2011Papers and Presentations

The Colorado Undergraduate Space Research Symposium is an opportunity for students to present their current research and ideas in space related fields to their peers, industry and academia. Four schools from around Colorado submitted papers this year and presented their research during the Symposium. Teams and individuals, freshman through seniors, have researched a variety of topics and presented their research or practical engineering projects.

  • Paper - Technical Content, Scientific Merit and Originality (45%)
  • Paper - Practical Application (15%)
  • Paper - Clarity of Writing (10%)
  • Presentation - Visual and Oral presentation and response to questions (30%)

Session A

01_CUSRS Alternative Energy Sat Presentation
02_CUSRS An Athermal System Design to Improve Optical
Performance across a Mission Profile
Presentation
03_CUSRS Autonomous Rover and Lander System Presentation
04_CUSRS The Effect of Dietary Synbiotic on Bone Mass and Mechanical
Strength in Rats during Simulated Weightlessness
Presentation

Dz

05_CUSRS Clear Autonomous Sensory Perceiving -Environment
Robot (CASPER)
06_CUSRS Construction of an Attitude Determination System for a
Sounding Rocket
Presentation
07_CUSRS Space Debris: History, Major Events and Possible
Mitigation and Reduction Strategies
Presentation
08_CUSRS Epoxied Solar Cells and the Star Tracker Presentation
09_CUSRS Extremophile Collection and Identification Presentation

Session C

10_CUSRS Feasibility of Balloon Stationed Pointing System Presentation
11_CUSRS Gravity and the Human Cardiovascular System and the
Effectiveness of Countermeasures
12_CUSRS High-Altitude Bacterium Retrieval Design Project Presentation
13_CUSRS Optical Mass Gauging System for Use in Microgravity
Environments
Presentation

Session D

14_CUSRS Payload Configuration Graphical User Interface (GUI) Presentation
15_CUSRS PEZ: Expanding CubeSat Capabilities through
Innovative Mechanism Design
Presentation
16_CUSRS REENTRY EXPERIMENT SAT‐X Presentation
17_CUSRS Table Top Demonstration Unit for Return Fuel
Production on Mars
Presentation

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