruising altitude is largely free of pollutant particles found in air near the ground. Other aircraft mix outdoor air with recirculated air that goes through HEPA filters, which remove more than 99% of particles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn all, the researchers evaluated measurements from 19 commercial flights with passenger loads of approximately 50%. The flights included a mix of short- and medium-length flights, and aircraft ranging from the CRJ-200 and A220 to the 757, A321, and 737.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong all the spaces measured, restaurants had the highest particle levels because of cooking being done there. Stores were next, followed by vehicles, homes, and offices. The average sub-micron particle number concentration measured in restaurants, for instance, was 29,400 particles per cubic centimeter, and in offices it was 2,473 per cubic centimeter.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have quite a comprehensive data set to look at the size distribution of particles across these different spaces,\u0026rdquo; Ng said. \u0026ldquo;We can now compare indoor air quality in a variety of different spaces.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause of the portable instruments used, the researchers were unable to determine the source of the particles, which could have included both biological and non-biological sources. \u0026ldquo;Further studies can include direct measurements of viral loads and tracing particle movements in indoor spaces,\u0026rdquo; she added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJonathan Litzenberger, Delta\u0026rsquo;s managing director of Global Cleanliness Strategy, said the research helps advance the company\u0026rsquo;s goals of protecting its customers and employees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Keeping the air clean and safe during flight is one of the most foundational layers of protection Delta aims to provide to our customers and employees,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;We are always working to better understand the travel environment and confirm that the measures we are implementing are working.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOverall, the study highlights the importance of improving indoor air quality as a means of reducing coronavirus transmission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Regardless of whether you are in an office or an aircraft, having a higher ventilation rate and good particle filtration are the keys to reducing the total particle concentration,\u0026rdquo; said Ng. \u0026ldquo;That should also reduce the concentration of any viral particles that may be present.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Ng, the researchers included Jean C. 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Tzintzarov has been awarded the Outstanding Paper Award at the 2020 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC). Held virtually in December 2020, the IEEE NSREC is the largest international forum for the presentation of advances in radiation effects in electronic devices, circuits, and systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 2006, NSREC has awarded separate accolades for outstanding papers: one reserved for student submissions and one for the best overall conference paper. Since this distinction was instituted, this is only the third time that a student has been awarded the overall Outstanding Paper Award. Tzintzarov also received this award as a co-author in 2018 and 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETzintzarov is Ph.D. student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, and is advised by ECE Professor John D. Cressler, who holds the Schlumberger Chair in Electronics. 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This energy can cause malfunctions, signal glitches, or even spacecraft terminal failures. Over the past several decades, these phenomena, called \u0026ldquo;single-event effects,\u0026rdquo; have been well characterized for electrical systems. However, emerging interest of using optical communications systems (which function very differently than electrical systems) for space has raised the question: \u0026ldquo;Can\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eoptical\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;communications systems survive in the harsh, heavy-ion rich space environment?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile this question is far from being answered with certainty, and may vary from system to system, the work in Tzintzarov\u0026rsquo;s paper provided the first experimental confirmation of optical single-event transients (OSETs). Tzintzarov showed that OSETs perturb optical signals in a silicon waveguide. 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The agency has extended the missions of two spacecraft, Juno and Insight, following an external review of their scientific productivity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPaul Steffes, a professor emeritus in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a member of the Juno Mission\u0026nbsp;team. Steffes has received measurements from Juno\u0026#39;s microwave radiometer to measure radio waves from the Jupiter\u0026#39;s deep atmosphere to determine the composition of the planet and its atmosphere.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;Juno spacecraft\u0026nbsp;and its mission team have made discoveries about Jupiter\u0026#39;s interior structure, magnetic field, and magnetosphere, and have found its atmospheric dynamics to be far more complex than scientists previously thought. Extended through September 2025, or its end of life (whichever comes first), the mission will not only continue key observations of Jupiter, but also will expand its investigations to the larger Jovian system including Jupiter\u0026#39;s rings and large moons, with targeted observations and close flybys planned of the moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasa-extends-exploration-for-two-planetary-science-missions\/\u0022\u003ELearn more about the Juno and Insight missions\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Juno Mission has been extended through September 2025, or its end of life. It will continue its key observations of Jupiter and\u0026nbsp;also expand its investigations to the larger Jovian system. ECE\u0026#39;s Paul Steffes is a member of the Juno Mission team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Juno Mission has been extended through September 2025, or its end of life. It will continue its key observations of Jupiter and\u00a0also expand its investigations to the larger Jovian system. ECE\u0027s Paul Steffes is a member of the Juno Mission team. "}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2021-01-14 22:07:53","changed_gmt":"2021-01-14 22:09:02","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-01-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634669":{"id":"634669","type":"image","title":"Paul Steffes","body":null,"created":"1587599637","gmt_created":"2020-04-22 23:53:57","changed":"1587599637","gmt_changed":"2020-04-22 23:53:57","alt":"Paul Steffes in lab. 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He is advised by John Cressler, who holds the Schlumberger Chair in Electronics in the School of ECE.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis predoctoral achievement award is for Frounchi\u0026#39;s Ph.D. research on \u0026ldquo;Millimeter-Wave Quadrature Receivers for Atmospheric Sensing and Data Communications.\u0026rdquo; His designs take advantage of highly balanced quadrature signal generation techniques and novel integrations of front-end RF circuits to provide a low noise solution for CubeSat-based radiometry and next-generation communication applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrounchi received the bachelor\u0026#39;s degree (with honors) from the University of Tabriz, Iran, in 2012, and the master\u0026#39;s degree from the Sharif University of Technology, Iran, in 2014. He recently received the 2020 MTT-Sat Challenge Award, given by the\u0026nbsp;IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society,\u0026nbsp;and has published 22 peer-reviewed papers in academic journals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;Milad Frounchi has been named as a recipient of the 2020-2021 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Predoctoral Achievement Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Ph.D. student\u00a0Milad Frounchi has been named as a recipient of the 2020-2021 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Predoctoral Achievement Award."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2021-01-05 20:48:13","changed_gmt":"2021-01-05 20:48:13","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"641376":{"id":"641376","type":"image","title":"Milad Frounchi","body":null,"created":"1605623030","gmt_created":"2020-11-17 14:23:50","changed":"1605623030","gmt_changed":"2020-11-17 14:23:50","alt":"photograph of Milad Frounchi","file":{"fid":"243728","name":"Milad Frounchi.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Milad%20Frounchi.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Milad%20Frounchi.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":339192,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Milad%20Frounchi.jpg?itok=xEVywnO4"}}},"media_ids":["641376"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cressler.ece.gatech.edu\/research\/research.html","title":"Silicon-Germanium Devices and Circuits Group"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech "},{"url":"https:\/\/sscs.ieee.org","title":"IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186280","name":"Milad Frounchi"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"171546","name":"IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society"},{"id":"177989","name":"Silicon-Germanium Devices and Circuits Group"},{"id":"7763","name":"John Cressler"},{"id":"186587","name":"millimeter-wave quadrature receivers"},{"id":"186288","name":"atmospheric sensing"},{"id":"186588","name":"data communications"},{"id":"186589","name":"quadrature signal generation techniques"},{"id":"186590","name":"front-end RF circuits"},{"id":"186591","name":"CubeSat-based radiometry"},{"id":"186592","name":"next-generation communications"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"623929":{"#nid":"623929","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NASA Administrator Gets Closeup Look at Georgia Tech\u2019s Role in  Future Space Missions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the 50th anniversary of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/apollo\/missions\/apollo11.html\u0022\u003EApollo 11\u003C\/a\u003E moon landing still fresh in everyone\u0026rsquo;s minds, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasa-administrator-bridenstine\u0022\u003ENASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine\u003C\/a\u003E this week came to Georgia Tech to get a status report on what the next generation of astronauts may take with them into space five years from now.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have to make sure we get this right, because quite frankly, if we\u0026rsquo;re going to land on the moon in 2024, we have to start now,\u0026rdquo; Bridenstine said during a July 31 tour of NASA-related research labs in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ethe School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NASA delegation included \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tomgraves.house.gov\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Congressman Tom Graves\u003C\/a\u003E; representatives for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.perdue.senate.gov\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Senator David Perdue\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hice.house.gov\/\u0022\u003ECongressman Jody Hice\u003C\/a\u003E; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/about_us\/bios\/green_bio.html\u0022\u003EMike Green, director for communications \u0026amp; operations and chief of staff of NASA\u0026rsquo;s Space Technology Mission Directorate\u003C\/a\u003E; and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-knotts-72b72855\u0022\u003ERobert Knotts\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/federal-relations\u0022\u003Efederal relations\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When you look at what Georgia Tech is doing with NASA, there\u0026rsquo;s a lot of not just research, but applications that Georgia Tech is developing,\u0026rdquo; Bridenstine said. He was referring to the studies underway in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EREVEALS\u003C\/a\u003E (Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces) lab run by chemistry and physics professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/orlando\u0022\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EREVEALS focuses on the physics and chemistry involved in how solar winds and micrometeorite impacts could help produce water \u0026ndash; from molecular hydrogen and oxygen \u0026ndash; for astronaut habitats on the Moon. The research also studies how the lunar regolith \u0026ndash; the dirt, rocks, and other materials covering solid rock \u0026ndash; could be harvested for building materials. REVEALS is also looking at the development of superdurable graphene-based composites for spacesuits, as well as how radiation detectors could be integrated into the suit materials to provide real-time readouts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These efforts will mitigate health risks,\u0026rdquo; Orlando said. \u0026ldquo;Bridenstine and Graves were able to see the prototype detectors, the\u0026nbsp;polymers and [their] antistatic properties, as well as the novel table-top\u0026nbsp;accelerator we will use to test these.\u0026nbsp; These efforts are very important to NASA\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\u0022\u003EARTEMIS\u003C\/a\u003E program, which plans to sends humans to the Moon by 2024.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBack to the Moon with ARTEMIS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NASA delegation\u0026rsquo;s visit to Georgia Tech included presentations at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/schools\/aerospace-engineering\u0022\u003ESchool of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, which showed off samples of its nanosatellites known as CubeSats. These are currently used in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\u0022\u003ERANGE\u003C\/a\u003E (Ranging and Nanosatellite Guidance Experiment) and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\u0022\u003ETARGIT\u003C\/a\u003E (Tethering and Ranging Mission of the Georgia Institute of Technology.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA RANGE CubeSat successfully launched in December 2018, making it the first time a Georgia Tech-built satellite was placed in orbit. Georgia Tech aerospace engineering students were also involved in the July 2019 launch of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ssdl.gatech.edu\/research\u0022\u003ELightsail-2\u003C\/a\u003E, a CubeSat containing a solar sail from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/\u0022\u003EPlanetary Society\u003C\/a\u003E championed by noted science advocate \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/billnye.com\/\u0022\u003EBill Nye\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is building some of the propulsion capabilities for some of the CubeSats that are going to be going around the Moon for ARTEMIS 1 [an unmanned flight set to launch in 2020]\u0026rdquo; Bridenstine said. \u0026ldquo;We have not been to the Moon with humans since 1972. We\u0026rsquo;re going back. The first mission will be uncrewed. It\u0026rsquo;ll be a crew-type vehicle but without crew.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBridenstine was impressed with what he saw. \u0026ldquo;All of those \u003Cem\u003Ein situ\u003C\/em\u003E resource utilization capabilities that are being developed here at Georgia Tech on behalf of NASA are amazing,\u0026rdquo; he said. Bridenstine held samples of the graphene-based materials being tested for future spacesuits and examined them while \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/phillip-first\u0022\u003EPhillip First\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the School of Physics who is part of the REVEALS team, explained his research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When radiation goes through a material and creates some kind of defect, you detect it in most cases with luminescence in the material.\u0026rdquo; First said. \u0026ldquo;We want an electrical readout, so that you can dynamically monitor exactly the amount of radiation exposure.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe REVEALS team, along with members of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, also contribute to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/homestri.ucdavis.edu\/\u0022\u003EHOME\u003C\/a\u003E, a new NASA-funded space research institute led by former astronaut \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mae.ucdavis.edu\/directory\/stephen-robinson\u0022\u003ESteve Robinson\u003C\/a\u003E, REVEALS co-investigative lead based at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of California, Davis\u003C\/a\u003E. Orlando said HOME leverages Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strengths in data analytics, autonomous control, sensors, and robotics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;REVEALS is part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Space Technology and Research\u003C\/a\u003E, which was started eight years ago with the intention of contributing significantly to future long-term efforts in space science and technology,\u0026rdquo; Orlando said. \u0026ldquo;The efforts in REVEALS and HOME have been, and will continue to be, the cornerstone of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s efforts in human flight and human exploration of destinations such as the Moon and Mars.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe student-led difference \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the REVEALS portion of the tour, Orlando told Bridenstine that the research had attracted more students to the Institute. \u0026ldquo;They would not have come to Georgia Tech unless we had this program,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech already has a very strong program, but this has been a real magnet for bringing in people who are interested in space exploration.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of Orlando\u0026rsquo;s students participated in the presentations, and that also impressed Bridenstine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The best thing about all of this is that Georgia Tech is embedding its students into these projects,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;NASA turns to Georgia Tech is do these projects, but the most valuable thing is that the students are getting hands-on exposure to these capabilities. They\u0026rsquo;re not just learning chemistry, calculus, physics, and all of the mathematics that are necessary. They\u0026rsquo;re also applying that in real time to very real projects that are critically important to NASA, so that when they graduate, ultimately they\u0026rsquo;re ready to go to work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re thrilled with the partnership \u0026ndash; the relationship between NASA and Georgia Tech \u0026ndash; and we\u0026rsquo;re looking forward to it continuing for a long time.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Jim Bridenstine surveys College of Sciences research on space suits, habitats"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Georgia Congressman Tom Graves this week toured the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry to get updates on the latest space exploration-related research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"NASA officials and politicans tour Georgia Tech to look at the latest space exploration research."}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2019-08-01 20:08:44","changed_gmt":"2020-12-17 21:34:31","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"623930":{"id":"623930","type":"image","title":"(From left) Georgia Congressman Tom Graves, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Thom Orlando, and postdoctoral researcher Zach Seibers in the REVEALS lab. 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The most promising designs will undergo space environmental qualification testing and will be incorporated in a CubeSat and launched into orbit. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA Ph.D. student in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Frounchi is advised by John Cressler, who holds the Schlumberger Chair in Electronics.\u0026nbsp;Frounchi received the bachelor\u0026#39;s degree (with honors) from the University of Tabriz, Iran, in 2012, and the master\u0026#39;s degree from the Sharif University\u0026nbsp;of Technology, Iran, in 2014.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQuantifying and predicting climatological changes in atmospheric temperature has been identified as a critical earth science need in several major studies. 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he\u0026rsquo;s been working on the lunar water issue for many years and some of his research group\u0026rsquo;s modeling was critical to the paper.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando is also principal investigator for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERadiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces (REVEALS)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;team based at Georgia Tech, part of a NASA project which is researching not only water on the moon, but also how to better protect astronauts from the dangers of space exploration. Orlando collaborates with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nd.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of Notre Dame\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;colleagues on this project, and last month he learned he would be featured in a short \u0026ldquo;infomercial\u0026rdquo; about the research, which ran during halftime of the NBC national telecast of the Nov. 7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Notre Dame-Clemson game.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe\u0026rsquo;s also the recent winner of a major award from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avs.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Vacuum Society\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(the national surface science society) for his work on integrating surface chemistry and physics into planetary science. The award is named for an un-official mentor who Orlando collaborated with in the early 1990\u0026rsquo;s.\u0026nbsp;Add to that the renewal of Department of Energy funding for his research looking into minimizing the dangers of nuclear waste storage, and other NASA projects on future astronaut habitats, and you\u0026rsquo;ve got the makings of a busy 2021 for Orlando.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdd to that the renewal of Department of Energy (DOE) funding for his research looking into minimizing the dangers of nuclear waste storage, and other NASA projects on future astronaut habitats, and you\u0026rsquo;ve got the makings of a busy 2021 for Orlando.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther than finding molecular water on the Moon, all of these projects gravitate towards Orlando\u0026rsquo;s fascination with radiation: either protecting astronauts from it in space, or finding new ways to deal with nuclear waste radiation on Earth.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My emphasis has always been on understanding radiation, how it affects surfaces and interfaces,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;For decades now, we have been moving these tools we\u0026rsquo;re using in different scientific communities to try and unravel what happens when you\u0026rsquo;re in a star-forming region, or on the Moon, and being irradiated by solar wind, or anywhere where you\u0026rsquo;re not protected from radiation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A big part of my portfolio is a strange mixture of atomic and molecular physics mixed in with surface physics and chemistry,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;In fact, the program at DOE is all of these. The safe storage of nuclear waste, which is a very important environmental and potential national security issue, is essentially a very complicated solid-liquid interface problem that gets worse when you add radiation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn award honoring a mentor, research partner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando, who has an adjunct appointment with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, is the winner of the 2021\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avs.org\/awards\/division-group-professional-awards\/theodore-e-madey-award\/\u0022\u003ETheodore E. Madey Award\u003C\/a\u003E, presented by the American Vacuum Society (AVS) and the Polish Vacuum Society. Madey, a physicist and longtime professor at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rutgers.edu\/\u0022\u003ERutgers University\u003C\/a\u003E, was a pioneer in expanding physics and chemistry to include the study of surfaces.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the AVS website, the Madey Award is presented to scientists showing \u0026ldquo;outstanding theoretical and\/or experimental research in areas of interest to the AVS and PVS, including surface science.\u0026rdquo; In Orlando\u0026rsquo;s case, the Madey Award is primarily for integrating surface physics and chemistry with planetary sciences \u0026ndash; the kind of research Orlando is conducting with REVEALS.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando will travel to Poland for a series of lectures in the summer of 2022; typically the Madey Award winner would make those appearances in 2021, but Orlando says the pandemic has forced changes to the schedule.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Orlando, the Madey award represents a truly unique honor; it\u0026rsquo;s named for someone Orlando knew and worked with, a former colleague he called \u0026ldquo;a gifted and kind person.\u0026rdquo; They met when Orlando was a postdoctoral fellow at Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico. Soon after they would begin research together, with Orlando helping Ted Madey organize conferences such as the Desorption Induced by Electronic Transitions (DIET) conference held in Callaway Gardens, Georgia, in April 2009 \u0026mdash; an event that ultimately occurred some months after Madey\u0026rsquo;s death in summer 2008.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We were doing work on inelastic electron scattering, and I\u0026rsquo;ve never stopped doing it since then,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;But what I\u0026rsquo;ve done is move the tools necessary to study this, and that problem (electron-bombarded surfaces and interfaces) to the planetary sciences community. Ted did sort of the same thing, but towards the latter part of his career. He was very interested in planetary science. He, I, and a few others were sort of moving this area of surface science forward by directly linking it to problems in space science.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EREVEALS gets the NBC spotlight\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando has recently made significant progress in moving that combination of surface physics, chemistry, and planetary sciences: He currently leads the REVEALS team of scientists from Georgia Tech and other higher education institutions in its mission of finding potential resources such as water on the Moon. His team is also researching new materials and technologies to protect future astronauts from radiation bombardment as they explore the Moon, Mars, or near-Earth asteroids.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of those partner institutions is Notre Dame, which helped create a recent NBC video that aired during its nationally-telecast November 7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;football game with Clemson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENotre Dame professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rad.nd.edu\/people\/faculty\/jay-a-laverne\/\u0022\u003EJay LaVerne\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a good friend of Orlando\u0026rsquo;s, which is how LaVerne ended up as a part of the original REVEALS team. \u0026ldquo;He\u0026rsquo;s the first guy I thought of when I wanted to simulate cosmic rays and the proton bombardment coming from solar winds,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;We can simulate the low energy part of this, but he can simulate the high energy part better.\u0026nbsp;Together we can do a very good and comprehensive study.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENBC is focusing mostly on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rad.nd.edu\/\u0022\u003ENotre Dame Radiation Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, but did bring a crew to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/marcus-nanotechnology-building\u0022\u003EMarcus Nanotechnology Building\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to shoot an interview with Orlando. The NBC crew observed all campus virus protection protocols during videotaping, so it did not shoot in Orlando\u0026rsquo;s REVEALS lab, which is in tighter quarters. Instead, he\u0026rsquo;s given time to speak in the video about the project\u0026rsquo;s mission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Developing a spacesuit is a multi-decade process, and it\u0026rsquo;s really complicated,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;If it doesn\u0026rsquo;t stand up to radiation, it\u0026rsquo;s pretty useless. We\u0026rsquo;re looking at using nanocomposite materials, which offer stronger protection, but also lighter weights and more flexibility. The suits that we want to make will be good for protecting them from radiation, but also protecting them from dust. That\u0026rsquo;s also a serious problem when astronauts go exploring.\u0026nbsp;The philosophy is risk mitigation,\u0026rdquo; he adds.\u0026nbsp;The suit work is carried out in collaboration with other GT-REVEALS researchers in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, and School of Physics and is indeed a multidisciplinary effort.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando shares that, eventually, he and the REVALS team hope to develop and use materials that will turn the entire spacesuit into a radiation detector.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWater, water everywhere \u0026ndash; even on the moon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe recent discovery of molecular water on the moon also ties into REVEALS. The \u0026ldquo;V\u0026rdquo; in REVEALS refers to volatiles \u0026mdash; molecules like hydrogen or water that are needed and can be produced by the bombardment of lunar regolith (the fine, fragmented soil that covers lunar bedrock) by solar wind or micrometeorites. REVEALS studies how this process could happen. If there are enough useful volatiles, could they somehow be \u0026lsquo;mined\u0026rsquo; by astronauts to be used on site?\u0026nbsp;This is critical for long term human exploration and presence on the moon, which is the goal of the NASA\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\u0022\u003EArtemis\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando explains that that\u0026rsquo;s why the October\u0026nbsp;Nature Astronomy research paper is so important. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re very, very active in understanding how water is formed on the moon, how water moves on the moon, how water is lost from the moon, and how it\u0026rsquo;s kept on the moon,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;The paper says water is kept in higher abundances than what most people think \u0026mdash; and subsurface too. It (the research) does really contribute significantly to the overall possibility of extracting water and using it as a resource for a longer-term presence.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers discovered this by asking for observation time from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/SOFIA\/overview\/index.html\u0022\u003ESOFIA\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ndash; the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, that NASA flies on a modified Boeing 747 so it can observe space above the clouds.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat fact, and SOFIA\u0026rsquo;s Faint Object Infrared Camera, were the primary factors in helping to find evidence of water on the moon, Orlando says. \u0026ldquo;When you\u0026rsquo;re above the cloud layer, you automatically subtract out your water background (from the clouds), so you could do a real mapping of what\u0026rsquo;s on the moon with the telescope without water interference. That\u0026rsquo;s number one, a background-free measurement.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe second factor is the infrared camera\u0026rsquo;s ability to capture optics on a particular 6 micron-based spectrum that helped show evidence of actual molecular water, and not just its separate components of hydrogen and oxygen.\u0026nbsp;As the Nature paper puts it, water has been detected before by other spacecraft, but \u0026ldquo;whether the hydration is molecular water (H\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C\/sub\u003EO) or other hydroxyl (OH) compounds is unknown, and there are no established methods to distinguish the two using the 3\u0026thinsp;\u0026micro;m (microns) band of specialized telescopes and spectroscopes. However, a fundamental vibration of molecular water produces a spectral signature at 6\u0026thinsp;\u0026micro;m (microns) that is not shared by other hydroxyl compounds.