{"487971":{"#nid":"487971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Five Faculty Members Selected as CSTAR 2016 Summer Fellows@JPL","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR) has recently announced the selection of five Georgia Tech faculty members as 2016 Summer Fellows@JPL. The fellows will spend a portion of this summer on-site at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pursuing research collaborations that advance the frontiers of space science and space technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CSTAR Summer Fellows@JPL program is designed to promote and encourage collaboration between Georgia Tech and JPL, focusing on research collaborations in science and engineering fields of mutual interest. Prospective proposers are encouraged to submit research proposals that align with CSTAR research thrusts, identify JPL interests and collaborators, and describe the downstream impact of the summer collaborations. The yearly proposal cycle includes a November proposal call, December proposal submission, and January proposal selection. All Georgia Tech academic faculty are eligible to apply.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese competitively awarded research grants build on the strengths of both JPL and Georgia Tech,\u201d said Georgia Tech Professor and CSTAR Director Robert Braun. \u201cThey are designed to foster future research collaborations between these two institutions, and are well aligned with our nation\u2019s future needs in space science and space technology.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe faculty selected for the 2016 Summer Fellows@JPL program and their research topics are as follows:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Costello (AE):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Robotic Legged Landing Gear for Spacecraft\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlenn Lightsey (AE):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Design Drivers and Solutions for Reliable Small Satellite Science Missions\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJulian Rimoli (AE):\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cem\u003ETensegrity Structures for Planetary Landing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Steffes (ECE):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Improved Radio Occultation Retrievals Of Terrestrial Atmospheric Structure And Composition\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPanos Tsiotras (AE):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E Covariance Steering Theory for Precise GN\u0026amp;C Terrain Relative Navigation during Entry, Descent and Landing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The CSTAR Summer Fellows@JPL program provides an excellent opportunity to connect leading Georgia Tech faculty with researchers at JPL,\u201d said JPL Chief Scientist Daniel McCleese. \u201cThe exciting projects chosen this year will open up new collaborations, and enhance both JPL and Georgia Tech\u0027s space science and engineering efforts.\u201d In 2012 Georgia Tech and JPL entered into a strategic partnership designed to promote and encourage collaboration between the institutions. CSTAR serves as the Georgia Tech focal point for this newly established partnership with JPL.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR) is an interdisciplinary research center that serves to organize, integrate and facilitate the impact of Georgia Tech\u0027s space science and space technology research activities. CSTAR brings together a wide range of Georgia Tech faculty, active in space science and space technology research, and functions as the Georgia Tech focal point for growth of the space industry in the state of Georgia. CSTAR is led by Dr. Braun who serves as the Director and Dr. Thomas Orlando, Associate Director.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR), visit:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cstar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.cstar.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWe are pleased to announce that five faculty members have been competitively selected as participants in the Georgia Tech - JPL summer 2016 faculty collaboration program sponsored by the Georgia Tech Center for Space Technology and Research and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Five Faculty Members Selected as CSTAR 2016 Summer Fellows@JPL"}],"uid":"28808","created_gmt":"2016-01-19 17:36:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:27","author":"Brandon Sforzo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"475531":{"id":"475531","type":"image","title":"JPL Logo","body":null,"created":"1449257215","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:55","changed":"1475895227","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:47","alt":"JPL Logo","file":{"fid":"99276","name":"logo-jpl.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/logo-jpl_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/logo-jpl_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":47417,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/logo-jpl_0.png?itok=xDYY3sQ1"}}},"media_ids":["475531"],"groups":[{"id":"282661","name":"Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR)"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}