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Consolidated NIAC Awards

Principal Investigator:
Proposal Title:
Organization:
City, State, Zip Code:
Year:

Adams, Robert
Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF) Propulsion System
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 
NASA  Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
2013 Phase I

Adams, Robert
Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF) Propulsion Concept
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL 35812-0001
2018 Phase II

Aghamohammadi, Aliakbar
Shapeshifters from Science Fiction to Science Fact: Globetrotting from Titan’s Rugged Cliffs to its Deep Seafloors
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2018 Phase I

Agogino, Adrian* (Fellow) & SunSpiral, Vytas (Co-I) (Phase I)
Super Ball Bot – Structures for Planetary Landing and Exploration
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
2012 Phase I

Agogino, Adrian* (Co-I) & SunSpiral, Vytas (Fellow) (Phase II)
Super Ball Bot – Structures for Planetary Landing and Exploration
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
2013 Phase II

Akin, David
Biobot: Innovative Offloading of Astronauts for More Effective Exploration
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD 20742-0001
2018 Phase I

Akin, David
Innovative Offloading of Astronauts for More Effective Exploration
University of Maryland, College Park     
College Park, MD 20742-0001
2020 Phase II

Arkin, Adam
A Synthetic Biology Architecture to Detoxify and Enrich Mars Soil for Agriculture
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94704-1345
2017 Phase I

Arrieta, Juan
The Regolith Biters: A Divide-And-Conquer Architecture for Sample-Return Missions
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2012 Phase I

Arumugam, Darmindra
Cryospheric Rydberg Radar
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2022 Phase I

Arumugam, Darmindra
Quantum Rydberg Radar for Surface, Topography, and Vegetation
NASA Jet Propulsion
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2023 Phase II

Atchison, Justin (Phase I)
Swarm Flyby Gravimetry
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218-2680
2014 Phase I

Atchison, Justin (Phase II)
Swarm Flyby Gravimetry
Johns Hopkins University
Laurel, MD 20723-6005
2015 Phase II

Bae, Young
Propellant-less Spacecraft Formation-Flying and Maneuvering with Photonic Laser Thrusters
Y.K. Bae Corporation
Tustin, CA 92780-7709
2013 Phase II

Balaban, Edward
Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): Enabling the Next Generation of Large Space Observatories
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
2023 Phase I

Balcerski, Jeffrey
Lofted Environmental and Atmospheric Venus Sensors (LEAVES
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2018 Phase I

Balcerski, Jeffrey
Lofted Environmental Venus Sensors (LEAVES)
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Cleveland, OH 44142-1012
2021 Phase II

Bandyopadhyay, Saptarshi
Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) on the Far-Side of the Moon
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory     
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2020 Phase I

Bandyopadhyay, Saptarshi
Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) on the Far-Side of the Moon
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2021 Phase II

Banerjee, Sarbajit
Regolith Adaptive Modification System (RAMs) to Support Early Extraterrestrial Planetary Landings (and Operations)
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
College Station, TX 77843-0001
2021 Phase I

Bargatin, Igor
Photophoretic Propulsion Enabling Mesosphere Exploration
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6315
2023 Phase I

Barrett, Steven
Silent, Solid-State Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles
MIT
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2022 Phase I

Barrett, Steven
Silent, Solid-State Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2023 Phase II

Bayandor, Javid
Light Weight Multifunctional Planetary Probe for Extreme Environment Exploration and Locomotion
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061-9547
2016 Phase I

Bayandor, Javid
BREEZE- Bioinspired Ray for Extreme Environments and Zonal Exploration
University at Buffalo – The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14260-8000
2019 Phase I

Bayandor, Javid
Lightweight Multifunctional Planetary Probe for Extreme Environment Exploration and Locomotion
State University Of New York, Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-0001
2020 Phase II

Bayandor, Javid
BREEZE- Bioinspired Ray for Extreme Environments and Zonal Exploration
State University of New York
Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-0001
2022 Phase II

Benkoski, Jason
Combined Heat Shield and Solar Thermal Propulsion System for an Oberth Manuever
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218-0001
2022 Phase I

Benner, Steven
Add-on to Large-scale Water Mining Operations on Mars to Screen for Introduced and Alien Life
Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution
Alachua, Florida 32615-9544
2024 Phase I

Benyo, Theresa
Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2023 Phase I

Bickford, James
Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER)
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Cambridge, MA 02139-3539
2024 Phase I

