Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?

Undergraduate

Project Type

group

Campus

Daytona Beach

Authors' Class Standing

Giulia Stewart, junior Aria Jafari, junior Sahil Ghate, graduate Dominic Sandell, freshman

Lead Presenter's Name

Giulia Stewart

Lead Presenter's College

DB College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor Name

Foram Madiyar

Abstract

The NASA Human Research Program (HRP) is a division dedicated to improving astronauts' ability to collect data, solve problems, respond to emergencies, and remain healthy during and after extended space travel. The HRP investigators work to predict, assess, and solve the problems that humans encounter in space, both physiological (radiation, microgravity, etc.) and psychological (isolation and confinement, teamwork, behavior). The Ignite project “Analysis of electrosprayed radiation-blocking thin film of melanin nanoparticles” was accepted by the 2023 NASA HRP Investigator Workshop and Conference (Galveston, TX) for a poster presentation as part of the Radiation Countermeasures group. This conference allowed for the exchange of ideas with other scientists and offered interesting suggestions for this ongoing project as it enters its final testing stages.

Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?

Yes, Spark Grant

Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?

Yes, Spark Grant

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Melanin Nanoparticles for Radiation Countermeasures, presented at the 2023 NASA HRP IWS Conference

The NASA Human Research Program (HRP) is a division dedicated to improving astronauts' ability to collect data, solve problems, respond to emergencies, and remain healthy during and after extended space travel. The HRP investigators work to predict, assess, and solve the problems that humans encounter in space, both physiological (radiation, microgravity, etc.) and psychological (isolation and confinement, teamwork, behavior). The Ignite project “Analysis of electrosprayed radiation-blocking thin film of melanin nanoparticles” was accepted by the 2023 NASA HRP Investigator Workshop and Conference (Galveston, TX) for a poster presentation as part of the Radiation Countermeasures group. This conference allowed for the exchange of ideas with other scientists and offered interesting suggestions for this ongoing project as it enters its final testing stages.

 

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