{"425971":{"#nid":"425971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Three AE graduate students named NASA Space Technology Research Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree graduate students in the School of Aerospace Engineering have been named by NASA to the 2014 class of Space Technology Research Fellows (NSTRF).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid Blette, Sean Chait, and Adam Sidor are among the 54 student researchers culled from universities across to the country to receive NASA\u0026nbsp;support for their research projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasa-space-technology-research-fellows-2014-class\/#.U_UaeWOmXKM\u0022\u003EAnnouncement\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the honorees was made late last month by NASA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NSTRF program is a part of NASA\u0027s Space Technology Research Grants Program (STRGP) which seeks to accelerate the development of low TRL space technologies to support future space science and exploration needs of NASA, other government agencies, and the commercial space sector. STRGP engages the spectrum of academic researchers,\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022100\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00221\u0022 align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESean Chait\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003Efrom graduate students to senior faculty members.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBlette\u003C\/strong\u003E, of Janesville, Wisconsin received a stipend for his research,\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/Blette-Abstract.pdf\u0022\u003E\u0022Vehicle Staging Analysis of the Transition to Supersonic Retropropulsion during Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing.\u0022\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;He is currently working with Prof. Bobby Braun in the Space Systems Design Lab toward a doctoral degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChait\u003C\/strong\u003E, of Wallingford, Connecticut, received a stipend for his research, \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/CHait-abstract.pdf\u0022\u003ESmall Satellite Proximity Operations Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bed Development\u003C\/a\u003E\u0022 He is working with Prof. David Spencer toward a masters degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESidor\u003C\/strong\u003E, of Atlanta, received a stipend to support,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/Georgia%20Institute%20of%20Technology.pdf\u0022\u003E\u0022Development of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022100\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00221\u0022 align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/Georgia%20Institute%20of%20Technology.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/Georgia%20Institute%20of%20Technology.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAdam Sidor\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/Georgia%20Institute%20of%20Technology.pdf\u0022\u003EConformal Ablative Thermal Protection Material and Fabrication Process\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0022 He is working with Prof. Bobby Braun toward a doctoral degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The great thing about these fellowships is that they give students a chance to do relevant research and, then, to work in one of NASA\u0027s centers where they can learn from experts in the field,\u0022 said Prof. Spencer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0026nbsp;know that with Sean, the opportunity to work with NASA scientists will put him in a very competitive position when he finishes his masters. He will be in demand.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Three graduate students in the School of Aerospace Engineering have been named by NASA to the 2014 class of Space Technology Research Fellows (NSTRF)."}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-07-16 14:36:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:08","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-08-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"135601","name":"Adam Sidor"},{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"135581","name":"David Blette"},{"id":"171461","name":"Sean Chait"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}