\u0026rdquo; Using SOFIA, observations reveal \u0026ldquo;a 6\u0026thinsp;\u0026micro;m feature at high lunar latitudes, due to the presence of molecular water on the lunar surface.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It (SOFIA) was mostly used for astrophysics. We\u0026rsquo;d never pointed it at the moon before to look for water,\u0026rdquo; Orlando says. Co-author\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.higp.hawaii.edu\/~lucey\/\u0022\u003EPaul Lucey\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/sed\/bio\/casey.i.honniball\u0022\u003ECasey Honniball\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(first author of the study) were awarded time on SOFIA. Orlando and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\/content\/brant-jones\u0022\u003EBrant Jones\u003C\/a\u003E, a Georgia Tech REVEALS co-investigator, did computer modeling to help explain the results and to determine how much water could be there \u0026mdash; either on the soil grains, trapped between the grains, or in the grains themselves.\u0026nbsp;Jones and Orlando are measuring this directly, now, in Orlando\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ww2.chemistry.gatech.edu\/~orlando\/epicslab\/\u0022\u003EElectron and Photon Induced Chemistry on Surface (EPICLS) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERadiation waste on Earth, radioactive-free habitats in space\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando\u0026rsquo;s interest in radiation is also a part of a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/science\/office-science\u0022\u003EDepartment of Energy Office of Science\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;contract that funds the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.pnnl.gov\/projects\/interfacial-dynamics-radioactive-environments-and-materials\u0022\u003EPacific Northwest National Laboratory Interfacial Dynamics in Radioactive Environments and Materials (IDREAM2)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/efrc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEnergy Frontier Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(EFRC). IDREAM2 is looking into the fundamental physics and chemistry associated with the storage of nuclear wastes across the DOE complex.\u0026nbsp;This includes relics of Cold War weapons production.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrlando is the science lead on the radiation cross cutting theme in IDREAM2. \u0026ldquo;Safe storage, treatment and monitoring the radioactive waste legacy is an important problem set the DOE is dealing with,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;We look very carefully at what happens at the interfaces. We (Georgia Tech) have been active in this for a very long time.\u0026rdquo; An important waste issue is the production of molecular hydrogen and the radiation induced damage of water and the waste forms. \u0026ldquo;It is actually the reverse of what we\u0026rsquo;re doing for NASA. 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Tzintzarov has been awarded the 2020 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant. The IEEE NPSS is the premier professional association for the advancement of the nuclear plasma sciences, sponsoring eight technical conferences and four peer-reviewed journals. A formal presentation of the award will take place virtually at the 2020 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiations Effects Conference (NSREC), which will be held December 1-4.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe basis for awarding this grant is exceptional promise as a student in any of the fields of NPSS and showing exceptional work in those fields. Tzintzarov\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on understanding how radiation environments, specifically in space, affect the functionality and usability of silicon photonic circuits and systems for applications such as space optical communications and remote sensing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETzintzarov has accumulated over 1,000 hours of conducting radiation experiments at world-class radiation facilities such as the 88-inch cyclotron at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, focused X-ray micro-beam at Argonne National Laboratory, and focused high-intensity lasers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. The results of these testing campaigns are used to analyze the survivability of current technologies and engineer future technologies to function in extremely high radiation-intense environments, such as those found around Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s radiation belts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETzintzarov received the bachelor\u0026rsquo;s and master\u0026rsquo;s of science degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2016 and 2020, respectively. He is currently a Ph.D. student in electrical engineering, where he is advised by John D. 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This award is presented to a member of the Atlanta IEEE community who has exhibited continued and dedicated contributions to education through teaching in industry, government, or an institution of higher education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has been a faculty member in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty since 2002. He is currently the Schlumberger Chair Professor in Electronics and the Ken Byers Teaching Fellow in Science and Religion.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA mainstay in the ECE\u0026nbsp;microelectronics instructional program, Cressler has also introduced three new courses into three different areas of the Georgia Tech curriculum, ECE 6444: \u0026ldquo;Silicon-based Heterostructure Devices and Circuits;\u0026rdquo; CoE 3002: \u0026ldquo;Introduction to the Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Revolution;\u0026rdquo; and IAC 2002: \u0026ldquo;Science, Engineering, and Religion: An Interfaith Dialogue,\u0026rdquo; which is taught through the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has written books for each of these three courses.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESilicon Earth\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2016), now in its second edition and also translated into Chinese. Meant for a general audience, the book serves CoE 3002, which is intended for all majors, including both business and liberal arts students.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESilicon-Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2003, with G. Niu) is the most widely cited textbook in this field and serves his graduate course, ECE 6444. In all of his courses during his 28+ year career, Cressler ends each of his classes, including IAC 2002, with a handed-out quotation and a sharing of a personal reflection relevant to his students\u0026rsquo; lives. For this purpose, he compiled over 600 quotations and reflections in the book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EReinventing Teenagers\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2004).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler\u0026#39;s career-long teaching\u0026nbsp;effectiveness average is a 4.9, and he is a fully dedicated mentor to the students in his classes. On the research side,\u0026nbsp;Cressler has mentored and graduated 60 Ph.D. students during his academic career (50 at Georgia Tech), and he and his team have\u0026nbsp;published\u0026nbsp;over 750 archival papers. The graduates of his research group have continued onto successful and\u0026nbsp;meaningful careers in industry,\u0026nbsp;academia, and\u0026nbsp;government labs and agencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECressler has received several\u0026nbsp;high-level IEEE teaching and mentoring awards and has been presented with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s top honors in undergraduate teaching and graduate student mentoring. 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My biggest fascinations were space and nature \u0026ndash; I loved to pore over books about the planets, launch model rockets, stargaze through a little plastic telescope, and explore the forest and ponds near my house, searching for butterflies, frogs, and interesting-looking plants. By the time I started college, I had planned to major in biology and international studies; however, during my freshman year I stumbled across the field of astrobiology. Astrobiology combines the study of life\u0026rsquo;s origin, distribution, and future in the cosmos with space biology, which focuses on how biological systems function in response to altered gravity, radiation, and other spaceflight conditions. I was immediately hooked and began searching for ways that I could fit into the space program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EHow did you end up working in the space program?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI participated in the Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) at NASA\u0026rsquo;s Ames Research Center for two summers as an undergraduate student. I first joined the Aerobiology Lab as an intern, working on projects studying how microbes survive and respond to various spaceflight and stratospheric conditions. The next summer, I returned as a program coordinator, balancing research with the logistical aspects of the program. Being a part of SLSTP changed my life \u0026mdash; the people I met, research experiences I gained, and things I learned through SLSTP have drastically influenced my trajectory in the time since. I am pursuing my doctorate at Georgia Tech, and I am so excited to continue participating in research seeking to understand life on Earth and its place in the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ETell us about your job. What do you do?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI have worked on a variety of projects relevant to astrobiology and space biosciences through the Aerobiology Lab. A common theme of my research has been how microbes from Earth survive and change in space and planetary environments. As we explore the solar system, we inevitably bring our microbes along with our rovers, probes, and astronauts; it is important to know how these microbes change in space and whether they can potentially survive on the surfaces of other planets! In interplanetary exploration, one major scientific goal is to look for signs of life, so we want to make sure we don\u0026rsquo;t compromise these efforts with contamination from Earth. The Aerobiology Lab studies how terrestrial microbes could potentially survive on the surface of Mars by exposing them to Earth\u0026rsquo;s stratosphere, where UV radiation, dryness, temperature, and pressure conditions are similar to what they would experience on Mars\u0026rsquo; surface. Another project that I worked on studied genetic changes in bacteria that flew on the International Space Station. Living things can change their gene activity based on the environmental conditions they\u0026#39;re exposed to, and we were interested in investigating how the spaceflight environment impacts this expression.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhat\u0026#39;s one piece of advice you would give to others interested in a similar career?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDon\u0026rsquo;t be afraid to reach out to people or ask whether you can participate in an opportunity. Even if the answer is probably a no, the occasional yes can lead to career-changing opportunities. Also, there are so many different ways to get involved with working on space-related projects \u0026ndash; it\u0026rsquo;s really not just rocket science! Space exploration is a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment, and it requires a wide variety of expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWho inspires you?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy family has long impressed upon me the value of hard work and has always encouraged me to follow my dreams. My friends are so passionate about the topics that interest them, and I love to learn and have fun alongside them. I have had many inspirational mentors and teachers over the years who have passed along their wisdom and expertise, and I am very grateful for that. I am constantly inspired by all these people and feel very lucky to have them in my life! I also enjoy reading astronaut autobiographies, especially their spaceflight experiences. When viewing Earth from space, astronauts frequently experience a phenomenon called the \u0026ldquo;overview effect,\u0026rdquo; which a powerful realization of how precious and fragile our world is by seeing it as a single planet in the void of space. Many astronauts report feeling a great connectedness with the human race, as well as a great responsibility to protect our biosphere. I really love this perspective \u0026ndash; space exploration constantly pushes the boundaries of what is possible. This, in turn, can both expand our knowledge of the universe and our place within it, as well as encourage us to actively think about the sustainability and ethics of our actions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhat have been some of your favorite projects to work on?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy favorite project occurred during my first year participating in SLSTP at Ames. The intern group I was a part of developed a high-altitude balloon project with the goal of studying whether microorganisms could be lofted into the atmosphere by wildfire smoke. It was a really memorable experience, especially the balloon launches. Once the balloon from the first launch was airborne, we began chasing it \u0026ndash; driving across California, using a radio-based tracker to monitor its position and speed in real time, and adjusting our course accordingly. When it landed, we had an approximate idea of its location in a forest near Lake Tahoe. We hiked into the dense forest and eventually found it \u0026ndash; 100 feet off the ground, caught in the branches of a redwood tree. Since we were unable to obtain data from this balloon (until a few months later, when some friendly forest service rangers shot it out of the tree with an air gun), we did the whole thing again the next weekend, building a second balloon for another launch and chasing it across the state. The whole project was such a fun adventure, and I never thought something like it would be a part of my time at NASA!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhat are some fun facts about yourself?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love to travel every chance I get. Some of my favorite destinations have included France, where I studied abroad for a summer; Russia, where I attended a Venus exploration workshop; and Costa Rica, where I hiked in the rainforest and learned to surf. I also recently learned to scuba dive!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhat is your favorite space image and why?\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Pale Blue Dot\u0026nbsp;is a photograph of Earth taken Feb. 14, 1990, by NASA\u0026rsquo;s Voyager 1 at a distance of 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) from the Sun. The image inspired the title of scientist Carl Sagan\u0026#39;s book, \u0026quot;Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space,\u0026quot; in which he wrote: \u0026quot;Look again at that dot. That\u0026#39;s here. That\u0026#39;s home. That\u0026#39;s us.\u0026quot; Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI love the \u0026ldquo;Pale Blue Dot\u0026rdquo; image taken by Voyager 1. Here on Earth, we can see planets like Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in our own night sky. With the naked eye, we can only discern the most basic details: a planet\u0026rsquo;s location and movements relative to our own, maybe its color, and how bright it is. With the help of telescopes, space probes, and other brilliant feats of science and engineering, we have discovered so many incredible details about these planets. Many of them have beautiful rings and moons. Their surfaces and atmospheres are all extremely different from anything here on Earth. Some of these worlds may even be capable of supporting life! Similarly, by looking at Earth from the fringe of our solar system, one would never be able to tell what sorts of planetary features or life forms are present on our own planet. This image serves as a powerful reminder that there is so much out there to explore and that many of these avenues for future exploration are not even on our radar yet. 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Lee\u0026#39;s too smart to predict exactly what that story will include, but life has taught her to not argue that point.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I never expected to be where I am now, but I\u0026#39;ve always been excited about the next challenge, the next opportunity to be better,\u0026quot; she says. \u0026quot;My growth has always occurred in the challenges.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose challenges have produced mightily for the Richmond, Virginia native.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat started out as a post-high school stint in the Coast Guard led Lee to earn a BS in civil engineering from the elite United States Coast Guard Academy. Lee is one of just five African American women pilots in the Coast Guard - the first to fly an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and the first to be assigned to flight school straight from the Academy. She has flown counter-drug missions in the Caribbean and overseen rescue efforts during the California mudslides and wildfires.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat\u0026#39;s a pretty big delta for a high-school senior who joined the Coast Guard after 9-11 \u0026quot;to help save lives.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I didn\u0026#39;t know about the Coast Guard Academy when I went to boot camp, and my supervisors would have been happy if I\u0026#39;d just stuck to my job. Because the Coast Guard needs you to perform. And I did perform. But I was always asking my supervisors about how to further my education. And I always worked hard, volunteered for new duties,\u0026quot; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of those \u0026#39;new duties\u0026#39; was a chance to practice hoisting loads with the Coast Guard helicopter crew. It stands out in her memory:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I asked a BM-3 \u0026#39;What do you need to do to get up there?\u0026#39;\u0026quot; she recalls. \u0026quot;He said you have to be an officer and get selected for flight school, which were things I was far way from being able to do. But I believed him. And I kept it in my head, even if I didn\u0026#39;t think about it again until my senior year at the Academy.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter about a year in the Coast Guard, Lee\u0026#39;s supervisors realized that she was \u0026quot;Academy material.\u0026quot; A particularly observant lieutenant helped her put together a successful application package.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I believe that Lieutenant reached out to me as a woman, but also because she recognized the determination and ambition that I carried every day.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce in the Coast Guard Academy, Lee found herself among other high-achieving, ambitious men and women. But there were differences. For one, most of her classmates had come straight from high school -- a one-year age difference that symbolized the kind of privilege that Lee did not enjoy. Defying that privilege, then, was a great equalizer. Describing that struggle, now, brings her great equanimity:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;For me, this was my second chance, my only chance to earn my degree just like they were,\u0026quot; she says. \u0026quot;I was there to work hard, to perform. And that\u0026#39;s what I did.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELee was also the only Black woman in her graduating class\u0026nbsp; -- a distinction that continues to make her stand-out in her chosen career. She acknowledges that this was not always easy, but, again, her love of a good challenge triumphed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Attending the Academy was exciting and so very very rigorous. It changed the trajectory of my life in ways that I could never have expected. There was racism, and sexism, yes, but there were also people there, friends who understood the nuances of the experience and would not let me fail.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELee\u0026#39;s support system -- her Coast Guard family and her birth family -- were critical to her success when she found herself in flight school, one of the most competitive environments in the military. She chuckles a little as she once again tries to describe the enormity of the challenge.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;They tell you that, with your [undergraduate] engineering degree and your good grades from the [Coast Guard] Academy, flight school will be easier. [She laughs]. But it\u0026#39;s not easy. It\u0026#39;s hard in ways I\u0026#39;d never known before. A lot of my classmates had flown little Cessnas before they got there. I had never piloted a plane. They had pilot\u0026#39;s licenses. I did not. On top of that, the Navy -- which runs the flight school --\u0026nbsp; looks at flight school as a way to accomplish attrition. So they are looking to thin out the ranks. You get three \u0026#39;fails\u0026#39; and you are out.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELee continued to perform well on written exams, but describes her first attempts at flying as \u0026#39;counter-intuitive.\u0026#39; On one critical test - a formation flight rendez vous- she was unnerved by the requirement that she fly very close to another prop jet. Her head kept jerking back as she approached the other jet, causing her instructor to fail her. She was given the opportunity to try again three days later.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;So that\u0026#39;s when one of my classmates, \u003Cstrong\u003EThomas Cameron\u003C\/strong\u003E, stepped in. He took me to the simulation lab that weekend and we practiced that maneuver at least 50 times,\u0026quot; she said. \u0026quot;He was not going to let me fail.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStill feeling wobbly, she called a cousin back home the night before the exam. He wasn\u0026#39;t having it:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I told him I didn\u0026#39;t think I could do it, that I was going to fail,\u0026quot; she said. \u0026quot;He listened to me but then he told me something that changed me. 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That\u0026rsquo;s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment on soft granular surfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilt with wheeled appendages that can be lifted and wheels able to wiggle,\u0026nbsp;a new robot known as the \u0026ldquo;Mini Rover\u0026rdquo; has developed and tested complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills covered with such granular material \u0026ndash; and avoid the risk of getting ignominiously stuck on some remote planet or moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing a complex move the researchers dubbed \u0026ldquo;rear rotator pedaling,\u0026rdquo; the robot can climb a slope by using its unique design to combine paddling, walking, and wheel spinning motions. The rover\u0026rsquo;s behaviors were modeled using a branch of physics known as terradynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When loose materials flow, that can create problems for robots moving across it,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDan Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, the Dunn Family Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;This rover has enough degrees of freedom that it can get out of jams pretty effectively. By avalanching materials from the front wheels, it creates a localized fluid hill for the back wheels that is not as steep as the real slope. The rover is always self-generating and self-organizing a good hill for itself.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was reported on May 13 as the cover article in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E. The work was supported by the NASA National Robotics Initiative and the Army Research Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA robot built by NASA\u0026rsquo;s Johnson Space Center pioneered the ability to spin its wheels, sweep the surface with those wheels and lift each of its wheeled appendages where necessary, creating a broad range of potential motions. Using in-house 3D printers, the Georgia Tech researchers collaborated with the Johnson Space Center to re-create those capabilities in a scaled-down vehicle with four wheeled appendages driven by 12 different motors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The rover was developed with a modular mechatronic architecture, commercially available components, and a minimal number of parts,\u0026rdquo; said Siddharth Shrivastava, an undergraduate student in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This enabled our team to use our robot as a robust laboratory tool and focus our efforts on exploring creative and interesting experiments without worrying about damaging the rover, service downtime, or hitting performance limitations.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe rover\u0026rsquo;s broad range of movements gave the research team an opportunity to test many variations that were studied using granular drag force measurements and modified Resistive Force Theory. Shrivastava and School of Physics Ph.D. candidate Andras Karsai began with the gaits explored by the NASA RP15 robot, and were able to experiment with locomotion schemes that could not have been tested on a full-size rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also tested their experimental gaits on slopes designed to simulate planetary and lunar hills using a fluidized bed system known as SCATTER (Systematic Creation of Arbitrary Terrain and Testing of Exploratory Robots) that could be tilted to evaluate the role of controlling the granular substrate. Karsai and Shrivastava collaborated with Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, a postdoctoral research fellow in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab, to study the rover motion in the SCATTER test facility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By creating a small robot with capabilities similar to the RP15 rover, we could test the principles of locomoting with various gaits in a controlled laboratory environment,\u0026rdquo; Karsai said. \u0026ldquo;In our tests, we primarily varied the gait, the locomotion medium, and the slope the robot had to climb. We quickly iterated over many gait strategies and terrain conditions to examine the phenomena that emerged.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, the authors describe a gait that allowed the rover to climb a steep slope with the front wheels stirring up the granular material \u0026ndash; poppy seeds for the lab testing \u0026ndash; and pushing them back toward the rear wheels. The rear wheels wiggled from side-to-side, lifting and spinning to create a motion that resembles paddling in water. The material pushed to the back wheels effectively changed the slope the rear wheels had to climb, allowing the rover to make steady progress up a hill that might have stopped a simple wheeled robot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experiments provided a variation on earlier robophysics work in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s group that involved moving with legs or flippers, which had emphasized disturbing the granular surfaces as little as possible to avoid getting the robot stuck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In our previous studies of pure legged robots, modeled on animals, we had kind of figured out that the secret was to not make a mess,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. \u0026ldquo;If you end up making too much of a mess with most robots, you end up just paddling and digging into the granular material. If you want fast locomotion, we found that you should try to keep the material as solid as possible by tweaking the parameters of motion.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut simple motions had proved problematic for Mars rovers, which got stuck in granular materials. Goldman says the gait discovered by Shrivastava, Karsai and Ozkan-Aydin might be able to help future rovers avoid that fate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This combination of lifting and wheeling and paddling, if used properly, provides the ability to maintain some forward progress even if it is slow,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;Through our laboratory experiments, we have shown principles that could lead to improved robustness in planetary exploration \u0026ndash; and even in challenging surfaces on our own planet.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope next to scale up the unusual gaits to larger robots, and to explore the idea of studying robots and their localized environments together. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;d like to think about the locomotor and its environment as a single entity,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;There are certainly some interesting granular and soft matter physics issues to explore.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough the Mini Rover was designed to study lunar and planetary exploration, the lessons learned could also be applicable to terrestrial locomotion \u0026ndash; an area of interest to the Army Research Laboratory, one of the project\u0026rsquo;s sponsors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This basic research is revealing exciting new approaches for locomotion in complex terrain,\u0026quot; said Dr. Samuel Stanton, program manager, Army Research Office, an element of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command\u0026#39;s Army Research Laboratory. \u0026quot;This could lead to platforms capable of intelligently transitioning between wheeled and legged modes of movement to maintain high operational tempo.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond those already mentioned, the researchers worked with Robert Ambrose and William Bluethmann at NASA, and traveled to NASA JSC to study the full-size NASA RP15 rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Army Research Office (W911NF-18-1-0120) and the NASA National Robotics Initiative (NNX15AR21G). 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That\u0026rsquo;s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment on soft granular surfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilt with wheeled appendages that can be lifted and wheels able to wiggle,\u0026nbsp;a new robot known as the \u0026ldquo;Mini Rover\u0026rdquo; has developed and tested complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills covered with such granular material \u0026ndash; and avoid the risk of getting ignominiously stuck on some remote planet or moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing a complex move the researchers dubbed \u0026ldquo;rear rotator pedaling,\u0026rdquo; the robot can climb a slope by using its unique design to combine paddling, walking, and wheel spinning motions. 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Shrivastava and School of Physics Ph.D. candidate Andras Karsai began with the gaits explored by the NASA RP15 robot, and were able to experiment with locomotion schemes that could not have been tested on a full-size rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also tested their experimental gaits on slopes designed to simulate planetary and lunar hills using a fluidized bed system known as SCATTER (Systematic Creation of Arbitrary Terrain and Testing of Exploratory Robots) that could be tilted to evaluate the role of controlling the granular substrate. Karsai and Shrivastava collaborated with Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, a postdoctoral research fellow in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab, to study the rover motion in the SCATTER test facility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By creating a small robot with capabilities similar to the RP15 rover, we could test the principles of locomoting with various gaits in a controlled laboratory environment,\u0026rdquo; Karsai said. \u0026ldquo;In our tests, we primarily varied the gait, the locomotion medium, and the slope the robot had to climb. We quickly iterated over many gait strategies and terrain conditions to examine the phenomena that emerged.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, the authors describe a gait that allowed the rover to climb a steep slope with the front wheels stirring up the granular material \u0026ndash; poppy seeds for the lab testing \u0026ndash; and pushing them back toward the rear wheels. The rear wheels wiggled from side-to-side, lifting and spinning to create a motion that resembles paddling in water. The material pushed to the back wheels effectively changed the slope the rear wheels had to climb, allowing the rover to make steady progress up a hill that might have stopped a simple wheeled robot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experiments provided a variation on earlier robophysics work in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s group that involved moving with legs or flippers, which had emphasized disturbing the granular surfaces as little as possible to avoid getting the robot stuck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In our previous studies of pure legged robots, modeled on animals, we had kind of figured out that the secret was to not make a mess,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. \u0026ldquo;If you end up making too much of a mess with most robots, you end up just paddling and digging into the granular material. If you want fast locomotion, we found that you should try to keep the material as solid as possible by tweaking the parameters of motion.