Space Technology Showcase
Join us for the inaugural 2025 Maryland Space Technology Showcase hosted by the Center for Advanced Space Science and Technology Research at UMD.
This cross-campus event highlights the breadth and impact of space-related research happening at the University of Maryland.
From orbital debris and asteroid detection to lunar landers, rovers, and instruments, this showcase will feature poster presentations from UMD faculty, researchers and students, including recipients of joint UMD/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seed grants.
This showcase event of Maryland’s contributions to the space ecosystem is aimed at fostering collaboration and awareness across academia, industry, and government as a leader in space research and innovation.
Get a sneak peek at what’s on the horizon at Maryland!
EVENT DETAILS
WHEN: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
TIME: 1 - 3 PM
WHERE: A. James Clark Hall (AJC), Forum 1101
8278 Paint Branch Dr, College Park, MD 20742
PARKING: XFinity Visitor Parking Lot, Paint Branch Drive
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Nancy L. Chabot
Chief Scientist, Space Exploration Sector
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Dr. Chabot will discuss how the scientists and engineers of the DART mission successfully changed the orbit of an asteroid, demonstrating a technology that could be used to protect Earth from hazardous asteroids in the future.
Dr. Nancy L. Chabot was the coordination lead on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, is the deputy principal investigator for the Mars-moon Exploration with GAmma rays and NEutrons (MEGANE) instrument on the JAXA Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, and is an interdisciplinary scientist on the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission. On NASA’s MESSENGER mission, she was the instrument scientist for the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) and the chair of the Geology Discipline Group. She has been a member of five field teams with the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Final list to be announced, but topics may include:
- NIAC Phase II - Plasma Soliton Detection of Orbital Debris
- Debris Charging/Orbital Decay
- Tribocharging of Regolith
- Rotational Cleaning of Gecko Roller
- Gecko Roller Dust Mitigation System
- SPAM (UMD/APL Seed Grant)
- SMURFS (UMD/APL Seed Grant)
- Highly Pixelated Energetic Particle Sensor (UMD/APL Seed Grant)
- Water Detection (UMD/APL Seed Grant)
- Asteroid Precovery (AE Honors, UMD/APL Internship)
- SDA With Event Cameras
- Rapid Detection of Very Faint Space Objects (DARPA YFA)
- Plume–Surface Interactions (UMD/APL Intern)
- 3D-Printed Antenna for Space Applications
- ML for 3D Printed Lattice Defect Detection (UMD/APL Intern)
- Human Capacity for Portable Life Support System Mass in Mars EVAs
- BioBot Field Testing
- Auxiliary Inflatable Wheel Testing
- Any-Time Algorithm for In-Space Assembly With Structural and Path Planning Constraints
- Lunar Environment Monitoring Station for Artemis III
- Chemical Imaging With a Spaceflight LDMS Instrument for Planetary Exploration
- Exploring the Molecular Space of Extraterrestrial and Terrestrial Organic Matter
- Quantifying Elemental Abundances via Laser-Based Spaceflight Mass Spectrometry
Event Contact:
Dr. Christine Hartzell
Professor & Director, ASTRA
hartzell@umd.edu