Eric Gulson-Castillo, a Ph.D. student in ornithology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, was featured in the article on Forbes.com titled “Space Weather, Even Chicago’s Lights Can Wreak Havoc On Seasonal Bird Migration,” for his work looking for a possible link between geomagnetic disturbances and disruptions to nocturnal bird migration | October Continue Reading »
Category: In the Media
“NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada Discusses Space Station Mission in UM Talk”
NASA Astronaut Josh A. Cassada visited U-M as part of the University of Michigan Physics Department’s Saturday Morning Physics series and was featured in an article on Fox2Detroit.com titled “NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada Discusses Space Station Mission in UM Talk.” | October 2023.
“NASA Selects Four Small Explorer Mission Concept Studies”
Prof. Michael Liemohn, at U-M Climate and Space, was featured in the article “NASA Selects Four Small Explorer Mission Concept Studies” for his work as principal investigator for the MAAX concept study for NASA. | September 29, 2023.
“Race to space: Diving into countries joining the race to the moon”
Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, assistant research professor at U-M Climate and Space, was featured in a video “Race to space: Diving into countries joining the race to the moon” for CBS News Detroit. | September 12, 2023.
“UK Space Agency Announces US/UK Partnership”
The UK Space Agency has announced a vital US/UK partnership in electric space propulsion between Britain’s Pulsar Fusion and the University of Michigan. The Plasma Dynamics and Electric Propulsion Lab at the University of Michigan was featured in the article “UK Space Agency Announces US/UK Partnership” on Spacewatch.global. | September 5, 2023.
“University of Michigan Partners with NASA to Study Venus in Unprecedented New Mission”
The Space Physics Research Laboratory was featured in an article on Fox2Detroit.com titled “University of Michigan Partners with NASA to Study Venus in Unprecedented New Mission,” for its work building a mass spectrometer that can survive the hottest planet in the solar system. | April 2023
“The Harshest Reality: Exploring Active Radiation Shielding”
As missions prepare to take humans to the moon or Mars, scientists must confront “The Harshest Reality” of outer space: It’s full of radiation from our sun and beyond. Scientists at the University of Michigan and NASA are exploring the possibility of using ‘active shielding’ to generate electromagnetic or electrostatic fields that could divert much Continue Reading »