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut simple motions had proved problematic for Mars rovers, which got stuck in granular materials. Goldman says the gait discovered by Shrivastava, Karsai and Ozkan-Aydin might be able to help future rovers avoid that fate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This combination of lifting and wheeling and paddling, if used properly, provides the ability to maintain some forward progress even if it is slow,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;Through our laboratory experiments, we have shown principles that could lead to improved robustness in planetary exploration \u0026ndash; and even in challenging surfaces on our own planet.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope next to scale up the unusual gaits to larger robots, and to explore the idea of studying robots and their localized environments together. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;d like to think about the locomotor and its environment as a single entity,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;There are certainly some interesting granular and soft matter physics issues to explore.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough the Mini Rover was designed to study lunar and planetary exploration, the lessons learned could also be applicable to terrestrial locomotion \u0026ndash; an area of interest to the Army Research Laboratory, one of the project\u0026rsquo;s sponsors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This basic research is revealing exciting new approaches for locomotion in complex terrain,\u0026quot; said Dr. Samuel Stanton, program manager, Army Research Office, an element of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command\u0026#39;s Army Research Laboratory. \u0026quot;This could lead to platforms capable of intelligently transitioning between wheeled and legged modes of movement to maintain high operational tempo.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond those already mentioned, the researchers worked with Robert Ambrose and William Bluethmann at NASA, and traveled to NASA JSC to study the full-size NASA RP15 rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Army Research Office (W911NF-18-1-0120) and the NASA National Robotics Initiative (NNX15AR21G). 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A partnership between the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), an academic collaboration between North Carolina A\u0026amp;T State University (NCA\u0026amp;T) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), SENIC provides access to state-of-the-art micro- and nanofabrication and characterization facilities and expert staff support to a diverse user group from government, academia and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESENIC facilities are utilized annually by more than 1,300 individual researchers and, since the program\u0026rsquo;s inception, a total of 2,800 unique users have used its resources, including more than 650 external users from 200 small and large companies and nearly 50 colleges and universities. SENIC members have access to more than 300 nanotechnology fabrication and characterization tools to assist in their research. SENIC\u0026rsquo;s unique approach and tool-set allows users to explore the full continuum of a project, from nanomaterials and nanostructures, to nano-enabled devices and full (packaged) systems, assisting with the transition of nanoscale research achievements into high-impact applications in medicine, energy, communication, smart transportation, textiles and smart agriculture. Additionally, research undertaken at SENIC facilities aims to meet national priorities, including NSF\u0026rsquo;s 10 Big Ideas and encompassing topics such as quantum science, convergence research, and biomedical technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESENIC also engages the broader community with its integrated K-12 education\/outreach program and studies of the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology. During its initial five years, SENIC has reached over 45,000 students (K-12, undergraduate, graduate), professionals, and the general public via hands-on classroom activities, teacher training, short courses, seminars, research experiences, and public nanotechnology awareness events\u0026nbsp;. These activities are focused on the development of a strong workforce capable of meeting the needs of a growing nanotechnology-enabled economy. SENIC\u0026rsquo;s unique resources are also used to provide educational experiences that encourage STEM participation, in particular among underserved populations. The SENIC societal and ethical implications (SEI) program, coordinated by Jan L. 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Ernst -\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EInterdisciplinary Research Communications Program Manager \u003C\/strong\u003ETopics:\u0026nbsp; Materials | Nanotechnology | Robotics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology|\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:christa.ernst@research.gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Echrista.ernst@research.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"638039":{"#nid":"638039","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Team Brings Home Top Honors from Vertical Flight Society Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vtol.org\/download.cfm?downloadfile=7406FD70-DB3B-11EA-856F005056BF91B4\u0026amp;typename=dmFile\u0026amp;fieldname=filename\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIl Mulinello\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003C\/a\u003Ea vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle designed by graduate students from the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, has taken second place in the graduate division of the Vertical Flight Society\u0026#39;s 37th Annual Student Design Competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe VFS competition annually fields submissions from student teams across the globe to design a VTOL aircraft that meets specified requirements. The competition provides a practical exercise for college-level engineering students to promote student interest in VTOL engineering and technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe theme of this year\u0026#39;s competition, \u0026ldquo;Leonardo\u0026rsquo;s Aerial Screw: 500 Years Later,\u0026rdquo; celebrated the precocious genius of da Vinci, whose famous drawing of the Aerial Screw has been recognized by many as the first human-carrying VTOL machine ever designed. It took more than 400 years for mankind to develop the concept into what we now know as the modern helicopter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Working in the 1400\u0026#39;s, da Vinci was basing his idea on Archimedes\u0026#39; screw, which was a water pump,\u0026quot; said team lead, AE doctoral student \u003Cstrong\u003EAlex \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMoushegian\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Da Vinci didn\u0026#39;t have the knowledge of fluid mechanics that we have now, so it didn\u0026#39;t work as he had envisioned,\u0026quot; Moushegian explained. \u0026quot;With air, when you have such a large surface, you need more energy to overcome the friction, the drag. Modern-day, conventional rotor blades induce a circular air flow from the very top, which reduces the drag.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of this year\u0026rsquo;s VFS competition, sponsored by Leonardo Helicopters, was to design a VTOL vehicle based on Leonardo\u0026rsquo;s Aerial Screw concept, studying and demonstrating the consistency of its physics and potential feasibility. The actual pros and cons of the Aerial Screw are often quoted but have not been analyzed extensively, nor has a possible working application been studied, leaving a gap in the technical understanding of the significance of the invention. The competition completed a critical review of each team\u0026#39;s Leonardo Aerial Screw approach to understand how the concept can be considered the foundation of vertical flight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMoushegian said he and his teammates, fellow grad students\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarlota Bonnet,\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Markov \u003C\/strong\u003Eand\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMilad\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMozayyani\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eworked tirelessly during the COVID-19 shutdown to finesse three models that would serve as the basis for their design: a helix with no taper, a helix with a taper, and a helix with a larger pitch ratio.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;When COVID shut down the campus, we had to cancel our real-world experiment to test various airscrew geometries,\u0026quot; said Moushegian. \u0026quot;We relied on a computational fluid dynamics analysis of the different geometries of our final airscrew design. In the end, we were confident of the full vehicle design we were able to submit.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs the #2 team in the graduate student category, Il Mulinello (\u0026quot;the whirlwind\u0026quot;) took home $1,800 in prize money and an invitation to attend the VFS Forum in 2021. Moushegian doesn\u0026#39;t yet know if that will be virtual or in-person, but he plans to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I think we did a good job using da Vinci\u0026#39;s ideas to make a rotor that would actually work,\u0026quot; said Moushegian. \u0026quot;If you follow him [da Vinci] too closely, it wouldn\u0026#39;t have worked. But we used modern design analysis to interpret his concepts so they would work. As an engineer, that felt good. You want to see the final model. work.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough Team Il Mulinello benefited from a design class, their work on the VFS competition drew mainly on their love of design and their fascination with rotorcraft. They were advised by some of the best: Prof. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/people\/marilyn-j-smith\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarilyn J. Smith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who heads up the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vlrc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EVertical Lift Research Center of Excellence \u003C\/a\u003E(VLRCOE)\u0026nbsp;and Prof. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/people\/dimitri-mavris\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDimitri\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMavris\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the head of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.asdl.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAerospace Systems Design Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(ASDL).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir win is the result of a new joint ASDL-VLRCOE collaboration for vertical lift design. Explains Smith:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Il Mulinello is an amazing testament of the GT vertical lift students and experience, as their winning entrant was accomplished with in a single semester and with fewer team members than the other teams who placed in the top three of the competition.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime to Plan for Next Year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2020-2021 request for proposal (RFP) for the 38th Annual Student Design Competition, \u0026ldquo;2025 UAV for Medical Equipment Distribution\u0026quot; will be\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.vtol.org\/sdc\u0022\u003Emade available later this month\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; The Vertical Flight Society encourages universities from around the world to form teams and take part in this exciting and challenging competition, which is conducted to attract the best and brightest engineering students to the vertical flight industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Georgia Tech plans to field teams in the both the graduate and undergraduate categories. Students can participate as part of rotorcraft design courses or by relaying their interest to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:marilyn.smith@ae.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESmith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Sign-up for Rotorcraft Design for the Fall semester is open until August 21.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Vertical Flight Society is the world\u0026rsquo;s premier vertical flight technical society. Since it was founded as the American Helicopter Society in 1943, the Society has been a major force in the advancement of vertical flight. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVFS\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E is the global resource for information on vertical flight technology. 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How will the airport city system be redesigned to become safer, cleaner, nimbler and more resilient to mitigate the impact, and adapt to future shocks? The Smart City Workshop in Fall 2020 aims to develop a smart city digital twin concept model of airport city around Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International\u0026nbsp;Airport and surroundings. It envisions the post Covid-19 airport city to be a healthy, safe, green, accessible, connected, resilient and socially inclusive urban environment. The workshop applies a method of smart city digital twin including four enablers: 1) urban sensing system, 2) urban data analytics, 3) mobility modeling and 4) digital twin. It is an approach to designing a smart urban system from its sensing, data capturing, analytics and modeling to systems design. The core area of Aerotropolis Atlanta is seen as a living laboratory for research. The project will develop commons goals of performance criteria, including but not limited to the follows:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPost Covid-19 airport city environment to be safer, resilient and socially inclusive.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFixing spatial mismatch between jobs and housing affordability of the ATL airport surrounding communities\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESmart mobility\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENear-zero energy and emission urban systems\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Smart City Workshop in 2020 will collaborate with Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDs (AACIDs), Hartsfield Jackson International Airport of Atlanta, MARTA and city authorities connecting to AACIDs. 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The article, \u0026ldquo;Small lightning flashes from shallow electric storms on Jupiter,\u0026rdquo; was written by select members of the NASA Mission Juno team. The team includes Paul G. Steffes, professor emeritus in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). A pdf of the full article may be downloaded\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-020-2532-1\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn Atlas V rocket lofted the Juno spacecraft toward Jupiter from Space\u0026nbsp;Launch Complex-41 on August 5, 2011 at NASA Kennedy Space Center. The four-ton (when launched) Juno spacecraft entered Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s orbit on July 4, 2016 and began sending data to the Juno mission team, so they can study its structure and decipher itshistory and that of other planets in the solar system. Steffes\u0026rsquo; specific role in the mission is to study\u0026nbsp;measurements from Juno\u0026rsquo;s microwave radiometer to examine Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s deep atmosphere in order to learn what Jupiter is made of. 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Walker,\u003C\/a\u003E II\u003C\/strong\u003E has been appointed to serve a three-year term as a member of the Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee of the NASA Advisory Council.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe longtime Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering faculty member and associate school chair is the director of Tech\u0026#39;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hpepl.ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHigh Power Electric Propulsion Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Having a thought leader of Dr. Walker\u0026#39;s caliber on this committee will not only benefit NASA\u0026#39;s mission, it will accelerate and improve the research that\u0026#39;s being conducted by NASA collaborators everywhere,\u0026quot; said William R. T. Oakes Professor \u0026amp; School Chair\u003Cstrong\u003E Mark F. Costello\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee is a standing committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) supporting the advisory needs of the NASA administrator, the Office of the Chief Technologist, and NASA Mission Directorates. The scope of the Committee includes all NASA programs that could benefit from technology research and innovation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s a really exciting time to be serving NASA by evaluating new technologies and innovations for future initiatives,\u0026quot; said Walker. \u0026quot;I look forward to collaborating with this group.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWalker\u0026#39;s primary research interests lie in electric propulsion, plasma physics, and hypersonic aerodynamics\/ plasma interaction. 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Through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBk3h1v22NM\u0022\u003Ea live stream on YouTube\u003C\/a\u003E, curious observers tuned into the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.astronomy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Observatory\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E first online public night, and were treated to live looks and a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/wBk3h1v22NM\u0022\u003Eguided tour\u003C\/a\u003E of Venus and Earth\u0026rsquo;s moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince the Observatory opened in 2007, public nights have traditionally been held on the roof of Howey Physics Building, where four telescopes reach deep into the night sky, and visitors of all ages gather to learn about the wonders of the universe together. But with this year\u0026rsquo;s campus closures and event cancellations due to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/helpingstories.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECOVID-19\u003C\/a\u003E, spring and summer nights at the Observatory were shaping up to be rather quiet ones \u0026mdash; until Observatory Director\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/james-sowell\u0022\u003E Jim Sowell\u003C\/a\u003E teamed up with a colleague to quickly take the outreach program online.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two-man crew of Sowell and telescope operator\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/john-wallom\u0022\u003E John Wallom\u003C\/a\u003E directed Tech\u0026rsquo;s inaugural online public night at the Observatory, focusing a telescope connected to a live stream for an in-depth tour of Venus and the moon. Moving from craters to mountains to \u0026ldquo;lunar maria\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth\u0026#39;s moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions \u0026mdash; Wallom controlled the telescope and handled telecommunications, while Sowell explained the topographies and histories of two of the brightest celestial objects that light up our night sky.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have always enjoyed showing views of celestial objects to others,\u0026rdquo; says Sowell. \u0026ldquo;It is my opportunity to give a person a peek through a window into the universe.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring a typical Observatory night, hundreds of curious students and visitors flock to Howey to see the wonders of space. And when Sowell shows visitors planets in person, he says their live reactions confirm his belief in the magic of studying the stars.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The best aspect about my job is the excitement people share when they see the cratered surface of the moon,\u0026rdquo; says Sowell. \u0026ldquo;Many often squeal! It is the celebrated joy of personal discovery and experience which is why astronomers host such events.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile the adjustment to an online public night prevented Sowell from seeing those reactions in person, he shared that public feedback from far-flung viewers in Florida, Tennessee, and Brazil affirmed the night as a success.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESowell notes that observatories across the nation carry the responsibility of making astronomy accessible to the public. He says that hosting public nights, that bring the wonders of astronomy to the Georgia Tech community and beyond, has always been a focus for the Observatory. Public nights can also foster curiosity and interest in exploring our universe at an early age.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I have been in love with astronomy and the night sky since I was very young,\u0026rdquo; says Sowell. \u0026ldquo;I got my first telescope when I was seven years old.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work of the Georgia Tech Observatory has grown and evolved over time. Several courses, research endeavors, development of the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.astronomyclub.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Astronomy Club\u003C\/a\u003E, and outreach to the greater Atlanta area are centered as critical facets of the Observatory\u0026rsquo;s efforts. One example of this work includes a current collaboration between several researchers from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and several \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGTRI\u003C\/a\u003E scientists and engineers, who have teamed up to use the Observatory\u0026rsquo;s telescopes to measure characteristics of earth-orbiting spacecraft.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESowell shares that one long-term goal is incorporating astronomy into the educational framework for younger students, with the intention of fostering an early interest in astronomy and general scientific discovery.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Astronomy has the disadvantage of being a nighttime observing event, so it is obviously not done during the school day,\u0026rdquo; says Sowell. \u0026ldquo;Getting many students to an observatory is difficult due to family circumstances, extra-curricular aspects, and limits on the number of visitors.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough events like Sowell\u0026rsquo;s new online public night series, students can now learn about astronomy any time \u0026mdash; from the classroom or from their homes. Sowell is also growing a partnership with the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/afresearchlab.com\/\u0022\u003E Air Force Research Lab\u003C\/a\u003E in Maui, Hawaii, where he\u0026rsquo;s using the six-hour time difference to bring nighttime in the Hawaii skies to daytime classrooms in Atlanta.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I remotely control the telescope while giving an in-person presentation to a classroom,\u0026rdquo; he explains.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESowell also hopes to make the online public nights more interactive for students. One effort is to add web-based controls so that K-12 teachers can operate the telescope on their own while looking at Earth\u0026rsquo;s moon. This way, students and teachers will play an active role in their astronomical discoveries.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Research has shown that if teachers do not spark students\u0026rsquo; enthusiasm for science by the seventh grade, the students, probably, will remain forever uninterested,\u0026rdquo; says Sowell. \u0026ldquo;This general problem is particularly pronounced for the under-represented groups that include women, minorities, and lower socioeconomic students, who tend to be less involved in STEM subjects.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESowell adds that astronomy is the combination of concepts that cut across several disciplines \u0026mdash; earth science, physics, biology, history, religion, and other subjects. He hopes that young students exploring outer space can see the wonder of the universe, and that they\u0026rsquo;ll be encouraged to learn and discover even more about the universe.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Because of the school shutdowns around the world, we are trying to accelerate the development of web-based controls so that any astronomer in Europe, Africa, and South America can give the same type of outreach program we had initially planned for just the Georgia area,\u0026rdquo; says Sowell. \u0026ldquo;We have an expertise we want to share with the world, but we need funding to complete the web-based telescope control programming quickly.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor those interested in learning more about astronomy, the next public night will be live streamed on May 28 at 9:30 PM on the \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYWTJrY1tNAfHolQc_FaPWw\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Observatory YouTube\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, weather permitting. Mark the date to enjoy a guided tour to the marvels of our universe \u0026mdash; from wherever you may find yourself in it!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe next public night will be live streamed on May 28, beginning at 9:30 pm on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYWTJrY1tNAfHolQc_FaPWw\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Observatory YouTube\u003C\/a\u003E, weather permitting. 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My grandfather was a material scientist for Rockwell International during the development of the Space Shuttle and he\u0026rsquo;d show me pictures of the new engines he was helping to design and build. Those moments really instilled a lifelong fascination with the U.S. space program, and especially with NASA\u0026rsquo;s mission to foster human exploration of our solar system.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program nurtures visionary ideas that could transform future NASA missions with the creation of breakthroughs \u0026mdash; radically better or entirely new aerospace concepts \u0026mdash; while engaging America\u0026#39;s innovators and entrepreneurs as partners in the journey.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program seeks innovations from diverse and non-traditional sources and NIAC projects study innovative, technically credible, advanced concepts that could one day \u0026ldquo;change the possible\u0026rdquo; in aerospace. Sixteen new concepts received funding this year, along with seven projects that are continuations of previously funded work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe multidisciplinary Georgia Tech team aims to co-develop a renewable, liquid, storage stable rocket propellant that can be produced and burned on Mars. The proposed technology uses bio-organisms to perform atmospheric in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) to produce a propellant entirely from Mars resources. The aim is to reduce the Entry Descent Landing (EDL) mass of a crewed mission to Mars by approximately 7 tons by eliminating the need to transport, land, and store rocket propellant for the return launch. This technology will also enable long-term human presence on Mars and beyond because repeated costly propellant deliveries from Earth would be unnecessary.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe plan calls for the genetic engineering of organisms to efficiently convert the abundant CO2 in the Martian atmosphere into liquid hydrocarbons suitable for rocket propulsion and other energy needs on Mars. The proposed system grows algae biofilms that consume atmospheric CO2 and sunlight with minimal water resources. The algae would then provide a food source to the genetically optimized organisms engineered to produce a monomer with ideal combustion behavior and liquid properties.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe monomers would serve as fuel in a propellant combination to power a human-crewed Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). The chemical and physical properties and energy density of these monomers suggest that they are capable of sufficient energy conversion through combustion for a crewed launch from Mars, making them excellent candidates for an ISRU rocket propellant. They are also liquid over a wide range of typical Mars temperatures, making them non-cyrogenic and storage stable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe oxygen atoms in the designed monomer will also enable a cleaner burn than conventional hydrocarbon propellants, supporting the reuse of rocket engines for multi-mission and interplanetary trips.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m really interested in the idea of designer biofuels,\u0026rdquo; said Genzale. \u0026ldquo;Combustion is has fallen out of favor lately due to carbon emissions, but liquid fuels are extremely valuable energy-dense resources. Current fuels used for combustion and propulsion are based on naturally-occurring resources, but they are not necessarily optimal for combustion efficiency or for controlling the types of pollutants formed, and they do not utilize renewable sources of carbon. Biofuel synthesis can not only leverage renewable carbon resources, but we now have an exciting opportunity to tailor the physiochemical properties of a fuel for optimal performance as a high-efficiency clean combustion energy source.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe group\u0026rsquo;s approach will test the thermo-physical-chemical properties and combustion behavior of a suite of monomer rocket propellant candidates, while simultaneously developing the biological system for synthesizing them on Mars. By working together and in parallel, the collaborators will efficiently integrate testing feedback to quickly arrive at a co-optimized ISRU monomer rocket propellant.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn theory these advantages will reduce infrastructure and resources needed to support human missions to Mars, and could lead to more ambitious efforts to expand human presence throughout the solar system.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Working with experts like Pamela Peralta-Yahya in the School of Chemistry, we can genetically engineer microbes to synthesize chemical structures that are not found in nature, enabling us to tailor design a renewable clean fuel from the ground up,\u0026rdquo; said Genzale. \u0026ldquo;An innovation like this could transform future transportation on Mars and Earth.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECaroline Genzale joined the Woodruff School faculty at Georgia Tech in December 2010 and currently directs the Spray Physics and Engine Research Lab. Her group develops and applies laser-based diagnostics for high-speed multi-phase reacting flows and sprays. Prior to arriving at Georgia Tech, she was a post-doctoral researcher at Sandia National Laboratories\u0026rsquo; Combustion Research Facility in Livermore, California. 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That\u0026rsquo;s why the next generation of exploration rovers will need to be good at climbing hills covered with loose material and avoiding entrapment on soft granular surfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuilt with wheeled appendages that can be lifted and wheels able to wiggle,\u0026nbsp;a new robot known as the \u0026ldquo;Mini Rover\u0026rdquo; has developed and tested complex locomotion techniques robust enough to help it climb hills covered with such granular material \u0026ndash; and avoid the risk of getting ignominiously stuck on some remote planet or moon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsing a complex move the researchers dubbed \u0026ldquo;rear rotator pedaling,\u0026rdquo; the robot can climb a slope by using its unique design to combine paddling, walking, and wheel spinning motions. The rover\u0026rsquo;s behaviors were modeled using a branch of physics known as terradynamics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When loose materials flow, that can create problems for robots moving across it,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/daniel-goldman\u0022\u003EDan Goldman\u003C\/a\u003E, the Dunn Family Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026ldquo;This rover has enough degrees of freedom that it can get out of jams pretty effectively. By avalanching materials from the front wheels, it creates a localized fluid hill for the back wheels that is not as steep as the real slope. The rover is always self-generating and self-organizing a good hill for itself.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was reported on May 13 as the cover article in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience Robotics\u003C\/em\u003E. The work was supported by the NASA National Robotics Initiative and the Army Research Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA robot built by NASA\u0026rsquo;s Johnson Space Center pioneered the ability to spin its wheels, sweep the surface with those wheels and lift each of its wheeled appendages where necessary, creating a broad range of potential motions. Using in-house 3D printers, the Georgia Tech researchers collaborated with the Johnson Space Center to re-create those capabilities in a scaled-down vehicle with four wheeled appendages driven by 12 different motors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The rover was developed with a modular mechatronic architecture, commercially available components, and a minimal number of parts,\u0026rdquo; said Siddharth Shrivastava, an undergraduate student in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;This enabled our team to use our robot as a robust laboratory tool and focus our efforts on exploring creative and interesting experiments without worrying about damaging the rover, service downtime, or hitting performance limitations.