TSGC welcomes back 14 teams from last semester and 6 new teams that have been selected to compete in the challenge this semester. Congratulations and good luck to them all!

Spring 2022 Design Challenge Showcase – Top Teams

1. Texas Woman’s University – The Oneiroi
2. University of Texas at Tyler – SOLIS
3. Texas State University – Sonus
4. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi – Council of Jedis
5. Houston Community College – Team Eagle
6. University of Texas at Tyler – HEC 7: Callisto
7. Lamar University – ATLAS

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Spring 2022 Design Teams [* denotes team leader]

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	HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE – TEAM EAGLE
Initial Mars Base Semester II of II
Institution: Houston Community College
Department Represented: EE
Team: Bryant Hurtado*, Cyrus Abbasi, Deborah Somoye, Patrick Redmond
Faculty Advisor: Edmond Morris, Jeffrey Stear & Dr. Andres Garcia
Mentored By: Dr. Hum Mandell, Center for Space Research & NASA JSC
	LAMAR UNIVERSITY – ATLAS (All Terrain Landing Antenna Structure)
Antenna Mounting Structure for Lander or Zero Gravity Crewed Environment Semester II of II
Institution: Lamar University
Department Represented: ME
Team: Lisseth Aguilar*, Mason Munoz, Jorge Magana, Adrian Galvan, Adrian Espinoza, Alexandra Villanueva
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jenny Zhou
Mentored By: Chatwin Lansdowne, NASA JSC
	LAMAR UNIVERSITY – TEAM VULCAN
Vehicle Interchangeable Electronic Controller (VIEC) Network System Semester II of II
Institution: Lamar University
Department Represented: EE
Team: Bradley Gray*, Matthew Johnson, Jordan Lake, Tai Nguyen, Alexander Bahrim
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cagatay Tokgoz
Mentored By: George Salazar, NASA JSC
	SAN JACINTO COLLEGE – HYPERION
Novel Non-Tracking Fiber Optic Solar Concentrator System Semester II of II
Institution: San Jacinto College
Department Represented: ME
Team: Daniel Guerra*, Jordyn Sibert, Jeffrey Gleasman, Luis Rosario, Luisana Padron
Faculty Advisor: Nathanial Wiggins & Dr. Andres Garcia
Mentored By: Christopher Mendell and Houston Green, Jacobs Technology/NASA, JSC
	TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI – COUNCIL OF JEDIS
Reconfigurable Lighting System for Spacecraft Habitats Beyond Low Earth Orbit Semester I of I
Institution: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department Represented: ME
Team: Kimberly Lopez*, Randall Sanchez, Maria Rodriguez, Cesar Vasquez, Dalton Gibbons
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jose Baca
Mentored By: Toni A. Clark, NASA JSC
	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY – SONUS
Dual-Use Wideband Microphone Array System Challenge Semester II of II
Institution: Texas State University
Department Represented: EE
Team: Nicholas El-Takach*, Nicholas Garrard, Mason Huebner, Olivia Salazar-Mendez, Jessie Smith
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rich Compeau
Mentored By: George Salazar, NASA JSC
	TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY – TEAM PHOTON
Radiation-Tolerant Graphics Processing Unit Architecture Investigation Semester I of II
Institution: Texas State University
Department Represented: EE
Team: Connor Martin*, Richard Medina, Patrick Hornbeck, Eric Tejeda
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rich Compeau
Mentored By: George Salazar, NASA JSC
	TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY – THE ONEIROI
Choose Your Own Adventure: Circadian Rhythm Desynchronization Semester II of II
Institution: Texas Woman’s University
Department Represented: Kinesiology
Team: Brittany Rust*, Avery Foreman, Eduardo Urias, Keely Chapman, Mercy Obanigba
Faculty Advisor: Dr. B. Rhett Rigby
Mentored By: Dr. Benjamin Easter, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – REGOSAFE
Mainstream Solutions for Lunar Dust Mitigation Semester I of I
Institution: University of Houston
Department Represented: ME
Team: Shan Pappa, Noah Pittman, Sairaja Kurelli, Johan John*, Justin George, Rushil Mehta
Faculty Advisor:Dr. Olga Bannova
Mentored By: Dr. Kristen John, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – TEAM 10
