Eleni Gourgou, Associate Research Scientist at U-M Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a U-M Space Institute Pathfinder Grant in the amount of $5,000, for her project “The Impact of Artificial Microgravity on Lifespan and Spatial Learning” in December 2023.
“Microgravity is known to have an impact on animals’ physiology, as shown via numerous experiments with Continue Reading »
L. Jay Guo, professor at U-M Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, was awarded a U-M Space Institute Pathfinder Grant in the amount of $5,000, for his project “Silica Aerogel Composite with Embedded Carbon Nanotubes as Perfect Absorber for Stray Light Control for Deep Space Survey” in December 2023.
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Alexander Cushen, graduate student at U-M Climate and Space, was awarded a U-M Space Institute Power Grant in the amount of $5,000, for his project “ARC-LITE: Absorbance and Reflectance Characteristics of Lunar Dust for Imaging Technology and Exploration” in December 2023.
“With many missions planned to visit the Moon in the coming years, Continue Reading »
Ananyo Bhattacharya, graduate student at U-M Climate and Space, was awarded a U-M Space Institute Power Grant in the amount of $1,400, for his project “PlanetGPT- A U-M GenAI Tool for Space Sciences and Engineering” in December 2023.
Clare Luckey, a 2017 alumna of the University of Michigan Department of Climate & Space, has been named to Forbes’ 30 under 30 in the Class of 2024, in the category of science. She was featured in the article “NASA Engineer Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Innovators.” | December
Dr. Nilton O. Renno, professor at U-M Climate and Space and U-M Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, assistant research scientist at U-M Climate and Space, were featured in an article titled “99% of Space Junk is Undetectable. That Could Change Soon” from Universe Today. The article discussed how they are currently working to detect Continue Reading »
Dr. Nilton O. Renno, professor at U-M Climate and Space and U-M Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, assistant research scientist at U-M Climate and Space, were featured in “Colliding space junk makes ‘noise’ that could be heard from Earth” for Space.com | December 12, 2023