LuisÌýZea

  • Professor Adjunct
  • BIOSERVE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES
Address

Office Location: AERO 315

Focus Area

Bioastronautics

Education

PhD, Aerospace Engineering Sciences – Bioastronautics, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18, 2015
MS, Aerospace Engineering – Thermofluids, University of Central Florida, 2008
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, 2005

Professional Experience

2023 - Present, Professor Adjunct, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18
2022 - Present, Senior Program Manager, Sierra Space, Boulder, CO
2018 - 2022, Assistant Research Professor, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18
2015 - 2018, Research Associate, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ18
2015, Visiting Scientist, Brazilian Space Agency, UFMG Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2014, Visiting Scientist, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany
2010 - 2015, Graduate Research Assistant, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2008 - 2010, Heat Transfer Engineer, Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL
2006 - 2008, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2004 - 2006, Mechanical Engineer, ExxonMobil, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Awards (selected)

Thora Halstead Young Investigator Award, American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) (2018
, ISS R&D Conference (2016)
Among the (top 3 scientists), Forbes Mexico (2016)
, International Astronautical Federation (2015)
, International Astronautical Federation (2015)
Central America Region (2015)
Student Investigator Spaceflight Award, CASIS (2014)
Research Fellowship for Doctoral Candidates and Young Scientists, German Academic Exchange Service (2014)
, AIAA (2013)
, MIT / Skoltech (2013)
Illustrious Citizen Award, Grupo Universales, Guatemala (2013)
Aerospace Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Colorado, Boulder (2013)
, Corporación de Noticas, Guatemala (2012)
Graduate Student Service Award, University of Colorado, Boulder (2011)

Research Interests

Space biology, gravitational microbiology, space life sciences, biological regenerative life support systems, small satellites, CubeSats, international cooperation for space exploration, STEM outreach, biomining, biology-based in-situ resource utilization (ISRU)
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