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Name: | Bates, Stephen C. |
| Institution Position: | President, Thoughtventions Unlimited, Research Professor University of Connecticut | |
| Team Position: | Industry Consultant | Bio: | Dr. Stephen C. Bates , President of TvU, has B.S., M.S., and Sc.D. degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from MIT, accumulating twice the number of credits required for a BS equally divided between engineering, physics, and mathematics. He has been a Staff Scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) (5 yrs) working on a major national project in magnetic confinement nuclear fusion, a Senior Scientist at the General Motors Research Laboratories (6 yrs) working on internal combustion engine research, and a Senior Scientist (3 yrs) performing research in a wide variety of areas at another small business. He has 29 Journal publications, 53 other publications, 3 patents (2 sole author), and has been included in a variety of national and international Who's Who publications. To visit TvU’s website, please go to www.tvu.com |
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Name: | Durrance; Samuel T. |
| Institution Position: | FSRI Executive Director | |
| Team Position: | Faculty Consultant | Bio: | One of the two scientists trained to fly as Payload Specialiests is Dr. Samuel T. Durrance. He earned a B.S. in physics from California State University at Los Angeles in 1972, an M.S. (with honors) in physics from California State University at Los Angeles in 1974, and his Ph.D. in astrogeophysics from the University of Colorado in 1980. He is a Principal Research Scientist in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the Johns Hopkins University, is a co-investigator and Assistant Project Scientist for the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, and also serves as an Adjunct Associate of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institute in Washington. His astronomy research focuses on the origin and evolution of planets, both in our own solar system and around other stars, and he has directed a program to develop adaptive optics instrumentation for ground-based astronomy to search for signs of planet formation around nearby stars. Dr. Durrance served as a Payload Specialist on the Astro-1 mission. |
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Name: | Mantovani; Jim |
| Institution Position: | Assistant Professor, Physics and Space Sciences | |
| Team Position: | Faculty Advisor | Bio: | Personal webpage for Dr. Mantovani |
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Name: | Rassoul; Hamid K. |
| Institution Position: | Assoc Professor, Program Chair, Physics and Space Sciences | |
| Team Position: | Faculty Advisor | Bio: | Personal webpage for Dr. Rassoul |
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Name: | Beckett; Mike |
| Group: | Delivery & Excavation | |
| Major: | Mechanical Engineering | Year: |
| Bio: | I live in sheboygan, wisconsin, ride motorcycles and bicycles, repair computers and build go karts. I attend Brevard community college and plan to attend FIT. | |
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Name: | Bentler; Zoe |
| Group: | Delivery & Excavation; Concepts of Operation | |
| Major: | Astronomy/Astrophysics | Year: | Freshmen |
| Bio: | I live in Parma, Ohio, and currently attend FIT in wild persuit of my dream to one day travel into space. As of now, I am a member of SPS/SEDS and a Girl Scout, and in the future I hope to earn a Ph.D, and possibly join the Peace Corps. The ISRU project is my first project, although during high school I was a member of the Science Olympiad team and a lab assistant at Shiloh Middle School. I enjoy napping, hanging out with friends, art and music. | |
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Name: | Brooks; Steve |
| Group: | Analysis | |
| Major: | Biochemistry | Year: | Sophomore |
| Bio: | I help with the chemical aspects of the molten electrolysis process and research the materials that will comprise the electrodes. I am from New York and am pursuing a career into the research of protein and its role in consciousness and the nervous system. | |
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Name: | Foizen, Ian  |
| Group: | Website | |
| Major: | Space Sciences | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | In addition to my large interest in space sciences, I also have a strong passion for computer hardware and software. I have worked in IT related positions for about 6 years now. In addition to working on ISRU, I have also worked on FIT's GASCAN and EDEP teams as well as currently working on MEASURE. | |
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Name: | Gabrielse; Christine |
| Group: | Public Relations Chair; Analysis | |
| Major: | Space Sciences | Year: | Junior |
