{"id":283891,"date":"2023-01-09T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-484859"},"modified":"2023-09-29T17:38:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T21:38:23","slug":"niac-2023-phase-i-and-phase-ii-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/niac-2023-phase-i-and-phase-ii-selections\/","title":{"rendered":"NIAC 2023 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-wide\"><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\/2023\/01\/2023_niac_ph_i_selections_web_graphic_banner_final.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"630\" 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\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phase I<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edward Balaban<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/fluidic-telescope-flute-enabling-the-next-generation-of-large-space-observatories\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283898\">Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): Enabling the Next Generation of Large Space Observatories<\/a><br>NASA Ames Research Center<br>Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Igor Bargatin<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/photophoretic-propulsion-enabling-mesosphere-exploration\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283903\">Photophoretic Propulsion Enabling Mesosphere Exploration<\/a><br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6315<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Theresa Benyo<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/accessing-icy-world-oceans-using-lattice-confinement-fusion-fast-fission\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283892\">Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission<\/a><br>NASA Glenn Research Center<br>Cleveland, OH 44135-3127<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zachary Cordero <\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/bend-forming-of-large-electrostatically-actuated-space-structures\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283894\">Bend-Forming of Large Electrostatically Actuated Space Structures<\/a><br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>Cambridge, MA 02139-4301<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peter Curreri <\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/lunar-south-pole-oxygen-pipeline\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283900\">Lunar South Pole Oxygen Pipeline<\/a><br>Lunar Resources, Inc.<br>Houston, TX 77023-4634<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Artur Davoyan<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/pellet-beam-propulsion-for-breakthrough-space-exploration\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283902\">Pellet-Beam Propulsion for Breakthrough Space Exploration<\/a><br>University of California, Los Angeles<br>Los Angeles, CA 90095-8357<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan Gosse <\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/new-class-of-bimodal-ntp-nep-with-a-wave-rotor-topping-cycle-enabling-fast-transit-to-mars\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283901\">New Class of Bimodal NTP\/NEP with a Wave Rotor Topping Cycle Enabling Fast Transit to Mars<\/a><br>University of Florida, Gainesville<br>Gainesville, FL 32614-0001<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congrui Jin<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/biomineralization-enabled-self-growing-building-blocks-for-habitat-outfitting-on-mars\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283895\">Biomineralization-Enabled Self-Growing Building Blocks for Habitat Outfitting on Mars<\/a><br>University of Nebraska, Lincoln<br>Lincoln, NE 68503-2427<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mary Knapp<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/great-observatory-for-long-wavelengths-go-low\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283899\">Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW)<\/a><br>MIT Haystack Observatory<br>Westford, MA 01886-1597<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quinn Morley<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/titanair-leading-edge-liquid-collection-to-enable-cutting-edge-science\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283905\">TitanAir: Leading-Edge Liquid Collection to Enable Cutting-Edge Science<\/a><br>Planet Enterprises<br>Gig Harbor, WA 98335-0001<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christopher Morrison<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/embercore-flashlight-long-distance-lunar-characterization-with-intense-passive-x-and-gamma-ray-source\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283897\">EmberCore Flashlight: Long Distance Lunar Characterization with Intense Passive X- and Gamma-ray Source<\/a><br>Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation \u2013 Space<br>Seattle, WA 98199-1258<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heidi Newberg<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/diffractive-interfero-coronagraph-exoplanet-resolver-dicer-detecting-and-characterizing-all-earth-like-exoplanets-orbiting-sun-like-stars-within-10-pc\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283896\">Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER): Detecting and Characterizing All Earth-Like Exoplanets Orbiting Sun-Like Stars Within 10 pc<\/a><br>Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<br>Troy, NY 12180-3522<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stephen Polly<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/radioisotope-thermoradiative-cell-power-generator\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283904\">Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator<\/a><br>Rochester Institute of Technology<br>Rochester, NY 14623-0001<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan Weed<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/aerogel-core-fission-fragment-rocket-engine\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"283893\">Aerogel Core Fission Fragment Rocket Engine<\/a><br>Positron Dynamics<br>Seattle, WA 98104-3163<br>2023 Phase I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phase II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Darmindra Arumugam<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/quantum-rydberg-radar-for-surface-topography-and-vegetation\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"320329\">Quantum Rydberg Radar for Surface, Topography, and Vegetation<\/a><br>NASA Jet Propulsion<br>Pasadena, CA 91109-8001<br>2023 Phase II<\/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\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"320333\">Silent, Solid-State Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles<\/a><br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>Cambridge, MA 02139-4301<br>2023 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Philip Lubin<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/pi-planetary-defense\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"320330\">PI – Planetary Defense<\/a><br>University of California, Santa Barbara<br>Santa Barbara, CA 93106<br>2023 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christopher Morrison<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/the-nyx-mission-to-observe-the-universe-from-deep-space-enabled-by-embercore-a-high-specific-power-radioisotopeelectric-propulsion-system\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"320331\">The Nyx Mission to Observe the Universe from Deep Space – Enabled by EmberCore, a High Specific Power RadioisotopeElectric Propulsion System<\/a><br>Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation \u2013 Space<br>Seattle, WA 98199-1258<br>2023 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ronald Polidan<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/farview-observatory-a-large-in-situ-manufactured-lunar-far-side-radio-array\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"320332\">FarView Observatory \u2013 A Large, In-Situ Manufactured, Lunar Far Side Radio Array<\/a><br>Lunar Resources, Inc.<br>Houston, TX  77024-8033<br>2023 Phase II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lynn Rothschild<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/niac\/niac-studies\/a-flexible-personalized-on-demand-astropharmacy\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"320328\">A Flexible, Personalized, On-Demand Astropharmacy<\/a><br>NASA Ames Research Center<br>Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000<br>2023 Phase II<\/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 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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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https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/niac_magnetosphere.png?resize=400,200 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/niac_magnetosphere.png?resize=600,300 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/niac_magnetosphere.png?resize=900,450 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/niac-funded-studies\/\" 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 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