The TSGC Design Challenge begins season eight in Spring 2006. Five teams are slated to return to complete a second semester of project design. Additional teams will be added through January 27th.
As always, special thanks go to the researchers and research groups from the NASA Johnson Space Center and the Center for Space Research who continue to offer exciting design project topics for student team selection.
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M.A.R.S. |
Advanced Robotics Technology
Robotics - Semester II of II [continuing the work of last year's Robocards] |
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| Institution: Lamar University |
| Team: Kyle Arnold*, Chris Benally, W. Paeng Buahame, Jeremy Williams |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bernard J. Maxum, Dept of Electrical Engineering |
| Mentor: Dave Cheuvront, JSC Exploration Systems Engr Division |
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H.P.N. - High Performance Ninjas |
Medical Equipment / System Improvements for ISS
Biomedical Systems - Semester II of II
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~hpn/ |
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| Institution: Rice University |
| Team: Elaine Chan, Cynthia Chang, Alexander Gordon*, Eric Vu, Peter Yang |
| Faculty Advisors: Dr. Maria Z. Oden and Dr. Michael Liebschner, Dept of Bioengineering |
| Mentor: Tara Ruttley, JSC Biomedical Systems Division |
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THUNDERBIRDS |
Medical Equipment / System Improvements for ISS
Bioengineering - Semester II of II
http://www.ricethunderbirds.com/ |
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| Institution: Rice University |
| Team: Jimmy Barnes, Neha Datta, Vishal Gupta, Laura Higbie, Lei Ji |
| Faculty Advisors: Dr. Maria Z. Oden and Dr. Michael Liebschner, Dept of Bioengineering |
| Mentor: Tara Ruttley, JSC Biomedical Systems Division |
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MARS ER |
Initial Human Mars - Mars Hospital
Exploration - Semester II of II
http://biomed.tamu.edu/academics/Projects/05C/Team5/ |
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| Institution: Texas A&M University |
| Team: Stephen Dao, L. Colleen Dillenbeck*, Cheng-Chung Hsu, Holly Gibbs |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charles Lessard, Dept of Biomedical Engineering |
| Mentor: Dr. Humboldt Mandell, Center for Space Research |
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RED PLANET ROUGHNECKS |
Mars Drill Automation
Exploration - Semester I of I
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| Institution: University of Texas, Austin |
| Team: Nicholas Fey, Matthew Ganser*, John Roby |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rich Crawford |
| Mentor: Dr. Humboldt Mandell, Center for Space Research w/ JSC Exploration Office [JSC-EX] |
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ZERO G |
Heat Pump for Thermal Control of Space Vehicles
Heat Transfer - Semester I of I
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| Institution: University of Texas, Austin |
| Team: Dat Pham*, Brandon Slaughter, David Tran |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Howell |
| Mentor: David Westheimer, JSC Crew & Thermal Systems Division [JSC-EC] |
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SPACE CADETS |
Design of a Small Pass Airlock for Lunar Lander or Habitat
EVA Technology
https://webspace.utexas.edu/wardjw2/index.htm |
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| Institution: University of Texas, Austin |
| Team: Timothy Klatt*, Gerry Suhali, Jacob Ward |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Joseph Beaman |
| Mentor: Robert Trevino, JSC Advanced EVA Technology Group [JSC-EC5] |
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PLANETARY VEHICLE DESIGN |
Rover I: Unpressurized Manned Rover for Use on Moon or Mars
Exploration - Semester II of II
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| Institution: University of Texas, San Antonio |
| Team: Hector Mendoza*, Korhan Sirlan, Jaciel Solis, Mark Stehney |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jahan Eftekhar, Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: Dr. Humboldt Mandell, Center for Space Research |
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