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe rover\u0026rsquo;s broad range of movements gave the research team an opportunity to test many variations that were studied using granular drag force measurements and modified Resistive Force Theory. Shrivastava and School of Physics Ph.D. candidate Andras Karsai began with the gaits explored by the NASA RP15 robot, and were able to experiment with locomotion schemes that could not have been tested on a full-size rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers also tested their experimental gaits on slopes designed to simulate planetary and lunar hills using a fluidized bed system known as SCATTER (Systematic Creation of Arbitrary Terrain and Testing of Exploratory Robots) that could be tilted to evaluate the role of controlling the granular substrate. Karsai and Shrivastava collaborated with Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin, a postdoctoral research fellow in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s lab, to study the rover motion in the SCATTER test facility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;By creating a small robot with capabilities similar to the RP15 rover, we could test the principles of locomoting with various gaits in a controlled laboratory environment,\u0026rdquo; Karsai said. \u0026ldquo;In our tests, we primarily varied the gait, the locomotion medium, and the slope the robot had to climb. We quickly iterated over many gait strategies and terrain conditions to examine the phenomena that emerged.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the paper, the authors describe a gait that allowed the rover to climb a steep slope with the front wheels stirring up the granular material \u0026ndash; poppy seeds for the lab testing \u0026ndash; and pushing them back toward the rear wheels. The rear wheels wiggled from side-to-side, lifting and spinning to create a motion that resembles paddling in water. The material pushed to the back wheels effectively changed the slope the rear wheels had to climb, allowing the rover to make steady progress up a hill that might have stopped a simple wheeled robot.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experiments provided a variation on earlier robophysics work in Goldman\u0026rsquo;s group that involved moving with legs or flippers, which had emphasized disturbing the granular surfaces as little as possible to avoid getting the robot stuck.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In our previous studies of pure legged robots, modeled on animals, we had kind of figured out that the secret was to not make a mess,\u0026rdquo; said Goldman. \u0026ldquo;If you end up making too much of a mess with most robots, you end up just paddling and digging into the granular material. If you want fast locomotion, we found that you should try to keep the material as solid as possible by tweaking the parameters of motion.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut simple motions had proved problematic for Mars rovers, which got stuck in granular materials. Goldman says the gait discovered by Shrivastava, Karsai and Ozkan-Aydin might be able to help future rovers avoid that fate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This combination of lifting and wheeling and paddling, if used properly, provides the ability to maintain some forward progress even if it is slow,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;Through our laboratory experiments, we have shown principles that could lead to improved robustness in planetary exploration \u0026ndash; and even in challenging surfaces on our own planet.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers hope next to scale up the unusual gaits to larger robots, and to explore the idea of studying robots and their localized environments together. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;d like to think about the locomotor and its environment as a single entity,\u0026rdquo; Goldman said. \u0026ldquo;There are certainly some interesting granular and soft matter physics issues to explore.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThough the Mini Rover was designed to study lunar and planetary exploration, the lessons learned could also be applicable to terrestrial locomotion \u0026ndash; an area of interest to the Army Research Laboratory, one of the project\u0026rsquo;s sponsors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This basic research is revealing exciting new approaches for locomotion in complex terrain,\u0026quot; said Dr. Samuel Stanton, program manager, Army Research Office, an element of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command\u0026#39;s Army Research Laboratory. \u0026quot;This could lead to platforms capable of intelligently transitioning between wheeled and legged modes of movement to maintain high operational tempo.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond those already mentioned, the researchers worked with Robert Ambrose and William Bluethmann at NASA, and traveled to NASA JSC to study the full-size NASA RP15 rover.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by the Army Research Office (W911NF-18-1-0120) and the NASA National Robotics Initiative (NNX15AR21G). 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After her first year as a student at Georgia Tech, she interned at Boeing as a systems engineer supporting the Chinook program. On campus, Bishop is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and serves as its conference chair.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBishop is a peer instructor with The Hive, the student organization that runs the Interdisciplinary Design Commons maker space located in the Van Leer Building. 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Of the 69 rulers of the unified Roman Empire, from Augustus (d. 14 CE) to Theodosius (d. 395 CE), 62 percent suffered violent death.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDubbed\u0026nbsp; \u0026quot;the Nerdiest Study of 2019\u0026quot; by \u003Cem\u003EFast Company \u003C\/em\u003Emagazine, Saleh\u0026#39;s piece was reported on by dozens of mainstream publications around the globe. Praise from Saleh\u0026#39;s colleagues in academia was likewise generous.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This paper has the potential to lead to important interdisciplinary work on a central question in Roman history,\u0026quot; wrote one Palgrave Communications reviewer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;[This] has the potential to change how Roman historians think about this topic by showing that unique historical cases can be modeled as instances of a stochastic process,\u0026quot; wrote another reviewer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fact that so many Roman emperors faced violent deaths is a matter of public record, Saleh notes. His analysis focuses more on the length of their individual tenures. Absent term limits, impeachments, and democratic elections, what factors influenced the length of their reigns? Would they be hastened or delayed by their leadership style or by a fault of the particular system of government?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESaleh dug into those question by borrowing from the parlance of reliability engineering, which would look at a system\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;time-to-failure\u0026quot; profile. Instead, he developed each emperor\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;time-to-violent-death\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp; profile to gain insight.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We examined whether there is some structure of underlying randomness in the process [of regicide].\u0026quot; he notes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong other things, Saleh found that two-thirds of all Roman emperors died violently in the first year of their rule. 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stated Dr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EYves Berthelot\u003C\/strong\u003E, the president of Georgia Tech-Lorraine, and vice provost for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s International Initiatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This activity helps to position ASDL@\u0026nbsp;GTL for future research for the EU.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESteve McLaughlin\u003C\/strong\u003E, dean of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair, agreed, adding:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Securing the OASyS project is a very big step forward for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s interactions with the EU and helps establish a path for how other GT entities can work in the region.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ASDL@ GTL effort is led by Dr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDimitri Mavris,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ERegents Professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering and director of ASDL, and\u202fDr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ETurab Zaidi\u003C\/strong\u003E, a lecturer of aerospace engineering at GTL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research involved in this project will be performed by four graduate students over the course of the next year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Zaidi will head the project in Metz and Prof. Mavris and ASDL research engineers will serve as the OASyS advisory board in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are excited about working on this project for Clean Sky 2,\u0026rdquo; commented Mavris. \u0026ldquo;The issues we are addressing are important for the global aviation industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the research involved in OASyS, we will be leveraging ASDL-developed tools and approaches.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Costello\u003C\/strong\u003E, chair of the Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Aerospace Engineering added, \u0026ldquo;We are excited about supporting this research as it helps address issues related to the growth in commercial aviation such as emissions and noise.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EASDL@ GTL was awarded the project through its involvement in the Unit\u0026eacute; Mixte Internationale (UMI 2958), a research partnership housed at GTL created in 2006 by Georgia Tech and France\u0026rsquo;s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished to complement ongoing research at GTL, ASDL@ GTL focuses on research in the areas of complex systems design and integration and system of systems exploration and assessment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We welcome the opportunity for GTL to play a part in the OASyS, which expands the capacity and expertise of our campus to support European research initiatives,\u0026rdquo; said Dr.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAbdallah Ougazzaden\u003C\/strong\u003E, director of GTL.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u2019s Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL) is joining a large-scale initiative to address critical aviation growth issues over the next few decades. 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Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, was one of five finalists and the only one from the United States nominated for a prestigious industrial award presented annually at the international industrial fair Hannover Messe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDas\u0026rsquo; team developed a machine that uses advanced 3D printing technology specifically designed to make ceramic cores and molds used by foundries to cast highly demanding and complex parts such as aircraft turbine engine components.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe machine, called the LAMP\u0026trade; System CPT6060, makes the ceramic pieces directly from a computer-aided design file, drastically reducing the production time when compared with the traditional method of making castings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ceramic cores and molds are in great demand by manufacturers making precision components for a diverse group of applications, including aerospace, energy, biomedical and automotive industries. Traditionally, the process of making the molds involves numerous steps including injection molding a ceramic core, creating a wax model around the core, and using a ceramic slurry to slowly build a shell mold around the wax.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe LAMP machine circumvents that process by fabricating the mold directly from a digital design. In addition to the faster turnaround time, the new technique can reduce the cost of making the molds by as much as 65 percent for new component designs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe development of LAMP technology began in 2007 with funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). In 2012, Das and John Halloran, a professor at the University of Michigan and Das\u0026rsquo; co-principal investigator for the $6.3 million project, formed DDM Systems Inc. to help bring the technology to market.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe LAMP system works by converting a digital design into thousands of high-resolution images that the machine uses to build parts a single 100-micron layer at a time using a slurry mixture of photosensitive binder resin and ceramic particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 3D printer is large enough to simultaneously build numerous parts during one session. Once the resin is removed from the molds, they are ready for use in casting.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAside from its use in fabricating ceramic cores and molds for investment casting, the LAMP system is also capable of 3D printing a variety of other complex pieces from the ceramic slurry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDas, who directs the\u0026nbsp;Direct Digital Manufacturing\u0026nbsp;Laboratory at Georgia Tech, called the environment at the institute crucial to supporting the development of the technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute provided tremendous support,\u0026rdquo; Das said. \u0026ldquo;That allowed me to have the environment, the facilities, and the infrastructure to be able to do this kind of work \u0026ndash; to be able to design and build these pieces of equipment and to really start to put all of these things together to a point where it wasn\u0026rsquo;t just a science project.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe GTMI\u0026rsquo;s reputation for working closely with industrial firms to find innovations also leads to advancements such as LAMP being developed on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Every single day, someone from some industry is here on campus,\u0026rdquo; Das said. \u0026ldquo;Being able to interact with these kinds of people and getting to know what industry needs was extremely important. That doesn\u0026rsquo;t happen simply by people visiting. It happens when you\u0026rsquo;re embedded in an environment that encourages that, and is known for that.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDas also relied on the Georgia Tech Integrated Programs for Startups (GT:IPS), which provides guidance for students and faculty aiming to launch start-up firms to translate discoveries made in labs on campus, as well as VentureLab, which helps create startup companies based on Georgia Tech research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom its beginnings, the project exemplified Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s mission of using research and innovation to educate a host of students during their academic pursuits, Das said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The project played a critical role in the training of Master\u0026rsquo;s and Ph.D. students who participated in the incubation of a groundbreaking technology, a rare opportunity,\u0026rdquo; Das said. \u0026ldquo;And ultimately they all graduated and they\u0026rsquo;re having successful careers elsewhere. So it was a success story from that point as well.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to LAMP technology, DDM Systems is also commercializing a technology called Scanning Laser Epitaxy, which can be used to repair existing aircraft engine parts and build entirely new parts in the most demanding high-temperature alloys through additive manufacturing techniques. The company has licensed both technologies from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile Hannover Messe\u0026rsquo;s 2016 HERMES Award was given to another finalist, Das said the opportunity to showcase DDM\u0026rsquo;s technologies before an international audience represented an important milestone in the evolution of the company.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Becoming the first US company to have received a top 5 nomination in the history of the award led to tremendous recognition, including a meeting with President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as other U.S. and German trade officials,\u0026rdquo; Das said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA 3D printer based on technology developed at Georgia Tech was recently lauded by international industrial technology leaders for the device\u0026rsquo;s faster and less costly method of making ceramic cores and molds used in making aircraft parts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A 3D printer based on technology developed at Georgia Tech was recently lauded by international industrial technology leaders for the device\u2019s faster and less costly method of making ceramic cores and molds used in making aircraft parts."}],"uid":"31758","created_gmt":"2016-05-26 12:56:13","changed_gmt":"2020-01-07 15:34:10","author":"Josh Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"540451":{"id":"540451","type":"image","title":"Suman Das","body":null,"created":"1464706800","gmt_created":"2016-05-31 15:00:00","changed":"1475895329","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:29","alt":"Suman Das","file":{"fid":"89592","name":"dsc_4520.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_4520.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_4520.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":167078,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_4520.jpg?itok=iaF2GxgS"}},"540441":{"id":"540441","type":"image","title":"Suman Das","body":null,"created":"1464706800","gmt_created":"2016-05-31 15:00:00","changed":"1475895329","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:29","alt":"Suman Das","file":{"fid":"89591","name":"dsc_4474.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_4474.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_4474.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":381460,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_4474.jpg?itok=RKhWu7cc"}},"540801":{"id":"540801","type":"image","title":"Suman Das","body":null,"created":"1464710400","gmt_created":"2016-05-31 16:00:00","changed":"1475895331","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:31","alt":"Suman Das","file":{"fid":"89620","name":"p042516ps-0125.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/p042516ps-0125.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/p042516ps-0125.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1561387,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/p042516ps-0125.jpg?itok=u--r23Yt"}}},"media_ids":["540451","540441","540801"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13351","name":"3d printing"},{"id":"57171","name":"additive manufacturing"},{"id":"168939","name":"suman das"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:john.toon@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch News\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["john.toon@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"629922":{"#nid":"629922","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Researchers Preserve and Release Trove of Public, Low-frequency Radio Data","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt AGU\u0026#39;s Fall Meeting, the preeminent international Earth and space science meeting, researchers unveiled the world\u0026#39;s largest database of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF)\/Very Low Frequency (VLF) data. The open-access database is named WALDO, which stands for Worldwide Archive of Low-frequency Data and Observations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearchers will be able to access nearly 1000 terabytes (TB) of data to further scientific efforts in fields like space weather, ionospheric remote sensing, earthquake forecasting, and subterranean prospecting. Space weather effects can produce anything from beautiful auroras in the night sky to destructive effects on power grids and satellites, so both scientists and engineers are motivated to understand them and ultimately predict them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe work to preserve hundreds of terabytes of ELF\/VLF\u0026nbsp;electromagnetic wave\u0026nbsp;measurements and open it for researchers worldwide is a joint project of Stanford University, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Colorado Denver with support from the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;It\u0026#39;s exciting that we saved this data all these years because right now is the time when it is becoming most valuable with advances in computing power, Big Data algorithms and artificial intelligence,\u0026quot; said Mark Golkowski, Ph.D., professor of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Design and Computing, CU Denver.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGolkowski and Morris Cohen, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech, initiated the WALDO project as the culmination of a legacy that began at Stanford following World War II. Professor Robert Helliwell pioneered the field and the use of large antennas to capture\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/techxplore.com\/tags\/low+frequency\/\u0022\u003Elow-frequency\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;radio waves in remote locations like Antarctica and Alaska to study the complex physics of near-Earth space. Helliwell at Stanford eventually passed the torch to Professor Umran Inan, who served as advisor to Golkowski and Cohen when they were students in his research program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;If there is one thing our advisor instilled in us, it was the sanctity of high-quality science observations and the importance of preserving them.\u0026quot; says Golkowski. \u0026quot;Unfortunately, this kind of archival work is often put on the back burner and it\u0026#39;s only later that people say, \u0026#39;if only we had data from 10 years ago, we would know if this was an anomaly or not.\u0026#39; Losing data is like the burning of the library at Alexandria. When it\u0026#39;s gone, it\u0026#39;s gone.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor years, researchers have transferred data from magnetic tapes to CDs to DVDs as technology advanced and outdated storage methods threatened the data. The advent of massive cloud storage has the added benefit of making the data accessible to researchers all over the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough the efforts of Golkowski and Cohen and their students, nearly 80,000 DVDs of data are uploading to the cloud. At the time of the meeting, 200TB of data is uploaded, with another 800 TB to go.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile most data is from the last 20 years, some recordings date back to the 1970s and 80s.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWALDO will also be a living repository, capturing ongoing data being collected by Georgia Tech and the University of Colorado Denver. For example, data collected during the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse will be publicly available.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The recordings capture a snapshot of the Earth\u0026#39;s quickly changing atmosphere and space environment, which is why the effort to maintain the data we already have is crucial for future research. It\u0026#39;s shown me the effort necessary as a civilization to keep from losing the past,\u0026quot; says Cohen. \u0026quot;While there is no question that the data on WALDO is a record of the planet\u0026#39;s past and can inform on its present, anybody with experience in data analysis knows that one often has to comb through a lot of noise and lackluster observations to find the gem that will advance knowledge.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This was the inspiration for the \u0026#39;WALDO\u0026#39; name based on the children\u0026#39;s cartoon character always hiding among the masses in his characteristic sweater,\u0026quot; says Golkowski.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGolkowski and Cohen hope that opening up the database will inspire new discoveries and new uses for the datasets. Ever improving computational power and data algorithms will no doubt play a role.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We have a sense of the known unknowns. But who knows who many unknown unknowns are still out there. By making this data public, our hope is for other researchers to use these data sets in ways we haven\u0026#39;t imagined yet,\u0026quot; said Cohen, who applied WALDO data and found that signals at 60 Hz and its harmonics\u0026mdash;the annoying noise that comes from power grids\u0026mdash;can be used as a diagnostic for power grids and cybersecurity systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt CU Denver, Golkowski has used ELF observations of lightning to diagnose the upper lower atmosphere, which could eventually improve communication systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Finally!,\u0026quot; quipped Cohen, \u0026quot;We have an answer to the question \u0026lsquo;Where\u0026#39;s WALDO?\u0026rsquo;\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E Rachel Sturtz, University of Colorado Denver\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDetailed captions for images:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis map illustrates the global reach of the WALDO dataset. These sites will be on the data repository. Image provided by Morris Cohen, Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis antenna installation was one of many used to collect the very low frequency radio data for WALDO. 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The order of presentation was alphabetized for the College of Sciences website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur universe is still full of unknowns. How did it begin? Is there life beyond our planet?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe don\u0026rsquo;t have all the answers \u0026mdash; despite new discoveries and new ways of thinking about and exploring Earth, our solar system, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcross Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus, hundreds of women are crunching numbers on whiteboards, building spacecraft, running computer simulations, developing international policy, and exploring how human experiences in space are reimagined through science fiction. The inquisitive explorers are looking skyward for answers to these and other cosmic questions, taking on the challenge to investigate the great unknowns of space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith Atlanta hosting the Miss Universe competition this weekend (Dec. 7-8), we want the world to meet the women right here at Tech who are exploring the universe, each in her own exciting way. They are our very own cadre who give new meaning to the title \u0026ldquo;Miss Universe\u0026quot; in 2019. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EDAWN ANDREWS, Ph.D. candidate, Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an undergraduate and master\u0026rsquo;s student, she\u0026rsquo;s already done four rotations with SpaceX. She has also already been a hardware-responsible engineer \u0026mdash; she designed a specific component of a launched vehicle and monitored it after it was sent to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAndrews works in the Space System Designs Lab at Georgia Tech and has played an integral role in projects that have been launched to space, including RANGE \u0026mdash; a cube satellite developed to improve spacecraft positioning in space using GPS, atomic clocks, and laser ranging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe\u0026rsquo;s now focused on building hardware, currently at work on the Lunar Flashlight program developing a propulsion system for a satellite that will help scan for evidence of water on the moon. These will be some of the first small-scale satellites and scientific payloads to be sent here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re building this at a lab here at Georgia Tech. We\u0026rsquo;re going through the NASA design reviews. We are the responsible engineers for this mission. It\u0026rsquo;s so exciting to say my name is on that and it\u0026rsquo;s going to go to the moon.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My career will start with SpaceX and I will continue to work on hardware design with the commercial space program. This means I\u0026rsquo;ll be genuinely starting my dream job.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ETAMARA BOGDANOVIC, associate professor, School of Physics\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We want to understand how these black holes work. At this point we don\u0026rsquo;t have a way of making one, or knowing how to control one, but in the future that could become very important for us. That\u0026rsquo;s just part of what I\u0026rsquo;m researching.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 studies how black holes interact with their environment and with each other. She is a theorist, which means she spends a lot of time doing calculations and building models \u0026mdash; using computer simulations to model the things in space that we cannot see. She also teaches undergraduate courses on black holes, relativity, and astrophysics at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We think that pretty much every galaxy in the universe hosts a super massive black hole at the center. We know that massive stars end their lives as black holes. Black holes are so fascinating because they can affect everything else we study in space. Black holes create conditions for a lot of energy and radiation to be released. It could become so hot that its host galaxy can no longer form stars,\u0026rdquo; she explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 collaborates with researchers in Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Relativistic Astrophysics. She also teaches in the College of Sciences and was last year\u0026rsquo;s recipient of the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Black holes are very efficient at extracting energy from gas that spirals into it \u0026mdash; much more efficient than nuclear reaction, currently our most effective extracting energy. Imagine if we figure out how to harness that capability from black holes.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EMARIEL BOROWITZ, assistant professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve been intrigued about space since the 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;grade.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz studied aerospace engineering as an undergraduate at MIT. She went on to earn a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in international science and technology policy from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Maryland. She combines these fields at Georgia Tech as a researcher and teacher examining the intersections of international policy and space exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think having an awareness about how decisions are made matters. What is the legal structure? What funding is available? What other countries can we work with and what are their technical availabilities? Our next stop is probably the moon, and part of that is because that\u0026rsquo;s where every other country wants to go,\u0026rdquo; Borowitz says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe looks in-depth at international space policy issues, including international cooperation in Earth-observing satellites and satellite data-sharing policies, human space exploration strategy, and developments in space security and space situational awareness.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It looks like the commercial companies SpaceX and Boeing are about a year away from launching humans to space. It will be so fascinating to see what happens with that and what it means for space travel.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz served as a policy analyst for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. from 2016 to 2018. Her book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOpen Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data\u003C\/em\u003E, was published by MIT Press in 2017. Keeping one eye on the stars has led her to a successful career.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Whatever your passion is, just keep following it and see where it takes you.