The Design Challenge Program celebrates seventeen semesters with ten teams from seven Texas institutions focused on finding solutions to problems of importance to NASA's mission.
Two teams will be returning from Spring 2010 to complete projects begun last semester; eight others begin work on one or two-semester projects.
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LAMAR UNIVERSITY - LEP (LAMAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION) |
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Electric Propulsion Systems
Semester I of II
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| Institution: Lamar University |
| Department Represented: Electrical Engineering |
| Team: EE Seniors: Christopher Lee, Austin Prince* |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Harley Myler, Chairman, Dept of Electrical Engineering |
| Mentored By: Doug Holland, NASA JSC Advanced Development Office |
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LAMAR UNIVERSITY - WIRELESS RISA |
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Remote Image System Acquisition (RISA) - Space Camera 4 (SC4) Development
Semester I of II
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| Institution: Lamar University |
| Department Represented: Electrical Engineering |
| Team: EE Seniors: Russell Barker, Will Gilthorpe*, Trung Vo |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Harley Myler, Chairman, Dept of Electrical Engineering |
| Mentored By: Doug Holland, NASA JSC Advanced Development Office |
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RICE UNIVERSITY - CARDIOWLS |
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Design and Build a Wireless Multi-Channel ECG System
Semester I of II
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| Institution: Rice University |
| Department Represented: Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Team: ECE Seniors: Seoyeon Hong, Stephen Jong, Stephen Kruzick *, Brian Viel |
| Faculty Advisors: Dr. Gary Woods and Dr. Ashutosh Sabharwal, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Mentor: Baraquiel Reyna, NASA JSC Space Medicine Division |
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RICE UNIVERSITY - ELECTRIC OWL |
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Design of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Martian Exploration
Semester I of II
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| Institution: Rice University |
| Department Represented: Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Team: ECE Seniors: Anthony Austin, Jeff Bridge*, Robert Brockman, Peter Hokanson |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Woods, Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Mentors: Dr. Humboldt Mandell, NASA Retired; Center for Space Research Fellow and David Fuson, NASA Advanced Radiation Instrumentation Project |
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TEXAS A&M - EMBEDIC |
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Design and Build a Wireless Multi-Channel ECG System
Semester I of II
http://capstone.tamu.edu/Teams/Fall'10/embedic/
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| Institution: Texas A&M University |
| Department Represented: Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution |
| Team: EET Seniors: Raymond King, Patrick Navarro, Alex Smith* |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jay Porter, Dept of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution |
| Mentor: Baraquiel Reyna, NASA JSC Space Medicine Division |
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, KINGSVILLE - AWESOME |
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Design of Dust Tolerant EVA Compatible Connectors
Semester II of II
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| Institution: Texas A&M University, Kingsville |
| Department Represented: Mechanical Engineering |
| Team: ME Seniors: Charles Ball*, Alan Clay, Lorena Garcia, Thomas Putnam, Jorge Ramos |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. Larry Peel, Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: Robert Trevino, NASA JSC Crew and Thermal Systems Division |
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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - SPACE RAIDERS |
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Design of a "Coffee the Way You Like It" Coffee System Adapter for Astronaut Use on the International Space Station
Semester I of II
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| Institution: Texas Tech University |
| Department Represented: Mechanical Engineering |
| Team: ME Seniors: Zane Anderson, Raul Mazariegos, Evan McFarden*, Mark Nockels, Gregory Webb |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Yang, Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: Dr. Michele Perchonok, NASA JSC Habitability and Environmental Factors Division |
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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - MASKED MEDICS |
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Design of a Multipurpose Rescue EVA Litter
Semester I of II
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| Institution: Texas Tech University |
| Department Represented: Mechanical Engineering |
| Team: ME Seniors: Andrew Higgins*, William Courtney, Ryan Eisele, Hasan Salahat , Nathan Stipek, Justin Williford |
| Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Yang, Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: Robert Trevino, NASA JSC Crew and Thermal Systems Division |
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN - SPACE PIRATES |
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Cryogenic Boiloff Recovery - Cool Down and Condensation and Recovery of Vent Gases
Semester I of I
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| Institution: University of Texas at Austin |
| Department Represented: Mechanical Engineering |
| Team: ME Seniors: Chris Berg*, Matthias Lang, Mark Peltier |
| Faculty Advisors: Dr. Richard Crawford and Dr. Tom Kiehne, Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: Joe Chambliss, NASA JSC Exploration, Crew & Thermal Systems Division |
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO - PLI (PERPETUAL LIGHT INC) |
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Lunar Module Heat Rejection System
Semester II of II
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| Institution: University of Texas, San Antonio |
| Department Represented: Mechanical Engineering |
| Team: ME Seniors: Michael Gouge, Adrian Martinez* |
| Faculty Advisors: Dr. John Simonis, Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: Dr. Gene Ungar, NASA JSC Crew and Thermal Systems Division |
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