Early Career Faculty 2024
- Researchers are preparing for next moonwalk simulations using advanced propulsion systems, including a high-voltage multiphase dual-rotor generator and rectifier.
- A team at Purdue University is working on concept demonstrations of directed energy propulsion using metasurface lightsails, which could potentially revolutionize space travel.
- Scientists are developing innovative power systems to enable small-scale operations in permanently shadowed lunar regions, including lightweight deployable solar reflectors and piezoelectric-based power conversion.
- A new technology called oxychalcogenide membranes is being developed for superconducting power transmission, which could significantly improve energy efficiency in space exploration.
- Researchers are also exploring the use of stimulus-responsive adsorbents to store and deliver low-boiling fuels in permanently shaded regions, enabling more efficient and sustainable lunar missions.
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
Transformational Advanced Energetic Propulsion
- Omid Beik
Colorado School of Mines
Development of a MW-Scale High-Voltage Multiphase Dual-Rotor Generator and Rectifier for a PMAD in an NEP System - Ognjen Ilic
University of Minnesota
Concept Demonstration of Directed Energy Propulsion with Metasurface Lightsails - Kenshiro Oguri
Purdue University
Origami-inspired Diffractive Sail for Directed Energy Propulsion - Thomas Underwood
University of Texas, Austin
Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Driven Electromagnetic Propulsion
Power Systems to Enable Small System Operations in Permanently Shadowed Lunar Regions
- Manan Arya
Stanford University
Lightweight Deployable Solar Reflectors - Jessica Boles
University of California, Berkeley
Piezoelectric-Based Power Conversion for Lunar Surface Systems - Christopher McGuirk
Colorado School of Mines
Power on the Dark Side: Stimulus-Responsive Adsorbents for Low-Energy Controlled Storage and Delivery of Low Boiling Fuels to Mobile Assets in Permanently Shaded Regions
- Shuolong Yang
University of Chicago
Developing Oxychalcogenide Membranes for Superconducting Power Transmission
Q. Who is Omid Beik?
A. Omid Beik is an Early Career Faculty member at Colorado School of Mines.
Q. What is the focus of Kenshiro Oguri’s research project?
A. Kenshiro Oguri is working on a concept demonstration of Directed Energy Propulsion with Metasurface Lightsails.
Q. What type of propulsion system is being developed by Manan Arya?
A. Manan Arya is working on Power Systems to Enable Small System Operations in Permanently Shadowed Lunar Regions, which involves electromagnetic propulsion.
Q. Who is developing Origami-inspired Diffractive Sail for Directed Energy Propulsion?
A. Thomas Underwood from the University of Texas, Austin, is working on this project.
Q. What type of power conversion system is being developed by Christopher McGuirk?
A. Christopher McGuirk is working on a Piezoelectric-Based Power Conversion for Lunar Surface Systems.
Q. Who is Shuolong Yang’s collaborator in the “Power on the Dark Side” project?
A. The text does not mention Shuolong Yang’s collaborator, but it mentions that he is working with University of Chicago.
Q. What type of materials are being developed by Ognjen Ilic?
A. Ognjen Ilic is developing a MW-Scale High-Voltage Multiphase Dual-Rotor Generator and Rectifier for a PMAD in an NEP System.
Q. Who is Jessica Boles’ collaborator in the “Lightweight Deployable Solar Reflectors” project?
A. The text does not mention Jessica Boles’ collaborator, but it mentions that she is working with University of California, Berkeley.
Q. What type of propulsion system is being developed by Kenshiro Oguri and Thomas Underwood?
A. They are both working on Directed Energy Propulsion systems, specifically using metasurface lightsails and origami-inspired diffractive sails respectively.
Q. Who is developing a Z-Pinch Fusion Driven Electromagnetic Propulsion system?
A. The text does not mention the specific collaborator or institution for this project, but it mentions that Manan Arya is working on Power Systems to Enable Small System Operations in Permanently Shadowed Lunar Regions which includes electromagnetic propulsion.