Boland, Eugene
Mars Ecopoiesis Test Bed
Techshot, Inc.
Greenville, IN 47124-9515
2014 Phase I

Bradford, John* (Phase I)
Torpor Inducing Transfer Habitat For Human Stasis To Mars
SpaceWorks Engineering, A Division of SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
2013 Phase I

Bradford, John* (Phase II)
Advancing Torpor Inducing Transfer Habitats for Human Stasis to Mars
Spaceworks Engineering, Inc.
Atlanta, GA 30338-6908
2016 Phase II

Brandon, Erik
Power Beaming for Long Life Venus Surface Missions
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2019 Phase I

Brophy, John
A Breakthrough Propulsion Architecture for Interstellar Precursor Missions
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2017 Phase I

Brophy, John
A Breakthrough Propulsion Architecture for Interstellar Precursor Missions
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2018 Phase II

Bugga, Ratnakumar
Venus Interior Probe Using In-situ Power and Propulsion (VIP-INSPR)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2016 Phase I

Bugga, Ratnakumar
Venus Interior Probe Using In-situ Power and Propulsion (VIP-INSPR)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2017 Phase II

Cabauy, Peter
Autonomous Tritium Micropowered Sensors
City Labs, Inc.
Miami, Florida 33186-6401
2024 Phase I

Carpenter, Kenneth
A Lunar Long-Baseline Optical Imaging Interferometer: Artemis-enabled Stellar Imager (AeSI)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400
2024 Phase I

Cash, Webster
The Aragoscope: Ultra-High Resolution Optics at Low Cost
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0389
2014 Phase I

Chen, Bin* (Phase I)
3D Photocatalytic Air Processor for Dramatic Reduction of Life Support Mass & Complexity
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0000
2014 Phase I

Chen, Bin* (Phase II)
3D Photocatalytic Air Processor for Dramatic Reduction of Life Support Mass and Complexity
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1099
2015 Phase II

Christian, John
StarNAV: An Architecture for Autonomous Spacecraft Navigation by the Relativistic Perturbation of Starlight
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute     
Troy, NY 12180-3522
2020 Phase I

Clarke, John-Paul
Evacuated Airship for Mars Missions
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0001
2017 Phase I

Close, Sigrid
Meteoroid Impact Detection for Exploration of Asteroids (MIDEA)
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4008
2018 Phase I

Close, Sigrid
Exploring Uranus through SCATTER: Sustained ChipSat/CubeSat Activity Through Transmitted Electromagnetic Radiation
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4008
2021 Phase I

Cohen, Marc
Robotic Asteroid Prospector (RAP) Staged from L-1: Start of the Deep Space Economy
Marc M. Cohen, Architect
Palo Alto, CA 94306-3852
2012 Phase I

Cordero, Zachary
Bend-Forming of Large Electrostatically Actuated Space Structures
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2023 Phase I

Crowe, Devon
Kilometer Space Telescope (KST)
Raytheon
El Segundo, CA 90245-4501
2018 Phase II

Curreri, Peter
Lunar South Pole Oxygen Pipeline
Lunar Resources, Inc.
Houston, TX 77023-4634
2023 Phase I

Davoyan, Artur
Extreme Metamaterial Solar Sails for Breakthrough Space Exploration
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-8357
2020 Phase I

Davoyan, Artur
Extreme Solar Sailing for Breakthrough Space Exploration
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-8357
2021 Phase II

Davoyan, Artur
Pellet-Beam Propulsion for Breakthrough Space Exploration
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-8357
2023 Phase I

Diaz Artiles, Ana
SmartSuit: A Hybrid, Intelligent, and Highly Mobile EVA Spacesuit for Next Generation Exploration Missions
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
College Station, TX 77843-0001
2019 Phase I

Ditto, Thomas
HOMES – Holographic Optical Method for Exoplanet Spectroscopy
3DeWitt LLC
Ancramdale, NY 12503-0010
2012 Phase I

Ditto, Thomas
Dual Use Exoplanet Telescope (DUET)
3DeWitt LLC
Ancramdale, NY 12503-0010
2019 Phase I

Ditto, Thomas
The High Étendue Multiple Object Spectrographic Telescope (THE MOST)
3DeWitt LLC
Acramdale, NY 12503-0010
2019 Phase II

D’Onghia, Elena
CREW HaT: Cosmic Radiation Extended Warding using the Halbach Torus
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison, WI 53706-1507
2022 Phase I

