Rock-SAT-C 2015
Melissa Conklin, Ethan Hayon, Andrew Isherwood, Michael Marnell, Katelyn McClung, Miklos Nyary and Professor Joseph S. Miles, recently returned from the annual Rock-SAT-C launch. They constructed a sounding rocket payload to test fiber optic fiber coated in graphene which is currently being found to have applications in both sensor as well as communications networks. Additionally, they conducted a second experiment on the bacteria Shewanella Oneidensis. The team’s goal was to determine the feasibility of sending both materials into space for future use.