| Bio: | Growing up in Sheboygan, WI, my love for space, the unknown, and desire to improve humanity brought me down to FL Tech. I am very excited to be involved in a project that will enhance our possibilities and promote lunar colonization. Aside from ISRU, I am also a leader in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, a member of SEDS, and a writer for the school newspaper. I also enjoy working for the Department of Physics and Space Sciences. Some interests include music, art, literature, athletics, and the outdoors. | |
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Name: | Ghani; Salman |
| Group: | Analysis/Concepts of Operations | |
| Major: | Space Sciences | Year: | Freshmen |
| Bio: | I am fascinated with Astronomy and hope to get a Ph.D. in it some day. I am quite good at billiard sports and a movie fanatic. I also enjoy playing computer games. | |
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Name: | Habermas; Katie |
| Group: | Concepts; Treasurer | |
| Major: | Space Sciences | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | While also being involved with ISRU I am currently leading the student reaserch group EDEP for the creation of thin film solar cells. Once I finish my degree at Florida Tech I hope to get a job involving Planetary Sciences and continue my education getting a Ph.D. in Geophysics or Planetary Sciences. | |
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Name: | Hammerschmidt; Riley |
| Group: | Concepts | |
| Major: | Physics | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | Along with doing ISRU, I am Co-sponsorship head of Campus Activities Board. After graduation I hope to either get a job involving the physics I have learned here at Florida Tech, or go to graduate school to continue my education. | |
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Name: | Herron; Andy |
| Group: | PR, Concepts of Operations, Assist. Group Leader | |
| Major: | Astronomy and Astrophysics | Year: | Sophomore |
| Bio: | As a Boy Scout, musician, and scientist at heart I like to spend my time camping, jamming on my clarinet, tenor sax, and ukulele, and pondering the wonder of creation, most especially the night sky. In the future I hope to teach physics at my alma mater and eventually become an astronaut. Aside from ISRU, I am actively involved in Pep Band and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Yarr! | |
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Name: | Hood; Deborah |
| Group: | Public Relations | |
| Major: | Astrophysics Major | Year: |
| Bio: | During my undergraduate study I have been involved in many organizations on campus besides the ISRU design team, currently including Alpha Phi sorority and President of the Order of Omega Honor Society. The past two summers I have spent doing research at Washington University and working at Kennedy Space Center. | |
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Name: | Karagiorgi; Georgia |
| Group: | Analysis Team Leader | |
| Major: | Physics | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | I graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in December 2004, and I am currently doing my practical training on the CMS alignment project for the LHC experiment at CERN. I plan on attending graduate school in the fall of 2005 for a Ph.D. in the field of experimental high-energy Physics. | |
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Name: | Louderback; Pierce |
| Group: | Concept of Operations; Public Relations | |
| Major: | Aerospace Engineering | Year: | Freshmen |
| Bio: | I've chosen Aerospace Engineering as a major and I focus on space. Humanity's involvement in space has always been of great interest to me and I hope to work on an education that will allow me to further our ability to explore the universe around us. | |
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Name: | Malone; Chris |
| Group: | Delivery & Excavation Team Chair | |
| Major: | Physics and Astronomy/Astrophysics | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | I am fascinated by the simplicity and beauty of sub atomic physics. In addition to working on ISRU, I am a member of EDEP, vice president of SPS, secretary of SEDS, and am working closely with faculty on the CMS project at CERN. | |
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Name: | Manion; Allison |
| Group: | Concepts | |
| Major: | Space Science | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | I enjoy planetary science, systems engineering and mission planning. Besides ISRU I work with the EDEP team, and had a summer internship at Ball Aerospace working on Ralph (a payload on NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto). I hope to find a good job, continue my education and eventually apply to be an astronaut candidate :) | |
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Name: | Nickerson; Douglas J. |
| Group: | Analysis & Concepts of Operations | |
