Grants and Contributions

The scientific research objective of this project is the study and the prediction of Lunar rover mobility, which occurs on mildly cohesive granular materials in reduced gravity, through Discrete Element Method (DEM) modeling of spherical and non-spherical particles from first principles. The research objectives of this project are to a) develop a set of granular materials, from spherical glass beads and paired beads, that exhibit Lunar-relevant cohesion properties, b) characterize the effect of Lunar-g on wheel-soil interactions with these sphere-based granular materials, and model these effects directly using Discrete Element Method (DEM) and c) Investigate the suitability of emulating reduced-g interactions by using reduced-density materials in 1-g, for spherical and non-spherical particles.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The Q-AISES Rocket Team competes annually in the NASA First Nations Launch (FNL) high powered rocketry competition, hosted by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC). The team is comprised of Indigenous student members of the Queen's University’s chapter of AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society), which is a broader international organization that encourages and supports Indigenous engagement with study and careers in STEM fields. This team offers an opportunity for Indigenous engineering and science students at Queen's to become involved with a hands-on experiential learning project each year with tangible outcomes. Students come from a collection of programs such as Engineering, Physics, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Health Science, Biology and Concurrent Education. This year, the team will be competing in the Mars challenge in which they will be designing, testing, and fabricating a rocket to reach an altitude of 3200 to 4000 feet above ground level (AGL) and implementing 5 sensors, as determined by the FNL competition handbook, to analyze the flight of the rocket. Throughout the academic year, the team submits a series of presentations and technical engineering reports, which are reviewed by a panel of judges. The team will travel to the Richard Bong State Recreational Area in Kansasville, WI for the competition in April to launch the rocket, attend rocketry workshops, and meet other Indigenous students from universities and tribal colleges with a similar interest in rocketry. Throughout the year, the team will also conduct educational outreach visits with Indigenous and Black youth to promote an interest in rocket science and STEM more broadly. During these outreach visits, the team introduces rocketry through a hands-on experience by launching low-powered model rockets to 500 feet. This outreach also gives youth exposure to proximate-age Indigenous role models who are studying in STEM fields and accomplishing great things through their involvement with NASA's First Nations Launch.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.