VSSEC-NASA Australian Space Prize - 2010 Category Winners Announced
The chance to work at NASA is a step closer for four talented Australian undergraduate students. After a rigorous review process, four category winners have been selected for the VSSEC-NASA Australian Space Prize, and the opportunity to spend 10 weeks working with a NASA scientist or engineer as part of the NASA Academy Program in 2011.
The students selected are an example of the quality research being conducted in Australian universities, and the diversity of space science and engineering. This year’s projects included a robot that could map the surface of Mars or a mine in Australia; a computer program that could be used to analyse the atmospheric conditions on other planets or improve long-range rainfall predictions; a data acquisition system for rockets launched at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia; and an analysis of ice-sheets on Mars.
NASA will review the four applications and announce the winner early March.
The winning students by category are:
Space Engineering: Joel Cappelli (University of Sydney) - Cliff Rider: The Abseiling Face Inspection Robot
* Joel was also the recipient of the Engineers Australia Undergraduate Prize in Space Engineering
Geology and Planetary Geology: Emily Bathgate (University of Technology Sydney) - Sub-ice Volcanism on Mars Space Physics and Astrophysics: Kate Snow (University of Wollongong) - Determining the Vertical Profile of Reflectivity for Long-Range Radar Measurements
Data Processing and Electronics: Matthew Steventon (University of Adelaide) - ASRI Multi-Stage Launch Vehicle: Mechatronics
For more information please visit the link below. Related link http://www.vssec.vic.edu.au/tertiary/vssec-nasa-australian-space-prize/
