2018
The 2018 Symposium was held on Saturday April 21st, 2018
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2018 Symposium Agenda
Recognized Papers/Presentations and Posters:
Grand Prize:
Innovative Sounding Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Samples at Various Altitudes (CSU) - Taylor Morton, Colum Ashlin, Evan Feldmann, Austin Funke
Paper Session Winners:
A: Payload Evolution and Engineering: A Reevaluation of the Strength, Efficiency, and Design of High-Altitude Balloon Payloads(RRCC) - Alondra Hauser, Nathan Leusink, Robert Clayton, Ryan Klimek
B: The Effects of High Altitude Conditions on an Environmentally Friendly Payload and the Bacteria K. pneumonia and E. aerogenes (TSJC) - Noelle Gallegos & Mya Jimenez
C: Georeferencing and Filtering LIDAR data (CU) - Dawson Beatty
D: Innovative Sounding Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Samples at Various Altitudes (CSU) - Taylor Morton, Colum Ashlin, Evan Feldmann, Austin Funke
Poster Session Winners:
Design, Construction, and Installation of a Radio Telescope for Student Use (RRCC) - Alexander Langfield, Christian Amundson, Ian McCombs, Justin Nichols, Liam James, David Palcsac, Kamron Correia
UNC Eclipse Project - Josh Fender, John Ringler, Justin Morse
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Papers and Presentations​
Development of an Imaging System Payload |
Ham Radio High Altitude / Space Applications |
Payload Evolution and Engineering: A Reevaluation of the Strength, Efficiency, and Design of High-Altitude Balloon Payloads |
Magnus Lift Stabilization by means of a Second-Order,Open-Loop Control Scheme |
| Atmospheric Effects on the Cellular Structure of Plants |
| Observation of Tardigrades Upon Ascension to and from the Stratosphere via Compact Microscope Viewing |
| The Effects of High Altitude Conditions on an Environmentally Friendly Payload and the Bacteria K. pneumonia and E. aerogenes |
| Observing the Efficiency of Colored Spectrum Filters on Silicon Solar Panels in the Stratosphere |
| Georeferencing and Filtering LIDAR data |
| MEGALODON: Measuring Emitting Groundstations using Antennas Listening for Oscillating Doppler Outputs from NEXRAD |
| Development and Operation of an Automated Ground Station for Weather Satellite Imagery as Proof of Concept for Satellite Communications |
| PAL: The Photovoltaic Array Lander |
| Innovative Sounding Rocket for Collecting Atmospheric Samples at Various Altitudes |
| Scout-E: Sample Collecting Optical Ultimate Terrain Explorer |
| OSCAR: Orbital Scrap Capture and Reclamation |
| Muira-II: An Exploration of Soft Shell Structures in Near Space |
Posters:
| Sustainable Balloon Payload |
| Making Telescopes and Observatories Accessible to Students |
| Tracking Ojects with Open Source Computer Vision |
| Utilization of Triboelectric Effect to Reclaim Space Debris |
| Design, Construction, and Installation of a Radio Telescope for Student Use |
| Do It Yourself Martian Soil for Life Sustaining Experiments on the Red Planet |
| Using Parallel Plate Capacitor to Affect the Path of Charged Materials |
| To Grow or Not to Grow: Plant it Mars |
| Yeast at the Edge of Space |
| Re-animating Microbes from Several Years Old Mars Analog Cryptobiotic Crust Samples Collected in the Desert |
| Observing Effects on Pseudomonas stutzeri After Exposure to Stratosphere |
| UNC Eclipse Project |
| The Speed of Sound as a Function of Altitude |
| A Brainwave Control System for the Home |
| Utilization of SLAM for Autonomous 3D Robotic Environmental Mapping |
| EngiNerds (Autonomous Robot) |
| Ares Robot |
| SCOUT-E: Sample Collecting Optical Ultimate Terrain Explorer |
| eHoodie |
| The Dunnies |
| The Krios Mission |
| Wall-E Robot |
| Airheads II |
| TDAS Autonomous Rover |
| Analysis of Proxima b Through Applied Spectroscopy |
| Tardiscope |