People

FACULTY and staff

Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid
CSR Director
Associate Research Professor, Chemical Engineering
In-situ planetary resource utilization, spacecraft fire suppression, microgravity combustion and materials processing

Dr. jeffrey andrews-hanna
Assistant Professor, Geophysics
Geodynamics and tectonics of Mars and the Moon; hydrology and climate evolution of Mars

 

Dr. REED AYERS
Assistant Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Biomaterials; health effects and countermeasures in space

 

Javier Diaz
Research Associate
Economic analyses of space resources; transportation architectures

Dr. ChriStopher Dreyer
Assistant Research Professor, Engineering
Optical diagnostics for chemical processes; sensors and instrumentation for planetary exploration

Dr. Michael B. Duke
Principal Scientist and Research Professor, Physics
In-situ resource utilization; planetary exploration; space transportation architectures

Dr. alfred "bill" eustes
Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering
Robotic drilling design for Moon and Mars operations

BURKE O. FORT
Director, Eighth Continent Project
Space commerce initiatives

Dr. Tracy GArdner
Assistant Research Professor, Chemical Engineering
Inorganic membranes for resource extraction; catalytic membrane reactors

Dr. Robert Kee
Professor, Engineering
Chemically reacting flow; fuell cell technology; modeling and simulation

Dr. Robert King
Professor, Engineering
Robotic mechanisms for planetary excavation; automated measurement

Dr. Tom McKinnon
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Spacecraft fire suppression; chemical reaction engineering software development

Dr. John Moore
Professor and Department Head, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Synthesis and processing of advanced materials; thin films and coatings

Dr. MasAmi Nakagawa
Associate Professor, Mining Engineering
Planetary dust characterization, management and mitigation; modeling and simulation

Dr. Gary Olhoeft
Professor, Geophysics
Planetary geophysics; ultra-high vacuum technology for planetary environment simulation; electrical and electromagnetic methods

Dr. Terry Parker
Professor and Division Director, Engineering
Optical diagnostics; material synthesis in flames

Dr. john steele
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Intelligent machines and mechatronics, mobile robot navigation, design of rock cutting machines for planetary applications

Dr. Douglas Way
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Separation processes for planetary resource extraction, polymer and inorganic membranes