February | 2022 | Raghavan Research Group

Ashley and Greg performed summer research at Boeing Seattle
Dr. Raghavan is named

Educator of the Year

by Women in Aerospace
Stephen and Greg Spend Summer at Boeing Seattle as part of NSF GOALI Research
Albert Manero wins Fulbright Fellowship to conduct doctoral research at DLR in Cologne, Germany

Lab Members Perla and Oneilia Receive the MSTAR Fellowship

Our very own Perla Latorre Saurez, graduate student, and Oneilia Swaby, undergraduate student, have both been selected as recipients of the NASA MSTAR Fellowship. Perla’s project is focused on developing wear resistant materials to protect structures from lunar dust, while Oneilia’s project will be focused on the processing of materials in microgravity. Their efforts on this fellowship will support NASA’s advancement of technologies needed for exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond, specifically the Artemis mission.

RRG’s Team of Undergraduates, ‘Dr. Regolith’, is working to contribute to NASA’s Artemis mission

We are pleased to announce that the NASA MINDS proposal completed by our team of Undergraduates lab members, Rohan Madathil, Lauren Bansberg, Jamie Mihelich, Isaac Turner, Luiz Sotomayor Garcia (team lead) and Perla Latorre Suarez (Graduate Mentor) , has been selected for funding. The NASA MINDS design event is a multi-semester opportunity that allows undergraduate students to support NASA’s Artemis mission efforts. NASA MINDS is not a competition but rather a hands-on design and build collegiate learning experience.Teams selected by NASA will receive $1,500 to be used in the build of their design, and their faculty mentor will receive a $1,000 stipend upon successful completion of all requirements. Selected team projects will be reviewed by NASA judges and teams can receive recognition awards up to $5,000. Read more about it here

Zachary Stein Returns from Fulbright Research in DLR Cologne, Germany

RRG welcomes back Aerospace Engineering Doctoral student Zachary Stein from his recent Fulbright Fellowship spent in Germany. He spent the duration of his fellowship working with collaborators at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) on research involving Environmental Barrier Coatings. Zac is currently the leader of the High Temperature Coatings – CMAS research team, and plans to continue his Fulbright research back in the United States with his fellow team members. Welcome back Zac!