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Join us for the 2025 Arizona Space Institute Symposium—a premier gathering for experts, innovators, and space enthusiasts. This event provides a unique platform to connect, collaborate, and inspire advancements in the space industry.
Key Features:
Inspiring Presentations: Discover groundbreaking research and cutting-edge advancements in space exploration from industry leaders. Topics range from advanced propulsion systems to space habitats and sustainability, offering valuable insights into the future of space technology.
Morning Keynote and Breakfast: Start your day with a light breakfast and an energizing keynote that will set the tone for the day’s discussions. Gain insights from influential voices in the field as they share their perspectives on the future of space exploration and technology.
Networking Luncheon: Expand your professional connections during our networking luncheon. Engage with fellow attendees, establish new partnerships, and explore collaboration opportunities that will shape the future of space research and technology.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of space innovation!
Who should come to the symposium?
- Anyone who has a concept or mission that they are planning a proposal for.
- Those who have ongoing or completed mission and instrument experience in space exploration.
- Those who are interested in finding out how to pursue space research.
- Those who have research laboratories or equipment (including flight-ready instruments) that can support space exploration.
- Anyone who is interested in finding out more about the future of space exploration at the UA.
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Meeting ID: 871 0026 9379
The Arizona Space Institute Symposium showcases the depth and innovation of space science and exploration at UA, bringing together researchers, experts, and industry leaders. Flash Talks are organized into four sections, covering UA facilities and laboratories, mission and technology development, domain awareness and lunar exploration, and updates on ongoing missions and instruments.
Download the agenda and abstracts to explore the full lineup of speakers and sessions.
Multi-Mission Operations Center:
- Andrew Gardner, R&D Software Engineer IV, Arizona Space Institute, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Department of Astronomy
Capabilities of the Imaging Technology Lab:
- Jarron Leisenring, Director of ITL, Assistant Research Professor, Steward Observatory
The Arizona Infrared Detector Laboratory:
- Andre Wong, Principal Systems Engineer; Deputy Director & Chief Engineer, Imaging Technology Laboratory, Steward Observatory
Research from the Laboratory of Space Systems and Optomechanics (LASSO):
- Andrea Nelson, ODIN Optical Payload Manager, Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Getting data down to earth - new ground station technology
- Justin Hyatt, Senior Research Associate at UA and CEO of Paramium Technologies, Steward Observatory
LEMS-A3: Sending seismometers back to the Moon:
- Angela Marusiak, Assistant Research Professor, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
GlowSat: A 6U CubeSat Mission Concept for Far-Ultraviolet Airglow Survey and Technology Advancement:
- Haeun Chung, Assistant Research Professor, Steward Observatory
EMILIA-3D: Advanced thermal imaging of the lunar surface:
- Andy Ryan, PhD, Research Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Flex Modules: A Path to High Resolution X-Ray Telescope Optics via Final Step Figuring:
- Brandon Chalifoux, Assistant Professor, Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Multifunctional Luneburg Lens Enabled Radar for Enhanced Space Domain Awareness:
- Hao Xin, Professor, IEEE Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Multifunctional Nanofiber Reinforcement of Perovskite Solar Cells for Resilience in Space:
- Anton Samoylov, PhD. Candidate, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Space-Based Detection of Resident Space Objects Using Star Sensors:
- Fabio Curti, Associate Professor, Departments of Systems & Industrial Engineering
Options for Governance and Regulation of Satellite and Other Space Debris:
- Christopher Corbally & Margaret Boone Rappaport, Staff Astronomer, Adjunct Astronomer, Vatican Observatory, Department of Astronomy
Water Extraction for Lunar Bases: A Proof-of-Concept System:
- Rachel Pabst & Ellie Wolcott, Engineer, Lunar Automated Regolith Processing Senior Capstone Project Scalable In-Situ
Initiating Lunar Mining Operations for Sustainable Human Presence:
- Victor Tenorio, Professor of Practice, Mining and Geological Engineering
Lunar Mining: Overcoming Challenges and Evaluating Excavation Strategies:
- Ricardo Nunes, Researcher Assistant, Mining and Geological Engineering
- Jekan Thanga, Associate Professor, Space & Terrestial Robotic Laboratory
Evaluation of methods used to downlink and process X-Band data from CatSat:
- Hilliard Paige, Electrical Engineer, Rincon Research Corporation
CatSat: Post-Launch Operations of a Student-Built CubeSat:
- Walter Rahmer, CatSat Command System Lead, Steward Observatory
Innovating Under Constraints: Aspera's Path to Launch:
- Hannah Tanquery, Project Systems Engineer, Deputy Project Manager, Steward Observatory
- Aafaque Khan, Doctoral Candidate, Future Investigator on NASA FINESST, Steward Observatory
- Jason Corliss, Principal Investigator of SHIMCO, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Department of Astronomy