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
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.