2020
The 2020 COSGC Undergraduate Space Research Symposium
was held on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, and was fully online.
FullAgenda
This was the first year we had a creative video category other than the required Wearables Quest videos. Please follow the link above to see the amazing videos COSGC students made about their projects.
Paper Session Winners
GRAND PRIZEConstructing an Accessible Low-Budget Detection Biosensor, Bryn Loftness, Colorado Mesa University [Sponsored by ǸԹ (CU) College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS)]
Session A.Joining Antarctica’s Next Generation of Explorers, Skylar Edwards, ǸԹ [Sponsored by Red Canyon Engineering and Software]
Session B.Solar Balloon Satellite, Emma Hix, Cristy Street, Katie Gerhard, Trinidad State Junior College [Sponsored by COSGC Alumnus Christy Predaina]
Session C.Development of a Non-invasive Cortisol Sensor, Natalie Alvarado, Quinn Beato, Hannah Blanchsky, Zoe Bloomfield, Brenna Curvey, Anthony Nguyen, Trey Venners, ǸԹ [Sponsored by Space Dynamics Laboratory]
Session D.Muon Detector Onboard an Experimental Sounding Rocket, Dannell Lazcano, Susan Ossareh, Nicole Kindred, Caitlin Robinson, Colorado State University [Sponsored by Amergint Technologies]
Poster Session Winners
GRAND PRIZEYou Can't Hit What You Can't See: Deorbiting Small Scale Space Debris using Non-contact Methods, Kaylee Cuyler, Colorado School of Mines [Sponsored by the CU Space Minor]
Session A.Viability Testing for Serratia marcescens in Space, Tiffany A. Lovett, Red Rocks Community College, [Sponsored by CU CEAS]
Session B.Double-Sided Linear Induction Propulsion and Passive Magnetic Suspension Optimization Using Finite Element Analysis, Gavin LaFlower, Alondra Hauser, Aidan Westbrook, University of Colorado Colorado Springs [Sponsored by Ball Aerospace]
Session C.The Spicy Boy Rover: Designing an Autonomous Robot, Heather Monteson, Katy Luttrell, Ayah Baydoun, Guadalupe Alvarez, Front Range Community College [Sponsored by Urban Sky]
Session D.Affordable Application of Rocker-Bogie Suspension, Matt Collard, Isaac Brooks, Stephen Rencher, Miguel Guerrero, Colorado State University [Sponsored by COSGC Alumnus Bill Irelan]
People’s Choice Videos[All sponsored by COSGC Alumnus Jason Baugher]
Top scorer:Depth Perception Buddy, Daiana Bilbao, Vanessa Montoya, Melanie Blake (Colorado State University)
Runner ups:
- Franklin Robot, Melissa Marshall & Anusorn Kiattanaphon (Arapahoe Community College)
- Upside Down, Brian White, Crystal Gonzalez, Guinevere Running Wolf, Wassim El Halabi (Community College of Aurora)
- NITE Rover, Xian Sanchez, Caleb Williamson, David Hadaway, Zach Tully, Tony Arant, Andrew Tieszen (Trinidad State Junior College)
- Cortisol Sensor, Natalie Alvarado, Zoe Bloomfield, Hannah Blanchsky (ǸԹ)
Paper Sessions
PaperSession A
| Constructing an Accessible Low-Budget Stress Detection Biosensor - B.Loftness (CMU) |
Ultraviolet - W.Brokaw, A.Fechner, M.Hanson, J.Rutt, T.Schmidt (PPCC) |
Joining Antarctica's Next Generation of Engineers - S.Edwards (CU) |
Lessons from an Autonomous Rover - A.Kiattanaphon, M.Marshall, C.Elfering (ACC) |
PaperSession B
| Tiny Virtual Reality Space Experience (Tiny VRSE) - T.Lovett (RRCC) |
The Effects of UV Radiation on Antibiotic Resistance and the DNA of e.Coli - A.Caldwell, D.Albin, S.Lusk (CSU) |
Atmospheric VOC, Ozone, and Particulate Concentrations In Colorado - J.Craft, T.Dow, V.Van De Mark, D.J.Richardson (FRCC) |
Solar Balloon Satellite - E.Hix, C.Street, K.Gerhard (TSJC) |
PaperSession C
| Development of a Non-Invasive Cortisol Sensor - N.Alvarado, Q.Beato, H.Blanchsky, Z.Bloomfield, B.Curvey, A.Nguyen, T.Venners (CU) |
The Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone - T.Schoeman, H.Galimanis, N.Kerley, N.Drewno, C.Billings, L.Daniels (CU) |
CSU Senior Design Project: NASA Lunabotics Competition - B.Classick, M.Deal, J.Lee, Z.Scott, J.Sheradin, R.Stansbury (CSU) |
Aegis Planetary Suit Simulator - O.Filkoski, R.Gipe, A.Haugland, D.Muse, M.Senavinin, J.Weber (CU) |
PaperSession D
| Muon Detector Onboard an Experimental Sounding Rocket - D.Lazcano, S.Ossareh, N.Kindred, C.Robinson (CSU) |
Strain Energy Deployment: Designing a Passive System - A.Schefer (CU) |
Operation DUSTER: (Debris Under Size 1 cm Trajectory Edit for Removal): RockSat-X Project for Small Space Debris Remediation - N.Bernuy, N Geschwentner, B.Jesteadt, G.Stevenson, A.Strange, B.Treffner (CSM) |
VRSE: Virtual Reality Space Experience - C.Christenson, N.Clapp, M.Grove, F.Liufau, T.Lovett, S.Madison, C.Quezada, M.Spiegleman, S. Walters-Dorchak - (ACC, RRCC) |
Poster Sessions
Poster Session A
| Implementation of Human-like Postural Corrections in a Control System |
CU Robotics Team |
Viability Testing for Serratia marcescens in Space |
Team Garlic? |
“Payload to Ground, Can You Read Me? Over” Transmitting Images from Apogee to Ground |
The Effect of Upper Atmosphere Conditions on Pea Plant Sprouts |
Poster Session B
You Can't Hit What You Can't See: Deorbiting Small Scale Space Debris using Non-contact Methods |
Autonomous Tank |
The Fingerboard: Easy Communications At The Touch Of A Finger |
Determining Quasar Galaxy Morphologies Using GALFIT |
Over-N-Over Rovers |
Design of a Steerable Parachute System for High Altitude Balloon Payload Recovery |
Double-Sided Linear Induction Propulsion and Passive Magnetic Suspension Optimization Using Finite Element Analysis |
Poster Session C
| Designing a Small Subsonic Wind Tunnel |
The Depth Perception Buddy |
More Space Needed: Increasing Payload Experiment Workspace by Boom Extensions |
The Spicy Boy Rover: Designing an Autonomous Robot |
Urethane Vs Cosmic Rays |
Scrooge Rover |
STudent Energetic Activity Module (STEAM) |
Poster Session D
| Pueblo Chile Seeds and the Effects of Exposure to Radiation in the Stratosphere |
N.I.T.E.- Navigating Independent Terrain Explorer |
System of communication for future space and emergency failure. |
Examining Human Unipedal Quiet Stance: Temporal Correlations in the Jerk Record |
Servo-Controlled Hexapod Robot |
Affordable Application of Rocker-Bogie Suspension |
| VRSE: Virtual Reality Space Experience |