The 2022 COSGC Undergraduate Space Research Symposium was held on April 23, 2022 at the Aerospace Building at the University of Colorado Boulder East Campus

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Full Agenda

Agenda

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2022 Research Symposium Winners

GRAND PRIZE: ÌýMeasuring Changes in Gamma Radiation Levels with Respect to Altitude -ÌýA. Chughtai, C. Sandiford-Hoxie, R. Seals, Z. Sollins, B. Zavala

Session A:ÌýSmart Exploratory Vehicle - J. Roberts, G. Andreson, L. Mondragon

Session B:ÌýSWARM: SCORPION, WASP, ANT, ROLY-POLY, MANTIS - E. Allen, R. Edwards, D. Abbott, J. Bressan, D. Dominguez, K. Gardiner, L. Knight, S. Richardson

Session C:ÌýNASA Robotic Mining Competition - C. Vos, H. Pearson, C. Berg, D. Clem, M. Irlbeck, L. Litchfield

TOP:ÌýSHECC: Smart Helmet and Embedded Cyclocomputer - M. Potter, E. Percin, N. Ahmad

Research Winner:ÌýStudent Thermal Energetic Activity Module (STEAM) - G. Galarraga, M. Hanson, D. Mathews, A. Pickens

Research Winner: ÌýBuilding simplicity and legacy in liquid motors - A. Bruno, A. Lopez, C. Fueg, D. Buck, D. Vance, G. Morini, J. Lipke, J. Kryzch, J. Buck, N. Probst, S. Stinson, T. Freestone, T. Mancini, T. Pelletier, T. Pedersen

Robotics Winner:ÌýThe Anne Droids Autonomous Rover Project - C. Hiers

Robotics Winner:ÌýD.A.R.W.I.N. SPACE FORCE Directional Awareness Rover With Intelligent Navigation - N. Woolsey, A. Hosburgh

Wearables Winner:ÌýTesting a Heart Rate Monitor for use in Noisy Signal Analysis - H. Dannar

HIBAL Winner:ÌýStudy on the Effects of Radiation & Cold Exposure in the Stratosphere on Serratia marcescens - M. Gubareva

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The files for the following projects were lost in a website migration and cannot be recovered. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

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Paper Sessions:

Paper Session A

The Anne Droids Autonomous Rover Project: Research, Development, and Results - C. Hiers,
R. Wade, C. Francis
Quantifying Photosynthetic Performance of Phytoplankton
Smart Exploratory Vehicle - J. Roberts, G. Andreson, L. Mondragon
Measuring Changes in Gamma Radiation Levels with Respect to Altitude -
A. Chughtai, C. Sandiford-Hoxie, R. Seals, Z. Sollins, B. Zavala

Paper Session B

Microbrewing in Space - X. Cotton, N. Smith
An Exploration of the Effects of Stratospheric Conditions on Pueblo Chile Seeds and Pepper
Fruit - M. Rice, D. Cruz
SWARM: SCORPION, WASP, ANT, ROLY-POLY, MANTIS - E. Allen, R. Edwards, D. Abbott,
J. Bressan, D. Dominguez, K. Gardiner, L. Knight, S. Richardson
SHECC: Smart Helmet and Embedded Cyclocomputer - M. Potter, E. Percin, N. Ahmad

Paper Session C

The A.R.E.S. Project: Determining the Feasibility of Inertial Measurement Units as Wearables
for Off-Planet Implementation - T. Cordova Jr., R. Davis, T. Schwarz
Building simplicity and legacy into liquid motors - J. Buck, D. Buck, S. Stinson, J. Krych, T.
Pelletier, G. Morini
The Effects of Near-Vacuum Solar Irradiation on the Morphology and Growth Kinetics of
Arthrospira Platensis and Chlorella Vulgaris -
J. Raf a, R. Nash, K. Perez, R. Nash, J. Julius
NASA Robotic Mining Competition - C. Vos, H. Pearson, C. Berg, D. Clem, M. Irlbeck, L.
Litchfield

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Poster Sessions

Poster Group 1

Determining the Dominant Age of Stars in Merging Quasars - S. Davis, M. Lazarova
B.O.L.T. V2: Burst Oracle Lightning Tracker Version Two - J. Bressan
Clifford the Big Red Rover - V. Trujillo, J. Butler
Examining Sound Wave Propagation and FM Signal Strength at High Altitude - K.Daines, J.Nelson
Dodo Suits: Wearable Muscle Stimulation - R. Mayekar, T. House, P. Ackerknect, T. Nguyen, J.
Louie
Student Thermal Energetic Activity Module (STEAM) - G. Galarraga, M. Hanson, D. Mathews, A.
Pickens

Poster Group 2

Building simplicity and legacy in liquid motors - A. Bruno, A. Lopez, C. Fueg, D. Buck, D. Vance,
G. Morini, J. Lipke, J. Kryzch, J. Buck, N. Probst, S. Stinson, T. Freestone, T. Mancini, T. Pelletier,
T. Pedersen
Portable Local Lightning & Weather Detection Apparatus (PLL&WDA) - A. Hennigan
Anomaly Detected: Single Event Upset Radiation Testing - J. Frimml, S. Sharp, K. Zaremski, D.
Lim
Aerogel Cube Environment Studies - D. Szewczyk, A. Loesch, M. Rodzriguez, C. Cook, M.
Katragadda
Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone (GLEE) LunaCraft - N. Abuharus, J. Bilello, C. Kholos, R.
Sarkar, K. Surghani, A. Volkov
The Anne Droids Autonomous Rover Project - C. Hiers

Poster Group 3

Aegis P. Tech - B. Rodas
Water Formation on the Lunar Surface - T. Lawson, M. Semak
ROGER BOT THE AUTONOMOUS ROVER - K. Lawrence, J. Nofsinger, T. Reis
RockSat-X Payload Optimization: 360 Camera Boom Arm - S. Puckett, B. McDill, B, Sprik, M.
McCabe, K. Shields
The S.W.A.R.M. - E. Allen, R. Edwards, S. Richardson, L. Knight
SHECC: Smart Helmet and Embedded Cyclocomputer - M. Potter, E. Percin, N. Ahmad

Poster Group 4

Oppy Jr. A Semi-Autonomous Dune Rover - S. Thompson, A. Cate, C. Davis, D. Armstrong
Testing a Heart Rate Monitor for use in Noisy Signal Analysis - H. Dannar
Study on the Effects of Radiation & Cold Exposure in the Stratosphere on Serratia marcescens -
M. Gubareva
Studying Human Unipedal Stance using Mutual Information - A. Ontiveros
CRISPR modification of a space relevant model eukaryotic organism - K. Seymour, C. Reetz, D.
Morrison, T. Goodman

Poster Group 5

D.A.R.W.I.N. SPACE FORCE Directional Awareness Rover With Intelligent Navigation -
N. Woolsey, A. Hosburgh
Constructing a Model for Cosmic-Ray-Induced Hard Errors in CMOS Image Sensors -
E. Espinoza, C. Kuehn
Treaded Robot All-Terrain Xtra-Terrestrial Xplorer, TRAXX - B. Marrow, J. Duran, S. Turner, N.
Llarena
Communication of High-Altitude Payloads Carrying Solar Panels - M. Ruiz, J. Cruickshank, X.
Scott, B. Weigang
HexaWalker - D. Lee, C. Reese, A. Doumbia, R. Jeanes

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