Twenty-two universities across the country have been selected to
receive NASA grants for research and technology development projects in areas
critical to the agency’s mission. Nine of these universities will have the
opportunity to test their research aboard the International Space Station.
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
program supports science and technology research and development at colleges
and universities in areas, such as remote sensing, nanotechnology, astrophysics
and aeronautics. All of these are applicable to NASA’s work in Earth science,
aeronautics, and human and robotic deep space exploration. Results of this
research may be incorporated into ongoing agency work.
Thirteen universities will receive as much as $750,000 each for
work conducted over a three-year period for the following proposed projects:
·
Bio-Inspired
polytetrafluoroethylene-Based Solid Lubricant Coatings on Nickel-Titanium for
Space Mechanisms and Aerospace Applications – University of Arkansas, Little
Rock
·
Laser based Remote
Magnetometry with Mesospheric Sodium Atoms for Geomagnetic Field Measurements –
University of Delaware, Newark
·
GEOCORE: Geospatial
Studies of Coral Reef Ecology and Health using Satellite and Airborne Data –
University of Guam, Mangilao
·
Autonomous Control
Technology for Unmanned Aerial Systems with Agricultural and Environmental
Applications in Central Pacific Islands – University of Hawaii, Honolulu
·
Space-Grade Flexible
Hybrid Electronics – University of Idaho, Moscow
·
Coordinated Position and
Attitude Control for Formations of Small Satellites – University of Kentucky,
Lexington
·
High-Fidelity Loci-CHEM
Simulations for Acoustic Wave Propagation and Vibration – University of
Mississippi, Oxford
·
Exploring Extreme
Gravity: Neutron Stars, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves – Montana State
University, Bozeman
·
Autonomous Structural
Composites for Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft Systems – New Mexico State
University, Las Cruces
·
Development of Nanoporous
Adsorbents for Aqueous Phase Separations in Life Support Systems – University
of Puerto Rico, San Juan
·
University of The Virgin
Islands BurstCube: Developing a flight-ready prototype Gamma-Ray-Burst
detection nanosatellite – University of The Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
·
Fast Traversing
Autonomous Rover for Mars Sample Collection – West Virginia University,
Morgantown
·
Advanced Optical
Measurements of Ice Adhesion on Icephobic Aircraft Surfaces – University of
Wyoming, Laramie
NASA is awarding to nine universities approximately $900,000 and
an opportunity to conduct research and technology development aboard the
International Space Station for the following proposed projects:
·
Growth of Large, Perfect
Protein Crystals for Neutron Crystallography – University of Nebraska,
Omaha<
·
On-Orbit Structural
Health Monitoring of Space Vehicles – New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
·
3-D Printed Titanium
Dioxide Foams Under Extreme Environment Exposure At Low-Earth Orbit – West
Virginia University, Morgantown
·
Enhanced Science on the
International Space Station: Influence of Gravity on Electrokinetic and
Electrochemical Assembly in Colloids – University of Kentucky, Lexingtonv
·
Arkansas CubeSat Agile
Propulsion Technology Demonstrator Mission – University of Arkansas, Little
Rockv
·
Evaluation of
Graphene-Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits for High-Speed, Light Weight and
Radiation Hard Optical Communication in Space – University of Delaware, Newark
·
Assessment of Radiation
Shielding Properties of Novel and Baseline Materials External to the
International Space Station – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
·
Satellite Demonstration
of a Radiation Tolerant Computer System Deployed from the International Space
Station – Montana State University, Bozeman
·
Utilizing the International
Space Station as a Test Bed to Validate the Performance of Nano-Enhanced
Polymers Subjected to Atomic Oxygen and/or Hypervelocity Impact – University of
Mississippi, Oxford
EPSCoR helps develop partnerships among NASA research missions and
programs, academic institutions and industry. EPSCoR is managed by NASA's
Office of Education in Washington, and in each participating jurisdiction by a
program director who oversees the process of submitting grant proposals and the
work performed with the grant funding.
Abstracts for each 2017 EPSCoR education research selection are
available at:
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