Duda, Kevin* (Phase I)
Variable Vector Countermeasure Suit (V2Suit) for Space Habitation and Exploration
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Cambridge, MA 02139-3563
2011 Phase I

Duda, Kevin* (Phase II)
Variable Vector Countermeasure Suit (V2Suit) for Space Habitation and Exploration
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Cambridge, MA 02139-3563
2012 Phase II

Dunbar, Bonnie
The Spacesuit Digital Thread: 4.0 Manufacture of Custom High Performance Spacesuits for the Exploration of Mars
Texas A&M
College Station, TX 77843-3141
2022 Phase I

Dunn, Jason
Reconstituting Asteroids into Mechanical Automata
Made In Space, Inc.
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
2016 Phase I

Engblom, William* (Phase I)
Virtual Flight Demonstration of Stratospheric Dual-Aircraft Platform
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3966
2015 Phase I

Engblom, William* (Phase II)
Flight Demonstration of Novel Atmospheric Satellite Concept
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3966
2016 Phase II

Ermanoski, Ivan
Breathing Mars Air: Stationary and Portable O2 Generation
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0001
2022 Phase I

Eubanks, Thomas
Swarming Proxima Centauri: Coherent Picospacecraft Swarms Over Interstellar Distances
Space Initiatives, Inc.
Titusville, Florida 32780
2024 Phase I

Fearn, Heidi
Mach Effects for In Space Propulsion: Interstellar Mission
Space Studies Institute
Mojave, CA 93501-0000
2017 Phase I

Ferguson, Scott
Enabling All-Access Mobility for Planetary Exploration Vehicles via Transformative Reconfiguration
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7103
2011 Phase I

Flynn, Michael
Water Walls: Highly Reliable and Massively Redundant Life Support Architecture
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035
2012 Phase I

Gellett, Wayne
Solid State Air Purification System
eSionic
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1438
2012 Phase I

Genzale, Caroline
Fueling a Human Mission to Mars
Georgia Tech Research Corporation     
Atlanta, GA 30332-0001
2020 Phase I

Gilland, James
The Potential for Ambient Plasma Wave Propulsion
Ohio Aerospace Institute
Cleveland, OH 44142
2011 Phase I

Goldman, Benjamin
Pluto Hop, Skip, and Jump Global
Global Aerospace Corporatio
Irwindale, CA 91706-3750
2017 Phase I

Gosse, Ryan
New Class of Bimodal NTP/NEP with a Wave Rotor Topping Cycle Enabling Fast Transit to Mars
University of Florida, Gainesville
Gainesville, FL 32614-0001
2023 Phase I

Graf, John
Thirsty Walls – A new paradigm for air revitalization in life support
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX 77058-3607
2015 Phase I

Gregory, Daniel
Space Debris Elimination (SpaDE)
Raytheon BBN Technologies
Arlington, VA 22209
2011 Phase I

Greig, Amelia
Ablative Arc Mining for In-Situ Resource Utilization
University of Texas, El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968-8900
2021 Phase I

Gruber, Jason
Turbolift
IMSG Laboratories, Inc.
Tampa, FL 33613-4554
2017 Phase I

Gu, Yu
Micro-Probes Propelled and Powered by Planetary Atmospheric Electricity (MP4AE)
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6106
2019 Phase I

Gural, Peter
Sutter Ultra: Breakthrough Space Telescope for Prospecting Asteroids
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Lakeview Terrace, CA 91342-1000
2021 Phase II

Guzzetti, Davide
Flat Fabrication of Progressively Self-Assembling Space Systems
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-0001
2020 Phase I

Hartzell, Christine
On-Orbit, Collision-Free Mapping of Small Orbital Debris
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD 20742-0001
2018 Phase I

Hecht, Michael
A Tall Ship and a Star to Steer Her By
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Haystack Observatory
Westford, MA 01886-1299
2015 Phase I

Hemmati, Hamid
Two-Dimensional Planetary Surface Landers
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2013 Phase I

Hockman, Benjamin
Gravity Poppers: Hopping Probes for the Interior Mapping of Small Solar System Bodies
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2020 Phase I

Hogue, Michael
Regolith Derived Heat Shield for a Planetary Body Entry and Descent System with In-Situ Fabrication
NASA KSC
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
2011 Phase I

