Advanced Coating Technology for Space Fission Power and Propulsion Systems
- Gregory Thompson
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Coating Core-shell Cermets for Nuclear Thrust Propulsion Fuel Protection
- Alan Weimer
University of Colorado, Boulder
Conformal Pinhole-free Metallic Nanofilms for Advanced Particle Fuel Coating by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)
Relative Navigation Algorithms and Sensors for Autonomous Maneuvering in Proximity to Small Celestial Bodies
- Daniel Scheeres
University of Colorado, Boulder
Autonomous Operations at Small Solar System Bodies
- Panagiotis Tsiotras
Georgia Institute of Technology
Autonomous Multi-Spectral Relative Navigation, Active Localization, and Motion Planning in the Vicinity of an Asteroid
Cross-cutting Technologies for EHF Band Space Applications
- Paul Dapkus
University of Southern California
Chip-Scale Low-Noise Optoelectronic Synthesizer for the EHF-Band
- Jonathan Klamkin
University of California, Santa Barbara
BROADband, Compact and Agile Silicon Photonics Technology
Extraction of Water from Hard Extraterrestrial Soils
- Jeffrey Allen
Michigan Technological University
Low mass, low power, non-mechanical excavation of gypsum and other evaporites for water production on Mars
- Jamal Rostami
Colorado School of Mines
Material Characterization while Drilling on Lunar/Martian Surface
Predictive Modeling of Thermal Protection Material Thermostructural Behavior
- Thomas Schwartzentruber
University of Minnesota
Predictive modeling of chemical and structural failure of porous ablative materials
- Michael Tonks
University of Florida
Mesoscale Framework for Multi-Physics Simulation of Ablative Thermal Protection Systems
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamic Modeling of Additive Manufacturing Alloy Processing
- Daniel Lewis
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Validated Thermal-Material Simulation to Predict Microstructure Evolution in Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing of Nickel Alloys
Lightweight Multifunctional Lattice Materials for Space Structures
- James Guest
Johns Hopkins University
Topology Optimization of Lightweight, Additively Manufactured Lattice Systems for Space Applications
- Lorenzo Valdevit
University of California, Irvine
Thermo-structurally optimized lattice materials and structures for large-scale space applications
- Haydn Wadley
University of Virginia
Ultralight Lattice-based Materials for Multifunctional Space Structures