{"id":461643,"date":"2020-07-21T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=461643"},"modified":"2023-07-21T18:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T22:03:35","slug":"lunar-surface-technology-research-lustr-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/lunar-surface-technology-research-lustr-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar Surface Technology Research (LuSTR) 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/lunar-surface-technology-research-lustr\/\" data-type=\"topic\" data-id=\"61208\">Back to LuSTR Home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Situ Resource Utilization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ahsan Choudhuri<\/strong><br><em>University of Texas, El Paso<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/advanced-thermal-mining-approach-for-extraction-transportation-and-condensation-of-lunar-ice\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61209\">Advanced Thermal Mining Approach for Extraction, Transportation, and Condensation of Lunar Ice<\/a><br> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paul van Susante<\/strong><br><em>Michigan Technological University<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/percussive-hot-cone-penetrometer-phcp-and-ground-penetrating-radar-gpr-for-geotechnical-and-volatiles-mapping\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61211\">Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer (PHCP) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Geotechnical and Volatiles Mapping<\/a><br> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alian Wang<\/strong><br><em>Washington University in Saint Louis<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/wrangl3r-water-regolith-analysis-for-grounded-lunar-3d-reconnaissance\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61214\">WRANGL3R – Water Regolith ANalysis for Grounded Lunar 3d Reconnaissance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sustainable Power<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Philip Lubin<\/strong><br><em>University of California, Santa Barbara<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/moonbeam-beamed-lunar-power\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61212\">Moonbeam-Beamed Lunar Power<\/a><br> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jin Wang<\/strong><br><em>Ohio State University<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/flexible-dc-energy-router-based-on-energy-storage-integrated-circuit-breaker\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61210\">Flexible DC Energy Router based on Energy Storage Integrated Circuit Breaker<\/a><br> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arthur Witulski<\/strong><br><em>Vanderbilt University<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/space-tech-research-grants\/silicon-carbide-power-components-for-nasa-lunar-surface-applications\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"61213\">Silicon Carbide Power Components for NASA Lunar Surface Applications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Topics From STRG<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Space Technology Research Grants<\/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\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/strg_about_blazar.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" 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\/12\/strg_about_blazar.jpg 1041w, 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