Publications
Papers and presentations of SHC Members:
Research Horizons 2020
2020 Research Horizons
Huntsville, Alabama
J. Stark, Q. Booker, A. Roberts, M. Downey, T. Marshall, E. Golley
Development of a High Altitude Visual Orientation Control (HAVOC) System for Balloon Payloads
AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020
2020 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum
August 24-28 2020, Virtual Event
Mckynzie Perry, Aaron Hunt, Spencer Christian
Ground Test Development of 800 lbf Nitrous Oxide-Ethane Engine
AIAA R2SC 2020
2020 AIAA Region II Student Conference
April 2020, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (COVID-19)
Mckynzie Perry and Aaron Hunt
Hazard Mitigation and Safety Practices for Static Firing of 800 lbf Nitrous Oxide-Ethane Engine
Spencer Christian and Garrett Ellis
Evaluating Nitrogen Solubility in Nitrous Oxide and its Potential Effects on Combustion
Noah Adams
Valve Selection Considerations for a Student Liquid Bipropellant Rocket
Sean Rabitte and Alexander Mohs
Investigation of Ignition Systems for an 800 lbf Thrust Bipropellant Engine
Manav Dave and Harrison Smith
Propellant Conditioning of Nitrous Oxide During Storage and Operations
AGU 2019
2019 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
December 2019, San Francisco, California
Christopher Helmerich, Everett Cavanaugh, Sarah Dangelo, Elena Pradhan, Kayla Capitain, Frederick Snopl, Sean Widmier
High Energy Lightning Emission Network for Multi-Point Observations of TGFs from Balloons
Everett Cavanaugh, Christopher Helmerich, Sarah Dangelo
Balloon-Borne Detector for Gamma-Neutron Spectroscopy of TGFs
AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2019
2019 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum
August 2019, Indianapolis, Indiana
McKynzie Perry and Erik Korzon
Update on the Student Development of a Nitrous Oxide-Ethane Bipropellant Rocket Engine
Research Horizons 2019
2019 Reseach Horizons Day
March 2019, Huntsville, Alabama
Matthew Haskell, Erik Korzon, Elena Pradhan
End-to-End Development of a High-Altitude Pressure Vessel
AIAA R2SC 2019
2019 AIAA Region II Student Conference
March 2019, Cocoa Beach, Florida
Sean Widmier, Thomas Salverson, Colin Oberthur, An Nguyen, Sean Mitchell, Kyle Daigle, Trystan May
Design and Development of an Autonomous Payload Return Vehicle
Matthew Haskell and Erik Korzon, Elena Pradhan
Developing an Anti-Coincidence Shielding System for Hard X-Ray Detection in a Balloon-Borne Telescope
Aaron Hunt, McKynzie Perry, Oakley Copland
Ablative Insert Development for a Nitrous Oxide-Ethane Engine
AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2018
2018 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum
July 2018, Cincinnati Ohio
McKynzie Perry, R. Dalton Hicks, Oakley Copeland, Adam Bower, James Biaglow, Kaitlin Russell, Thomas Bennett
Design and Testing of a Self-Pressurizing Liquid Propelled Rocket
Research Horizons 2018
2018 Research Horizons
N. Schragal, F. Gonzalez, T. Jemison, E. Leiser, C. Miles, A. Raney, J. Seese, M. Shelton
Rainbow Horizons High Altitude Visible Spectrum Analysis
B. Thompson, J. Fuchs, A. Hunt, G. Ransdell, W. Hankins, O. Copeland, L. Anderson, A. Mills, M. Fletcher, R. Benetti, F. Wessling
Overview of the SABER Mission and Launch Vehicle Design
E. Cavanaugh, C. Helmerich, E. Pradhan, J. Hunn, F. Snopl, K. Capitan, S. Dangelo, J. Miller, F. Gonzalez, A. McLeod, C. Wolfe, S. Widmier, I. Slamen
High Energy Lightning Emission Network (HELEN)
AIAA R2SC 2018
2018 AIAA Region II Student Conference
April 2018, Mobile, Alabama
Jared Fuchs, Aaron Hunt, Benjamin Thompson, Oakley Copeland, Matt Fletcher, Logan Anderson, Austin Mills, Grant Randsell, Colin Oberthur, and William Hankins
Overview of the SABER Mission and Launch Vehicle Design
Tyler Sholes, Jared Fuchs, Samantha Johnson, Alay Shah, and Ian Hines
Designing a Science-Based CubeSat Mission
McKynzie Perry, Kaitlin Russell, Rilee Kaliher, Erik Korzon, Michael Angeles, and Dalton Hicks
Launch Vehicle and Supporting Ground System for a Self-Pressurizing Liquid Rocket Engine
Aaron Hunt and McKynzie Perry
Additively Manufactured Molds for Low Cost, Geometrically Complex Fiber-Reinforced Resin Structures
Grant Ransdell and Austin Mills
Overview of Zero Pressure Balloons and Independent Manufacturing Design
Marcus Shelton and James Biaglow
Development of a Self-Pressurizing Ethane-Nitrous Oxide Propulsion System for an Amateur Rocket
AIAA SciTech 2018
2018 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition
January 2018, Kissimmee, Florida
Matthew Haskell, Jared Fuchs, Benjamin Thompson, and William Hankins
Concept Study of a Reusable Suborbital Launch Vehicle
AIAA R2SC 2017
2017 AIAA Region II Student Conference
March 2017, Huntsville, Alabama
Matthew Haskell, Jared Fuchs, Benjamin Thompson, and William Hankins
Concept Study of a Reusable Suborbital Launch Vehicle
