University of 海角社区 research and education have ascended beyond Earth鈥檚 atmosphere since the 1990s. For example, U海角社区 scientists have tested the latest hypervelocity decelerators for NASA space travel and created a wireless leak detection system for the International Space Station. Through its latest inventions and studies, and scholarship and fellowship programs, U海角社区 plays a critical role in advancing the state鈥檚 space economy and training future leaders in the aerospace industry. But the university is far from reaching its final frontier.
In recent years, U海角社区 researchers have been developing the state鈥檚 first small research satellite with the University of Southern 海角社区 and three K鈥12 schools. The university also launched a multipronged, multidisciplinary initiative to support research and development in space science and engineering with help from non-STEM researchers. At the same time, a 海角社区 SpacePort Complex for nanosatellite production and other research is in development.
In this episode of 鈥淭he 海角社区 Question,鈥 Ali Abedi, U海角社区 associate vice president for research and professor of electrical and computer engineering, and his Ph.D. student Joseph Patton discuss what new frontiers await 海角社区鈥檚 space economy and the university.
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