Thesis Student Summary - D. Klaus

 

Current Student Thesis Research

PhD Thesis Advisor

  1. Advisor for Kevin Higdon, Aerospace PhD Candidate (passed comps May 2008)
    Research Topic:  Minimal Functionality Human Spacecraft Design
    Funding: NASA GSRP Fellowship, Marlar Foundation
  2. Advisor for Jennifer Mindock, Aerospace PhD Student (passed comps Dec 2010)
    Research Topic: Human Spacecraft Crew Performance Risk Analysis
    Funding: NASA GSRP Fellowship, ARCS, Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowship
  3. Advisor for Luis Zea, Aerospace PhD Student (beginning Aug 2010)
    Research Topic: 
    Funding: BioServe
  4. Advisor for Christine Fanchiang, Aerospace PhD Student (beginning Jan 2011)
    Research Topic:  Human Spacecraft Operability
    Funding: BioServe, FAA COE for CST
  5. Advisor for Robert Ocampo, Aerospace PhD Student (beginning June 2011)
    Research Topic:  Human Spacecraft Safety
    Funding: NASA CCDev2 with SNC

PhD Thesis Committee Member

  1. Committee Member for Chris Arellano, Integrated Physiology PhD Student (Advisor, R. Kram)
    Research Topic: Locomotion, biomechanics and energetic
    Funding:  NASA Fellowship
  2. Committee Member for Brooke Greybeck, Aerospace PhD Candidate (comps Dec 2011, Advisor, L. Stodieck)
    Research Topic: Expression and regulation of collagens in mouse skeletal muscle
    Funding:  BioServe

MS Thesis Advisor

  1. Advisor for Joshua Hecht, Aerospace MS Student (beginning January 2012)
    Research Topic: Systems Analysis and Test of a Freezable Heat Exchanger for Spacecraft Application
    Funding:  NASA STTR with TDA

Completed PhD Students

Advisor

  1. Advisor for Jonathan Metts, Aerospace PhD Aerospace December 2010
    Dissertation Title: Application of Electrochromic Materials for Active Space Suit Thermal Control
    Funding:  NASA GSRP Fellowship, ARCS Scholarship
    Employment:  Sierra Nevada Corporation
  2. Advisor for Ryan Kobrick, Aerospace PhD Aerospace August 2010
    Dissertation Title: Lunar Dust Characterization and Mitigation Technologies for Surface Exploration Missions
    Funding: NASA GSRP Fellowship, AIAA Fellowship, ARCS Scholarship
    Employment:  Postdoc at MIT
  3. Advisor for Evan Thomas, PhD, Aerospace August 2009
    Dissertation Title: Sustainable Fouling Management for Spacecraft Fluid Handling Systems
    Funding:  NASA JSC Fellowship
    Employment:  NASA JSC, Assistant Professor, Portland State University
  4. Advisor for Steve Chappell, PhD, Aerospace, August 2006
    Dissertation Title: Analysis of Planetary Exploration Spacesuit Systems and Evaluation of a Modified Partial Gravity Simulation Technique
    Funding/Recognition: AIAA Foundation Graduate Award, 2005
    Employment: Wyle, NASA JSC - EVA Physiology, Systems, & Performance Project (EPSP), Human Adaptation & Countermeasures
  5. Advisor for Vanessa Aponte, PhD, Aerospace, August 2006
    Dissertation Title: Development and Analysis of a Novel Cytokine Biosensor Concept for Astronaut Immune System Monitoring
    Funding/Recognition: NASA GSRP, 2004-2006; NASA JSC Internship, 2003-; Chancellor’s Teaching Assistantship Award, 2001; GEM Scholarship, 2001;  9News Interview; Hispania News; Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year Award from the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and GEM,2005; CU President’s Diversity Award Recipient, Student Category, 2005; HENAAC Student Leadership Graduate Award, 2005
    Employment: Lockheed Martin
  6. Advisor for Jim Russell, PhD, Aerospace, December 2005
    Dissertation Title: Expanded Life-Cycle Analysis to Optimize Spacecraft Life Support System Design
    Funding/Recognition: Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society ‘Grant-in-Aid of Research’ Award, 2003; AIAA Foundation Graduate Award, 2002 and 2005
    Employment: Postdoc at Purdue Univ. 2005-06, Lockheed Martin 2006-present
  7. Advisor for Mike Benoit, PhD, Aerospace, August 2005
    Dissertation Title: Responses, Applications, and Analysis of Microgravity Effects on Bacteria
    Funding/Recognition: John A. Vise Award, 2003; AIAA Foundation Graduate Award, 2003; NASA GSRP (NGT3-52386), 2002-2005; President ASGSB Student Chapter, 2003 (and VP, 2002)
    Employment: Postdoc at Stanford Univ., Codexis
  8. Advisor for Ken Stroud, PhD Aerospace, December 2004
    Funding/Recognition: NASA GSRP (NAG9-1438), 2002-2005; AIAA Willy Z. Sadeh Award, 2002
    Dissertation Title: Mitigating Vestibular Disturbances During Spaceflight Using Virtual Reality Training and Reentry Vehicle Design Guidelines
    Employment: NASA Johnson Space Center, Sierra Nevada Corporation
  9. Advisor for Tom Hatfield, PhD Aerospace, December 2004
    Funding/Recognition: AIAA Foundation Graduate Award, 2003; NASA GSRP (NAG9-1468), 2002-2004
    Dissertation Title: Development of Novel Ultrasonic Physiological Measurement Methodologies Appropriate for Space Flight
    Employment: Wyle Life Sciences at the NASA Johnson Space Center
  10. Co-Advisor for Rob Brown, PhD Aerospace, May 1999 (with P. Todd)
    Dissertation Title: Effects of Spaceflight, Clinorotation and Centrifugation on the Growth and Metabolism of Escherichia coli
    Employment: Lt. Col, USAF; Assistant Professor, Division Chief, Department of Astronautics, USAFA, Colorado Springs

