Graduate Research
Reconfigurable, Non-Contacting Modular Spacecraft
My Ph.D. research is on the technological applications of magnetic flux pinning, a non-contacting interaction between superconductors and magnetic fields, to the assembly and reconfiguration of modular spacecraft. This work involves experimental characterization and numerical modeling of flux pinning components, development of laboratory testbeds for our technology and control strategies, and even microgravity flights on NASA aircraft.
- 2009 Research Poster (PDF, 2.31 MB)
- 2008 Research Poster (PDF, 962 KB)
- Microgravity Experiment Poster (PDF, 3.88 MB)
A modular, non-contacting space structure concept
You can read more about this and other research at www.spacecraftresearch.com