| Major: | Astrophysics and Applied Mathematics | Year: | Junior |
| Bio: | ISRU provides a unique opportunity for me to help develop technology that will one day support life on lunar missions, a stepping stone for humanity's continuing quest for truth and the colonization of space. | |
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Name: | Poppin; Jayme |
| Group: | Leader of Concept | |
| Major: | Astrophysics and Astronomy | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | Attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA for two years before transferring to FIT in 2003. I was active in the MoNA (Modular Neutron Array) project done at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL). Now currently an active member of SPS and of the ISRU project. I plan to be very active in NASA after my graduation in December 2005. | |
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Name: | Sachs; Elise |
| Group: | Delivery & Excavation | |
| Major: | Mechanical Engineering | Year: | Freshmen |
| Bio: | I live in Herndon, Virginia, and I am currently attending FIT. I am very interested in robotics and hope to one day go into space to explore and understand the unknown. I was involved with NASA's robotics competition, FIRST Robotics, in high school and I hope to further my education about robotics while attending FIT. I enjoy long conversations involving the universe(space travel, exploration, colonization, etc), playing with computers, and doing hands on activities(building things). In addition to joining ISRU I hope my experience with the group will help me get a better idea of what I want to do later on involving the space field. | |
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Name: | Salvador; Keri |
| Group: | Public Relations | |
| Major: | Astronomy/Astrophysics | Year: | Freshmen |
| Bio: | After countless visits and views of the night skies in Cooperstown, NY, I, someone raised in New York City and New Jersey Suburbia became inspired to study the stars. I have completed one semester at Florida Tech and earned her high school diploma at Old Bridge High School, ranking in the top 6% percent. During High School, I was an avid member of the Cooperative Satellite Learning Program, a program funded by NASA, Fortune 500 businesses, and Princeton University aimed to introduce astronomy, space sciences, and NASA to high school students. My favorite project in CSLP was monitoring Space Weather for Goddard Space Flight Center. I wanted to participate in the ISRU University Competition because it would be a fun and great opportunity to experience on learning how to create and follow through with a space mission to completion. Now I am the second leader for the FIT ISRU Public Relations subgroup. | |
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Name: | Schumacher; Donald |
| Group: | Delivery & Excavation; Public Relations | |
| Major: | Astrophysics | Year: | Freshman |
| Bio: | I am from Milwaukee, WI and I plan to possibly double major in physics and astrophysics. Space has always fascinated me since I was young and I am proud to be involved in the ISRU team. Besides academics I am involved in bowling and Boy Scouts. My hobbies include fishing, camping, tennis, gaming, and Warhammer 40K. | |
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Name: | Seamans; Abigail |
| Group: | Concepts group | |
| Major: | Space Science/ Astrophysics | Year: | Senior |
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Name: | Toro; Dave |
| Group: | Analysis | |
| Major: | Astrophysics; Physics | Year: | Sophomore |
| Bio: | I was born in Bogota, Colombia. I came to the U.S.A when I was three years old. As a Latin American I am privileged to have integrated both Latin and American culture. As a student I have accomplished many of my goals, among them, was the opportunity to attend Florida Institute of Technology. I am now fully devoted to learning and participating in research. ISRU has been a milestone in my success, for I have learned to integrate many fields of knowledge to develop technology that may be utilized for future space exploration. I hope to continue developing this project, and I will devote all my energy for its success. | |
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Name: | Waldorf, Michael |
| Group: | Delivery & Excavation | |
| Major: | Computer Engineering/Applied Math | Year: | Senior |
| Bio: | I recieved my start in higher edjucation at Pensacola High School in the International Baccalaureate program. After recieving my diploma, I have studied Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Florida Institute of Technology. Eventually I would like to work in CPU design however that is many years down the road. My main contribution to the ISRU project is in fabricating the arm and programming it. I enjoy developing software systems, watching Star Trek, and maintaining computers. | |
