Research
Space@VT focuses on research investigations of the science, technological impact, and utilization of the geo-space environment. The goal of Space@VT is to develop a holistic approach to such research utilizing theoretical and advanced computational modeling as well as the development of scientific instruments and space missions for experimental data acquisition and analysis.
Research Facilites
- Aeronomy/Remote Sensing Laboratory
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS & Radio Science Laboratory
- Lower-Atmospheric Remote Sensing Lab
- Magnetosphere - Ionosphere Science Team (MIST)
- Space Systems Simulation Laboratory
- Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Space Weather Radar Facility
- Space Plasma Chamber
- Virginia Tech Ground Station
Research Interest
- Upper Atmospheric and Space Plasma Physics
- Space Weather
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Spacecraft Advanced Propulsion Techniques
Reserach Capabilities
- Satellite Mission Design and Remote Sensing
- Space-based Instrument Development
- Ground magnetometer network (AAL-PIP)
- High- and Mid-latitude Ionospheric Remote Sensing (SuperDARN)
- Spacecraft Modeling, Simulation, and Design
- Physics-absed Modeling, Simulation, and High Performance Computing
- Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver Design