NSTGRO 2026

NSTGRO Homepage Omar Alyousef University Of Memphis Polycatenated Architected Materials (PAM) for Origami-Inspired Space Docking Ports Cade Armstrong University Of Texas at Austin Intelligent Multi-Agent Constellations for Cooperative Cislunar Operations Laurel Barnett Harvard University Photonic SNSPD Readout and Feed Forward System for Improved Optical Communication Capabilities Katie Barcak William Marsh Rice University Compact magnetic heat switch for thermal management of long duration low power exploration missions Austin Bodin University Of Colorado, Boulder Rapid Robust Trajectory Design via Motion Funnels in Multi-Body Systems William Bodnar North Carolina State University Near-field Thermophotovoltaics for Extraterrestrial Surface Power Generation Diana Bolanos University of California, Berkeley Origami-inspired lattice architectures for robotic assembly and reconfiguration of modular space structures Annalise Cabra University Of Colorado, Boulder Development of RF Hydrogen Plasma for Ion-Assisted Metal Processing of Lunar Regolith William Callahan Eshleman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Plume-Surface Interaction Experiments for Physics-Informed Ejecta Modeling Alexander Chin University of Washington Adaptive Wire-Bent Compliant Attachment Aids for Small Satellite Docking and ISAM Applications Eric Comstock Georgia Institute of Technology Vlasov Simulation Methods for Air Breathing Electric Propulsion Rachel Constantin University Of Tennessee High-Speed Tomographic Background-Oriented Schlieren for Supersonic Retropropulsion Characterization Andrew Dean University Of Central Florida Power and Mass Determination for Scalable Molten Salt Powered Lunar Outposts Lars Erickson University Of Minnesota Embedded Normal Form Algorithms for Low-Cost Cislunar Navigation Elsa Forberger University Of Southern California Capability-Aware Planning and Control of Multi-Robot Teams for Resilient Lunar Cargo Transport Abigail Glover Colorado School Of Mines Standardizing Regolith Terramechanics Properties via Multi-Modal Characterization for Risk-Aware Navigation in Rovers Emily Gokie University Of Colorado, Boulder A low-SWaP timing system for distributed in-orbit and planetary surface platforms Elan Graupe University Of Minnesota Model-Driven Navigation for Robust Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry and Descent Nikki Hart William Marsh Rice University Lifelong Plan Adaptation for Robot Manipulation Starting from One Example Elizabeth Hoerber Georgia Institute of Technology High-Precision Landing Using Visual-Inertial Odometry Theodore Houser University Of Chicago ECLiPSe: ElectroChemical Liquid Propellant Synthesis Hannah Hutton University of Michigan RESIST: Radiation-Enabled Structural Improvement in Space Materials Joseph Hwang Purdue University Experimental and Computational Study of Spray Cooling for Propellant Tank Thermal Management John Lance North Carolina State University Predicting RDRE Thermal Loads and Performance through Accurate Detonation Modeling Madison Lin University of Colorado, Boulder Autonomous Trajectory Anomaly Detection and Replanning in Cislunar Space Breno Macarenhas Pontes University Of Colorado, Boulder Development of a Compact, Wide-Field X-ray Navigation Sensor for Simultaneous Multi-Pulsar Tracking Emilia Mann William Marsh Rice University Advanced, 3D Knit Autonomous and Reconfigurable Soft Robots for Sustainable Planetary Surface Logistics Alanis Matias-Perez Colorado School Of Mines Linking Thermophysical Properties and Electrochemical Behavior in Molten Regolith Electrolysis Connor McCleery Yale University Ultrafast, High-Temperature Sintering of Mechanically Robust, Spectrally Selective Coatings for Cryogenic Propellant Storage Eleni Mowery University of Michigan Multiphysics Simulation of Vapor Core Nuclear Reactors with MHD Power Conversion Dillon Mulrooney University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Internal Pressure in Pyrolyzing Ablators for Atmospheric Entry Robert Muldrow University o