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ELAURA CADONATI, professor, School of Physics\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaura Cadonati is a professor in the School of Physics and has been featured on CNN, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, and the BBC for her research on intergalactic phenomena. She\u0026rsquo;s also part of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) team from Georgia Tech that helped discover gravitational waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree of Cadonati\u0026rsquo;s publications, with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which appeared in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Letters\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAstrophysical Journal Letters,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;helped usher in the era of multi-messenger gravitational-wave astronomy. The papers chronicled LIGO\u0026rsquo;s first detection of a gravitational wave\u0026nbsp;produced by the merger of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.aps.org\/featured-article-pdf\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.116.061102\u0022\u003Eblack holes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2015, the result of two black holes crashing into each other nearly 1.5 billion years ago. The waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime, were originally predicted in 1915 by Albert Einstein in his general theory of relativity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Those were huge milestones. These initial detections opened a new window of the universe and gave us our first glimpse,\u0026rdquo; says Cadonati. \u0026ldquo;This new chapter will allow us to create a path that will bring our field to its full potential.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELIGO has continued scanning space for evidence. Earlier this year detectors registered gravitational waves from what appears likely to be a crash between two neutron stars \u0026mdash; the dense remnants of massive stars that had exploded. They also believe to have detected a wave that resulted from the collision of a neutron star and black hole, an event never before witnessed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati was appointed as LIGO\u0026rsquo;s first-ever deputy spokesperson. She also fosters new LIGO collaborations with partners around the world as the group continues to explore the data pouring in from activity in outer space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter a short break for upgrades in November, LIGO\u0026rsquo;s observatories are back up and running. That means Cadonati and her team have more numbers to crunch. But for now, each new detection brings the chance for new insight into the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The future is gravitational-wave bright!\u0026rdquo; she exclaims.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESARA MILLER, Ph.D. candidate, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt started with family vacations to space centers and museums. That led to a summer high school experience with NASA. She says she was hooked on the great beyond. Then Miller ended up at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an undergraduate, she worked on plasma propulsion engineering projects with NASA \u0026mdash; one of six rotations with the agency. Two took place at NASA Johnson, three at NASA Glenn, and one at NASA Marshall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMiller has rocketed into research. Specifically, she is aiming to better understand the degradation of spacecraft electric propulsion engines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Operating these engines in the harsh environment of outer space over extended periods of time leads to a deterioration of engine materials, which is often the life-limiting process for electric propulsion systems. Understanding the mechanisms behind engine degradation will allow us to build better propulsion systems that can operate longer, pushing spacecraft farther into space than we\u0026#39;ve ever been,\u0026rdquo; Miller says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn her first year of graduate school, she was recognized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for being the only student author working with a team of fulltime NASA employees (on research about the International Space Station\u0026rsquo;s electrical power system.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESUSANA MORRIS, assistant professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;To be black and not only envision yourself in the future but at the center of the future \u0026mdash; to be the agent and subject of the future, and not relegated to the primeval past, used as props or pawns, or disappeared altogether \u0026mdash; is an act of resistance and liberation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a young child, Morris says she started exploring worlds beyond our own, and even outside our reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I voraciously read everything I could get my hands on but was particularly drawn to science fiction and fantasy. I loved\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStars Wars\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EStar Trek\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and was generally a nerd. There came a point, however, when my emerging racial consciousness collided with my love of sci-fi and I wondered, where\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eare\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;all the black people in the future?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMorris says she remembered Nichelle Nichols, Billy Dee Williams, and Whoopi Goldberg, but largely saw a lack of representation in science fiction, and her interest waned. It wasn\u0026rsquo;t until high school that she discovered the work of Octavia Butler (\u003Cem\u003EParable of the Sower\u003C\/em\u003E) that sparked Morris\u0026rsquo; interest in what she now understands as Afrofuturism.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am a scholar of black feminism, black media studies, and Afrofuturism. 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The order of presentation was alphabetized for the College of Sciences website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur universe is still full of unknowns. How did it begin? Is there life beyond our planet?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe don\u0026rsquo;t have all the answers \u0026mdash; despite new discoveries and new ways of thinking about and exploring Earth, our solar system, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAcross Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s campus, hundreds of women are crunching numbers on whiteboards, building spacecraft, running computer simulations, developing international policy, and exploring how human experiences in space are reimagined through science fiction. The inquisitive explorers are looking skyward for answers to these and other cosmic questions, taking on the challenge to investigate the great unknowns of space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith Atlanta hosting the Miss Universe competition this weekend (Dec. 7-8), we want the world to meet the women right here at Tech who are exploring the universe, each in her own exciting way. They are our very own cadre who give new meaning to the title \u0026ldquo;Miss Universe\u0026quot; in 2019. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EDAWN ANDREWS, Ph.D. candidate, aerospace engineering\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an undergraduate and master\u0026rsquo;s student, she\u0026rsquo;s already done four rotations with SpaceX. She has also already been a hardware-responsible engineer \u0026mdash; she designed a specific component of a launched vehicle and monitored it after it was sent to space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAndrews works in the Space System Designs Lab at Georgia Tech and has played an integral role in projects that have been launched to space, including RANGE \u0026mdash; a cube satellite developed to improve spacecraft positioning in space using GPS, atomic clocks, and laser ranging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe\u0026rsquo;s now focused on building hardware, currently at work on the Lunar Flashlight program developing a propulsion system for a satellite that will help scan for evidence of water on the moon. These will be some of the first small-scale satellites and scientific payloads to be sent here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re building this at a lab here at Georgia Tech. We\u0026rsquo;re going through the NASA design reviews. We are the responsible engineers for this mission. It\u0026rsquo;s so exciting to say my name is on that and it\u0026rsquo;s going to go to the moon.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My career will start with SpaceX and I will continue to work on hardware design with the commercial space program. This means I\u0026rsquo;ll be genuinely starting my dream job.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ETAMARA BOGDANOVIC, associate professor, School of Physics\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We want to understand how these black holes work. At this point we don\u0026rsquo;t have a way of making one, or knowing how to control one, but in the future that could become very important for us. That\u0026rsquo;s just part of what I\u0026rsquo;m researching.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 studies how black holes interact with their environment and with each other. She is a theorist, which means she spends a lot of time doing calculations and building models \u0026mdash; using computer simulations to model the things in space that we cannot see. She also teaches undergraduate courses on black holes, relativity, and astrophysics at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We think that pretty much every galaxy in the universe hosts a super massive black hole at the center. We know that massive stars end their lives as black holes. Black holes are so fascinating because they can affect everything else we study in space. Black holes create conditions for a lot of energy and radiation to be released. It could become so hot that its host galaxy can no longer form stars,\u0026rdquo; she explains.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBogdanovi\u0107 collaborates with researchers in Tech\u0026rsquo;s Center for Relativistic Astrophysics. She also teaches in the College of Sciences and was last year\u0026rsquo;s recipient of the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Black holes are very efficient at extracting energy from gas that spirals into it \u0026mdash; much more efficient than nuclear reaction, currently our most effective extracting energy. Imagine if we figure out how to harness that capability from black holes.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EMARIEL BOROWITZ, assistant professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve been intrigued about space since the 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;grade.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz studied aerospace engineering as an undergraduate at MIT. She went on to earn a master\u0026rsquo;s degree in international science and technology policy from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Maryland. She combines these fields at Georgia Tech as a researcher and teacher examining the intersections of international policy and space exploration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I think having an awareness about how decisions are made matters. What is the legal structure? What funding is available? What other countries can we work with and what are their technical availabilities? Our next stop is probably the moon, and part of that is because that\u0026rsquo;s where every other country wants to go,\u0026rdquo; Borowitz says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe looks in-depth at international space policy issues, including international cooperation in Earth-observing satellites and satellite data-sharing policies, human space exploration strategy, and developments in space security and space situational awareness.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It looks like the commercial companies SpaceX and Boeing are about a year away from launching humans to space. It will be so fascinating to see what happens with that and what it means for space travel.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz served as a policy analyst for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. from 2016 to 2018. Her book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EOpen Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data\u003C\/em\u003E, was published by MIT Press in 2017. Keeping one eye on the stars has led her to a successful career.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Whatever your passion is, just keep following it and see where it takes you.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ELAURA CADONATI, professor, School of Physics\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaura Cadonati is a professor in the School of Physics and has been featured on CNN, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, and the BBC for her research on intergalactic phenomena. She\u0026rsquo;s also part of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) team from Georgia Tech that helped discover gravitational waves.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree of Cadonati\u0026rsquo;s publications, with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which appeared in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPhysical Review Letters\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAstrophysical Journal Letters,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;helped usher in the era of multi-messenger gravitational-wave astronomy. The papers chronicled LIGO\u0026rsquo;s first detection of a gravitational wave\u0026nbsp;produced by the merger of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.aps.org\/featured-article-pdf\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.116.061102\u0022\u003Eblack holes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2015, the result of two black holes crashing into each other nearly 1.5 billion years ago. The waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime, were originally predicted in 1915 by Albert Einstein in his general theory of relativity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Those were huge milestones. These initial detections opened a new window of the universe and gave us our first glimpse,\u0026rdquo; says Cadonati. \u0026ldquo;This new chapter will allow us to create a path that will bring our field to its full potential.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELIGO has continued scanning space for evidence. Earlier this year detectors registered gravitational waves from what appears likely to be a crash between two neutron stars \u0026mdash; the dense remnants of massive stars that had exploded. They also believe to have detected a wave that resulted from the collision of a neutron star and black hole, an event never before witnessed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECadonati was appointed as LIGO\u0026rsquo;s first-ever deputy spokesperson. She also fosters new LIGO collaborations with partners around the world as the group continues to explore the data pouring in from activity in outer space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter a short break for upgrades in November, LIGO\u0026rsquo;s observatories are back up and running. That means Cadonati and her team have more numbers to crunch. But for now, each new detection brings the chance for new insight into the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The future is gravitational-wave bright!\u0026rdquo; she exclaims.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ESARA MILLER, Ph.D. candidate, aerospace engineering\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt started with family vacations to space centers and museums. That led to a summer high school experience with NASA. She says she was hooked on the great beyond. Then Miller ended up at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an undergraduate, she worked on plasma propulsion engineering projects with NASA \u0026mdash; one of six rotations with the agency. Two took place at NASA Johnson, three at NASA Glenn, and one at NASA Marshall.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMiller has rocketed into research. Specifically, she is aiming to better understand the degradation of spacecraft electric propulsion engines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Operating these engines in the harsh environment of outer space over extended periods of time leads to a deterioration of engine materials, which is often the life-limiting process for electric propulsion systems. 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The current agreement is for 5 years, from 2018 until 2022. ASDL Europe is led by Professor\u202fDimitri Mavris (Georgia Tech), S.P. Langley Distinguished Regents Professor, and by\u202fDr. Turab Zaidi (Georgia Tech-Lorraine), Lecturer of Aerospace Engineering. The research activities are currently funding streams to initiate research work. They recently submitted an application to the European project \u0026ldquo;Clean Sky,\u0026rdquo; aimed at decreasing engine emissions from commercial aviation in Europe. In conjunction with the ASDL, masters and PhD students in Aerospace Engineering will now be able to study at Georgia Tech-Lorraine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL Europe) joined GT-CNRS 2958 as a European entity under the framework of the international research partnership between Georgia Tech and the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). The current agreement is for 5 years, from 2018 until 2022. ASDL Europe is led by Professor\u202fDimitri Mavris (Georgia Tech), S.P. Langley Distinguished Regents Professor, and by\u202fDr. Turab Zaidi (Georgia Tech-Lorraine), Lecturer of Aerospace Engineering. The research activities are currently funding streams to initiate research work. They recently submitted an application to the European project \u0026ldquo;Clean Sky,\u0026rdquo; aimed at decreasing engine emissions from commercial aviation in Europe. In conjunction with the ASDL, masters and PhD students in Aerospace Engineering will now be able to study at Georgia Tech-Lorraine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ASDL Europe (Aerospace Systems Design Lab) joins GT-CNRS UMI 2958 to initiate aerospace research in Europe. 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In order to further develop the quantum eco-system at Georgia Tech, the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology has awarded a multidisciplinary team a seed fund for the establishment of the Georgia Tech Quantum Alliance (GTQA) under the leadership of Professor Martin Mourigal (Georgia Tech - Physics) and Professor Arijit Raychowdhury (Georgia Tech - Electrical and Computer Engineering).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program seeks to pave the way towards solving computationally hard and challenging problems in optimization, cryptography, and artificial intelligence; but also allow scientists and engineers to better understand matter, material systems and the electronic state of quantum many-body systems. The team\u0026rsquo;s multi- and cross-disciplinary efforts will span from the individual electronic, atomic and photonic quantum devices to machines and algorithms for quantum computing and sensing applications. Interactions between campus researchers and GTRI will be at the heart of the activities.\u0026nbsp; The Georgia Tech Quantum Alliance will also serve as a portal to respond to federal funding opportunities, partner with industry and other institutions, and participate in the training of Georgia Tech students for the quantum workforce.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":". 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Researchers, nonprofit organizations and others who do not directly profit from the use of this data are most likely to be affected.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz recently spent two years at NASA and witnessed both the development of systems that will dramatically increase data collection and debates about future data storage. She recently authored a book, \u003Cem\u003EOpen Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data\u003C\/em\u003E, published by MIT Press.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe would like to see the agencies that provide data continue to shoulder the costs, up to some \u0026ldquo;reasonable level,\u0026rdquo; to ensure that the data continues to be readily available to all users. As an alternative to commercial services, some agencies are considering development of their own, custom-built cloud solutions, and will have to weigh the cost of benefits of the different options. There will also be technical, organizational and policy issues to consider.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Agencies are taking seriously issues of security and long-term preservation of data,\u0026rdquo; Borowitz added. \u0026ldquo;When working with commercial providers, some are concerned about the possibility of getting \u0026lsquo;locked in\u0026rsquo; to one provider, due to the large costs of migrating data from one system to another. It is possible that costs and capabilities could change over time. On the other hand, commercial cloud providers have large workforces and extensive infrastructure that allow them to provide services and capabilities well beyond what any one agency would be able to maintain.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz notes that most agencies have not made final decisions about their cloud-based programs, so there should be adequate time to work through these issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Most agencies that make data publicly available, particularly science agencies, are already discussing and\/or beginning to make the transition to cloud systems,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;However, these programs \u0026ndash; at agencies like NSF, NIH, NASA and NOAA \u0026ndash; are still in their early phases, and there is still opportunity for feedback to be provided and adjustments to the programs to be made.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe existence of fees for access to government data is not without precedent, but Borowitz argues that past experience suggests that user fees result in significantly less use. Before Landsat data \u0026ndash; satellite imagery of Earth \u0026ndash; was made freely available in 2008, no more than 25,000 images a year were purchased from the collection. \u0026ldquo;Within a few years of implementing the free and open data policy, the government was distributing 250,000 images a month,\u0026rdquo; she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat number provides a suggestion of what the often cash-strapped agencies are dealing with. According to the paper, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) houses more than 100 petabytes (PB) of data and generates more than 30 PB per year from satellites, radars, computer models and other sources. NASA projects that its archive will grow to 250 PB by 2025. And the amount of genomic data at the National Institutes of Health is growing exponentially.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA petabyte is 1,024 terabytes, or a million gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1,024 megabtyes. 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While agencies may have different strategies, these new partnerships could result in user fees levied on downloads and analyses performed on the data while it remains in the cloud.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWriting in a policy forum article published February 8 in the journal \u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E, a Georgia Institute of Technology space policy researcher who studies such data use urges caution about the design of these commercial cloud partnerships and possible imposition of user fees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Under the current system, free and open government data is used by scientists to conduct research, by entrepreneurs to create new businesses, and by citizens and other organizations to promote government transparency,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/mariel-borowitz\u0022\u003EMariel Borowitz\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;If users must pay fees to download or analyze the data, this will decrease the ability of these users to access and work with data. Past experience suggest that the impacts of this decrease in data use could be large \u0026ndash; both for individual users and for society as a whole.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMoving data to commercial cloud systems would likely provide broader access and more efficient analysis options, but she cautions those advantages could be offset by the cost, particularly for organizations with small budgets.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Agencies risk losing some of the benefits of this transition by not budgeting for the costs associated with data downloads and analysis, up to a reasonable level,\u0026rdquo; Borowitz said. \u0026ldquo;Many who would be interested in using the data may not be able to pay the associated fees. Researchers, nonprofit organizations and others who do not directly profit from the use of this data are most likely to be affected.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBorowitz recently spent two years at NASA and witnessed both the development of systems that will dramatically increase data collection and debates about future data storage. She recently authored a book, \u003Cem\u003EOpen Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data\u003C\/em\u003E, published by MIT Press.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe would like to see the agencies that provide data continue to shoulder the costs, up to some \u0026ldquo;reasonable level,\u0026rdquo; to ensure that the data continues to be readily available to all users. As an alternative to commercial services, some agencies are considering development of their own, custom-built cloud solutions, and will have to weigh the cost of benefits of the different options. 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A policy paper published February 7 in the journal Science urges caution about the design of these commercial cloud partnerships and possible imposition of user fees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A space policy researcher urges caution on the design of commercial cloud contracts for hosting federal agency data."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2019-02-07 18:51:07","changed_gmt":"2019-02-08 18:00:11","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"617491":{"id":"617491","type":"image","title":"Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment","body":null,"created":"1549564607","gmt_created":"2019-02-07 18:36:47","changed":"1549564607","gmt_changed":"2019-02-07 18:36:47","alt":"Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment","file":{"fid":"235037","name":"commercial-cloud-003.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/commercial-cloud-003.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/commercial-cloud-003.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":268166,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/commercial-cloud-003.jpg?itok=1txe7q1U"}},"617492":{"id":"617492","type":"image","title":"Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment (2)","body":null,"created":"1549564727","gmt_created":"2019-02-07 18:38:47","changed":"1549564727","gmt_changed":"2019-02-07 18:38:47","alt":"Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment","file":{"fid":"235038","name":"commercial-cloud-004.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/commercial-cloud-004.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/commercial-cloud-004.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":370818,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/commercial-cloud-004.jpg?itok=psslcI_2"}},"617494":{"id":"617494","type":"image","title":"Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment (vertical)","body":null,"created":"1549564837","gmt_created":"2019-02-07 18:40:37","changed":"1549564837","gmt_changed":"2019-02-07 18:40:37","alt":"Mariel Borowitz with satellite communications equipment","file":{"fid":"235039","name":"commercial-cloud-005.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/commercial-cloud-005.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/commercial-cloud-005.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":572206,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/commercial-cloud-005.jpg?itok=SyOe2PW5"}}},"media_ids":["617491","617492","617494"],"groups":[{"id":"545781","name":"Institute for Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"180450","name":"commercial space"},{"id":"10807","name":"cloud computing"},{"id":"167146","name":"space"},{"id":"438","name":"data"},{"id":"180448","name":"data use"},{"id":"169609","name":"satellite"},{"id":"55511","name":"Mariel Borowitz"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch News\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(404) 894-6986\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"617156":{"#nid":"617156","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Evidence of Contact with Europa Plume Uncovered in Old Spacecraft Data","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers have uncovered a spacecraft\u0026#39;s close encounter with Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s moon Europa. Evidence had been lurking in data obtained 19 years ago by the\u0026nbsp;spacecraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough remote observations, researchers have discovered plumes of water vapor shooting off the surface of Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s moon Europa. These plumes, more than 200 meters high, are reminiscent of the geysers in Yellowstone Park.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELike Earth, the giant planet Jupiter has a strong internal magnetic field. Indeed, if it were visible to the naked eye, the region of space dominated by this magnetic field \u0026ndash; called the magnetosphere of Jupiter \u0026ndash; would be the largest object in our solar system. That\u0026rsquo;s according to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/simon-dr-sven\u0022\u003ESven Simon\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EData collected directly by spacecraft indicate that the plumes locally deform Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s magnetic field near Europa and cause a change in the planet\u0026rsquo;s magnetospheric plasma flow around the Europa. A water vapor plume at Europa leaves a characteristic \u0026ldquo;signature\u0026rdquo; in Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s magnetic field, which can be identified in data from a spacecraft, Simon says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeasurements by spacecraft are limited, however, says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/graduates\/fall-2018-liuzzo\u0022\u003ELucas Liuzzo\u003C\/a\u003E, a postdoctoral researcher working with Simon. A spacecraft can measure the magnetic field only along its one-dimensional trajectory, but the interaction between the plumes and their environment is complex and three-dimensional. Therefore, scientists use simulation models to place one-dimensional observations in the context of a three-dimensional interaction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis approach is used by Simon\u0026rsquo;s group at EAS, called \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pwp.gatech.edu\/svensimon\/\u0022\u003EMOSS (Magnetospheres in the Outer Solar System)\u003C\/a\u003E. Recently, the effort revealed a previously unrecognized encounter between a plume from Europa and a spacecraft almost 20 years ago. The accepted paper was posted Jan. 31, 2019, in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/2018GL081544\u0022\u003EGeophysical Research Letters\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The work received financial support from NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 1989, NASA launched the spacecraft Galileo to study the moons of Jupiter, including Europa. Between 1996 and 2000, Galileo made several close flybys of Europa. On Jan. 3, 2000, the spacecraft completed its final Europa flyby, dubbed E26.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFast forward to 2018. For his Ph.D. project, second-year graduate student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/arnold-hannes\u0022\u003EHannes Arnold\u003C\/a\u003E developed a simulation model of the interaction between Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s magnetospheric plasma and a possible water vapor plume at Europa. Using this model, Arnold analyzed magnetic field data gathered by Galileo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe analysis identified signatures that could not be explained solely by the interaction of Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s magnetic field with Europa, Arnold says. \u0026ldquo;In recent years, we have learned that a plume could potentially be \u0026lsquo;visible\u0026rsquo; in the magnetic field near Europa,\u0026rdquo; he adds. \u0026ldquo;Including a plume in our model was our best guess, but still a shot in the dark.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo identify the origin of these peculiar signatures, Arnold carried out more than 250 simulations of Europa\u0026rsquo;s plasma environment during Galileo\u0026rsquo;s final flyby, E26. He arrived at a groundbreaking conclusion: the magnetic field data from this flyby almost 20 years ago contain\u003Cs\u003Es \u003C\/s\u003Eunambiguous evidence of Galileo\u0026rsquo;s passage through a plume of water vapor, emanating near a distinct fracture line on Europa\u0026rsquo;s surface.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe intense outgassing from the plume locally pushes Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s magnetic field away from Europa, generating a distinct bulge in the magnetic pattern observed by Galileo, Liuzzo says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther scientists have modeled the magnetic field signatures from E26, Simon says, but \u0026ldquo;all of them had overlooked this important feature in the Galileo data.