Davis Hunter, McKynzie Perry, Aaron Hunt, and James Biaglow
Development of a Multistage High-Power Rocket
Sarah Dangelo and Daniel Corey
PILOTS: Embedded Software Testing for High-Power Rocketry Payloads
McKynzie Perry
Design Considerations When Upgrading the Impulse of a High Powered Rocket
Davis Hunter and Rilee Kaliher
The UAH Space Hardware Club Sounding Rocket Program
AHAC 2017
2017 Academic High-Altitude Conference
Nicholas Jordan, Christopher Helmerich
Placing a High-Altitude Balloon in the Path of Totality
Research Horizons 2017
Research Horizons 2017
E. Cavanaugh, C. Helmerich, T. Jemison, J. Kim, J. Miller, E. Pradhan, S. Widmier , C. Wolfe, Dr. F. Wessling
Physoon - High Altitude Radiation Detection
AIAA SciTech 2017
2017 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition
January 2017, Grapevine, Texas
Davis Hunter and William Hill
Design, Construction, and Flight of a High Power Rocket Vehicle and Autonomous Payload
IAC 2016
2016 International Astronautical Congress
October 2016, Guadalajara, Mexico
Beth Dutour
ARISS as an Effective Tool to Engage Middle School Students
Research Horizons 2016
2016 Research Horizons Poster Session
April 2016, Huntsville, Alabama
Bradley Henderson
Design of a Master Cutdown Payload for High-Altitude Balloon Applications
AIAA 2014
2014 AIAA Region II Student Conference
April 2014, Memphis, Tennessee
Markus Murdy
NASA Composite Cryotank Technology Demonstrator Overview and Sump Door Fabrication Report
Markus Murdy, Ethan Hopping, and Nathaniel Stepp
Design of a Cost Effective Thrust Stand for Introducing Thrust and Impulse
Ali Butt
A Review of Real-Time Radiography as a Solid Propellant Burn Rate Measurement Technique
Nathanial Long
New Training Methods of the UAH Space Hardware Club
AIAA 2013
2013 AIAA Region II Student Conference
April 2013, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
SHC Group,
STEM Outreach - Engaging 8th Graders with Astronauts through the ARISS Program
Mark Becnel,
Integration of the Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Diffusion Thruster for Testing
Markus Murdy,
Development of a Composite Payload Fairing Rocket
Josh Thibaudeau,
Deployable Stable Particle Deflector for Nano Satellites
IAC 2012
2012 International Astronautical Congress
October 2012, Naples, Italy
Amy Parlett
THE CORONA SATELLITE PROGRAM AND THE BEGINNINGS OF RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITES
Angela Yi
THE REDSTONE AND JUPITER ROCKETS - PREDECESSORS TO THE SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM
Emma Fry
THE ROLE OF SPACE SYSTEMS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE APRIL 2011 SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES MULTIPLE TORNADO OUTBREAK
Eric Becnel
SURFACE ROUGHNESS EFFECTS ON MICROGRAVITY BOILING
Abstract | Manuscript | Presentation
John Alcorn
SPACE EDUCATION THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CANSAT COMPETITION - A PLATFORM FOR HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT IN STEM FIELDS
THE LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE - A LEGACY OF LUNAR SURFACE EXPLORATION
Mark Becnel,
TECHNIQUES TO DIGITALLY PRESERVE THE HISTORICAL FILM OF A SPACE AGENCY
Matt Rodencal,
MAXIMIZING OVERALL ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IN PICO/NANO-SATELLITES WITH INNOVATIVE PLUG-AND-PLAY BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM
Abstract | Manuscript | Presentation
Tyler Hughes,
STEM OUTREACH THROUGH BALLOONING AND MOBILE DEVICES
AIAA 2012
2012 AIAA Region II Student Conference
April 2012, Cape Canaveral, Florida
John Alcorn,
Air Safety Fundamentals – Lessons Learned From the Deadliest Disasters in Aeronautics
Abstract | Manuscript | Presentation
Mark Becnel,
BALLOONS BUILD SATELLITES: THE PROGRESSION OF A STUDENT SATELLITE DESIGN GROUP
CubeSat D.W. 2012
2012 CubeSat Developers Workshop
May 2012, San Luis Obisbo, CA
Matt Rodencal,
INNOVATIVE PLUG-AND-PLAY BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM TO MAXIMIZE OVERALL ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IN 1U AND 2U CUBESATS
Also presenting:
Author: Danny Smith
Presenter: Tyler Hughes
IAC 2011
2011 International Astronautical Congress
October 2011, Cape Town, South Africa
Eric Becnel,
SURFACE TENSION EFFECTS ON MICROGRAVITY BOILING
Abstract | Manuscript | Presentation
John Alcorn,
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WALTER HAUSSERMANN TO ROCKET DEVELOPMENT
Abstract | Manuscript | Manuscript (Deutsch/German) | Presentation
Mark Becnel,
BALLOONSAT AS A PLATFORM FOR DEPLOYING THE NEUTRON COUNTER
CubeSat D.W. 2011
2011 CubeSat Developers Workshop
May 2011, San Luis Obisbo, CA
Matt Rodencal,
AN AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT, 1U CUBESAT ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM SCALABLE FOR 2U AND 3U SYSTEMS
Also presenting:
Gavin Smith