Hohman, Kurt
Atmospheric Breathing Electric Thruster for Planetary Exploration
Busek Co. Inc.
Natick, MA 01760
2011 Phase I

Howe, Steven
Economical Radioisotope Power
Economical Radioisotope Power
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
2011 Phase I

Howe, Steven
Pulsed Plasma Rocket: Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars
Howe Industries LLC
Tempe, AZ 85281-8473
2020 Phase I

Howe, Troy
SPEAR Probe – An Ultra Lightweight Nuclear Electric Propulsion Probe for Deep Space Exploration
Howe Industries LLC
Tempe, AZ 85281-8473
2019 Phase I

Howe, Troy
High Irradiance Peltier Operated Tungsten Exo-Reflector (HI-POWER)
Howe Industries LLC     
Tempe, AZ 85281-8473
2020 Phase I

Howe, Troy
SPEAR Probe – An Ultra Lightweight Nuclear Electric Propulsion Probe for Deep Space Exploration
Howe Industries LLC     
Tempe, AZ 85281-8473
2020 Phase II

Hoyt, Robert
NanoTHOR: Low-Cost Launch of Nanosatellites to Deep Space
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Bothell, WA 98011-8808
2012 Phase I

Hoyt, Robert* (Phase I)
SpiderFab: Process for On-Orbit Construction of Kilometer-Scale Apertures
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Bothell, WA
2012 Phase I

Hoyt, Robert* (Phase II)
SpiderFab: Architecture for On-Orbit Construction of Kilometer-Scale Apertures
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Bothell, WA
2013 Phase II

Hoyt, Robert
WRANGLER: Capture and De-Spin of Asteroids and Space Debris
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Bothell, WA 98011-8808
2014 Phase I

Hughes, Gary
Molecular Composition Analysis of Distant Targets
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-9000
2016 Phase I

Hughes, Gary
Remote Laser Evaporative Molecular Absorption Spectroscopy Sensor System
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0405
2017 Phase II

Izenberg, Noam
RIPS: Ripcord Innovative Power System
Johns Hopkins University
Laurel, MD 20723-6005
2019 Phase I

Jackson, Gerald
Deceleration of Interstellar Spacecraft Utilizing Antimatter
Hbar Technologies, LLC     
West Chicago, IL 60185-4833
2020 Phase I

Janson, Siegfried
Brane Craft
The Aerospace Corporation
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2957
2016 Phase I

Janson, Siegfried
Brane Craft Phase II
The Aerospace Corporation
El Segundo, CA 90245-4609
2017 Phase II

Jerred, Nathan
Dual-mode Propulsion System Enabling CubeSat Exploration of the Solar System
Universities Space Research Association
Idaho Falls, ID 83401-6290
2013 Phase I

Jin, Congrui
Biomineralization-Enabled Self-Growing Building Blocks for Habitat Outfitting on Mars
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68503-2427
2023 Phase I

Kang, Chang-kwon
Marsbee – Swarm of Flapping Wing Flyers for Enhanced Mars Exploration
University of Alabama, Huntsvill
Huntsville, AL 35899-0001
2018 Phase I

Kempton, Kevin 
Phobos L1 Operational Tether Experiment (PHLOTE)
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-2143
2017 Phase I

Kendra, John
Rotary Motion Extended Array Synthesis (R-MXAS)
Leidos, Inc.
Reston, VA 20190-0001
2018 Phase I

Kendra, John
Rotary-Motion-Extended Array Synthesis (R-MXAS)
Leidos, Inc.
Reston, VA 20190-0000
2019 Phase II

Khoshnevis, Behrokh* (Phase I)
Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Build-Up
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
2011 Phase I

Khoshnevis, Behrokh* (Phase II)
ISRU-Based Robotic Construction Technologies for Lunar and Martian Infrastructures
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
2012 Phase II

Kirtley, David* (Phase I)
A Plasma Aerocapture and Entry System for Manned Missions and Planetary Deep Space Orbiters
MSNW, LLC
Redmond, WA 98052-3557
2012 Phase I

Kirtley, David* (Phase II)
Magnetoshell Aerocapture for Manned Missions and Planetary Deep Space Orbiters
MSNW, LLC
Redmond, WA, 98052-3557
2016 Phase II

Knapp, Mary
Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW)
MIT Haystack Observatory
Westford, MA 01886-1597
2023 Phase I

