People

Masters Students

Padyn den Dulk

Padyn's current research examines the logistical requirements and conceptual operations of delivering medical care in future lunar habitation environments.

Russell Graf

Russell is a masters student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In HRVIP he is studying the implementation of robotics for fostering plants in space.

Krasen Kovachev

Krasen has been a Development Engineer for MAE since 2019, and is now launching into his MS degree in HRVIP.

Luis Nuñez Lopez

Luis is an MS student and is researching how ground control can better support astronauts as we move beyond low Earth orbit.

Rachel Pride

Rachel is a M.S. student researching the use of low-cost reaction wheels for future CubeSat orbital flight applications.

Angel Rodas

Angel is researching the logistics of space medical evacuation (medevac) missions and technologies enabling space to earth medical transport from low Earth orbit.

Mahima Rudrapati

Mahima is a Masters student in Computer Science. She is working on object detection and navigation to help robots grow plants in space.

Zoe Wilf

  • HRVIP Lab Manager
Zoe is a Master's student developing a remote control interface and workstation to simulate in-EVA robotic operation on a planetary surface.

Undergraduate Students

Maya Bahnasy

Maya is a fourth-year student double majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with an interest in spacecraft mechanical systems for deep space and planetary exploration systems.