2015 Symposium Papers and Presentations

The Colorado Undergraduate Space AVÃûʪ Symposium is an opportunity for students to present their current research and ideas in space related fields to their peers, industry and academia.Ìý Four schools from around Colorado submitted papers this year and presented their research during the Symposium.Ìý Teams and individuals, freshman through seniors, have researched a variety of topics and presented their research or practical engineering projects.

  • Paper - Technical Content, Scientific Merit and Originality (45%)
  • Paper - Practical Application (15%)
  • Paper - Clarity of Writing (10%)
  • Presentation - Visual and Oral presentation and response to questions (30%)

Session AÌý

01_CUSRS
02_CUSRS Versatile Radiation Shielding Presentation
03_CUSRS High Altitude Cosmic Ray Detection Presentation
04_CUSRS Melanin as an Independent Barrier Presentation
05_CUSRS Blocking Radiation in the Upper AtmosphereÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý Presentation
06_CUSRS CSU Balloon Payload Presentation

Session BÌý

07_CUSRS Open-Path Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy Presentation
08_CUSRS Implementation of Solar Tracking on aÌýHigh
Altitude Balloon Platform
Presentation
09_CUSRS Volumetric Efficient Cold Gas CubeSat Propulsion Presentation
10_CUSRS Designing Power Systems for Mission Success Presentation
11_CUSRS PolarCube:A Student Led CubeSat Mission Presentation
12_CUSRS Development of an Experimental Hybrid Rocket Presentation

Session CÌý

13_CUSRS More Applied Random Knowledge RoverÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý Presentation
14_CUSRS Automation of a Sabatier Reaction Presentation
15_CUSRS Wild Tupper 2 Rover Presentation
16_CUSRS Goal Oriented Risk Mitigating Autonomous
Behavior for Extraterrestrial Rovers
Presentation
17_CUSRS Beacon Electronic Kinect Explorer Presentation

Session DÌý

18_CUSRS Microgravity Material Science Experiment on
Aluminum-Indium Compounds
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19_CUSRS Atmospheric Data Collection and Transmission
via High Altitude Weather Balloon
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20_CUSRS Solar Cell Efficiency in the Upper AtmosphereÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Presentation
21_CUSRS TSJC 2015 Balloon Payload Presentation
22_CUSRS Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Presentation
23_CUSRS Stratospheric Microbe Bacteria Accululator Presentation

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