2015: Innovations in Flight

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Proceedings of the 25th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference

Published: 2016-02-13

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Preface

Astronomy and Cosmology

A Search for New Variable and Proper Motion Stars in the Galactic Disk

Robert A Benjamin
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Observing Nebulosities: The Cygnus Superbubble

Christopher Christopherson, Nadia Kaltcheva
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Can Dark Matter Halos Change Shape? Examining the Adams Instability in Triaxial Systems

Evan Dowling
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The Circulation of Ionized Gas in the Milky Way Galaxy

Andrew Eagon
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Young Stellar Population of the Cygnus Star-Forming Field

Henri LeMieux
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Star Forming Rates and HI Gas Content in Galaxy Groups

Sarah Katherine Martens
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Predicting Collisionless Equlibria in Dark Matter Simulations

Robert Ragan
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Physics and Engineering

Three Dimensional NURBS Modeling and Fabrication of Rotorcraft Design

Geoffrey Ament
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Thunderstorm Electrification

Stephanie Marie Bradshaw
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Fire in Orbit: Equipping the Commercial Spaceflight Industry for Fighting Fire in Micro-Gravity

Trent Cybela
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Recent Progress in Lunar Helium-3 Extraction Research

Aaron David Sumaili Olson
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Biosciences & Geosciences

Preliminary Assessment of Low-cost Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Creating Aerial Photographs for Natural Resource Research

Eric Compas
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Riveting Hammer Vibration and Nerve Damage

Jordan Zimmerman
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Team Projects

Monitoring Carbon Dioxide and Methane Levels above Retired Landfill and Forest Control Site with a Tethered Aerostat to Determine Remediation Effectiveness

Jesse Lee Banick, Jeshanah Jean Zolkowski, Kathryn Elizabeth Lenz, Jonathan Sanders
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Onset of Normal Field Instability in a Ferrofluid in Microgravity

Amelia Gear, Tessa J Rundle, Justin Barhite, Jordan Rice
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Microwave Power Beaming using Ka-band Radar

Travis Haugstad, Joel Nielsen
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Pioneer Rocketry 2015 WSGC Collegiate Rocket Competition

Jake Ellenberger
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Red Hawk Rocketry Boosted Dart

James Michael Izewski
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2015 WSGC Elijah High-Altitude Balloon Payload Project Final Report

Benjamin Thomas Jensen
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Team Whoosh Generator 2015 WSGC Collegiate Rocket Competition

Eric Johnson
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2015 Elijah High Altitude Balloon Launch Team Summer Proceedings Report

Jadee Kellogg, Jordan Petrie, Daniel Ochoa, Alana Tirimacco
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Badger Ballistics: 2015 WSGC Collegiate Rocket Competition

Michael Warren
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Exploring the Capabilities of Drones for Undergraduate Research

Erlan E. Wheeler
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Appendix: Conference Program

Wisconsin Space Conference 2015 Program
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