Programme

A Mission Architecture and Systems Level Design of Navigation, Robotics and Grappling Hardware for an On-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft

William Easdown

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William Easdown (he/him)
@weasdown
William is a student at Cranfield University, coming to the end of his MSc course in Astronautics and Space Engineering, having previously completed a BEng in Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bath. He has been a SPINtern at Lockheed Martin working on the Mission Operations Centre for the UK Satellite Launch Programme and did a year placement in electronic engineering at RAL Space during his Bachelor’s. He founded Bath SpaceSoc in 2016 and went on to chair UKSEDS for 2018/19.

ORACLE-1: The Hyperspectral Imaging of Stagnant Water Bodies and Vegetation Indices Near Lake Victoria for Mosquito-Borne Disease Control

Rebeca-Elena Ursu & Alice Vlasov

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Rebeca is a second-year Geophysics and Meteorology student at The University of Edinburgh, interested in studying the Titanian meteorological phenomena and the evolution of the Earth atmosphere during the time, especially the mechanisms behind the hothouse/coldhouse transition over the Phanerozoic. Part-time Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (OU Certificate) student at the Open University. Former Scientific Director in Asteria, an entirely student-led satellite development group from Edinburgh, with a goal of designing, manufacturing, and launching a nano-satellite by the end of 2021.
University email address: [email protected]
Personal email address: [email protected]
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rebeca-elena-ursu

Alice is a Second-year Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science student at the University of Edinburgh and a software engineer on the Asteria team.

Application of Shape Memory Alloys for the In-Orbit Deployment of CubeSat Solar Arrays

Chris Wright

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Rapid Alien Language Categorization - Framework for the Time-sensitive Interpretation of Alien Communication for more or less Intelligent Life

Sam Raviraja & Junaid Arif

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Investigating the Feasibility of a Centrifugal Gravity Space Station in Low Earth Orbit

Craig Orrock

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Craig is a second year Mechanical Engineering student at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. As a big fan of all things space, he's aiming to become a propulsion engineer when he graduates. He's already working towards this with his own personal rocketry projects and his work with Endeavour, Edinburgh's student rocketry society.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/craig-orrock

Multi-perceptual modalities message delivery module: MAILbox

Suchetan Mummigatti

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Weaker Gravity: The Key For A Longer Life?

Olga Garcia Gallego

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Stellar luminosity, galaxies, supernovae and cosmology; words that evoke feelings of awe and excitement and hint at the many mysteries of the Universe. Imagining, just for a moment, while looking at the thousands of stars resting in the sky every night, that I would have a better understanding of what is really going above our heads is intoxicating. Studying the Astronomy and Physics MSci Combined Degree at the University of Glasgow is the first step to achieving my most outstanding goal, which is contributing to a ground-breaking astronomical discovery.

Human hibernation for long duration space missions

Tooba Tahir

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Great Food, No Atmosphere: A review of Physiology and Nutritional Requirements Associated with Spacewalks

Lauren Church & Chloe Mohanadass

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Chloe and Lauren are fourth year medical students at King’s College London. Last academic year they both pursued intercalated degrees, with Chloe studying Imaging Sciences and Lauren studying Space Physiology and Health.
They are joint leads for Space Medicine in KCL Space Society, and have a keen interest in STEM and Space outreach.
Working with the International Space School Education Trust, they developed 2 experiments which launched to the International Space Station earlier this year.

Recommendations for the management of atrial fibrillation in exploration-class missions

George W X Barker

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George is a final year medical student at University College London. After an Astronomy GCSE reignited his childhood interest in space and the cosmos, he read Space Medicine and Extreme Environment Physiology as part of his intercalated BSc in Physiology. After attending and completing the Space Physiology Training Course at the European Space Agency, he enrolled on the Space Physiology & Health MSc at King’s College London, which he is currently completing. He is due to graduate in 2021 and commence working as a junior doctor in the NHS.
George has clinical interests in emergency medicine, anaesthetics and LGBT+ sexual and public health, having directed the national charity Sexpression:UK, and currently lectures on the Reproductive Health module in the UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health. He has additional research interests in the application of space technology and its use in dealing with acute medical events and emergencies in space. Outside of university, he volunteers for Festival Medical Services and Transport for London, providing first responder care across festivals, large events and transport networks. When relaxing, he enjoys theatre, travelling and exploring the outdoors.
George can be reached at [email protected], twitter: @gwxbarker and LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gwxbarker.

The Biggest Threat to Reaching Mars is not Technology – It is the Nervous System.

Bethany Evans

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My name is Beth, and I am a third-year undergraduate student studying Cell Biology at University College London (UCL). I became fascinated with space science after attending United Space School in Houston, Texas. This was my 'eureka!' moment - the moment I knew that I always want to be involved with Space. Since then, I joined the UCL Space Society as Science Officer, and have recently been accepted onto the European Space Agency's Human Space Physiology Training Course. Other than space, my other interests lie in journalism and rock climbing (although I'm not very good at the latter!).

Terraforming Mars: An investigation into the Feasibility of Transforming the Red Planet to Support a Biosphere.

Benjamin Kanda

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I am a third year Physicist studying at the University of Bristol, with a primary interest in the development of space science and technology.
My email: [email protected]
Add me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kanda
My website: benkanda.com

Optimization of extra-terrestrial planetary surface exploration tasks using behavioural patterns of ant colonies

Anna Tarodi

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Future of Space Travel

Laurence Deakin

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I am a physics student going into my 3rd year of an MPHYS with Space Science, at the University of Southampton

My personal email address is: [email protected]
Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurence-deakin-7b087b199

The True Cost of the Space Shuttle

Richard Swan

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I am a fifth year MEng Aero-Mechanical Engineering student with a First Class Bachelor’s degree from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. I have conducted research in numerical methods to quantify vortex formations in turbulent flows and am developing a universal launch system for drones as part of my current Master’s project.
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-swan-b6378ab0