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn combination with a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41550-018-0450-z\u0022\u003E2018 study\u003C\/a\u003E from University of Michigan researchers, the results \u0026ldquo;provide compelling evidence of persistent plume activity at Europa during the Galileo era,\u0026rdquo; Arnold says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They have immediate relevance for the planning of synergistic measurements during upcoming missions that aim to further characterize plume activity at Europa through in-situ observations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFigure Caption\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeometry of the Galileo E26 flyby of Europa as seen (a) from the upstream, Jupiter-averted side and (b) when looking from the Europa\u0026rsquo;s southern hemisphere. 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However, we do not know how these monster black holes formed.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENew research led by researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dcu.ie\/\u0022\u003EDublin City University\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/msu.edu\/\u0022\u003EMichigan State University\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ucsd.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity of California at San Diego\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sdsc.edu\/\u0022\u003ESan Diego Supercomputer Center\u003C\/a\u003E and IBM provides a new and extremely promising avenue for solving this cosmic riddle. The team showed that when galaxies assemble extremely rapidly \u0026ndash; and sometimes violently \u0026ndash; that can lead to the formation of very massive black holes. In these rare galaxies, normal star formation is disrupted and black hole formation takes over.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new study finds that massive black holes form in dense starless regions that are growing rapidly, turning upside down the long-accepted belief that massive black hole formation was limited to regions bombarded by the powerful radiation of nearby galaxies. Conclusions of the simulation-based study, reported January 23\u0026nbsp;in the journal \u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E and supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, the European Union and NASA, also finds that massive black holes are much more common in the universe than previously thought.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe key criteria for determining where massive black holes formed during the universe\u0026rsquo;s infancy relates to the rapid growth of pre-galactic gas clouds that are the forerunners of all present-day galaxies, meaning that most supermassive black holes have a common origin forming in this newly discovered scenario, said \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\/user\/john-wise\u0022\u003EJohn Wise\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Physics and the paper\u0026rsquo;s corresponding author. Dark matter collapses into halos that are the gravitational glue for all galaxies. Early rapid growth of these halos prevented the formation of stars that would have competed with black holes for gaseous matter flowing into the area.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In this study, we have uncovered a totally new mechanism that sparks the formation of massive black holes in particular dark matter halos,\u0026rdquo; Wise said. \u0026ldquo;Instead of just considering radiation, we need to look at how quickly the halos grow. We don\u0026rsquo;t need that much physics to understand it \u0026ndash; just how the dark matter is distributed and how gravity will affect that. Forming a massive black hole requires being in a rare region with an intense convergence of matter.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen the research team found these black hole formation sites in the simulation they were at first stumped, said John Regan, research fellow in the Centre for Astrophysics and Relativity in Dublin City University. The previously accepted paradigm was that massive black holes could only form when exposed to high levels of nearby radiation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Previous theories suggested this should only happen when the sites were exposed to high levels of star-formation killing radiation,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;As we delved deeper, we saw that these sites were undergoing a period of extremely rapid growth. That was the key. The violent and turbulent nature of the rapid assembly, the violent crashing together of the galaxy\u0026rsquo;s foundations during the galaxy\u0026rsquo;s birth prevented normal star formation and led to perfect conditions for black hole formation instead. This research shifts the previous paradigm and opens up a whole new area of research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe earlier theory relied on intense ultraviolet radiation from a nearby galaxy to inhibit the formation of stars in the black hole-forming halo, said Michael Norman, director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego and one of the work\u0026rsquo;s authors. \u0026ldquo;While UV radiation is still a factor, our work has shown that it is not the dominant factor, at least in our simulations,\u0026rdquo; he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research was based on the Renaissance Simulation suite, a 70-terabyte data set created on the Blue Waters supercomputer between 2011 and 2014 to help scientists understand how the universe evolved during its early years. To learn more about specific regions where massive black holes were likely to develop, the researchers examined the simulation data and found ten specific dark matter halos that should have formed stars given their masses but only contained a dense gas cloud. Using the Stampede2 supercomputer, they then re-simulated two of those halos \u0026ndash; each about 2,400 light-years across \u0026ndash; at much higher resolution to understand details of what was happening in them 270 million years after the Big Bang.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was only in these overly-dense regions of the universe that we saw these black holes forming,\u0026rdquo; Wise said. \u0026ldquo;The dark matter creates most of the gravity, and then the gas falls into that gravitational potential, where it can form stars or a massive black hole.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Renaissance Simulations are the most comprehensive simulations of the earliest stages of the gravitational assembly of the pristine gas composed of hydrogen and helium and cold dark matter leading to the formation of the first stars and galaxies. They use a technique known as adaptive mesh refinement to zoom in on dense clumps forming stars or black holes. In addition, they cover a large enough region of the early universe to form thousands of objects\u0026mdash;a requirement if one is interested in rare objects, as is the case here. \u0026ldquo;The high resolution, rich physics and large sample of collapsing halos were all needed to achieve this result,\u0026rdquo; said Norman.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe improved resolution of the simulation done for two candidate regions allowed the scientists to see turbulence and the inflow of gas and clumps of matter forming as the black hole precursors began to condense and spin. Their growth rate was dramatic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Astronomers observe supermassive black holes that have grown to a billion solar masses in 800 million years,\u0026rdquo; Wise said. \u0026ldquo;Doing that required an intense convergence of mass in that region. You would expect that in regions where galaxies were forming at very early times.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother aspect of the research is that the halos that give birth to black holes may be more common than previously believed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;An exciting component of this work is the discovery that these types of halos, though rare, may be common enough,\u0026rdquo; said Brian O\u0026rsquo;Shea, a professor at Michigan State University.\u0026nbsp; \u0026ldquo;We predict that this scenario would happen enough to be the origin of the most massive black holes that are observed, both early in the universe and in galaxies at the present day.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFuture work with these simulations will look at the lifecycle of these massive black hole formation galaxies, studying the formation, growth and evolution of the first massive black holes across time. \u0026ldquo;Our next goal is to probe the further evolution of these exotic objects. Where are these black holes today? Can we detect evidence of them in the local Universe or with gravitational waves?\u0026rdquo; Regan asked.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor these new answers, the research team \u0026ndash; and others \u0026ndash; may return to the simulations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Renaissance Simulations are sufficiently rich that other discoveries can be made using data already computed,\u0026rdquo; said Norman. \u0026ldquo;For this reason we have created a public archive at SDSC containing called the Renaissance Simulations Laboratory where others can pursue questions of their own.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis research was supported by the National Science Foundation through grants PHY-1430152, AST-1514700, AST-161433 and OAC-1835213, by NASA grants NNX12AC98G, 147 NNX15AP39G, and NNX17AG23G, and by Hubble theory grants HST-AR-13261.01, HST-AR-14315.001, and HST-AR-14326. This project has received funding from the European Union\u0026#39;s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 699941 (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;SmartStars). The simulation was performed on the Blue Waters supercomputer operated by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) with PRAC allocation support by the NSF (awards ACI-0832662, ACI-1238993 and ACI-1514580). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor organizations.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: John H. 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These gravitational waves carry information about their origins, potentially offering a new way to observe the cosmos. Three years ago, however, researchers didn\u0026rsquo;t know if this first observation was merely an anomaly or part of a widespread phenomenon that could teach us about the population of black holes in the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA dozen Georgia Tech faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and students participated with hundreds of other researchers in the National Science Foundation-sponsored \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ligo.caltech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELIGO\u003C\/a\u003E (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) Scientific Collaboration that reported the first gravitational waves. After the announcement, the work continued, and scientists from around the world have now observed 10 black hole collisions and a merger of two binary neutron stars using LIGO and the European-based Virgo gravitational wave detector.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECatalog of Coalescing Cosmic Objects\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe records of these cataclysmic cosmic events, including four black hole observations disclosed for the first time, have been collected into a catalog released December 1 at the Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop held in College Park, Maryland. Production of the catalog suggests that gravitational wave astronomy will indeed offer astronomers a new way to view the secrets of the universe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The individual black hole detections previously announced allow us to confirm, after many years of searching, that gravitational wave astronomy is a feasible endeavor,\u0026rdquo; said James Alexander Clark, a research scientist in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E (CRA) in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E and a member of the LIGO collaboration. \u0026ldquo;We now know that pairs of massive black holes exist and collide frequently enough for us to detect gravitational waves within a human lifetime. We also know that the instruments and analysis procedures we use are capable of detecting and characterizing gravitational wave sources and we have been able to start probing some basic features of the theory of general relativity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAstronomers do not have the luxury of repeating laboratory experiments to build confidence in their findings, Clark pointed out. \u0026ldquo;Instead, we rely on observing large samples of objects and phenomena spread throughout the universe. By building a \u0026lsquo;census\u0026rsquo; of this population, we are rapidly learning more about how common these objects are, what their general properties are like, and about the diversity of black holes in the universe.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding the Observations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat census should expand more rapidly starting in April 2019 when LIGO begins its next observing run. The two instruments, one in Livingston, Louisiana, and the other in Hanford, Washington, are shut down periodically for upgrades to improve sensitivity. \u0026ldquo;By observing a larger sample of binary black hole sources, we are more likely to find systems with more extreme configurations that allow more stringent tests of our models \u0026mdash; and of general relativity,\u0026rdquo; Clark added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new Gravitational Wave Catalog shows that gravitational waves from powerful cosmic phenomena arrive at the Earth almost once every 15 days of observation, noted Karan Jani, a postdoctoral fellow in the CRA and also a member of the LIGO collaboration. \u0026ldquo;Future releases will provide much stronger tests of Einstein\u0026rsquo;s theory of gravity, and help provide a better understanding of how black holes are formed in the universe.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EData collected on the 10 black hole mergers describe objects that are as much as 100 times more massive than our own sun. Among the reports is a July 29, 2017, signal that represents the most distant, most energetic, and most massive black hole collision detected so far. That collision happened about five billion years ago \u0026mdash; even before the birth of our sun \u0026mdash; and released an amount of energy equivalent to converting almost five solar masses to gravitational radiation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat We Learn from Black Hole Observations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlack holes are among the few objects in the universe massive and dense enough to produce gravitational waves that can be measured, said Sudarshan Ghonge, a CRA graduate student and also a member of the collaboration. But those measurements can be quite worthwhile.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These waves have signatures that depend on the properties of the black holes from which they originated,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;By measuring these waves, we can infer the masses, spin, sky location, and distance from us. It\u0026rsquo;s similar to how you can listen to a sound and roughly figure out where it\u0026rsquo;s coming from, how far away it is, and what\u0026rsquo;s causing it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELIGO works by observing infinitesimally small changes caused by gravitational waves passing through the Earth. The changes affect laser beams traveling through twin four-kilometer arms of the L-shaped observatories. The Hanford and Livingston facilities, separated by 1,865 miles, confirm the observations, as both facilities should detect the waves. Additional information comes from the Virgo facility in Italy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EObserving Runs Produce New Records\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom September 12, 2015, to January 19, 2016, during the first LIGO observing run since undergoing upgrades in a program called Advanced LIGO, gravitational waves from three binary black hole mergers were detected. The second observing run, which lasted from November 30, 2016, to August 25, 2017, yielded one binary neutron star merger and seven additional binary black hole mergers, including the four new gravitational wave events reported December 1. The new events are known as GW170729, GW170809, GW170818 and GW170823, in reference to the dates they were detected.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGW170814 was the first binary black hole merger measured by the three-detector network made possible by collaboration between LIGO and Virgo, and allowed for the first tests of gravitational wave polarization, which is analogous to light polarization.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the new events, GW170818, detected by the global network formed by the LIGO and Virgo observatories, was very precisely pinpointed in the sky. The position of the binary black holes, located 2.5 billion light-years from Earth, was identified in the sky with a precision of 39 square degrees. That makes it the next-best localized gravitational wave source after the GW170817 neutron star merger.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event GW170817, detected three days after GW170814, represented the first time that gravitational waves were observed from the merger of a binary neutron star system. What\u0026#39;s more, this collision was seen in gravitational waves and light, marking an exciting new chapter in multi-messenger astronomy, in which cosmic objects are observed simultaneously in different forms of radiation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvancing Gravitational Wave Observation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The release of four additional binary black hole mergers further informs us of the nature of the population of these binary systems in the universe and better constrains the event rate for these types of events,\u0026rdquo; said Caltech\u0026rsquo;s Albert Lazzarini, deputy director of the LIGO Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;In just one year, LIGO and Virgo working together have dramatically advanced gravitational wave science, and the rate of discovery suggests the most spectacular findings are yet to come,\u0026rdquo; said Denise Caldwell, director of NSF\u0026#39;s Division of Physics. \u0026quot;The accomplishments of NSF\u0026#39;s LIGO and its international partners are a source of pride for the agency, and we expect even greater advances as LIGO\u0026#39;s sensitivity becomes better and better in the coming year.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The next observing run, starting in Spring 2019, should yield many more gravitational wave candidates, and the science the community can accomplish will grow accordingly,\u0026rdquo; said David Shoemaker, spokesperson for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and senior research scientist in MIT\u0026rsquo;s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s an incredibly exciting time.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is gratifying to see the new capabilities that become available through the addition of Advanced Virgo to the global network,\u0026rdquo; said Jo van den Brand of Nikhef (the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics) and VU University Amsterdam, who is the spokesperson for the Virgo Collaboration. \u0026ldquo;Our greatly improved pointing precision will allow astronomers to rapidly find any other cosmic messengers emitted by the gravitational wave sources.\u0026rdquo; The enhanced pointing capability of the LIGO-Virgo network is made possible by exploiting the time delays of the signal arrival at the different sites and the so-called antenna patterns of the interferometers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe scientific papers describing these new findings, which are being initially published on the arXiv repository of electronic preprints, present detailed information in the form of a catalog of all the gravitational wave detections and candidate events of the two observing runs as well as describing the characteristics of the merging black hole population. Most notably, we find that almost all black holes formed from stars are lighter than 45 times the mass of the sun. Thanks to more advanced data processing and better calibration of the instruments, the accuracy of the astrophysical parameters of the previously announced events increased considerably.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdded Georgia Tech professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cadonati.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELaura Cadonati\u003C\/a\u003E, deputy spokesperson for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, \u0026ldquo;These new discoveries were only made possible through the tireless and carefully coordinated work of the detector commissioners at all three observatories, and the scientists around the world responsible for data quality and cleaning, searching for buried signals, and parameter estimation for each candidate \u0026mdash; each a scientific specialty requiring enormous expertise and experience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout LIGO and Virgo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELIGO is funded by NSF and operated by Caltech and MIT, which conceived and built the project. Financial support for the Advanced LIGO project was led by the NSF with Germany (Max Planck Society), the United Kingdom (Science and Technology Facilities Council) and Australia (Australian Research Council-OzGrav) making significant commitments and contributions to the project. More than 1,200 scientists from around the world participate in the effort through the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. A list of additional partners is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ligo.org\/partners.php\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ligo.org\/partners.php\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Virgo Collaboration consists of more than 300 physicists and engineers belonging to 28 different European research groups: six from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France; 11 from the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare in Italy; two in the Netherlands with Nikhef; the MTA Wigner RCP in Hungary; the POLGRAW group in Poland; Spain with IFAE and the Universities of Valencia and Barcelona; two in Belgium with the Universities of Liege and Louvain; Jena University in Germany; and the European Gravitational Observatory, the laboratory hosting the Virgo detector near Pisa in Italy, funded by CNRS, INFN and Nikhef. 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On December 4th, students in professor Turab Zaidi\u0026rsquo;s graduate Aircraft Design class (AE 6343) learned about aircraft design directly from the source, with a lecture, case study and roundtable session with Milan Tasic, a stress engineer with the Airbus \u0026lsquo;eXperts\u0026rsquo; group in Toulouse, France.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter meeting with Yves Berthelot, Georgia Tech-Lorraine president, Abdallah Ougazzaden, Director of Georgia Tech-Lorraine, and Jean-Paul Salvestrini, Director, International Joint Research Lab: GT-CNRS UMI 2958, Mr. Tasic joined professor Zaidi in a joint lecture to the class where he explained some of the new, cutting-edge directions Airbus is moving in for structural analysis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing lunch, Mr. Tasic presented a case study on the \u0026ldquo;Technical Challenges and Solutions in the Beluga XL Program.\u0026rdquo; The Beluga XL is Airbus\u0026rsquo; updated model of the Beluga oversized cargo carrier aircraft used to transport aircraft sections for assembly and repair. The Beluga XL can hold 30% more cargo than the original Beluga. Currently undergoing flight testing, the Beluga XL will begin supporting increased production rates of the A320neo and A350-XWB in 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents then participated in a roundtable discussion on the topic of, \u0026ldquo;Aircraft Rapid Decompression Case: history and impact on regulations and aircraft design.\u0026rdquo; The roundtable session allowed students to engage with Milan interactively and put their engineering skills to the test in a design challenge to solve a real structural analysis problem experienced by the industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith a focus on payload integration, manufacturing support, and stress methodologies, Mr. Tasic was an excellent source of information. Dr. Zaidi was pleased with the outcome -- \u0026ldquo;Milan\u0026rsquo;s visit gave our students an appreciation of how classroom knowledge translates to industry. This new perspective helped them see how theory comes together to impact design processes at a major aircraft manufacturer. Georgia Tech-Lorraine is extremely grateful to Milan for sharing his time and expertise with us, and for helping to inspire our students!\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn Airbus stress engineer\u0026#39;s visit to GTL gives graduate students in AE6343 an appreciation of how classroom knowledge translates to industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An Airbus stress engineer\u0027s visit gives graduate students an appreciation of how classroom knowledge translates to industry. 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Held July 16-20 in Kona, Hawaii, the IEEE NSREC is the largest international forum for the presentation of advances in radiation effects in electronic devices, circuits, and systems. Since 2006, NSREC has awarded separate accolades for outstanding papers: one reserved for student submissions and one for the best overall conference paper. Since this distinction was instituted, this is only the second time that a student has been awarded the overall Outstanding Paper Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIldefonso is a Ph.D. student in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), where he is advised by John D. Cressler, the Schlumberger Chair Professor in Electronics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper, \u0026ldquo;Optimizing Optical Parameters to Facilitate Correlation of Laser- and Heavy-Ion-Induced Single-Event Transients in SiGe HBTs,\u0026rdquo; was co-authored with Z.E. Fleetwood, G.N. Tzintzarov, J.M. Hales, D. Nergui, M. Frounchi, A. Khachatrian, S.P. Buchner, D. McMorrow, J.H. Warner, J. Harms, A. Erickson, K. Voss, V. Ferlet-Cavrois, and J.D. Cressler. This work, which was done in collaboration with the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C., explores the use of pulsed lasers to emulate the effects of the space environment on electronic devices, circuits, and systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen energized particles in space, such as ionized heavy ions, traverse electronic systems, they deposit charge, which can generate voltage and current glitches. These glitches, known as single-event transients, can impact the proper operation of spacecraft. To ensure that these effects are not catastrophic, extensive testing is done with the use of particle accelerators. These facilities, however, are fairly expensive and can have limited availability. Thus, pulsed lasers have emerged as a complementary tool to accelerator testing, as they are more accessible and can provide more information than is attainable through traditional heavy ion test campaigns.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the big questions in this field is: \u0026ldquo;How can we best reproduce the effects of ions by using pulsed lasers?\u0026rdquo; This paper presents a methodology to obtain quantitative agreement between ion and laser data by optimizing the optical parameters of the laser system. The results show that, with optimized parameters, one can effectively use a pulsed laser to reproduce the transients generated by heavy ions in the studied semiconductor technology. These results are meaningful, as they allow for the use of pulsed lasers to emulate ions encountered in space and predict their effect on space systems. The generality of the presented approach allows for it to be extended to other semiconductor platforms and could be used to qualify electronics for use in future space systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA full-length journal paper based on this conference presentation has already been accepted for publication in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EIEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand will be published in a special issue of the journal in January. This work was supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency under contract HDTRA1-16-1-0018, by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. DGE-1650044.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;Adrian Ildefonso received the Outstanding Paper Award at the 2018 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Ph.D. student\u00a0Adrian Ildefonso received the Outstanding Paper Award at the 2018 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC)."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2018-12-03 16:14:40","changed_gmt":"2018-12-03 16:14:40","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606381":{"id":"606381","type":"image","title":"Adrian Ildefonso","body":null,"created":"1527010166","gmt_created":"2018-05-22 17:29:26","changed":"1527010166","gmt_changed":"2018-05-22 17:29:26","alt":"photograph of Adrian Ildefonso","file":{"fid":"231271","name":"AdrianIldefonso(1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AdrianIldefonso%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AdrianIldefonso%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1717528,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/AdrianIldefonso%281%29.jpg?itok=Aa4_0HLu"}}},"media_ids":["606381"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/cressler.ece.gatech.edu","title":"Silicon-Germanium Devices and Circuits"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/ieee-npss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NPSS-NEWS-Q2-2018-FINAL_WEB.pdf","title":"2018 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC)"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"124571","name":"Adrian Ildefonso"},{"id":"13999","name":"John D. 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This blazar, designated by astronomers as TXS 0506+056, was first singled out following a neutrino alert sent by IceCube on September 22, 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The evidence for the observation of the first known source of high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays is compelling,\u0026rdquo; said Francis Halzen, a University of Wisconsin\u0026ndash;Madison professor of physics and principal investigator for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The era of multi-messenger astrophysics is here. Each messenger gives us a more complete understanding of the universe and important new insights into the most powerful objects and events in the sky,\u0026rdquo; said NSF Director France C\u0026oacute;rdova. \u0026ldquo;Such breakthroughs are only possible through a long-term commitment to fundamental research and investment in superb research facilities.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA blazar is a galaxy with a super-massive, rapidly spinning black hole at its core. A signature feature of blazars is that twin jets of light and elementary particles, one of which is pointing to Earth, are emitted from the poles along the axis of the black hole\u0026rsquo;s rotation. 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Craig Venter Institute, Shawn Levy of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, and Sharon Norris of The Boeing Company.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis work was supported by contract 2001-041-1 between the Georgia Institute of Technology and The Boeing Company.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECITATION\u003C\/strong\u003E: Howard Weiss, et al., \u0026ldquo;The Airplane Cabin Microbiome,\u0026rdquo; (Microbial Ecology, 2018).\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00248-018-1191-3\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00248-018-1191-3\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n177 North Avenue\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (jtoon@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat does flying in a commercial airliner have in common with working at the office or relaxing at home? 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The IEEE NPSS is the premier professional association for the advancement of the nuclear and plasma sciences, sponsoring seven technical conferences and three peer-reviewed journals. A formal presentation of the award will take place at the 2018 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC), to be held July 16-20 in Kona, Hawaii.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe basis for awarding this grant is exceptional promise as a graduate student working in the fields of the NPSS and exceptionally good work in those fields. Ildefonso\u0026rsquo;s research focuses on studying the effects of ionizing radiation on electronic devices, circuits, and systems designed using silicon-germanium (SiGe) technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe primary goal of Ildefonso\u0026rsquo;s work is to build more robust systems for space-based applications by identifying and implementing novel design strategies that improve the radiation tolerance of analog and RF circuits. Through internships at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C., he has\u0026nbsp;also worked on quantitatively correlating fundamental differences in charge deposition between heavy-ion- and laser-induced single-event transients (SETs) in SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistors.