Programme
Space health and disaster risk reduction
Myles Harris
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Myles is a PhD student at UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction. Myles is researching prolonged field care (prehospital health in remote environments with limited accessibility and resources) in collaboration with Remote Area Risk International and the Ministry of Defence, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine. Myles is a coordinator of UCL Space Health Risks Research Group and is leading the first UK pilot analogue research mission.
Investigation of ESA’S RAM-EP Intake via Direct Simulation Monte Carlo
Claudio Rapisarda
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Claudio has recently graduated in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Manchester, where he has actively engaged with several aerospace projects and societies. He was the Mission Analysis and GCS Engineer in the Manchester CubeSat Research Group, Student Representative at the Manchester branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Descent Control Engineer in the Manchester CanSat Group, Industrial Liaison at the Aerospace Society and member of MANSEDS. For his research thesis, Claudio undertook a design and optimisation investigation on passive intakes of Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion systems; this involved the implementation of analytical models as well as the use of Direct-Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC). Claudio is now studying a MSc in Space Engineering at the Technical University of Delft and is an active member of Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE).
Oasis on Enceladus?
Wojciech Jerzy Stogowski
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I have just finished my Bsc degree in planetary science and astronomy with Open University. I am originally from Poland and moved to U.K. in 2005. Space and science are the areas of my passion and keen interest.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wojciech.stogowski.5
Development of Annelid-Inspired Soft Robot using Low Voltage Fault-Tolerant Artificial Muscles for the Exploration of Mars
Hari Prakash Thanabalan
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My name is Hari Prakash. MSc in Advanced Robotics student from Queen Mary University of London where I focus my research project on soft robotics. I have always been fascinated in space science and robotics since I was young. With the passion and interest I have towards these fields, I aim to someday develop biologically inspired soft robots for space exploration particularly the Red Planet.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hari-prakash-thanabalan-14662741/
Modelling dark matter as antimatter with negative mass and the implications of this model for superluminal travel
Joshua Sinclair
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I am a recent graduate from the University of Bristol where I completed a BSc in Physics and Philosophy, with a particular focus on the interaction between the philosophy of science and the philosophy of mind. During my studies, I was drawn to the problems faced by any Grand Unified Theory that aims to reconcile Quantum Mechanics with General Relativity, and sought to approach this issue from a wider philosophical perspective which calls into question traditional assumptions about the nature of time and causality as being necessarily linear. To this end, I have a deep fascination with so-called ‘imaginary numbers’ and the role that they may play in the generation of wormholes, external reality itself (through superstring theory and Bohmian mechanics), conscious experience and holographic memory; as well as the metaphysical implications that arise from such models.
Additionally, I have a keen interest in politics, history, religion and anthropology. I am currently studying an MSc in International Relations at the University of Bristol with the aim of becoming more informed about the consequences of globalisation, the rise of China as a superpower and the future that awaits humanity following the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its invention of technology previously confined to science-fiction, such as biotechnology capable of uniting human minds with Artificial Intelligence or the seemingly gravity-warping UFOs that the Pentagon has recently released videos of.
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: josh_luke17
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joshua-sinclair-016a40182
The gravitational braking of captured moons around ringed planets
George Bell
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George is a second year Computational Physics PhD student at the University of Lincoln who previously completed a BSc in Natural Sciences with the Open University.
University email address: [email protected]
Societal structure of an Intelligent extraterrestrial specie
Dhruv Singhvi
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Near-Field Acoustic Levitation in Hypergravity
Alexander William Prior, Jochem Willem Hendricus Langen & Juan Paolo Lorenzo Gerardo Barrios
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Alexander is a third-year integrated masters student at Durham University studying physics and taking optional modules in Condensed Matter Physics and Planets & Cosmology. Currently the team leader of the research group working on a project to investigate Near-Field Acoustic Levitation in hypergravity conditions for the European Space Agency’s Academy.
Jochem is a third-year integrated masters student at Durham University studying physics & astronomy and taking optional modules in Theoretical Physics and Planets & Cosmology. Currently one of the core team members of the research group working on a project to investigate Near-Field Acoustic Levitation in hypergravity conditions for the European Space Agency’s Academy.
Paolo is a third-year integrated masters student at Durham University studying physics & astronomy and taking optional modules in Modern Atomic and Optical Physics as well as Planets & Cosmology. He is currently one of the core team members of the research group working on a project to investigate Near-Field Acoustic Levitation in hyper-gravity conditions for the European Space Agency’s Academy.
General: https://www.instagram.com/the_levitators/
Alexander: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-prior-6ab3221b7/
Jochem: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jochem-langen-7b89a619a/
Paolo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolo-barrios-599631202/
Investigation of collision and disruption events using a direct N-body simulation
Eva Bervas
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Eva is a third year Maths and Physics BSc student at the University of Bristol.
She grew up between France and England, learning various languages along the way, such as Russian and Polish.
Having completed work experience at the Observatoire de Meudon, Eva aims to pursue a career in scientific research, whilst being able to meet and work with people from all over the world.
University email: [email protected]
Personal email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/eva-bervas
Urban tree monitoring from space: using deep learning architectures to monitor urban vegetation distributions with hyperspectral satellite imagery
Ben Kanda
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Ben is a recent University of Bristol graduate in Physics, soon to enrol at Cranfield University for a master’s degree in Astronautics and Space Engineering. Having completed a summer internship with The Open University in using artificial intelligence to identify and classify urban vegetation, he is presenting research on the suitability of neural network architectures for use with satellite data to classify urban landcover types. A fan of all things space, Ben is looking to pursue a research career in rocketry or human spaceflight.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kanda/
email: [email protected]
Ground Truthing Land Surface Temperature Datasets in an Urban Area
Shona Jane Ferguson
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Applied Meteorology and Climatology postgraduate masters student at the University of Birmingham. Previously completed a BSc Hons in Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. My research interests are centred around satellite data and its uses for both meteorology and climate change. However, I also have a keen interest in chaos theory and wrote my undergraduate thesis on fractals and the Mandelbrot set. I have a strong passion for science communication and have volunteered for a science communication group for around 2/3 years.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shona-ferguson
Twitter: @shona_ferg
Numerical Simulation of Ion Drives for Space Exploration
Mart Ahren Relevo
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23 year old recent Masters of Aerospace Engineering Graduate from the University of the West of England that likes anything space related
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/martrelevo7b3772137
Design and Validation of a Low Cost and Reusable Resonant Igniter using Modern Additive Manufacturing Methods for use in Rocket Propulsion
Elias Aoubala
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Elias Aoubala is a 4th year Meng Aeronautical Engineering Student at the University of Glasgow. Having previously developed a Nitrous Oxide catalytic igniter as part of his Carnegie Summer Scholarship Program, Elias has developed a great interest into space and launch vehicle propulsion systems and hence aims to become a propulsion engineer when he graduates. He is Currently developing his own ‘Augmented Spark Igniter’ and larger ‘Water-cooled’ 50 Newton Engine intended to be tested nearing the end of the year and is also a member of GU Rocketry’s Propulsion team developing the feed system for the 500 Newton ‘Chimera 1 Hybrid Engine’. He attends the fortnightly Astro Agency’s ‘SpaceBar’ discussion panel to meet and engage with others with similar space interests. His current academic interests are the development of a lightweight ‘high-flow’ Piston-Pump and resonant igniter for rocket propulsion systems.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-aoubala/
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @EAoubala