2023-202 4 Student Club Projects

The NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium will be supporting student club projects (up to $750 for each project). Please contact jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu, if your request will exceed $750.

Request for funding for student club projects should be submitted by a faculty advisor in a Florida university or College, affiliated with FSGC, through that institution’s Sponsored Research Office. Proposals not submitted through the affiliate institution’s Sponsored Research Office will not be accepted. The funds can be utilized only for purchase of materials and supplies related to the project. If the funds are to be used for travel reimbursement, only students who are US citizens are eligible for travel reimbursement through the FSGC award funds.

Please submit the complete signed proposal to jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu

Work and/or student involvement in the project should commence only AFTER receipt of signed award documents from Univ. of Central Florida, acting as fiscal agents of NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium.

The request should include

  1. student-project-proposal-cover-page sheet (both pages)
  2. a brief description of the project,
  3. its relevance to NASA and connection with one or more NASA’s Mission Directorates.
  4. how the award funds and/or match funds (where applicable) will be spent
  5. a Student Details list showing the following details of each student participating in the project.
  • Name of Student,
  • Email address,
  • Citizenship (US or non-US),
  • Status (senior, junior etc),
  • Major ( physics, electric engineering, etc),
  • Gender (Male or female)
  • Race (American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White)
  • Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino,   Not Hispanic of Latino)
  • Disability (yes or no)

Here is some information about race and ethnicity categories

Race Categories

American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as “Haitian” or “Negro” can be used in addition to “Black or African American”.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Ethnicity Categories

Hispanic or Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term, “Spanish origin”, can be used in addition to “Hispanic or Latino”.

Not Hispanic or Latino

Since FSGC is a Training Grant, this demographic and other information is required for onward submission to NASA HQ as part of our annual report.  We do not send individual information. All the information is aggregated and then compiled into our annual report to NASA. NASA in turn uses this information to present Space Grant program highlights to Congressional delegates in order to secure future years funding for the National Space Grant program through the NASA Education Office. 

Indirect cost is determined as per Clause 3.4 of the signed Master Agreements between UCF, acting on behalf of FSGC and the awardee institution.  Support for these projects are solely from the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium. The indirect cost rate for FSGC programs is 10%, except for fellowships, scholarships, and internships.

Please contact Jaydeep Mukherjee (jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu) if you have any questions

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Senior Design Projects and Competitions supported in 2019-20

Senior Design

Earth-Based Gravity Machine (3 teams) – UCF

Robinson Observatory Restoration Project – UCF

SAE Aero Design -FSU

3D Printed Aircraft – FSU

Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Drones – FAU

Mars Surface Stay Simulator – FAU

Triple Function Aerodynamic Actuation System (TFAAS) – UCF

Competitions

Robotic Mining Competition – FIT

NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge – FSU

NASA SUITS Design Challenge – ERAU

International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) – UCF

NASA Micro-g NExT – ERAU

4th Annual Spaceport America Cup – Miami


Senior Design Projects and NASA Competitions supported in 2018-19

Senior Design

High Altitude /Mach Rocket Nosecone – Florida Institute of Technology

University Student Launch Initiative – Florida State University

SAE Aero Design and 3D Printed Aircraft – Florida State University

Competitions

Robotic Mining Competition (ERAU, FSU, and FIT)

International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) – UCF

NASA Micro-g NExT 2019 Challenge – ERAU

Rock On – FIT


Senior Design Projects and NASA Competitions supported in 2017-18

Senior Design

UAV-based Defective Solar Panels Detection and Maintenance – FIU (Dr. Nezih Pala)

Hybrid Rocket Motor – UCF (Dr. Ahmet Ozbay)

Compact pressure sensing device for measuring Multi-Layer Insulation interstitial vacuum – FSU (Dr. Wei Guo)

Tesla pump technology for use with in tank propellant mixing and transfer – FSU (Dr. Lance Cooley)

Competitions

ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge– FSU (Mr. Keith Larson)

NASA University Student Launch Initiative – FSU (Dr. Rajan Kumar)

RoboBoat Competition– FSU (Dr. Johnathan Clark)

Development of an Autonomous Search and Rescue Unmanned Aerial Vehicle– FSU (Dr. Chiang Shih)

Micro-G NExT Reduced Gravity Experiment in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston– ERAU (Dr. Sathya Gangadharan)

Parabolic Flight Experiment – Development of a Revolutionary Approach for Efficient Microgravity Transfer Line Chilldown – UF (Dr. Jacob Chung)

Robotic Mining:

Design and Development of a Legged Mining Robot for Mars – ERAU (Dr. Eric Coyle)

Regolith Gathering Lander – FIT (Dr. Kimberly Demoret)

Ospery Miners – UNF (Dr. Stephen Stagon)


Senior Design Projects and NASA Competitions supported in 2016-17

Senior Design

Cubesat Inflatable Heat Shield – FIT

Space Debris Removal Thruster System – FIT

Biomanufacturing for Space Flight and Robotic Exoskeleton Project – FIT

UAV-based Agricultural Monitoring and Data Acquisition System – FIU

Competitions

NASA Robotic Mining Competition – FSU, FIT, and UNF

Intercollegiate Rocket Competition – FSU

NASA University Student Launch Initiative – FIU

UAV Challenge Medical Express 2017 Competition – Miami

International Engineering Rocketry Competition – Miami

Rockon Workshop – Florida Polytech

Human Rover Challenge – Florida Polytech


Senior Design Projects and NASA Competitions supported in 2015-16

Reusable Entry Vehicle for Suborbital Science – Univ. of Central Florida (UCF)