Committee Member

  1. Committee Member for Matt Bamsey, Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Advisor, M. Dixon), PhD 2012
    Research Topic: Ion-Selective Optical Sensors for the Management of Plant Nutrient Solutions
    Funding:  Canadian Fellowship
  2. Committee Member for Markus Czupalla, Technical University of Munich (TUM) PhD 2011 (Advisor, U. Walter)
    Research Topic: The Virtual Habitat - Integral Modeling and Dynamic Simulation of Life Support Systems
  3. Committee Member for Brian Poller, PhD Aerospace 2009 (Advisor, R. Culp)
    Research Topic: Orbital Debris Detection
  4. Committee Member for Jim Clawson, PhD, Aerospace, 2007 (Advisor, A. Hoehn)
    Research Topic: Durability and design approaches in the use of flexible transparent polymer films for a Mars greenhouse application
    Funding: NASA GSRP 2000-2003
    Employment:  Stellar Solutions, Inc.
  5. Committee Member for Ming Yi, PhD, Mech Engineering, 2007 (Advisor, R. Mahajan)
    Research Topic: Transport Phenomena in Thermal Treatment of Cancers
    Employment:  Postdoc at VA Tech
  6. Committee Member for Hans Seelig, PhD, Aerospace, August 2005 (Advisor, A. Hoehn)
    Dissertation Title: The Assessment of Water Deficit Stress in Plants using Optical Measurement Methods
    Employment: Postdoc at NIST, Professor, Dresden, Germany
  7. Committee Member for Tom Yoder, PhD Aerospace, August 1999 (Advisor, P. Todd)
    Dissertation Title: Characterizing the Physics of Plant Root Gravitropism: A systems Modeling Approach
    Employment: Col., USAF; Head, Department of Astronautics, USAFA, Colorado Springs

Completed BS Honors, MA & MS Thesis Students

1.     Supervisor for Jonas Schnaitmann, International Exchange Student, TU Munich, Diploma / MS, 2012 (Advisor, U. Walter, TUM)
Research Topic: Human modeling for spacecraft design
Funding: German Fellowship

2.     Supervisor for Ralf Purschke, International Exchange Student, TU Munich, Diploma / MS, 2009, (Advisor, U. Walter, TUM)
Research Topic: Human anthropometric modeling for spacecraft design
Funding:  German Fellowship

3.     Committee Member for Cassie Kloberdanz, Journalism and Mass Communication MA, 2008, (Advisor, T. Robert)
MA Professional Project Title:  Crisis Management and the Commercial Human Spaceflight Industry

4.     Supervisor for Matthias Pfeiffer, International Exchange Student, TU Munich, Diploma / MS, 2008, (Advisor, U. Walter, TUM)
MS Thesis Title: Design of a human metabolic model for integrated ECLSS robustness analysis
Funding:  German Fellowship

5.     Supervisor for Jan Harder, International Exchange Student, TU Munich, Diploma / MS, 2008, (Advisor, U. Walter, TUM)
MS Thesis Title: Development of a dynamic, environmentally- sensitive computer model of the human respiratory system to support the design of a space habitat
Funding:  German Fellowship

6.     Advisor for Evan Thomas, Aerospace BS/MS, May 2006
MS Thesis Title: Investigating the Feasibility of a Modulated Diode Laser for Crewed Spacecraft Fire Detection
Funding/Recognition: Engineering Excellence Fund (EEF) Grant, 2006
Employment: NASA JSC

7.     Advisor for Jackson Lee, MS Aerospace, August 2004
Funding/Recognition: NASA GSRP (NAG9-1555), 2003-2004; Beverly Sears Student Research Award, 2004; NSF EAPSI Fellowship to Japan, Summer 2004
MS Thesis Title: Characterization of the Effect of Butyrate on Hydrogen Production in Biophotolysis for use in Martian Resource Recovery
Employment: Peace Corps, currently PhD student at CSM

8.     Committee Member for Alison Keith, MS CEAE, 2002, (Thesis Advisor, J. Silverstein)
MS Thesis Title: Development of a Biological Wastewater Processor for Space Applications: Bench-Scale Testing and Process Control

9.     Committee Member for Sybil Sharvelle, MS CVEN, 2002, (Advisor, J. Silverstein)
MS Thesis Title: Nitrogen Removal from a Urea-Soap Wastewater Using a Bioprocessing System: Process Monitoring and Control

10.  Committee Member for David Simmons, MS Aerospace, 2002, (Advisor, A.Hoehn)
MS Thesis Title: Fluid Handling Hardware for Space Life Science Applications
Employment: Lockheed-Martin

11.  Committee Member for Rene’ Elms, MS Chem Eng, Texas A&M, 2002, (Advisor, T. Good)
MS Thesis Title: Chemical and Gravity Dependent Factors Affecting Escherichia coli Lag Phase Termination

12.  Committee Member for John Jost, BS Engineering Physics, summa cum laude, 2001, (Advisor, J. Ye)
BS Honors Thesis Title:  Optical Frequency Synthesis Based on a Femtosecond Laser Comb

13.  Committee Member for Britt Manfredi, MS Aerospace, 1996, (Advisor, P. Todd)
MS Thesis Title: Effects of Spaceflight on the Growth and Development of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis in Liquid suspension and of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm

14.  Committee Member for Mette Redman, MS Aerospace, 1996, (Advisor, P. Todd)
MS Thesis Title: Long Term Maintenance of Tobacco BY-2 Cells in Culture
Employment: Medical Doctor

 

 

Last updated January 27, 2012

 

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