Kuhns, Matthew
Instant Landing Pads for Artemis Lunar Missions
Masten Space Systems Inc.
Mojave, CA 93501-1681
2020 Phase I

Kwiat, Paul
Entanglement-assisted Communication System for NASA’s Deep-Space Missions: Feasibility Test and Conceptual Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801
2011 Phase I

Landis, Geoffrey
Venus Landsailing Rover
NASA GRC
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2012 Phase I

Landis, Geoffrey
Power for Interstellar Fly-by
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2019 Phase I

Landis, Geoffrey
Sample Return from the Surface of Venus
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3127
2024 Phase I

Lantoine, Gregory
MAGNETOUR: Surfing Planetary Systems on Electromagnetic and Multi-Body Gravity Fields
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2012 Phase I

LaPointe, Michael
Gradient Field Imploding Liner Fusion Propulsion System
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL 35812-0000
2017 Phase I

Lewis, John
In-Space Manufacture of Storable Propellants
Deep Space Industries
Anacortes, WA 98221-3219
2015 Phase I

Lewis, John
Massively Expanded NEA Accessibility via Microwave-Sintered Aerobrakes
Deep Space Industries, Inc.
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0000
2017 Phase I

Limbach, Chris
PROCSIMA: Diffractionless Beamed Propulsion for Breakthrough Interstellar Missions
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
College Station, TX 77843-0001
2018 Phase I

Limbach, Chris
Self-Guided Beamed Propulsion for Breakthrough Interstellar Missions
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
College Station, TX 77843-0001
2019 Phase II

Linares, Richard
Dynamic Orbital Slingshot for Rendezvous with Interstellar Objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2020 Phase I

Longman, Anthony* (Phase I)
Growth Adapted Tensegrity Structures – A New Calculus for the Space Economy
Anthony P. Longman
Camarillo, CA 93012-5247
2013 Phase I

Lubin, Philip* (Phase I)
DEEP IN Directed Energy Propulsion for Interstellar Exploration
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-0001
2015 Phase I

Lubin, Philip* (Phase II)
Directed Energy for Interstellar Study
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-0001
2016 Phase II

Lubin, Philip
Pi – Terminal Defense for Humanity
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-0001
2022 Phase I

Lubin, Philip
PI – Planetary Defense
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
2023 Phase II

Manchester, Zachary
Kilometer-Scale Space Structures from a Single Launch
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3815
2021 Phase I

Manchester, Zac
Kilometer-Scale Space Structures from a Single Launch
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3815
2022 Phase II

Mankins, John
SPS-ALPHA: The First Practical Solar Power Satellite via Arbitrarily Large PHased Array
Artemis Innovation Management Solutions
Santa Maria, California 93456
2011 Phase I

Mann, Chris
Stellar Echo Imaging of Exoplanets
Nanohmics, Inc.
Austin, TX 78741-7510
2016 Phase I

Mann, Chris
Stellar Echo Imaging of Exoplanets
Nanohmics, Inc.
Austin, TX 78741-7510
2017 Phase II

Mather, John
Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets (HOEE)
NASA GSFC
Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400
2022 Phase I

Matthies, Larry
Titan Aerial Daughtercraft
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2014 Phase I

McCue, Leigh
Exploration of Under-Ice Regions with Ocean Profiling Agents (EUROPA)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0001
2012 Phase I

McGarey, Patrick
PEDALS: Passively Expanding Dipole Array for Lunar Sounding
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2021 Phase I

McMahon, Jay
Dismantling Rubble Pile Asteroids with AoES (Area-of-Effect Soft-bots)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, CO 80303-1058
2017 Phase I

McMahon, Jay
Dismantling Rubble Pile Asteroids with AoES (Area-of-Effect Soft-bots)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
2018 Phase II

McQuinn, Matthew
Solar System-Scale VLBI to Dramatically Improve Cosmological Distance Measurements
University of Washington, Seattle
Seattle, Washington 98195-1000
2024 Phase I

Meirion-Griffith, Gareth
SPARROW: Steam Propelled Autonomous Retrieval Robot for Ocean Worlds
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2018 Phase I

Metzger, Philip
Aqua Factorem: Ultra Low-Energy Lunar Water Extraction
University of Central Florida     
Orlando, FL 32826-0650
2020 Phase I

Miller, David* (Phase I)
MAGESTIC: Magnetically Enabled Structures Using Interacting Coils
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2011 Phase I