Diverse Air-bearing Weightless Environment Project DAWN – Florida Institute of Technology (FIT)

Mars Society’s University Rover Challenge – FIT

Unmanned underwater-air hybrid vehicle (Shark Bait) – FIT

Developing a planetary rover prototype with the capability of carrying multiple payloads for space resource utilization.  – UCF

Land Based Autonomous Vehicle for the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition – Florida State University (FSU)

2016 Robotic Mining Competition – FIT, Univ. of Florida (UF), Univ. of North Florida (UNF)

Student Launch Initiative – Florida International University (FIU), UCF

High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) – UCF, UF

Mircogravity NeXt Design Challenge – Embry Riddle Aronautical University (ERAU)

 

Senior Design Projects and NASA Competitions supported in 2014-15

Centrifugal Dust Experiment (CEDEX) – Univ. of Central Florida

AIAA-UCF CanSat – Univ. of Central Florida

AIAA Design Build Fly  – Univ. of Central Florida

Simulated planetary science device

Design and construction of an RC aircraft

Magnetically Coupled Mixer/Pump System for Cryogenic Propellant Tank Destratification  – Florida State University

Visible Light Communication for Wireless Internet Connection – Florida International University

UCF 2015 NASA Robotic Mining Team – University of Central Florida

UF 2015 NASA Robotic Mining Team – University of Florida

Asteroid Regolith Simulant Design and Development (Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT))- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Rock Chip Sampling Device for Microgravity Bodies (Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT))- University of South Florida

 

Senior Design Projects and NASA Competitions supported in 2013-14

  1.  Design of a flexible cubesat bus –  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  2. Design of an electrodynamic tether and deployment mechanism fora 3U cubesat – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  3. Android Mobile Device Controlled Compact Potentiostat for a Portable and Affordable Biosensor Platform – Florida International University
  4. Multi-Purpose UAV – Florida International University

  5. UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHING GRENADE RELEASE AND INSPECTION SYSTEM – Florida International University
  6. AUVSI SUAS Seafarer Competition UAV Platform – Florida International University

  7. Direct Drive Solar Powered Arcjet Thruster – Florida State University
  8. Mars Lander Robot Recharger – Florida State University
  9. NASA/RASC-AL Robo-Ops Project – Florida State University
  10. Heavy Lift Model Aircraft – University of Central Florida
  11. Liquid Rocket Engine – University of Central Florida
  12. Relay-Assisted Network for Guidance of Exploration Robots – University of Central Florida
  13. LED-based sensor for simultaneous, time-resolved measurements of CO and CO2 from hybrid rocket exhausts – University of Central Florida
  14. Micro Air Vehicles – University of Central Florida
  15. Florida Tech 2014 NASA Robotic Mining Team – Florida Institute of Technology
  16. UCF 2014 NASA Robotic Mining Team – University of Central Florida
  17. UF 2014 NASA Robotic Mining Team – University of Florida
  18. Oculus Microgravity Team – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  19. Miami Microghravity Team – University of Miami
  20. Investigation of Stiff Deployment Mechanism for Small Satellite Platforms – University of Florida
  21. Student Launch Initiative – University of Central Florida
  22. Precision Time Transfer with CubeSats – University of Florida

Senior Design Projects and NASA Competitions supported in 2012-13

  1. Smart Materials Museum Exhibit  Design – Florida State University
  2. Multi-Element Free Space Optical Modules for Mobile Communications and Smart Lighting – Florida International University
  3. Remote Access Arm – University of South Florida
  4. Aerial Reconnaissance Drone Program – Florida International University
  5. Non-Orbiting Balloon Science – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  6. Ozone Analysis – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  7. Micro Air Vehicle(MAV) Autonomous Wing Control – University of Central Florida
  8. AAA Design Build Fly- University of Central Florida
  9. Aero Design Competition: Mirco Class – University of Central Florida
  10. Design & Construction of a Heavy Lift Model Air Craft – University of Central Florida
  11. Search and Rescue Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – University of Miami
  12. NASA RASC-AL ROBO-OPS  – FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
  13. Airforce Nanosatellite Competition – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  14. NASA  2013 Lunabotics – Embry-Rdlle Aeronautical University
  15. NASA  2013 Lunabotics – Florida Institute of Technology
  16. Astronomy Society Balloon Project – University of Central Florida
  17. Ballooning workshop – Florida International University

Senior Design Projects supported in 2011-12

  1. AIAA Design, Build, Fly Competition – University of Central Florida
  2. Designing Electrical Systems for Testing the Ionosphere using Nano-satellite – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  3. Autonomous Sensory Aerial Platform – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  4. BLUAV Hydrogen Fuel Cell Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – University of Central Florida
  5. Design Build Fly – University of Miami
  6. Micro Air Vehicle Robust Pitch Control (MAVRC) – University of Central Florida

Senior Design Projects supported in 2010-2011:

  1. The Recoverable Ionospheric Rocket Project – University of Central Florida
  2. High Altitude Balloon program – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  3. The design, and building of  a high speed photometer- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  4. The design and construction of  a high-throughput, imaging optical spectrograph- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  5. Aerobots – Florida International University
  6. Aerial Robotics – University of Miami
  7. Design and build an unmanned electric powered, radio controlled aircraft – University of Miami