{"id":60933,"date":"2022-02-18T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-477149"},"modified":"2023-11-15T08:49:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:49:39","slug":"niac-2022-phase-i-and-phase-ii-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/niac-2022-phase-i-and-phase-ii-selections\/","title":{"rendered":"NIAC 2022 Phase I and Phase II Selections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022_niac_ph_i_ii_selections_web_graphic_banner_final_v2.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022_niac_ph_i_ii_selections_web_graphic_banner_final_v2.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"graphic sampling of 2022 phase 1 and 2 award concepts.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022_niac_ph_i_ii_selections_web_graphic_banner_final_v2.png 4053w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022_niac_ph_i_ii_selections_web_graphic_banner_final_v2.png?resize=300,92 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022_niac_ph_i_ii_selections_web_graphic_banner_final_v2.png?resize=768,236 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2022_niac_ph_i_ii_selections_web_graphic_banner_final_v2.png?resize=1024,315 1024w, 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100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Graphic montage of 2022 NIAC Phase I and Phase II awardees. <strong>Credits: (clockwise from upper R) Mather, Pilinski, Sauder, Benkoski, Lubin, Seager, Manchester, Schaler, D\u2019Onghia, Dunbar, Bayandor, Pavone<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PHASE I<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Darmindra Arumugam<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/cryospheric-rydberg-radar\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60939\">Cryospheric Rydberg Radar<\/a><br> NASA JPL<br> Pasadena, CA 91109-8001<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steven Barrett<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/silent-solid-state-propulsion-for-advanced-air-mobility-vehicles-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60946\">Silent, Solid-State Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles<\/a><br> MIT<br> Cambridge, MA 02139-4301<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jason Benkoski<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/combined-heat-shield-and-solar-thermal-propulsion-system-for-an-oberth-manuever\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60937\">Combined Heat Shield and Solar Thermal Propulsion System for an Oberth Manuever<\/a><br> Johns Hopkins University<br> Baltimore, MD 21218-0001<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elena D\u2019Onghia<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/crew-hat-cosmic-radiation-extended-warding-using-the-halbach-torus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60938\"> CREW HaT: Cosmic Radiation Extended Warding using the Halbach Torus<br><\/a> University of Wisconsin, Madison<br> Madison, WI 53706-1507<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonnie Dunbar<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/the-spacesuit-digital-thread-4-0-manufacture-of-custom-high-performance-spacesuits-for-the-exploration-of-mars\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60947\">The Spacesuit Digital Thread: 4.0 Manufacture of Custom High Performance Spacesuits for the Exploration of Mars<\/a><br> Texas A&M<br> College Station, TX 77843-3141<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ivan Ermanoski<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/breathing-mars-air-stationary-and-portable-o2-generation\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60935\">Breathing Mars Air: Stationary and Portable O2 Generation<\/a><br> Arizona State University<br> Tempe, AZ 85287-0001<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Philip Lubin<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/pi-terminal-defense-for-humanity\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60943\"><br> Pi \u2013 Terminal Defense for Humanity<\/a><br> University of California, Santa Barbara<br> Santa Barbara, CA 93106-0001<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Mather<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/hybrid-observatory-for-earth-like-exoplanets-hoee\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60940\">Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets (HOEE)<\/a><br> NASA GSFC<br> Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marcin Pilinski<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/in-situ-neutral-optics-velocity-analyzer-for-thermospheric-exploration-inovate\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60941\"> In-situ Neutral-Optics Velocity Analyzer for Thermospheric Exploration (INOVATE)<\/a><br> University of Colorado, Boulder<br> Boulder, CO 80303-7819<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jonathan Sauder<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/starburst-a-revolutionary-under-constrained-adaptable-deployable-structure-architecture\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60948\">Starburst: A Revolutionary Under-Constrained Adaptable Deployable Structure Architecture<\/a><br> NASA JPL<br> Pasadena, CA 91109-8001<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sara Seager<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/science-research\/planetary-science\/planetary-environments-atmospheres\/venus-atmosphere-and-cloud-particle-sample-return-for-astrobiology\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60950\">Venus Atmosphere and Cloud Particle Sample Return for Astrobiology<\/a><br> MIT<br> Cambridge, MA 02139-4301<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mahmooda Sultana<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/scope-sciencecraft-for-outer-planet-exploration\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60945\">SCOPE: ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration<\/a><br> NASA GSFC<br> Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400<br> 2022 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PHASE II<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Javid Bayandor<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/breeze-bioinspired-ray-for-extreme-environments-and-zonal-exploration\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60936\">BREEZE- Bioinspired Ray for Extreme Environments and Zonal Exploration<\/a><br> State University of New York<br> Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-0001<br> 2022 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zac Manchester<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/kilometer-scale-space-structures-from-a-single-launch\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60942\">Kilometer-Scale Space Structures from a Single Launch<\/a><br> Carnegie Mellon University<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3815<br> 2022 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E Nemanick<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/atomic-planar-power-for-lightweight-exploration-apple\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60934\">Atomic Planar Power for Lightweight Exploration (APPLE)<\/a><br> The Aerospace Corporation<br> El Segundo, CA 90245-4609<br> 2022 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marco Pavone<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/reachbot-small-robot-for-large-mobile-manipulation-tasks-in-martian-cave-environments\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60944\">ReachBot: Small Robot for Large Mobile Manipulation Tasks in Martian Cave Environments<\/a><br> Stanford University<br> Stanford, CA 94305-4008<br> 2022 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ethan Schaler<\/strong><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/swim-sensing-with-independent-micro-swimmers\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"60949\">SWIM- Sensing with Independent Micro-swimmers<\/a><br> NASA JPL<br> Pasadena, CA 91109-8001<br> 2022 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PHASE III<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amber Dubill<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/diffractive-solar-sailing\/\">Diffractive Solar Sailing<\/a><br>Johns Hopkins University\/Applied Physics Laboratory<br>Laurel, MD 20723-0001<br>2022 Phase III<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More NIAC Topics<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-the-nasa-innovative-advanced-concepts-niac\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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