Early Stage Innovations (ESI) 2023

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Advancing Radiation-Hardened Photon Counting Sensor Technologies

• Karl Berggren
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Radiation hardness study of superconducting detectors and electronics
• Donald Figer
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  Advancing Radiation-Hardened CMOS Detectors for NASA Missions

Advancements in Predicting Plume-Surface Interaction Environments During Propulsive Landings

• Laura Villafane
  Auburn University
  Integrating Data-Driven and Physics-Based Models for Plume-Surface Interaction Predictions
• David Scarborough
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Physics-based Modeling and Tool Development for the Characterization and Uncertainty Quantification of Crater Formation and Ejecta Dynamics due to Plume-surface Interaction

Advancing the Performance of Refrigeration Systems Based on the Elastocaloric Effect

• Patrick Shamberger
  Texas A&M University
  Advancing Elastocaloric Refrigeration through Co-design of Materials and Systems
• Nenad Miljkovic
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Continuous Bending-mode Elastocaloric Composite Refrigeration System for Compact, Lightweight, High-Efficiency Cooling