Category: 2. Space

ECF 2024 Quadchart Yang.pdf

Shuolong Yang

University of Chicago

This effort will leverage the latest developments in superconductors to build a power transmission cable that can operate in the extreme cold temperatures found on the Moon with very…

ECF 2024 Quadchart McGuirk.pdf

Christopher McGuirk

Colorado School of Mines

This project will investigate and develop improved storage methods for the fuels needed to generate electrical power in places where sunlight is not available. The effort…

ECF 2024 Quadchart Boles.pdf

Jessica Boles

University of California, Berkeley

This project will develop piezoelectric-based power conversion for small power systems on the lunar surface. These piezoelectric systems can potentially offer high…

ECF 2024 Quadchart Arya.pdf

Manan Arya

Stanford University

This grant will design and develop lightweight, low-cost modular solar reflectors that can be stowed for transport in a compact volume. These reflectors can potentially be used to reflect…

ECF 2024 Quadchart Underwood.pdf

Thomas Underwood

University of Texas, Austin

This project will demonstrate a fusion propulsion system based on z-pinch which is a method of compressing plasma by running electrical current though it. The z-pinch…

ECF 2024 Quadchart Oguri.pdf

Kenshiro Oguri

Purdue University

This project will investigate one of the key fundamental challenges associated with directed-energy light-sailing technology, similar to solar sails but powered by a laser beam pointed…