UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL SPRING 2017 To commemorate 60 years of space exploration, the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium present a symposium on: Space Exploration in the Upcoming Decade: THE DOMESTICATION OF SPACE April 21, 2017: 3-8 p.m. UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center April 22, 2017: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. 50 Warren St, Lowell MA 01854 CHANCELLOR LEVEL SPONSORS PARTNER LEVEL SPONSORS SUPPORTERS HARRIS NDIA New England UMass Lowell Online & Continuing Education UMass Lowell Office of Student Activities & Leadership UMass Lowell Francis College of Engineering of McKinsey & Company UMass Lowell Kennedy College Engineering. of Sciences Welcome! Agenda FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 10:05-10:25 a.m. 2:25-2:40 p.m. It is my honor to welcome each of you to the University As director of the Massachusetts Space Grant, I would like Coffee Break Coffee Break of Massachusetts Lowell to commemorate the 60th to welcome you to this symposium at UMass Lowell to anniversary celebration of space exploration. Ten years ago, commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Space Age. This 3-4 p.m. we reflected on the first 50 years of space exploration and symposium will concentrate on the significant developments Pre-Symposium Event 10:30-11:30 a.m. 2:45-3:15 p.m. we considered how the next 50 years could contribute to in space that have occurred during the past decade, among A visit with Valkyrie, NASA’s Panel 2: University-Industry Keynote Address the betterment of Earthly problems. The participants which are the development of commercial space flight, the newest humanoid robot in residence partnership in Space Research “Multi-User Spaceport: discussed and debated various issues including space tremendous advances in small satellite capabilities and the at UMass Lowell. and Applications From Vision to Reality” governance, improvement of the quality of life through retirement of the Space Shuttle, to name just a few. Location: New England Robotics Ron Polidan, Moderator, Robert D. Cabana, Director, John F. the material resources and energy harvested from space, Space research is thriving in Massachusetts, with research Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) PSST Consulting Kennedy Space Center (Colonel, USMC, and public participation. Center, 1001 Pawtucket Boulevard, programs in many colleges and universities in the state. Ret., former NASA astronaut) Lowell, MA 01854. A bus will leave Panelists: Kevin Maschhoff, The intervening 10 years have seen dramatic progress Holding this symposium at the University of Massachusetts from the ICC at 2:45 p.m. Global Engineering Fellow, BAE Systems, to the point that the theme of this symposium is how to Lowell recognizes the exciting growth of space research Nashua, N.H. Joseph Robichaud, 3:20-4:20 p.m. make space accessible to all. Space exploration used to be on this campus, described in Dr. Chakrabarti’s welcome Chief Technology Officer, L-3 Communi- Student Session the domain of countries and large corporations – today, remarks. 4:30-5:30 p.m. cations-SSG, Wilmington, Mass.; university students and, in some cases, school children are Registration/Networking John Noto, Moderator, We are fortunate to have the participation in this sym- Gerry Rafanelli, Senior Engineering involved in the exploration of space. As tools such as 3-D Inn & Conference Center (ICC) Computational Physics Inc. posium of many distinguished people from government, Fellow at Raytheon Space and Airborne printers are becoming as “essential” to college dorm rooms industry and academia. I hope that their presentations will Systems, El Segundo, Calif. Students/student teams have submitted as microwave ovens, space is getting closer to reach than stimulate many interesting discussions and that all of you 6-8 p.m. short reports on research they have ever before. The convergence of passion for exploration attending the symposium will leave with increased appre- Conference Banquet 11:45-1 p.m. conducted or participated in within the and technology revolution has brought us closer to bringing ciation for what has been accomplished during the past Welcome Address Lunch past year, that are consistent with the space to the public and engaging the public in our future symposium theme. The audience will decade and with excitement and enthusiasm for what UMass Lowell Chancellor work and play in space. It is our hope that this gathering Keynote Address lies ahead during the coming decade. Jacqueline Moloney vote after their presentations and rank of distinguished thinkers, disrupters and, most important- “The Future of Mankind’s Space the presentations and proposals. Thanks to all of you for attending, and thanks to our Keynote Address ly, future explorers will chart a path toward that goal and Enterprise and the Unstoppable Force Prizes will be awarded. ensure that our journey is a smooth one. sponsors for their support. “Open-Innovation and Inclusion and their Effect on Technology of Space Commerce” This is also an exciting time for space science and