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View article: Modeling Aerosol Microphysics in Ice Giant Atmospheres
Modeling Aerosol Microphysics in Ice Giant Atmospheres Open
The atmospheric composition of Uranus and Neptune provides crucial insights into their origins, evolution, and has broad implications for exoplanetary science. Clouds and hazes play a pivotal role in these atmospheres, influencing radiativ…
View article: First Operation of a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) in the Stratosphere as an Engineering Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey (GRAMS) Balloon Flight (eGRAMS)
First Operation of a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) in the Stratosphere as an Engineering Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey (GRAMS) Balloon Flight (eGRAMS) Open
Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey (GRAMS) is a next-generation balloon/satellite experiment utilizing a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC), to simultaneously target astrophysical observations of cosmic MeV gamma rays and conduct a…
View article: Outcome assessment and learned best practices of an undergraduate research experience project
Outcome assessment and learned best practices of an undergraduate research experience project Open
Undergraduate research experience (URE) in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Technology (STEM) disciplines can fuel the interest and enthusiasm in STEM education and research, career, and pursuit of advanced degrees. This paper presen…
View article: From SuperTIGER to TIGERISS
From SuperTIGER to TIGERISS Open
The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER) family of instruments is optimized to measure the relative abundances of the rare, ultra-heavy galactic cosmic rays (UHGCRs) with atomic number (Z) Z ≥ 30. Observing the UHGCRs places a prem…
View article: The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS)
The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) Open
TIGERISS is an ultra-heavy Galactic cosmic ray (UHGCR) detector awarded under the second round of the NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Program, planned to launch in 2026 and which will measure the abundances of every element from $_{5}$B to $_{8…
View article: Science Objectives and Goals of the TIGERISS mission
Science Objectives and Goals of the TIGERISS mission Open
TIGERISS, the Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station, is an Ultra-Heavy Galactic Cosmic Ray (UHGCR) detector that is planned to be launched to the ISS in 2026. TIGERISS is a continuation of the TIGER and S…
View article: Modeling Expected TIGERISS Observations
Modeling Expected TIGERISS Observations Open
The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) is designed to measure the abundances of the rare ultra-heavy Galactic cosmic rays (UHGCRs) $_{30}$Zn and heavier, and is planned to launch to the ISS …
View article: HelioSwarm: A Multipoint, Multiscale Mission to Characterize Turbulence
HelioSwarm: A Multipoint, Multiscale Mission to Characterize Turbulence Open
HelioSwarm (HS) is a NASA Medium-Class Explorer mission of the Heliophysics Division designed to explore the dynamic three-dimensional mechanisms controlling the physics of plasma turbulence, a ubiquitous process occurring in the heliosphe…
View article: Breaking gender equality barriers in women’s global healthcare leadership
Breaking gender equality barriers in women’s global healthcare leadership Open
It's undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic placed an enormous amount of strain on healthcare workers around the world.While highlighting strengths in our healthcare systems, it has also brought to our attention disparities in global health…
View article: 3UCubed: The IMAP Student Collaboration CubeSat Project
3UCubed: The IMAP Student Collaboration CubeSat Project Open
The 3UCubed project is a 3U CubeSat being jointly developed by the University of New Hampshire, Sonoma State University, and Howard University as a part of the NASA Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, IMAP, student collaboration. …
View article: Achievements and Lessons Learned From Successful Small Satellite Missions for Space Weather‐Oriented Research
Achievements and Lessons Learned From Successful Small Satellite Missions for Space Weather‐Oriented Research Open
When the first CubeSats were launched nearly two decades ago, few people believed that the miniature satellites would likely prove to be a useful scientific tool. Skeptics abounded. However, the last decade has seen the highly successful i…
View article: Integration Of Simulation Technology Into Undergraduate Engineering Courses And Laboratories
