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Advanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry

Damiano BaccarellaUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleApplication of Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization Diagnostics to the Characterization of Arcjet Flows​

Ciprian DumitracheColorado State UniversityUltrafast Laser Diagnostics for Nonequilibrium Flowfields Characterization in Atmospheric Entry Studies​

Dan FriesUniversity of Kentucky, LexingtonMultiplexed Polarization Spectroscopy for Single-Shot Multi-Species Diagnostics in High-Enthalpy Flows​

Yi MazumdarGeorgia Institute of TechnologySimultaneous Temperature, Species, and Velocity Measurements using Ultrafast Laser Diagnostics for Ground Testing of Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry Systems​

Planning for Autonomous Spacecraft Using Machine Learning Methods to Enable Onboard Guidance, Navigation, and Control

Glen ChouGeorgia Institute of TechnologyRobust Real-Time Hierarchical Neural Planning and Control with System-Level Guarantees

Roshan EapenPennsylvania State UniversityHamilton-Jacobi aided Planning and Reasoning for Intelligent Spacecraft Maneuvers (HJ-PRISM)

Bin HuUniversity of HoustonSafety-Enabled and Efficient Onboard Planning for Autonomous Spacecraft via Physics-Informed Reinforcement Learning