Microgravity Archives - Collisional Accretion Experiment

Meet the Team: Josh Colwell

Posted on May 12, 2014 by sara

Name: Josh ColwellDOB: That’s between me and my credit card issuers.Major: Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D., University of ColoradoPosition at UCF: Professor of Physics, University of Central Florida Dr. Colwell Continue Reading →

CATE’s Camera

Posted on January 27, 2014 by sara

Background: A fundamental goal of our experiment is to capture a dust cloud’s reaction to an object passing through it. Micro-gravity interactions like this are vital to how physicists model Continue Reading →

Electrical versus Mechanical

Posted on December 17, 2013 by sara

BY| Kelly Lai and Brad Hoover The electrical prototype will utilize muscle wire, which is a shape-memory alloy, and various torsion springs to achieve the requested results. First, the launching Continue Reading →

Prototype Presentations

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Posted on December 15, 2013 by sara

A person is working on an electrical device, adjusting components on top of a gray box, in a room with various equipment and tools.

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In this meeting, Kelly and Brad presented the prototypes they built to Dr. Colwell and Addie. If you want to know more about the prototypes, read our meeting recap from Continue Reading →

Nerd Club Presentation

Posted on November 6, 2013 by sara

A group of 14 people standing in a room, posing for a photo. Behind them, a projector displays a slide titled "Center for Micro Research." A laptop and a drink bottle are on a table in front.

Brad and Kelly presented to the Nerd Club at UCF. The presentation was opened by Brad with a general overview of experiments that are taking place in the lab with Continue Reading →