Angel Rodas is a graduate researcher in the Human/Robotics/Vehicle Integration and Performance (HRVIP) Lab, part of the UC Davis Center for Space Exploration Research. He first joined the lab during his third year as an undergraduate student and is now pursuing his M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis.
Angel began his work in the lab on the MORPHEUS project, which explores how haptic feedback can enhance robotic operations in spaceflight environments. His efforts focused on developing and refining hardware systems to support testing and evaluation.
He also served as Project Manager and Lead Mechanical Engineer for the lab’s Deep Space Habitat Analogue, developed under NASA’s Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration (HOME) Space Technology Research Institute (STRI) grant. This initiative resulted in the construction of two full-scale habitat modules, each mirroring the dimensions of an International Space Station module, to support advanced human factors and systems integration research.
Angel’s current research focuses on the logistics and conceptual operations of space medical evacuation (medevac) missions, as well as technologies enabling space to earth medical transport to support crew health and mission resilience in Low Earth Orbit.