It’s intuitive that a graduate student (that’s me) should be very aware of the research related to his area of focus. What’s less intuitive is the process of finding related research, labyrinthine despite modern search technology. There are the (un?)lucky students who’s project is just a small spur off of... [Read More]

Every year, the Seniors end Ditch Day announcements with “Go to bed Frosh! Ditch Day is Tomorrow!” This isn’t some sort of hazing or power trip, a useless statement handed down from the past (though handed down it has been.) Quite the opposite, it’s just good advice. A night full... [Read More]

I'm trying to make sure there's a weekly post on our lab blog. If you're interested in some more down to earth (but still space focused) thoughts, check it out!

Poor Deep Impact. Also, will it STOP orbiting the sun when it runs out of fuel? Is there a better way than peer review? Celebration of a less-fragile spacecraft - are there ways to achieve these bonus missions without human prediction? It's potential projects like this that made me think... [Read More]

I thought today I would take a little break and let Mason Peck do the talking. Admittedly, he’s my graduate advisor in addition to the Chief Technologist at NASA, but he does such an exquisite job of keeping those roles separate (so well it’s frustrating sometimes) that I don’t think... [Read More]