technolo- Development” James A. Abrahamson, Inaugural 4:30-5 p.m. gy at UMass Lowell. We have been awarded a Cubesat Sincerely, Catherine (Cady) Coleman, Colonel, Director, Strategic Defense Initiative, Keynote Address mission that is being developed by our undergraduate USAF, Ret., NASA Astronaut Assoc. Admin NASA (Ret.) students, with minimal faculty and staff supervision. “How Close Are We To Mars?: The Complexities of a Human Mars Mission” A space-based ultraviolet spectrograph developed by our Jeffrey Hoffman researchers is collecting data that might someday help Professor, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 1:20-2:20 p.m. John Connolly, Mars Study Capability predict Space Weather. We are developing wide-ranging Director, Massachusetts Space Grant Panel 3: New Players and Location: All events at the UMass Team Lead, NASA Johnson Space Center technologies from robots, to self-healing materials, to instru- Lowell Inn & Conference Center New Approaches ments that could take an image of a planet around a star. Steven Battel, Moderator, 5:15-5:45 p.m. I’d like to thank you for attending our symposium and 8-9 a.m. Battel Engineering Symposium Summary/Future Plans bringing your experience, knowledge and entrepreneur- Breakfast Panelists: Rahul Narayan, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Professor, ship to our gathering. Your leadership, critical thinking and Team Lead, Axiom Research Labs, vision will help motivate us to work harder and, together, Keynote Address MIT Department of Aeronautics Bangaluru, India; Adnan M. Alrais, Act. and Astronautics, Former NASA to achieve our space goals and create new ones. Through “Science and Exploration with the Director - Remote Sensing Department, James Webb Space Telescope” Astronaut these efforts we will gain a better scientific understanding Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, of our place in the universe and develop new tools that Kenneth Sembach, Director, Space Dubai, UAE; Talbot Jaeger, Founder will be used to improve the world around us. We could Telescope Science Institute and Chief Technologist, NovaWurks, 6-7 p.m. not accomplish any of these without your commitment, Inc., Los Alamitos, Calif. Reception/Networking participation, support and leadership. I am personally grateful to all of you and to our sponsors and supporters, 9-10 a.m. and am excited to see where we can take the future. Panel 1: Space for the Benefit of the Earth Sincerely, Susanna Finn, Moderator, UMass Lowell LoCSST Supriya Chakrabarti Panelists: Lars Dyrud, CEO OmniEarth, Director, Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology Washington, D.C.; Kjell Stakkestad, University of Massachusetts Lowell President and CEO, Kinetx Aerospace, Tempe, Ariz.; Vesselin Vassilev, CEO, Cluster for Aero-Space Technologies re- search and Applications, Sofia, Bulgaria. 1 Biographies Biographies Supriya Chakrabarti Kenneth Sembach Supriya Chakrabarti is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the Kennedy Kenneth Sembach became Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Octo- College of Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he also heads the Lowell ber 2015. He is responsible for the over the 600-person institute responsible for the science Center for Space Science & Technology (LoCSST). Prior to joining UMass Lowell, Chakrabarti operations of Hubble Space Telescope as well as the future mission and science operations was Director of Center for Space Physics, Boston University and Professor at the Astronomy of its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope. In 2009, the Hubble Space Telescope was Department, Boston University; and Senior Fellow, Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley. finally serviced for the last time, and the Institute played a key role in the science priorities Chakrabarti is an experimentalist, with diverse research interests involving space experimenta- of that mission. The science productivity of HST subsequently increased beyond its already tion. He is author or co-author of over 200 published papers. He is the recipient of the unprecedented level: the science community exploiting both Hubble’s new science capabili- 2016 SPIE George W. Goddard Award. Dr. Chakrabarti holds a PhD from the University of ties and the Hubble Legacy Archive run by STScI. The Institute today is also deeply engaged California Berkeley. in preparing for the science operations of the James Webb Space Telescope, due to launch in 2018. The objective is to ensure the astronomical community can fully exploit the enor- mous new science potential of JWST from day one. Sembach has been deeply involved in the scientific, operational, and managerial aspects of the Hubble Space Telescope for the past 15 years. He has served as interim deputy director, Hubble mission head and Hubble Jeffrey Hoffman project scientist. Previously, Sembach was the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer deputy Jeffrey Hoffman is a professor in MIT’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. He project scientist for Large Science Programs from 1996 to 2001 at the Johns Hopkins Uni- received a B.A.