NSTGRO 2026

NASANSTGRO Homepage Omar AlyousefUniversity Of MemphisPolycatenated Architected Materials (PAM) for Origami-Inspired Space Docking Ports Cade ArmstrongUniversity Of Texas at AustinIntelligent Multi-Agent Constellations for Cooperative Cislunar Operations Laurel BarnettHarvard UniversityPhotonic SNSPD Readout and Feed Forward System for Improved Optical Communication Capabilities Katie BarcakWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityCompact magnetic heat switch for thermal management of long duration low power exploration missions Austin BodinUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderRapid Robust Trajectory Design via Motion Funnels in Multi-Body Systems William BodnarNorth Carolina State UniversityNear-field Thermophotovoltaics for Extraterrestrial Surface Power Generation Diana BolanosUniversity of California, BerkeleyOrigami-inspired lattice architectures for robotic assembly and reconfiguration of modular space structures Annalise CabraUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderDevelopment of RF Hydrogen Plasma for Ion-Assisted Metal Processing of Lunar Regolith William Callahan EshlemanUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPlume-Surface Interaction Experiments for Physics-Informed Ejecta Modeling Alexander ChinUniversity of WashingtonAdaptive Wire-Bent Compliant Attachment Aids for Small Satellite Docking and ISAM Applications Eric ComstockGeorgia Institute of TechnologyVlasov Simulation Methods for Air Breathing Electric Propulsion Rachel ConstantinUniversity Of TennesseeHigh-Speed Tomographic Background-Oriented Schlieren for Supersonic Retropropulsion Characterization Andrew DeanUniversity Of Central FloridaPower and Mass Determination for Scalable Molten Salt Powered Lunar Outposts Lars EricksonUniversity Of MinnesotaEmbedded Normal Form Algorithms for Low-Cost Cislunar Navigation Elsa ForbergerUniversity Of Southern CaliforniaCapability-Aware Planning and Control of Multi-Robot Teams for Resilient Lunar Cargo Transport Abigail GloverColorado School Of MinesStandardizing Regolith Terramechanics Properties via Multi-Modal Characterization for Risk-Aware Navigation in Rovers Emily GokieUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderA low-SWaP timing system for distributed in-orbit and planetary surface platforms Elan GraupeUniversity Of MinnesotaModel-Driven Navigation for Robust Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry and Descent Nikki HartWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityLifelong Plan Adaptation for Robot Manipulation Starting from One Example Elizabeth HoerberGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHigh-Precision Landing Using Visual-Inertial Odometry Theodore HouserUniversity Of ChicagoECLiPSe: ElectroChemical Liquid Propellant Synthesis Hannah HuttonUniversity of MichiganRESIST: Radiation-Enabled Structural Improvement in Space Materials Joseph HwangPurdue UniversityExperimental and Computational Study of Spray Cooling for Propellant Tank Thermal Management John LanceNorth Carolina State UniversityPredicting RDRE Thermal Loads and Performance through Accurate Detonation Modeling Madison LinUniversity of Colorado, BoulderAutonomous Trajectory Anomaly Detection and Replanning in Cislunar Space Breno Macarenhas PontesUniversity Of Colorado, BoulderDevelopment of a Compact, Wide-Field X-ray Navigation Sensor for Simultaneous Multi-Pulsar Tracking Emilia MannWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityAdvanced, 3D Knit Autonomous and Reconfigurable Soft Robots for Sustainable Planetary Surface Logistics Alanis Matias-PerezColorado School Of MinesLinking Thermophysical Properties and Electrochemical Behavior in Molten Regolith Electrolysis Connor McCleeryYale UniversityUltrafast, High-Temperature Sintering of Mechanically Robust, Spectrally Selective Coatings for Cryogenic Propellant Storage Eleni MoweryUniversity of MichiganMultiphysics Simulation of Vapor Core Nuclear Reactors with MHD Power Conversion Dillon MulrooneyUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignInternal Pressure in Pyrolyzing Ablators for Atmospheric Entry Robert MuldrowUniversity of FloridaEnabling Autonomous SmallSat Robotic Docking via Novel Electrical & Data Interface Ari NadelsonUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDesigning Solid State Batteries & Electrolytes for Low Temperature Applications Karl PedersonUniversity Of MinnesotaLightweight Metamaterial Smart Windows for Human Space Exploration Abbey Piatt PriceColumbia UniversityLeveraging Protonic Solid-Oxide Electrochemical Cells for Process Intensification of H2 Recycling and In-Situ Resource Production Rithvik RameshCalifornia Institute of TechnologyIntegrated Opto-Electronically Mode-Locked Laser for Space Applications Alexander RoushColorado School Of MinesAdaptive Autonomy for Lunar Regolith Construction through Graph-Based Planning and Physics-Informed Surrogate Modeling Samuel RussellJohns Hopkins UniversityParticle concentration and surface topography during plume-surface interaction Jamie SantosOregon State UniversityDynamic Multi-Objective Prioritization for Autonomous Robot Teams on the Moon and Mars Liam SmegoGeorgia Institute of TechnologyA Differential Geometric Approach to Autonomous Navigation Truman StollerUniversity Of Nebraska, LincolnProposing an Advanced Heat Pipe: an Innovative Pumpless Flow Boiling Device Tetiana TymoshevskaUniversity of MichiganLiquid Droplet Radiator Enabled by an Electrospray Array James WallMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyA new model for cavitation in rocket engine turbopump inducers Adam ZhengTexas A&M UniversityCoupled Thermal-Structural Design of Self-Deploying Reflectors for Solar Energy Distribution to Lunar Surface Assets Albert ZhouCalifornia Institute of TechnologyMaster-Equation-Informed Reduced-Order Model for Non-Equilibrium Thermochemistry of Air in Planetary Entry Eleanor ZimmermannMichigan Technological UniversityRadiative Passive Processing Technology for Offworld Resource Separation (RaPPTORS) Keep Exploring Discover More Topics From NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate Space Technology Research Grants NASA Space Technology Graduate Research 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