Integration Of Simulation Technology Into Undergraduate Engineering Courses And Laboratories Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract 2426 Integration of Simulation Technology into Undergraduate Engineering Courses and Laboratories Fred Stern, Tao Xing, Marian Muste, D…
View article: Integration Of Simulation Technology Into Undergraduate Engineering Courses And Laboratories
Integration Of Simulation Technology Into Undergraduate Engineering Courses And Laboratories Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract 2426 Integration of Simulation Technology into Undergraduate Engineering Courses and Laboratories Fred Stern, Tao Xing, Marian Muste, D…
View article: The FIREBIRD-II CubeSat mission: Focused investigations of relativistic electron burst intensity, range, and dynamics
The FIREBIRD-II CubeSat mission: Focused investigations of relativistic electron burst intensity, range, and dynamics Open
FIREBIRD-II is a National Science Foundation funded CubeSat mission designed to study the scale size and energy spectrum of relativistic electron microbursts. The mission consists of two identical 1.5 U CubeSats in a low earth polar orbit,…
View article: The HBCU-HDI Women in STEM Conferences
The HBCU-HDI Women in STEM Conferences Open
Although the number of women enrolling in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses has increased over the past few years, women still remain widely underrepresented in STEM fields. To address this serious issue, the HBCU-HD…
View article: Roughness Effect in Micropitting and Rolling Contact Fatigue of Silicon Nitride
Roughness Effect in Micropitting and Rolling Contact Fatigue of Silicon Nitride Open
An experimental analysis of the role of surface roughness parameters on micropitting and the succeeding rolling contact fatigue (RCF) of silicon nitride against AISI 52100 steel under lubricated conditions was performed. In accelerated fat…
View article: A Study of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) by Nanofluids in Orbital Drilling and Tribological Testing
A Study of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) by Nanofluids in Orbital Drilling and Tribological Testing Open
In minimum quantity lubrication (MQL), an aerosol containing a minimum amount of the cutting fluid is delivered to the tool/workpiece interface during the metal cutting operation. The fluid lubrication by the fluid and the cooling by the c…
View article: First multipoint in situ observations of electron microbursts: Initial results from the NSF FIREBIRD II mission
First multipoint in situ observations of electron microbursts: Initial results from the NSF FIREBIRD II mission Open
We present initial dual spacecraft observations that for the first time both constrain the spatial scale size and provide spectral properties at medium energies of electron microbursts. We explore individual microburst events that occurred…
View article: Solar modulation of the deep space galactic cosmic ray lineal energy spectrum measured by CRaTER, 2009–2014
Solar modulation of the deep space galactic cosmic ray lineal energy spectrum measured by CRaTER, 2009–2014 Open
The Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER) is an energetic particle detector flying aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Since arriving at the Moon in 2009, CRaTER has observed the deep solar minimum of solar cycle …
View article: The Fly’s Eye Energetic Particle Spectrometer (FEEPS) Sensors for the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission
The Fly’s Eye Energetic Particle Spectrometer (FEEPS) Sensors for the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission Open
The Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) Investigation is one of five particles and fields investigations on the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. This mission consists of four satellites operating in close proximity in elliptical, low…
View article: The FIREBIRD Instrument for Relativistic Electrons: Enabling Technologies for a Fast High-Sensitivity, Low-Power Space Weather Radiation Payload
The FIREBIRD Instrument for Relativistic Electrons: Enabling Technologies for a Fast High-Sensitivity, Low-Power Space Weather Radiation Payload Open
Miniaturized instrument payloads on small satellite and nanosatellite platforms that are deployed in low Earth orbit are demonstrating cost effective weather monitoring platforms with increased temporal and spatial resolution compared to l…
View article: Flight System Technologies Enabling the Twin-CubeSat FIREBIRD-II Scientific Mission
Flight System Technologies Enabling the Twin-CubeSat FIREBIRD-II Scientific Mission Open
Recent technological developments have enabled a CubeSat-based targeted science investigation to unravel a mysterious process that results in the Earth being bombarded by relativistic electrons. The Focused Investigations of Relativistic E…