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Douglas J. Durian, PhDTeam Faculty Advisor
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Meredith PerryUniversity of PennsylvaniaSenior, Paleobiology
2009-current- NASA Student Ambassador representing the University of Pennsylvania and the state of Pennsylvania. I work with Dr. Chris McKay (Space Sciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center) on using Proterozoic stromatolites as Precambrian analogs to possible Martian life.
Summer 2010- Student Researcher at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. I worked with Dr. Chris McKay and Dr. Bin Chen on the detection of organics in 1.7 billion year old calcium carbonate stromatolites using Raman spectroscopy.
Summer 2009- Intern at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. I worked with Dr. Brad Bebout on a project called GraviSat. I researched the biocompatibility of cyanobacteria and microalgae with nanosatellite hardware for its potential application on the International Space Station.
Olivia LenzSeattle Pacific UniversitySenior, Chemistry (major); Clothing and Textiles (minor)Summer 2010 - Intern at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. I worked with Dr. Meyya Meyyappan to develop a low-temperature, hydrothermal route to PZT nanowire production. I also worked on the development of CdTe and CdS thin films for solar cell applications and the production of aligned ZnO nanowires on a substrate.
Summer 2009 - Intern at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. I worked with Dr. Meyya Meyyappan in the Nanotechnology Branch. My project was to develop a method for an aqueous synthesis of ZnO nanowires.
Summer 2008 - Interned with Seattle, WA company Korry Electronics in the Optical Products Department. I looked at how light interacted with our plastics.
Spring 2008 - Researched with the Larry Dalton group at the University of Washington, on a project that was attempting to synthesize a photo-cleavable surfactant for applications in drug delivery.
Parker Winchester University of PennsylvaniaJunior, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringSummer 2009- Intern at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA.
Guy Chriqui Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySenior, Mechanical Engineering
Current- Head of thermal and structural systems as well as remote team leader of the Lunar Micro-Rover Project. I lead the team that designs, builds, and tests lunar micro-rover. We have lots of fun and it's been a great time.
Summers 2009-2010: Intern at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA for the Lunar Micro-Rover Project.
Dane Bennington
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Senior, Electrical Engineering
Current – Team Lead of Imaging Systems and remote team member for Lunar Micro-Rover project, as well as the electrical and embedded programming member of Rose-Hulman’s international UAV project. I focus on controls and signal processing, especially with applications to UAVs and advanced robotic systems, but I enjoy any in-depth electrical project.
Summer 2010 – Primary flight computer design for Rose-Hulman’s international UAV project
Summer 2009 – Lunar Micro-Rover project. My introduction to the LMR project, as well as initial research into high-compression-ratio video transmission techniques
Summer 2008 – Interned with Olympus Controls, providing solutions for small- to medium-scale industrial automation requirements
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