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Multiple honors at AIAA student conference

Team ASTRA

Smead Aerospace students received multiple awards at the 2025 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Region V conference.Ìý

In undergraduate and graduate categories, aerospace students were recognized at the event, which was held at the University of Minnesota earlier this month.Ìý

Undergraduate Team Category

  • 1st Place:Senior Design Team ASTRA - “Countering Balance Impairments in Microgravity and Earth Environments Using a Reactive Balance System"
    • Sweta Alla, Austin Marx, Stephen West, Rishab Pally, Jack Diener, Tyler Hoover, Zack Goldberg, Rohit Karri, Barbara De Figueiredo, Jessica Shoemaker, Chloe Zentner, Maya Mital, Alia Feltes-DeYapp
  • 3rd Place:ÌýSenior Design Team LEONIDS - “Aerodynamic Stability for Optimal CubeSat Drag Sail Operations"
    • Adrian Bryant, Quinten Krikava, Nicole Rogers, Polly Fitton, Tyler Renken, Murilo Tibana, Savar Rodine, Mark Turner, Andrew Vo, Shane Billingsley, Sam Allen, Daniel Mascarenas, Victoria Madden

Undergraduate Category

  • 1st Place:ÌýChristopher O’Neill Jr - “Modeling Trajectory and Attitude to Optimize Baffle Design for the Optical Navigation System of the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt"Ìý

Graduate Category

  • 3rd Place: Lynnette Wilde and Lynzee Hogger - “Human Spaceflight Graduate Projects: Recommendations for Project-Based Aerospace Systems Engineering"