\u0026nbsp;This effort aims to provide an additional tool to qualify electronics for space applications.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIldefonso received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag\u0026uuml;ez in 2014 and the M.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Tech in 2017. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he is advised by John D. Cressler, the Schlumberger Chair Professor in Electronics. He was awarded the GEM Fellowship in 2014 and the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIldefonso\u0026rsquo;s research has been supported in part by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the National Science Foundation, and has resulted in 14 authored or co-authored peer-reviewed journal publications and four conference publications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Ph.D. student\u0026nbsp;Adrian Ildefonso has been awarded the 2018 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Ph.D. student\u00a0Adrian Ildefonso has been awarded the 2018 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Paul Phelps Continuing Education Grant."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2018-05-22 17:44:02","changed_gmt":"2018-05-22 17:44:02","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606381":{"id":"606381","type":"image","title":"Adrian Ildefonso","body":null,"created":"1527010166","gmt_created":"2018-05-22 17:29:26","changed":"1527010166","gmt_changed":"2018-05-22 17:29:26","alt":"photograph of Adrian Ildefonso","file":{"fid":"231271","name":"AdrianIldefonso(1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AdrianIldefonso%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/AdrianIldefonso%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1717528,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/AdrianIldefonso%281%29.jpg?itok=Aa4_0HLu"}}},"media_ids":["606381"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/cressler.ece.gatech.edu","title":"Silicon-Germanium Devices and Circuits Research Group"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu","title":"Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/ieee-npss.org","title":"IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.nsrec.com","title":"IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference "}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"124571","name":"Adrian Ildefonso"},{"id":"178057","name":"018 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC)"},{"id":"178058","name":"silicon-germanium technologies"},{"id":"170467","name":"electronic devices"},{"id":"178059","name":"radiation tolerance of analog and RF circuits"},{"id":"178060","name":"SiGE heterojunction bipolar transistors"},{"id":"178061","name":"electronics for space applications"},{"id":"178062","name":"electronics for extreme environments"},{"id":"7763","name":"John Cressler"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"126661","name":"IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJackie Nemeth\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-2906\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jackie.nemeth@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"606204":{"#nid":"606204","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Goley, Ildefonso Appointed as Leadership Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPatrick Goley and Adrian Ildefonso have been named as 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows\u0026nbsp;in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Office of Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Leading Edge (One-on-One Leadership Coaching) program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFellows in the Georgia Tech Leadership Forum will sharpen and enhance their existing leadership and coaching skills by assisting in the development of students who want to improve their leadership abilities. Fellows will also have the opportunity to learn from their peers at regular training sessions. In this environment, the Fellows will be able to actively reflect on their own previous leadership experiences and identify areas of improvement within themselves while coaching others.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoley and Ildefonso are Ph.D. students in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and are researchers in the Silicon-Germanium Devices and Circuits Group. The group is led by John D. 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This effort could benefit all Department of Defense (DoD) agencies for collaborative mission planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are working with Navy and Marine Corps aviators to identify areas in mission planning where work-flow can be streamlined, reducing the time required to mission plan,\u0026rdquo; said Marcia Crosland, project director for GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) User Interface Design and Usability efforts. \u0026ldquo;Our task has been to define the user interface concepts and decision-making tools to help reduce the time required for mission planning. We\u0026rsquo;ve created detailed designs and specifications to direct current and future development of mission planning systems.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMission planning needs to support the ability to collaboratively plan missions involving multiple aircraft but currently does not have that capability. The planning challenge can be quite complex, involving multiple targets, ground-based threats, different aircraft types and a variety of weapons systems. The most complex part of the process is often done by multiple pilots using whiteboards, paper, and spreadsheets to combine relevant information, consider alternatives, and reveal complicated issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInformation from the whiteboarding process is then entered into the software system, which produces the mission plans that go on board the aircraft. The GTRI human factors team realized that supporting these whiteboarding activities in the mission planning system could accelerate the mission planning process, and they created new designs to support this functionality.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are making recommendations for how the Navy can streamline the process and move it all into the digital world to eliminate the paper and whiteboard processes,\u0026rdquo; said Crosland. \u0026ldquo;That will allow aircrews to plan a mission more efficiently, reducing the time required and potentially highlighting places where automated decision-making tools could be brought into the process.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe added: \u0026ldquo;We tried to understand the tasks of the user and therefore how the workflow could be streamlined. 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Proximity to the aisle was also associated with movement. About 80 percent of passengers in aisle seats got up during flights, in comparison to 60 percent of passengers in middle seats and 40 percent in window seats. Passengers who leave their seats are up for an average of five minutes.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nResearchers also noted fomite transmission \u0026ndash; exposure to viruses that remain on certain surfaces such as tray tables, seat belts and lavatory handles \u0026ndash; as additional likely contributors to disease transmission. They provide public health recommendations to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026ldquo;We found that direct disease transmission outside of the one-meter area of an infected passenger is unlikely,\u0026rdquo; explained\u0026nbsp;Weiss. Respiratory infections can also be transmitted indirectly through contact with an infected surface. This could happen if a sick passenger coughs into their hand, and later touches a lavatory surface or overhead bin handle. \u0026ldquo;Passengers and flight crews can eliminate this risk of indirect transmission by exercising hand hygiene and keeping their hands away from their nose and eyes.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe study, which was funded in partnership with aerospace leader Boeing, evaluated only the potential spread of infectious agents on an aircraft. 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They oohed in awe as the booster rockets separated, then roared when the pair landed in synchronicity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd they howled with laughter when they saw a car in space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was awesome! It was unbelievable to see something so historic,\u0026rdquo; said Swapnil Pujari.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe was one of 30 or so Georgia Tech aerospace engineering students who crowded into a lab in the Engineering Science and Mechanics Building Tuesday afternoon to watch a livestream of SpaceX\u0026rsquo;s first test flight of the world\u0026rsquo;s most powerful rocket \u0026mdash; the Falcon Heavy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom the sound in the room, the launch was an unquestionable success.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I got goosebumps when I saw the two boosters land at the same time,\u0026rdquo; said William Jun, a fourth-year undergraduate in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. \u0026ldquo;I feel like I\u0026rsquo;ve witnessed the beginning of a new era.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s hard to imagine what he\u0026rsquo;ll feel the next time the Falcon Heavy launches.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETuesday\u0026rsquo;s launch only carried one piece of cargo, a red Tesla Roadster that is expected to orbit the sun for the next billion years. The next Heavy rocket will be stuffed with satellites. One of them is scheduled to be Prox-1, a 154-pound, rectangular-shaped metal box that was built and tested by Jun, Pujari and other Georgia Tech students. It\u0026rsquo;s the first spacecraft built on campus that will fly in space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is the part of the space industry that we live for,\u0026rdquo; said Professor Glenn Lightsey, who watched the launch with the students. \u0026ldquo;Ultimately, there is a day when you find out if the thing you\u0026rsquo;ve thought about and planned for actually works or not. Today (Tuesday) it happened for SpaceX. Six months from now, it will happen for us at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProx-1 is a 24\u0026rdquo; by 22\u0026rdquo; by 12\u0026rdquo; satellite that will deploy a smaller spacecraft, LightSail 2, which will attempt the first controlled solar sail flight in Earth orbit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs that sail unfurls, Prox-1 will move and observe LightSail from a short distance and acquire images of the glimmering structure in action.\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech will serve as mission control.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our students are going to have their hardware in space, making measurements and sending their data back to Earth,\u0026rdquo; said Lightsey. \u0026ldquo;This is a really unique experience that wasn\u0026rsquo;t even possible before this century. 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From there it will be shipped to Florida and await an official launch date from SpaceX.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAlthough they enjoyed the experience together for Tuesday\u0026rsquo;s launch, don\u0026rsquo;t expect many of the same students to gather on campus to watch Prox-1 blast into space. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Oh, I will be in Florida for sure!\u0026rdquo; said Pujari.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Next Falcon Heavy mission expected to include satellite built on campus"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students gathered to watch SpaceX launch its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday. 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With both hex nuts at rest, the School of Mathematics professor taps one slightly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGiven the slight energy input, the nut moves. In a while, the nut at rest also starts to swing. Eventually, a dance commences, the two hex nuts gracefully oscillating as they transfer energy from one to the other.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen more oscillators are involved, beautiful geometric patterns emerge, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yVkdfJ9PkRQ\u0022\u003Eas this video shows.\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesigners of space missions can harness the dynamics creating these dazzling motions to save fuel. \u0026ldquo;If we could make the mathematical details very explicit, we can make these work to our advantage,\u0026rdquo; de la Llave says. \u0026ldquo;We could move spacecraft with very small amounts of fuel. We could extend the life of satellites \u0026ndash; or send robots to the moon \u0026ndash; inexpensively.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA recently awarded a $100,000\u0026nbsp;grant to de la Llave, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/faculty.yu.edu\/faculty\/pages\/Gidea-Marian\u0022\u003EMarian Gidea of Yeshiva University\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/descanso.jpl.nasa.gov\/monograph\/bios\/anderson.html\u0022\u003ERodney Anderson of NASA\u0026rsquo;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E (JPL)to take the first steps to realize the potential of mathematics to lower the fuel cost of space travel. The project \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Accelerating Diffusion to Enable Rapid Tour Design\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; has a duration of one year. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the project goals, this week in the Skiles Building, space mission designers from JPL and mathematicians from Georgia Tech and Yeshiva University are gathering for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/600701\u0022\u003Ea four-day workshop\u003C\/a\u003E. The participants will work together with the mathematical tools of the Arnold diffusion mechanism and trajectory design. The goal is to incorporate what is also known as the \u0026ldquo;butterfly effect\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; which is the ability of minuscule changes to cause gigantic effects in certain systems \u0026ndash; into space mission design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026ldquo;If we want to go around jumping from moon to moon, applying these new advances in mathematics can help us get there at much, much lower cost, making such a mission so much more doable.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Arnold diffusion mechanism is the underlying mathematical concept. Both de la Llave and Gidea are world-renowned experts in this field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In a nutshell, the Arnold diffusion mechanism states that small amounts of force, applied at the right moments, can produce large effects over time,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/blogs.yu.edu\/news\/gidea-awarded-100000-nasa-grant\/\u0022\u003EGidea explained last year\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;A familiar example is pushing a playground swing: with a tiny push on the swing each time it comes back to you, the amplitude of the swing will keep increasing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the case of space missions, this small forcing translates into firing the rocket\u0026rsquo;s engine at the right place and the right moment to accelerate in orbit when the natural dynamics is slow.\u0026rdquo; Other possible small forcings could be the tugs of gravitational tides induced by stars, planets, moons, and even asteroids.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt other times, \u0026ldquo;the spacecraft will coast along the space superhighway at zero cost,\u0026rdquo; Gidea said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Celestial bodies are moving all the time,\u0026rdquo; de la Llave says. \u0026ldquo;And they generate forces that depend on time. If you can ride the wave of those forces, then you can move and accelerate using just the gravitational forces of astronomical objects.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Arnold diffusion mechanism is rooted in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolmogorov%E2%80%93Arnold%E2%80%93Moser_theorem\u0022\u003EKolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) theorem\u003C\/a\u003E. The theorem provides a general framework for understanding what happens when a simple physical system is modified slightly, according to School of Mathematics Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~weiss\/\u0022\u003EHoward \u0026ldquo;Howie\u0026rdquo; Weiss\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Rafael and others played a big role in extending the KAM theorem,\u0026rdquo; Weiss says. \u0026ldquo;Rafael is extremely modest. He is probably the world\u0026rsquo;s leader in this business.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesign of space mission routes historically has been based mostly on patching orbits of conical geometry. Recent mathematical advances in the Arnold diffusion mechanism have uncovered other geometries that reveal new potential pathways leveraging the gravitational dynamics in space. Adding small maneuvers at precise times and locations to the pathways found via the Arnold diffusion mechanism could significantly drop the cost of space missions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile de la Llave and Gidea work on the mathematics, JPL\u0026rsquo;s Anderson will focus on applying the mathematical methods to mission concepts. Anderson is an expert on the application of dynamical systems theory to trajectory design problems. He is the coauthor of a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/descanso.jpl.nasa.gov\/monograph\/series12\/LunarTraj--Overall.pdf\u0022\u003E2013 NASA monograph\u003C\/a\u003E that explores the use of low-energy paths to transfer a spacecraft from Earth to its moon. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne space endeavor of great interest is to visit the moons of Jupiter systematically, de la Llave says. \u0026ldquo;If we want to go around jumping from moon to moon, applying these new advances in mathematics can help us get there at much, much lower cost, making such a mission so much more doable.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Aerospace engineers and mathematicians meet to learn the tools to make it work"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESpace mission designers from NASA\u0026#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and mathematicians from Georgia Tech and Yeshiva University are gathering for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~rll6\/JPL\/jpl.html\u0022\u003Ea four-day workshop\u003C\/a\u003E. The participants will work together in using mathematical tools to lower the fuel consumption of spacecraft through\u0026nbsp;trajectory design.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mathematical advances can help aerospace engineers design space mission routes with lower fuel consumption."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2018-01-12 20:44:30","changed_gmt":"2018-01-17 15:03:32","author":"A. 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And to me it\u0026rsquo;s just the best of both worlds because I get to serve my country, but I\u0026rsquo;m going to be serving my country doing something pretty awesome.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFreels said his education at Georgia Tech was possible because of the ROTC (Reserve Officers\u0026rsquo; Training Corps) scholarship. As a midshipman, he was in charge of the Navy ROTC battalion for a semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe joined the Ramblin\u0026rsquo; Reck Club sophomore year and served as the group\u0026rsquo;s president this year. The club maintains many of the campus\u0026rsquo; most beloved traditions, including the Freshman Cake Race, the Mini 500 and the upkeep and display of the Reck, a 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My favorite thing about Georgia Tech is how close we are to our traditions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Zachary Freels graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering and will attend flight school to become a naval aviator. 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The model, published in a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41561-017-0031-2\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enew study in the journal\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Geoscience\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, was based on a likely scenario on Earth three billion years ago\u0026nbsp;and was actually built around its possible geological and biological chemistry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe sun produced a quarter less light and heat then, but Earth remained temperate, and methane may have saved our planet from an eon-long deep-freeze, scientists hypothesize. Had it not, we and most other complex life probably wouldn\u0026rsquo;t be here today.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new model combined multiple microbial metabolic processes with volcanic, oceanic and atmospheric activities, which may make it the most comprehensive of its kind to date. But while studying Earth\u0026rsquo;s distant past, the Georgia Tech researchers aimed their model light-years away, wanting it to someday help interpret conditions on recently discovered exoplanets.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers set the model\u0026rsquo;s parameters broadly so that they could apply not only to our own planet but potentially also to its siblings with their varying sizes, geologies, and lifeforms.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEarth and its siblings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We really had an eye to future use with exoplanets for a reason,\u0026rdquo; said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/reinhard.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard, the study\u0026rsquo;s principal investigator\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s possible that the atmospheric methane models that we are exploring for the early Earth represent conditions common to biospheres throughout our galaxy because they don\u0026rsquo;t require such an advanced stage of evolution like we have here on Earth now.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReinhard and first author Kazumi Ozaki\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41561-017-0031-2\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epublished their\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature Geoscience\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;paper on December 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E. The research was supported by the NASA Postdoctoral Program, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrevious models have examined the mix of atmospheric gases needed to keep Earth warm in spite of the sun\u0026rsquo;s former faintness, or studied isolated microbial metabolisms that could have made the needed methane. \u0026ldquo;In isolation, each metabolism hasn\u0026rsquo;t made for productive models that accounted well for that much methane,\u0026rdquo; Reinhard said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech researchers synergized those isolated microbial metabolisms, including ancient photosynthesis, with geological chemistry to create a model reflective of the complexity of an entire living planet. And the model\u0026rsquo;s methane production ballooned.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s important to think about the mechanisms controlling the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases in the framework of all biogeochemical cycles in the ocean and atmosphere,\u0026rdquo; said first author Ozaki, a postdoctoral assistant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/555171\/animals-evolution-waited-eons-inhale\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlso READ: The Earth is not a lab beaker; it\u0026rsquo;s a shifty, humongous lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarl Sagan and the faint Sun\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech model strengthens a leading hypothesis that attempts to explain a mystery called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/418310\/a-solution-to-the-faint-young-sun-paradox\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe \u0026ldquo;faint young Sun paradox\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;pointed out by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/people\/saganc\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eiconic late astronomer Carl Sagan\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and his Cornell University colleague George Mullen in 1972.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAstronomers noticed long ago that stars burned\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu\/~infocom\/The%20Website\/evolution.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebrighter as they matured and weaker in their youths\u003C\/a\u003E. They calculated that about two billion years ago, our sun must have shone about 25 percent fainter than it does today.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat would have been too cold for any liquid water to exist on Earth, but paradoxically, strong evidence says that liquid water did exist. \u0026ldquo;Based on the observation of the geological record, we know that there must have been liquid water,\u0026rdquo; Reinhard said, \u0026ldquo;and in some cases, we know that temperatures were similar to how they are today, if not a little warmer.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESagan and Mullen postulated that Earth\u0026rsquo;s atmosphere must have\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/phenomena.nationalgeographic.com\/2013\/01\/03\/life-under-a-faint-sun\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecreated a greenhouse effect\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that saved it. Back then, they suspected ammonia was at work, but chemically, that idea proved less feasible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Methane\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1029\/1999JE001134\/abstract;jsessionid=7AFBDB9A699016C22D162AB519D5A6FC.f04t04\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehas taken a lead role\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in this hypothesis,\u0026rdquo; Reinhard said. \u0026ldquo;When oxygen and methane enter the atmosphere, they chemically cancel each other out over time in a complex chain of chemical reactions. Because there was extremely little oxygen in the air back then, it would have allowed for methane to build up much higher levels than today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIron, and rust photosynthesis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the core of the model are two different types of photosynthesis. But three billion years ago, the dominant type of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/51720-photosynthesis.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ephotosynthesis we know today\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that pumps out oxygen may not have even existed yet.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstead, two other very primitive bacterial photosynthetic processes likely were essential to Earth\u0026rsquo;s ancient biosphere. One transformed iron in the ocean into rust, and the other photosynthesized hydrogen into formaldehyde.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The model relied on lots of volcanic activity spewing out hydrogen,\u0026rdquo; Ozaki said. Other bacteria fermented the formaldehyde, and other bacteria, still, turned the fermented product into methane.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two photosynthetic processes served as the watch spring of the model\u0026rsquo;s clockwork, which pulled in 359 previously established biogeochemical reactions spanning land, sea and air.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3,000,000 runs and raging methane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe model was not the type of simulation that produces a video animation of Earth\u0026rsquo;s ancient biogeochemistry. Instead, the model mathematically analyzed the processes, and the output was numbers and graphs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOzaki ran the model more than 3 million times, varying parameters, and found that if the model contained both forms of photosynthesis operating in tandem, that 24 percent of the runs produced enough methane to create the balance needed in the atmosphere to maintain the greenhouse effect and keep ancient Earth, or possibly an exoplanet, temperate.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That translates into about a 24 percent probability that this model would produce a stable, warm climate on the ancient Earth with a faint sun or on an Earth-like exoplanet around a dimmer star,\u0026rdquo; Reinhard said. \u0026ldquo;Other models that looked at these photosynthetic metabolisms in isolation have much lower probabilities of producing enough methane to keep the climate warm.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re confident that this rather unique statistical approach means that you can take the basic insights of this new model to the bank,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther explanations for the \u0026ldquo;faint young Sun paradox\u0026rdquo; have been more cataclysmic and perhaps less regular in their dynamics. They include ideas about routine asteroid strikes stirring up seismic activity thus resulting in more methane production, or about\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/418310\/a-solution-to-the-faint-young-sun-paradox\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe sun consistently firing coronal mass ejections\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Eat Earth, heating it up.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/584985\/climate-change-potentially-good-news-methane-and-peat-carbon\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAlso READ: Some good news on climate change and methane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe research was co-authored by Eiichi Tajika, Peng K. Hong and Yusuke Nakagawa of the University of Tokyo. 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Better decisions offer opportunities for behavioral and systems changes that can yield improvements in nearly every aspect of our lives; from how we exercise and entertain, how we communicate with others, what we eat and drink, how we learn and travel, how we receive healthcare, and how we interact with our house, cars, appliances, and other inanimate entities \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith billions of connected devices, and several more billions to come in the next few years, the opportunities are endless. \u0026nbsp;With such a dramatic growth, the devices need to be low-cost, preferably self-powered, low power-consuming, wirelessly connectible, reliable, mass producible, customizable, easily accessible and usable, lightweight, and also be able to conform to the surface of the object to which they are attached. \u0026nbsp;This conformality then drives the need for flexible electronics, changing the world of electronics from one of being flat and stiff to one which is bendable and stretchable. 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At each stop in the tour students demonstrated their work and answered questions about their programs, from flexible batteries for IOT to robotic human augmentation exoskeletons, FHE-enabled wearables and human-machine interfaces, and more. \u0026nbsp;Of greatest interest to the participants were those technologies that had already been demonstrated in the GT labs and which are ready for prototyping and pilot scale manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETechnical sessions included; Power and Energy Systems Needs, Energy Harvesting Strategies, Energy Storage Strategies, Power Management Strategies, and Ultra-Low Power Electronics\/Sensors. Speakers were drawn from both government and private sectors, as well as academia. 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Several interdisciplinary research institutes at Georgia Tech are also involved in the projects, including the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology, Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, and the Institute for Materials.\u0026nbsp; The Office of Industry Collaboration and the College of Engineering are also actively engaged.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout NextFlex:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFormed in 2015 through a cooperative agreement between the US Department of Defense (DoD) and FlexTech Alliance, NextFlex is a consortium of companies, academic institutions, non-profits and state, local and federal governments with a shared goal of advancing U.S. Manufacturing of FHE. 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That\u0026rsquo;s essentially the situation facing today\u0026rsquo;s warfighters, who must wait for long procurement cycles to bring them the latest technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (GTRI) are working to address that challenge through a new effort \u0026ndash; dubbed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/impax.tech\/about-us\u0022\u003EIMPAX\u003C\/a\u003E (Innovation and Modernization Patuxent River) \u0026ndash; that aims to accelerate the transfer of new technology to meet U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps needs. 