Miller, David* (Phase II)
High-Temperature Superconductors as Electromagnetic Deployment and Support Structures
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2012 Phase II

Miller, Timothy
Using the Hottest Particles in the Universe to Probe Icy Solar System Worlds
Johns Hopkins University
Laurel, MD 20723-6005
2014 Phase I

Moore, Mark
Eternal Flight as the Solution for ‘X’
NASA LRC
Hampton, VA 23681-2100
2013 Phase I

Morley, Quinn
Autonomous Robotic Demonstrator for Deep Drilling (ARD3)
Planet Enterprises
Gig Harbor WA, 98335-1000
2021 Phase I

Morley, Quinn
TitanAir: Leading-Edge Liquid Collection to Enable Cutting-Edge Science
Planet Enterprises
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-0001
2023 Phase I

Morrison, Christopher
Extrasolar Object Interceptor and Sample Return Enabled by Compact, Ultra Power Dense Radioisotope Batteries
USNC- Space
Seattle, WA 98199-1258
2021 Phase I

Morrison, Christopher
EmberCore Flashlight: Long Distance Lunar Characterization with Intense Passive X- and Gamma-ray Source
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation – Space
Seattle, WA 98199-1258
2023 Phase I

Morrison, Christopher 
The Nyx Mission to Observe the Universe from Deep Space – Enabled by EmberCore, a High Specific Power RadioisotopeElectric Propulsion System
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation – Space
Seattle, WA 98199-1258
2023 Phase II

Moses, Robert
Advanced Aerocapture System for Enabling Faster-Larger Planetary Science & Human Exploration Missions
NASA Langley Research Center     
Hampton, VA 23681-2109
2020 Phase I

Mueller, Robert
Mars Molniya Orbit Atmospheric Resource Mining
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island, FL 32899-0002
2016 Phase I

Nayar, Hari
BALLET: BALloon Locomotion for Extreme Terrain
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2018 Phase I

Nemanick, E. Joseph
Atomic Planar Power for Lightweight Exploration (APPLE)
The Aerospace Corporation
Santa Monica, CA 90405-1000
2021 Phase I

Nemanick, E
Atomic Planar Power for Lightweight Exploration (APPLE)
The Aerospace Corporation
El Segundo, CA 90245-4609
2022 Phase II

Newberg, Heidi
Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER): Detecting and Characterizing All Earth-Like Exoplanets Orbiting Sun-Like Stars Within 10 pc
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY 12180-3522
2023 Phase I

Noe Dobrea, Eldar
Heat Exchange-Driven Aircraft for Low Altitude and Surface Exploration of Venus
Planetary Science Institute
Oakland, CA 94608-1418
2020 Phase I

Nock, Kerry
Pluto Hop, Skip, and Jump
Global Aerospace Corporation
Irwindale, CA 91706-3750
2021 Phase II

Nosanov, Jeffrey
Solar System Escape Architecture for Revolutionary Science (SSEARS)
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2012 Phase I

Nosanov, Jeffrey* (Phase I)
PERISCOPE: PERIapsis Subsurface Cave OPtical Explorer
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2014 Phase I

Nosanov, Jeffrey* (Phase II)
PERISCOPE: PERIapsis Subsurface Cave Optical Explorer
Nosanov Consulting, LLC 
Bethesda, MD 20814-5729
2015 Phase II

Oleson, Steven
Titan Submarine: Exploring the Depths of Kraken
NASA GRC
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2014 Phase I

Oleson, Steven* (Phase I)
Triton Hopper: Exploring Neptune’s Captured Kuiper Belt Object
COMPASS Conceptual Design Team
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2015 Phase I

Oleson, Steven* (Phase II)
Titan Submarine: Exploring the Depths of Kraken Mare
NASA Glenn Research Center 
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2015 Phase II

Oleson, Steven
Triton Hopper: Exploring Neptune’s Captured Kuiper Belt Object
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2018 Phase II

Oleson, Steven
A Titan Sample Return Using In-Situ Propellants
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2021 Phase I

Ono, Masahiro
Comet Hitchhiker: Harvesting Kinetic Energy from Small Bodies to Enable Fast and Low-Cost Deep Space Exploration
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2014 Phase I

Ono, Masahiro
Journey to the Center of Icy Moons
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2016 Phase I

Ono, Masahiro
Enceladus Vent Explorer
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory     
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2020 Phase II

