Shay Vitale

Master’s Student
New Jersey
Advisor: Dr. Romero-Calvo

SETG: Search for Extra-Terrestrial Genomes

Performance Period : May 2015 to April 2021 Faculty Investigator : Prof. Maria T. Zuber (PI, MIT); Prof. Gary Ruvkun (Co-PI, MGH), Prof. Christopher E. Carr (Science PI, MIT/Georgia Tech) Project Status : Completed Collaborators: Robert Doebler (Clarmont Biosolutions LLC), Michael Finney (self) and numerous other contributors, students, and staff. The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Genomes […]

Self-Assembling Liquid Mirror Telescope

Project Sponsor : DARPA DSO, Honeywell Aerospace Prime Start Date : 10/01/2023 Faculty Investigator : Dr. Álvaro Romero-Calvo Project Status : Active Our Low-Gravity Science and Technology Lab is working with Honeywell Aerospace and Soter Technology to design a self-assembling liquid mirror telescope with off-axis tilting and slewing capabilities. The effort, supported by the DARPA Zenith Program, explores […]

Sara Sole

Master’s Student
Atlanta, GA
Advisor: Dr. Hirabayashi

Samuel Luong

Master’s Student
Marietta, GA
Advisor: Dr. Gunter