Apprenticeship Projects
2016-2017
Student | Project Title | Institusion |
Katherine Chamberlain | Constraints on Modified Gravity with eLISA | MSU - Bozeman |
Trevor Gahl | Construct a Stratospheric Particle Collection Device for High Altitude Balloons | MSU - Bozeman |
Jared Kamp | Payload spin reduction | MSU - Bozeman |
Micaela Moreni | Test and Development of a Zero Pressure Helium Release Valve | MSU - Bozeman |
Shauna Muns | Development of UV sensors for High Altitude Balloons | Missoula College |
John Ryter | Novel nanostructured MAX phase coatings for extreme aerospace applications | MSU - Bozeman |
Matthew Thomas | Development of Remote System to Measure Infiltration Rates in Soils. | University of Montana |
MiKalley Williams | Biosurfactants: Growth and Applications in Polar Regions and Space Frontiers | MSU - Bozeman |
2015-2016
Student | Project Title | Institution |
Joseph Bretz | Understanding Magnetar Quasi-periodic Oscillations | MSU - Bozeman |
Colin Delaney | Validation of a Heat Sink Design for a Radiation Tolerant Computer (RTC) | MSU - Bozeman |
Reed Hovenkotter | Improved Balloon Tracking Prediction Program Using the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) Model. | University of Montana |
Matt Johnson | Creating Radiation Environment Models and Packaging and Analyzing ITSPINS | MSU - Bozeman |
Nevin Leh | Automation of Satellite Down-Linking Process | MSU - Bozeman |
Micaela Moreni | Development of a Helium Release Valve for Zero Pressure Balloons | MSU - Bozeman |
Hannah Mohr | Assembly and Testing of FIREBIRD CubeSat. | MSU - Bozeman |
John Ryter | Novel nanostructured ceramic coatings for extreme aerospace applications | MSU - Bozeman |
David Schwehr | Electronically Aimed Camera | MSU - Bozeman |
Tylor Stewart | Thermal Regulation of the CubeSAT | MSU - Bozeman |
Skylar Tamke | Antenna tracker for high altitude balloon flights | MSU - Bozeman |
Dylan Trafford | Development and Testing of an Eclipse Real-Time Video Payload | MSU - Bozeman |
Daniel Wilkerson | Forecasting Internal Atmospheric Gravity Waves. | University of Montana |
2014-2015
Student | Project Title | Institution |
Timothy Basta | Development of a high altitude balloon solid payload descent vehicle that does not require a parachute | MSU - Bozeman |
Angelita Bearquiver | The Sediment Transplant Experiment | MSU - Billings |
Trevor Clark | Further Development of Systems to Wirelessly Transmit Images | MSU - Bozeman |
Reed Hovenkotter | Improved Balloon Tracking Prediction Program Using the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) Model. | University of Montana |
Matthew Handley | Operation and maintenance of the satellite ground station at SSEL, for FIREBIRD, PrintSat, and HRBE CubeSat missions | MSU - Bozeman |
Victoria Kong | Developing Combinatorial Techniques to Reproducibly Synthesize Metal Oxide Semiconductor Thin Films for the Efficient Photoelectrolysis of Water | Carroll College |
Scott Miller | Use of an Iridium satellite modem for sending pictures from high-altitude weather balloons and development of a computer controlled two-axis antenna or telescope aiming system. | MSU - Bozeman |
Patrick Moholt | Development of International Space Station, ISS, stack for the RTcMISS or Artemis mission. | MSU - Bozeman |
Hannah Mohr | FIREBIRD Assembly, Testing, Fabrication and Ground Operation | MSU - Bozeman |
Noel Stewart | Visualizations of diverse satellite images for comparisons of environmental conditions. | Salish Kootenai College |
Eric Wall | Evolution of the parasitic bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, in a multi-host system: A model for the origin of mitochondria | University of Montana |
Tyler Stewart | Fundamental investigation of Al, Cr, and Si coatings on nickel-based super alloys in Low Temperature Hot Corrosion | MSU - Bozeman |