Antenna Mounting Structure For Lander or Zero Gravity Crewed Environment Semester II of II
Institution: University of Houston
Department Represented: ME
Team: Ismail Ali*, Yousuf Sirajuddin, Omar Alkhoja, Sami Shahed
Faculty Advisor:Dr. Christiana Chang & Dr. Yi-Chao Chen
Mentored By: Chatwin Lansdowne, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS – TEAM HDS
Machine-Learning Human-Computer Interface System (MHIS) Semester II of II
Institution: University of North Texas
Department Represented: COEN
Team: Christopher Herzberg*, Elle-Marie DeFrain, Jordan Shrum
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Robin Pottathuparambil
Mentored By: George Salazar, NASA JSC0
	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS – UNTitled
Advanced Spacecraft Lighting Control System Semester II of II
Institution: University of North Texas
Department Represented: COEN
Team: Alejandro Bacallao, Nicholas Tindle, Ali Hammoud*
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Robin Pottathuparambil
Mentored By: George Salazar, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN – READY FOR DUST-OFF
Mainstream Solutions for Lunar Dust Mitigation Semester I of I
Institution: University of Texas at Austin
Department Represented: ME
Team: Patrick Le, Sawyer Stedman*, Samuel Steinman-Friedman, Brendan Warner
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Cullinan
Mentored By: Dr. Kristen John, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN – NASA MARS
Initial Mars Base Semester I of I
Institution: University of Texas at Austin
Department Represented: ME
Team: Sonia Lopez, Brendon Mak*, Ria Upreti, Kevin Ma
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Richard Crawford & Dr. Moriba Jah
Mentored By: Dr. Hum Mandell, Center for Space Research & NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN – TEAM LUMINOSITY
Landing Zone Strategy for Lunar Base Transport Semester I of I
Institution: University of Texas at Austin
Department Represented: ASE
Team: Jonathan Valdelamar*, Bryson Gray, Ryan Santiago, Preston Harris, Brian Kim
Faculty Advisor: Adam Nokes
Mentored By: Chatwin Lansdowne, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO – MME
Dark Matters: Qualification of The Blackest Black Surfaces & Textiles for Architectural Applications to Control Scattered Light Semester II of II
Institution: University of Texas at El Paso
Department Represented: MME
Team: Cassandra Orozco*, Hector Zamarripa, Hugo Heredia, Kevin Renteria, Daniel Morales
Faculty Advisor:Dr. Shalayna L. Smith
Mentored By: Toni A. Clark, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT RIO GRANDE VALLEY – BRONCBOTICS
Machine-learning Human-Computer Interface System (MHIS) Semester II of II
Institution: University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
Department Represented: EE
Team: Grecia Bernal, Christopher Cortez, Jesus Garcia*, Marco Rangel
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yong Zhou
Mentored By: George Salazar, NASA JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER – HEC 5
Vehicle Interchangeable Electronic Controller (VIEC) Network System Semester II of II
Institution: University of Texas at Tyler
Department Represented: EE
Team: Vi Dinh, Juan Pablo Ndong Esono Ekifang*, Ingrid Dwatie, Khoa Huynh, Abdulwahid Farooqui
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ali Ghorshi
Mentored By: George Salazar, NASA, JSC
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER – HEC 7: CALLISTO
Micro-g NExT: EVA Sample Size Location Calibration Marker Semester II of II
Institution: University of Texas at Tyler
Department Represented: ME
Team: Mercedes Cedillos, Anthony Melgar, Kiril Nikolov, Christian Pirruccio*
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Biswas
Mentored By: Micro-g NExT
	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER – SOLIS
Novel Non-Tracking Fiber Optic Solar Concentrator System Semester II of II
Institution: University of Texas at Tyler
Department Represented: ME
Team: Mohammed Waheed, Johnathan Johnston*, Dhaval Patel, Christopher Contreras, Victor Ortiz
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mohammad Biswas, Dr. Soren Maloney & Dr. Andres Garcia
Mentored By: Christopher Mendell and Houston Green, Jacobs Technology/NASA, JSC