Tori Miller has a Vision for Space-Based Fabrication In 1969, space was much less complicated. Only a few nations had launched satellites into orbit, and the race for dominance was between just two — the United States and the Soviet… Read More
With its Mars Exploration Program, NASA has set its sights on landing a human on the red planet by the end of the 2030s. While that might seem far away, researchers like Josephine Allen, Ph.D., Genzyme Professor of Materials Science &… Read More
After nearly two years of preparation and a few scrubbed launches, Josephine Allen, Ph.D., has sent vascular cells into space as part of her research with NASA and CASIS, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. “There are… Read More
We might all be familiar with scenes in movies and television programs where a spacecraft is entering Earth’s atmosphere and red glow forms as the space craft heats up. In reality, special heat resistant tiles are used to absorb this… Read More
MSE Professor Dr. Josephine Allen will study the cells back on earth to look for changes as a result of microgravity
NASA is collaborating with the University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering for its RadSat project. The lab lead by Department Chair Michele Manuel developed a lightweight magnesium alloy.
Congratulations to Josephine Allen, Ph.D., and the Allen Lab for being selected for the Space Research Initiative and the Florida Space Institute to conduct research aboard the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. The joint UF-CASIS (Center for the Advancement… Read More
Dr. Michele Manuel has been awarded the NASA Early Career Grant that funds research in strategic and priority areas as identified by NASA’s Space Technology Roadmap and the National Research Council. Concepts funded include those that are considered “unique, disruptive… Read More