Karen Beljan, BS '05, Environmental Engineering
Beljan, of Eden, New York, evaluated remediation alternatives to improve the water quality of Onondaga Lake, ultimately helping to develop a method to aerate the lake that would improve the water and ecosystem.
(Photo: KC Kratt, MFA '84)
Extraterrestrial land-based exploration, and in particular exploitation of extraterrestrial natural resources, has been named as one of the Grand Research Challenges by NASA as the United States prepares to reenter space-exploration with renewed vigor. Building on the successes of the multiple MARS rover missions, the emphasis is on developing robotic-system solutions to assist in such tasks. Specifically, the immediate focus is on lunar-regolith, with its mineral resources that have considerable economic value. Hence, the goal of this proposed project is complete lifecycle validation and testing of a lunar excavator and its various subsystems to obtain invaluable end-to-end design and control experience.
Date Open: Jan 1, 2008 to May 30, 2010
Suggested Skill Set: MATLAB/Simulink
SolidWorks
Dynamic Simulation Tools
Hardware Experience (Mechanical/Electronic/Mechatronic)
Compensation: Credit, Voluntary, Work Study
Professor(s): Venkat Krovi (vkrovi@eng.buffalo.edu)
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Address: 318 Jarvis Hall MAE Dept. SUNY Buffalo
Phone: 71664525932264
Website: http://mechatronics.eng.buffalo.edu