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These can include small- and medium-sized businesses, companies that don\u0026rsquo;t traditionally work with the military or bid on billion-dollar DoD procurements. Winston and his team work on the Navy\u0026rsquo;s behalf, matching warfighter needs with technology that may already exist \u0026ndash; or that can be developed to meet the needs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe relationship between GTRI and NAVAIR\u0026rsquo;s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is known as a partnership intermediary agreement (PIA). Such agreements allow non-federal government intermediaries to coordinate and solicit non-traditional science and technology sources and to bring forth ideas from parties not usually able to contribute directly to military solutions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is the first PIA specifically designed for the Navy to spin technology into naval aviation,\u0026rdquo; Winston explained. \u0026ldquo;We are looking for technology in industry, academia, and other government agencies that can be brought into the DoD very rapidly. If somebody is already working on something that the Navy needs, we can bring them together quickly. We are not just working for the government, but as a team member on the government\u0026rsquo;s behalf as a trusted partner.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn one aspect, IMPAX team members will serve as technology scouts, scouring many sources of information to locate technologies of interest. They\u0026rsquo;ll be readily approachable, and won\u0026rsquo;t require extensive paperwork from companies and others wanting to pitch their technology for potential military applications. The overall activities will be directed by a joint GTRI\/NAWCAD\/NAVAIR team.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If an individual or company has a great idea but they have never worked with the government before, that barrier to entry is very tall now,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;They don\u0026rsquo;t know who to talk with, how to get involved in a program, or even how to get through the front gate of a military facility. We are going to be able to talk with these people to assess what they can contribute to the warfighter and do it all outside the gate and without the customary barriers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDoD agencies have their own research laboratories to help develop new technology, of course, but Winston\u0026rsquo;s group will tap other sources of innovation. For technology that\u0026rsquo;s promising but not quite ready for DoD use, IMPAX will fund brief research and development (R\u0026amp;D) initiatives \u0026ndash; as short as three or four months \u0026ndash; to determine whether a technology is worth pursuing. 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They will keep a close eye on program progress, help faltering ones, shut down ones that aren\u0026rsquo;t making progress or add team members and expertise to promising ones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IMPAX team will also be able to assemble packages of different technologies to meet specific needs, efforts known as mash-ups.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Traditional programs do little to encourage the collision of ideas between different organizations, people, and technologies,\u0026rdquo; Winston said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re here to help companies and organization work together to address the need with minimal barriers to innovation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IMPAX initiative won\u0026rsquo;t change how major weapons systems are acquired, but could affect how those systems are updated over time to retain their effectiveness as new technologies rapidly enter the marketplace.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;IMPAX is going to enable technology that will keep these big platforms operationally relevant over a longer period of time,\u0026rdquo; Winston explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe IFF capability for unmanned systems is just one example of an ongoing IMPAX project. Another initiative is looking at the use of augmented reality to support maintenance and training programs. By combining 3-D computer-aided design files with mixed reality glasses, the technology could help maintainers identify a problem, locate components hidden within an aircraft, and train new personnel more quickly.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Technology already exists for these projects, but it would take a long time to actually get them to the fleet using traditional acquisition timelines,\u0026rdquo; said Winston. \u0026ldquo;We can help develop the capability, get it to the Navy who can then get it out to the warfighter quickly. We\u0026rsquo;ll run as fast as we can with a project and give our warfighters the edge by getting the latest technology to them \u0026ndash; today.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n177 North Avenue\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia\u0026nbsp; 30332-0181\u0026nbsp; USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon (404-894-6986) (jtoon@gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: John Toon\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat if you had to wait eight years to get the great new cellphone technology your friends and neighbors were using today? 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The friendly live-fly competition involved student teams from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy, with each team developing and testing their own innovative offensive and defensive tactics to conduct mock swarm-on-swarm battles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDay, a research scientist at the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E Georgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (GTRI), co-led the support efforts required to stage the competition, working with the teams to help them operate the swarms, which included fixed-wing, propeller-driven Marcus UAV Zephyr aircraft and DJI Flame Wheel quadcopters. GTRI coached the teams and shared its simulation software to help the competitors develop tactics for both protecting their own space and invading another team\u0026rsquo;s base. Warren Lee, branch head for GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Unmanned Flight Operations, co-led the project with Day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition was sponsored by the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\u0022\u003E Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency \u003C\/a\u003E(DARPA), which has a history of fostering competition to help advance cutting-edge technology. In addition to GTRI, the event was supported by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). It was held in April 2017 at Camp Roberts, a California Army National Guard facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe vehicles were adapted from foam-wing radio-control hobbyist aircraft and rotorcraft designed to carry cameras. But these aerial vehicles were modified with computers that contained sophisticated autopilots, as well as separate computers that helped them coordinate with swarm teammates, locate opponents, and conduct offensive and defensive maneuvers \u0026mdash; including aerial dogfights.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut the tactics weren\u0026rsquo;t the only thing tested at the competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;A big challenge for us was logistical,\u0026rdquo; said Day. \u0026ldquo;Getting this many aircraft ready to fly and launched safely in the brief window of time we had required a lot of preparation.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe competition was built on lessons learned from an earlier event that pitted GTRI researchers against colleagues from the Naval Postgraduate School. That competition involved swarms composed of ten highly autonomous unmanned aircraft \u0026mdash; all of them the same type \u0026mdash; on each team.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding the Aircraft\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting in August 2016, GTRI researchers began building and testing the aircraft slated for use in the competition. They built them in batches, assembling the basic vehicles, installing the electronics and then testing them. Each of the fixed-wing aircraft had an autopilot, flight computer, two radios, a GPS receiver, and avionics to operate the flight controls.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI has years of experience incorporating autonomy into unmanned air vehicles, having conducted swarm research projects for agencies that include DARPA and the Office of Naval Research.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our operators and integrators are experienced, and we\u0026rsquo;ve gone through the highs and lows in terms of successes and failures,\u0026rdquo; said Lee. \u0026ldquo;We felt extra pressure in this program to make sure that each and every aircraft was ready to fly so the teams could fully trust them and focus their efforts on the competition.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn all, Lee\u0026rsquo;s group, which included senior research engineer Gary Gray and research engineer Evan Hammac, built 144 aircraft, a mix of the foam-wing and quadcopter models. They were delivered to the service academies in time for students to become familiar with the aircraft operation. Members of GTRI\u0026rsquo;s UAV team visited each of the academies twice to work with the cadets and midshipmen.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was exciting and very rewarding to be able to work with the students on this project,\u0026rdquo; said Day. \u0026ldquo;They have a lot of demands on their time from their studies, so it was really hands-on and ambitious.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to building and testing the aircraft and working with the students, GTRI also built seven NPS-designed launchers for the Zephyrs, which have a 54-inch wingspan. The launchers get the aircraft up to flight speed, accelerating the launch process \u0026mdash; which was part of the overall competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;To get them all into the air, you can\u0026rsquo;t spend more than about 30 seconds with each aircraft,\u0026rdquo; noted Day, who was part of the GTRI group that supported the competition on the ground at Camp Roberts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When you have 30 aircraft in the sky, it\u0026rsquo;s very different from when you only have five or 10,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;There\u0026rsquo;s a higher level of stress because there are a lot more tasks to manage. 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Computer time to run simulations is much less expensive than flying time, and allows for hundreds or thousands of test runs in the time that would be required for a single flight test.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can do testing in our laboratory using a variety of simulation tools and have the ability to run thousands of different scenarios, look at the results of different types of engagements, and then use machine learning techniques to hone in on new swarm-versus-swarm tactics,\u0026rdquo; said Don Davis, division chief of GTRI\u0026rsquo;s Robotics and Autonomous Systems Division. \u0026ldquo;In many cases, the simulation leads us to ideas we wouldn\u0026rsquo;t have thought of if we had been bound by human experience in this area.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the tools used by the service academy teams was SCRIMMAGE (Simulating Collaborative Robots in a Massive Multi-Agent Game Environment), developed by GTRI researchers led by senior research engineer Kevin DeMarco. SCRIMMAGE allows the interactions of tens, hundreds, or even thousands of air vehicles to be studied simultaneously. The system\u0026rsquo;s interface was designed to be familiar to anyone who has played video games.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We can run the simulations faster than real time, so we can apply modern techniques that require much more data,\u0026rdquo; said DeMarco. \u0026ldquo;We developed SCRIMMAGE to allow users to see exactly how a new algorithm is affecting an aircraft\u0026rsquo;s flight maneuvers. We can run it on high-performance computing clusters to conduct millions of simulations and then have our machine-learning algorithms process that data to improve the algorithms.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe simulator doesn\u0026rsquo;t run on the real aircraft, but does use the aircraft control software as part of its testing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the combat tactics developed on SCRIMMAGE and used by the Service Academies Swarm Challenge aircraft is called \u0026ldquo;Greedy Shooter.\u0026rdquo; Each UAV equipped with the software can locate the nearest enemy and go after it. The algorithm doesn\u0026rsquo;t rely on collaboration among air vehicles, so multiple aircraft might attack the same enemy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In SCRIMMAGE, we have shown that you get a 50 percent success rate with this,\u0026rdquo; said DeMarco.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut another algorithm developed by senior research scientist Charles Pippin allows the air vehicles to allocate tasks, much as a human team may divide up the work that needs to be done on a project. \u0026ldquo;The vehicles can negotiate among themselves and decide who will be assigned to each target. There is no specific leader, but in a decentralized way, the aircraft make those decisions,\u0026rdquo; DeMarco explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the Swarm Challenge, each of the vehicles had information about all of the other vehicles, but in real combat situations, that wouldn\u0026rsquo;t be the case. 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That simple approach has advantages over more complicated algorithms even when computers are tracking all the air vehicles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Lots of agents running simple algorithms can make swarms look more intelligent than they actually are,\u0026rdquo; DeMarco said. \u0026ldquo;Our hypothesis is that by being able to solve the two-versus-two challenge, we may be able to extend what we learn to a swarm.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Competition and Outcome\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the three-day competition, service academy teams faced off against each other inside a \u0026ldquo;Battle Cube,\u0026rdquo; a three-dimensional airspace 500 meters on a side and 78 meters above the ground. Each team was given 20 fixed-wing UAVs and 20 quadcopters and, under the Challenge rules, could select a mix of 25 vehicles (with five in reserve, for a total of 30) for each of two 30-minute battle rounds.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach team had to defend its flag \u0026mdash; a large, inflatable ground target \u0026mdash; while trying to score the most points. Points could be awarded in three ways: physically landing a UAV on the opponent\u0026rsquo;s flag, simulated firing on an opponent\u0026rsquo;s UAV, and launching as many aircraft as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Naval Academy was declared the winner of the competition. 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Shane Kimbrough\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E is the star attraction of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/spaceinnovations.org\/\u0022\u003EFirst Annual Symposium on Space Innovation\u003C\/a\u003E. The Georgia Tech alumnus \u0026ndash; M.S. Operations Research 1998 \u0026ndash; embodies Tech\u0026rsquo;s strong reputation in space science and technology research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe symposium, on Oct. 19, 2017, is the first annual meeting on space innovations. That it is being held in Georgia attests to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.georgia.org\/industries\/aerospace\/\u0022\u003Eaerospace industry\u0026rsquo;s importance in the state\u003C\/a\u003E, which hosts more than 500 companies involved in various aspects of vehicle and systems design. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Honeywell are just a few of the industry giants operating in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENotably, the symposium recognizes that space innovations extend beyond the engineering, technology, and business of satellites and space launches. Joining Kimbrough at the conference are Georgia Tech faculty and students not only from aerospace engineering, but also from astrobiology and planetary sciences. Some helped organize the meeting; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/597079\u0022\u003Eothers will give presentations\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The symposium highlights the tremendous space-related research, development, and business activities in the southeastern U.S., especially in Georgia,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.materials.gatech.edu\/staff\/w-jud-ready\u0022\u003EW. Jud Ready\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, the symposium\u0026rsquo;s lead organizer. Ready is deputy director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.materials.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for Materials\u003C\/a\u003E and a principal research engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute. As conference chair, he will deliver opening and closing remarks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech plays a vital role in the space ecosystem,\u0026rdquo; Ready says. \u0026ldquo;The symposium is a way to share knowledge in a \u0026lsquo;What does Georgia Tech think\u0026rsquo; manner. 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Eleven aerospace engineering students, six of whom are Lightsey\u0026rsquo;s advisees, will be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/597079\u0022\u003Egiving talks and presenting posters\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is naturally positioned to be an innovation hub for space because of the number of faculty, scientists, engineers, and students who are working on space-related topics,\u0026rdquo; Lightsey says. With the rest of the organizing committee, Lightsey was one of the planners for the agenda. He recruited speakers and arranged\u0026nbsp;some event logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;The symposium will allow researchers and students to interact with government officials, business executives, and innovators involved in space flight. 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I look forward to working with him \u0026ndash; as will his colleagues and students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOefelein is excited about this new chapter in his career \u0026ndash; one where he will work with students and colleagues to establish new perspectives in the field. Ultimately, he wants to merge expertise in model development validation with the analysis of massively complex data sets. \u0026ldquo;Equally important is to forge collaborations with my colleagues so that our computational work complements the impressive set of experimental research being performed.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The development of high-performance computers has brought a lot of promise to our work, but it also poses many additional and interesting challenges. Modeling and simulation of turbulent combustion \u0026ndash; and the related physics \u0026ndash; are still in many ways in their infancy. 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Simultaneous light and dark is what Cohen needs to study how the sun affects radio waves in Earth\u0026rsquo;s ionosphere. \u0026ldquo;We are using the unique properties of the eclipse to get a window into the physics of the upper atmosphere,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the weeks leading to the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse, Cohen\u0026rsquo;s team will deploy 30 receivers on either side of the path of totality. As the eclipse occurs, a patch of nighttime (shadow) surrounded by daytime will move cross-country.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Because the sun dominates the electrical properties of the upper atmosphere, this moving patch affects radio communications,\u0026rdquo; Cohen says. The ionosphere is tough to study because it\u0026rsquo;s too high for balloons and too low for satellites. 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Earlier eclipses helped establish the existence of the solar corona, prominences (those loops of gas that shoot from the sun\u0026rsquo;s surface), and the element helium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWild west eclipse \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStill reeling from the Civil War, America decided in 1878 to use a solar eclipse to establish its scientific credibility to the rest of the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was fascinated by how this country pulled together and intentionally wanted to prove that we weren\u0026rsquo;t just this backward country that was strong economically and good at industrial production, but frankly wasn\u0026rsquo;t that intellectual,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.american-eclipse.com\/author\/\u0022\u003EDavid Baron\u003C\/a\u003E, science journalist and author of \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.american-eclipse.com\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Eclipse\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe book is about the July 29, 1878 event and how it galvanized the country\u0026rsquo;s scientific community. \u0026ldquo;This eclipse inspired this nation to come together,\u0026rdquo; Baron says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScientists traveled by train to Wyoming and Colorado to investigate the 1878 total solar eclipse. They included a young Thomas Edison, eager to try\u0026nbsp;his new solar heat measurement device, a tasimeter; Maria Mitchell, one of the few women U.S. scientists at the time; and James Craig Watson, a noted astronomer and discoverer of asteroids.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMitchell and Watson risked attacks from bandits and warring Indian tribes to search for Vulcan, a planet believed to exist between Mercury and the sun. They hoped to find it during the eclipse\u0026rsquo;s totality. They didn\u0026rsquo;t.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEdison\u0026rsquo;s tasimeter, meanwhile, \u0026ldquo;was a terrible flop,\u0026rdquo; Baron says, although it could be viewed as the first step in the development of detectors used in infrared astronomy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;From a scientific standpoint, the 1878 eclipse didn\u0026rsquo;t amount to anything,\u0026rdquo; he says. 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Quickly. As the group notes, NASA only has one mission in development for the Red Planet \u0026mdash; the Mars 2020 Rover. More is needed, according to the Society, particularly an updated orbiter and a rover that can land and retrieve samples dug up by the 2020 robot.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Wray\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences reacts to the new report. Wray is a science team member on most of NASA and the European Space Agency\u0026rsquo;s missions currently active on Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026rsquo;m excited and re-energized by our President\u0026rsquo;s support of planetary exploration, from his inaugural address to his proposal of an all-time record(!) budget for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gsoa.informz.net\/GSOA\/data\/images\/PGD_Newsletter_May2017_V5.pdf\u0022\u003ENASA\u0026rsquo;s Planetary Science Division\u003C\/a\u003E. The proposed funding will enable the long-overdue launch of a robust program to explore ocean worlds in the outer solar system, beginning with Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s most fascinating moon, Europa.\u0026nbsp;For far too long, NASA has obeyed Arthur C. Clarke\u0026rsquo;s fictional admonishment on Europa in his\u0026nbsp;2010: Odyssey Two: \u0026ldquo;Attempt no landings there.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;And yet, we must!\u0026nbsp;And, someday soon, we will.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENASA\u0026rsquo;s budding ocean worlds program can benefit from many lessons \u0026mdash; mostly positive, and perhaps a few negative \u0026mdash; from its extremely productive Mars Exploration Program. I can directly attest to the synergies enabled by a well-integrated series of orbital and surface missions.\u0026nbsp;Maintaining this degree of complementarity requires careful planning, and (as The Planetary Society notes) the time is nigh for action to ensure that our expanded exploration of the outer solar system does not leave our samples \u0026mdash; and our science \u0026mdash; stranded at Mars.\u0026nbsp;We do not want NASA\u0026rsquo;s next (sample-caching) rover to be nicknamed \u0026ldquo;Watney.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo years ago,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mepag.jpl.nasa.gov\/reports\/NEX-SAG_draft_v29_FINAL.pdf\u0022\u003EI coauthored a NASA-solicited report\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on the objectives that a new Mars orbiter could address in the early 2020s.\u0026nbsp;Such a robotic mission not only\u0026nbsp;could\u0026nbsp;follow up on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2015\/09\/28\/mineralogical-confirmation-liquid-water-present-day-mars\u0022\u003Enew evidence for modern liquid flows on Mars\u003C\/a\u003E, but also represents one way to fulfill the scientific community\u0026rsquo;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog\/13117\/vision-and-voyages-for-planetary-science-in-the-decade-2013-2022\u0022\u003Econsensus top priority for Mars exploration in this decade\u003C\/a\u003E: \u0026nbsp;returning carefully selected samples from the surface of Mars. But there\u0026rsquo;s another way to achieve this. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did for the moon, human astronauts could return the first samples from Mars, whether via their own geological survey of the planet or by retrieving samples robotically cached\u0026nbsp;prior to their arrival.\u0026nbsp;And therein lies perhaps the biggest question for NASA\u0026rsquo;s near future: how soon will astronauts be visiting Mars?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo answer this question, I am eagerly awaiting the President\u0026rsquo;s appointment of a new NASA Administrator.\u0026nbsp;The agency has embarked on a multi-decade journey to Mars, requiring\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/article\/32300-40-technologies-nasa-is-inventing-for-future-mars-missions\u0022\u003Estill much new technology development\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;But the President has\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-4440354\/Trump-tells-astronauts-d-like-Mars-trip-term.html\u0022\u003Eargued for a more accelerated timeline\u003C\/a\u003E, and if Apollo is any guide, then the proper funding and focus can make anything possible.\u0026nbsp;New leadership at NASA should be empowered to balance these visions and pursue a synergistic robotic-and-human program of exploration, taking full advantage of the unprecedented international interest in Mars. Half a dozen different government agencies and at least one private company\u0026nbsp;are planning missions there in the next few years. NASA has provided an undisputed head start, representing the only nation thus far to safely land on and return science from the Red Planet (seven times!). Ad astra per Mars!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"How soon will astronauts be visiting Mars? It depends."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/planetary.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/pdfs\/advocacy\/2017\/Mars-in-Retrograde---The-Planetary-Society---2017.pdf\u0022\u003EA new report\u003C\/a\u003E, written by The Planetary Society, says the clock is ticking for exploration on Mars. Quickly. As the group notes, NASA only has one mission in development for the Red Planet \u0026mdash; the Mars 2020 Rover. 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This region is traditionally difficult to study, since it\u0026rsquo;s too high to reach with balloons, and too low for satellites to orbit. On the other hand, it has significant impacts on satellite-to-ground and long range ground-to-ground communications, and navigation systems such as GPS and others. So while the ionosphere is disturbed by a huge number of phenomena such as lightning, solar and space weather, and earthquakes, scientists have a poor ability to predict or even track what\u0026rsquo;s happening.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECertain radio waves are known to reflect off the D-region, since the D-region consists of an electrically charged plasma similar to what is in fluorescent light bulbs or plasma TVs. This capability allows scientists to diagnose what is happening, because as the D-region changes, so too does the reflection of these radio waves, a little bit like radar. Unfortunately, these techniques are generally difficult to use in practice for a number of reasons. In Cohen\u0026rsquo;s NSF program, he and his team will explore a radio band around 300 kHz which has not previously been used to sense the ionosphere, but may, due to some specific properties at this frequency, allow more direct and simpler observations over a large region.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECohen and his team will also prepare a full set of observations for the upcoming \u0026ldquo;Great American Solar Eclipse\u0026rdquo;, taking place on August 21, 2017, which is known to have a very remarkable impact on the ionosphere. Not only will the eclipse be a great test case for the new analysis technique that he and his team are developing, but it is also the focus of his group\u0026#39;s educational outreach efforts. Cohen and his team will make many observations with instruments hosted at high schools and educational centers, and engage with these students to drive up enthusiasm in STEM careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EECE Assistant Professor Morris B. Cohen has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project entitled \u0026ldquo;Exploiting the LF\/MF Radio Band for Ionospheric Remote Sensing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Assistant Professor Morris B. 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Its structure and capacity allow Sun and his colleagues to extract information they can use to create and validate new models for combustors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The conditions we are targeting are around 300 atmospheres [atm], and between 800 and 2500 Kelvin,\u0026rdquo; said Sun. \u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;We want to mimic conditions for next generation of gas turbines because we want to have greater efficiency, and greater carbon sequestration. If we can capture the carbon, we can stop it from being emitted.\u0026ldquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EManufactured by Marine Technology, an Irish company, the AE shock tube has an outer diameter of 10 inches, two-inch walls, and a six-inch diameter passageway inside. It is comprised of 10 sections, each riveted to the next. The tube\u0026rsquo;s sturdy construction allows it to sustain blast waves that replicate actual explosions and their effects. Its smooth inner walls and the relatively large inner passageway give it a unique advantage over smaller, less sophisticated shock tubes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;That surface is very important because when you initiate a shock wave, you don\u0026rsquo;t want any interference from the walls. We get more reliable data when we start out with a smooth inner surface,\u0026rdquo; said Sun. \u0026ldquo;And the six-inch diameter, inside, allows us to isolate conditions between the walls and the center. 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Specify the potential for follow-on funding based on the results of this initial work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit the PDF file by the specified due date to Ms. Amy\u0026nbsp; Duke (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amy.duke@ien.gatech.edu?subject=Seed%20Grant%20Program%20Spring%202017\u0022\u003Eamy.duke@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReview Criteria\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nProposals will initially be reviewed by IEN staff for technical feasibility within the 6-month time frame.Rating of proposals will be done by a review committee of Georgia Tech faculty, with final selection of awardees by IEN staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please contact Dr. David Gottfried, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dsgottfried@gatech.edu?subject=Seed%20Grant%20Program%20Spring%202017\u0022\u003Edsgottfried@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, 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The fellows will spend a portion of this summer on-site at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pursuing research collaborations that advance the frontiers of space science and space technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CSTAR Summer Fellows@JPL program is designed to promote and encourage collaboration between Georgia Tech and JPL, focusing on research collaborations in science and engineering fields of mutual interest. Prospective proposers are encouraged to submit research proposals that align with CSTAR research thrusts, identify JPL interests and collaborators, and describe the downstream impact of the summer collaborations. The yearly proposal cycle includes a November proposal call, December proposal submission, and January proposal selection. 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