Current Faculty Awards

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2022 Higher Education Faculty Awards

Dr. Paul Oh (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Project Title: VR/AR Enabled Co-bots

Dr. Rachel Salas (University of Nevada, Reno)

Project Title: Access to Introductory Planetary Science & Robotics Lessons for Latinx, Native American & BIPOC 4th -8th Grade Students

Dr. Ke-Xun Sun (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Project Title: Developing Undergraduate and Graduate Curriculum to Train the Future Nevada Space Science and Engineering Workforce

Dr. Eric Wang (University of Nevada, Reno)

Project Title: NevadaSat 2022

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2022 Pre-College Faculty Awards

Dr. Leah Madison (Desert Research Institute)

Project Title: NevadaTeach Continues to Bring Science Alive

Dr. Craig Rosen (Desert Research Institute)

Project Title: Bridging NASA and Nevada: A Professional Learning Experience

Dr. Jason Steffen (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Project Title: Teacher Training in Astronomy and Physics

Dr. A.J. Long (Desert Research Institute)

Project Title: Robot-Ready: Engaging Northern Nevada Pre-Service Teachers with NASA Robotics

Dr. Erica Marti (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Project Title: Benefits, Research, and Careers Involving Radiation

Dr. Eric Wang (University of Nevada, Reno)

Project Title: AACT Rover Project 2023

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2022 Research Infrastructure Faculty Awards

Dr. Kelly Tseng (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Quantum Biology: The Effects of Near Zero Magnetic Fields on Tissue Growth

Dr. Zu Hao (University of Nevada, Reno)

Teledoc: A Smart Radar-assisted Telehealth Monitoring System

Dr. Brian Hedlund (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Influence of Tectonic- and Climatic- Driven Habitat Fragmentation on the Evolution of Crenophilic Microbes in North America’s Driest Desert

Dr. Yifei Jin (University of Nevada, Reno)

Refractory Powder Matrix-Assisted Additive Manufacturing of Titanium Alloy Structures with Arbitrary Architectures

Dr. Duane Moser (Desert Research Institute)

Bacterial Endospores in the Continental Deep Subsurface: Dormancy as a Lifestyle in a Planetary Analog

Dr. Jun Zhang (University of Nevada, Reno)

Modeling and Performance Analysis of Self-Sensing Twisted String Actuators with Application to Lightweight and Energy Efficient Centimeter-Scale Tensegrity Robots