Paul, Michael* (Phase I)
Non-Radioisotope Power Systems For Sunless Solar System Exploration Missions
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA 16801
2011 Phase I

Paul, Michael* (Phase II)
SCEPS in Space – Non-Radioisotope Power Systems for Sunless Solar System Exploration Missions
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA 16803-2216
2015 Phase II

Pavone, Marco* (Phase I)
Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids for the Exploration of Small Solar System Bodies
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2011 Phase I

Pavone, Marco* (Phase II)
Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids for the Exploration of Small Solar System Bodies
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, 94305-4008
2014 Phase II

Pavone, Marco
ReachBot: Small Robot for Large Mobile Manipulation Tasks in Martian Cave Environments
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4008
2021 Phase I

Pavone, Marco
ReachBot: Small Robot for Large Mobile Manipulation Tasks in Martian Cave Environments
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4008
2022 Phase II

Paxton, Larry
CRICKET: Cryogenic Reservoir Inventory by Cost-Effective Kinetically Enhanced Technology
Johns Hopkins University
Laurel, MD 20723-6099
2015 Phase I

Peck, Mason
Soft-Robotic Rover with Electrodynamic Power Scavenging
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7501
2015 Phase I

Pilinski, Marcin
In-situ Neutral-Optics Velocity Analyzer for Thermospheric Exploration (INOVATE)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, CO 80303-7819
2022 Phase I

Plescia, Jeffrey
Seismic Exploration of Small Bodies
Johns Hopkins University
Laurel, MD 20723-6099
2015 Phase I

Polidan, Ronald
FarView – An In Situ Manufactured Lunar Far Side Radio Observatory
Lunar Resources, Inc.
Houston, TX 77023-4634
2021 Phase I

Polidan, Ronald 
FarView Observatory – A Large, In-Situ Manufactured, Lunar Far Side Radio Array
Lunar Resources, Inc.
Houston, TX  77024-8033
2023 Phase II

Polly, Stephen
Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623-0001
2023 Phase I

Predina, Joseph
NIST in Space: Better Remote Sensors for Better Science
ITT Space Systems, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN 46818-1165
2012 Phase I

Prettyman, Thomas* (Phase I)
Deep Mapping of Small Solar System Bodies with Galactic Cosmic Ray Secondary Particle Showers
Planetary Science Institute
Tucson, AZ 85719-2394
2013 Phase I

Prettyman, Thomas* (Phase II)
Deep mapping of small solar system bodies with galactic cosmic ray secondary particle showers
Planetary Science Institute
Tucson, AZ 85719-2394
2014 Phase II

Quadrelli, Marco* (Phase I)
Orbiting Rainbows: Optical Manipulation of Aerosols and the Beginnings of Future Space Construction
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2012 Phase I

Quadrelli, Marco* (Phase II)
Orbiting Rainbows Phase II
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA, 91109-8001
2014 Phase II

Quadrelli, Marco
E-Glider: Active Electrostatic Flight for Airless Body Exploration
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2016 Phase I

Raman, Aaswath Pattabhi
Electro-luminescently Cooled Zero-boil-off Propellant Depots Enabling Crewed Exploration of Mars
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 90095-8357
2024 Phase I

Ritter, Joe* (Phase I)
Ultra-Light “Photonic Muscle” Space Structures
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96822
2011 Phase I

Ritter, Joe* (Phase II)
OCCAMS: Optically Controlled and Corrected Active Meta-material Space Structures
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96822
2012 Phase II

Romanofsky, Robert
Magneto-Inductive Communications for Ocean Worlds
NASA Glenn Research Center     
Cleveland, OH 44135-3127
2020 Phase I

Romero-Calvo, Alvaro
Magnetohydrodynamic Drive for Hydrogen and Oxygen Production in Mars Transfer
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0001
2024 Phase I

Rothschild, Lynn
Biomaterials out of thin air: in situ, on-demand printing of advanced biocomposites
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
2013 Phase I

Rothschild, Lynn
Urban biomining meets printable electronics: end-to-end destination biological recycling and reprinting
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
2016 Phase I

Rothschild, Lynn
Myco-architecture off planet: growing surface structures at destination
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
2018 Phase I

Rothschild, Lynn 
An Astropharmacy
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
2020 Phase I

Rothschild, Lynn 
Mycotecture Off Planet
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
2021 Phase II

Rothschild, Lynn
A Flexible, Personalized, On-Demand Astropharmacy
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
2023 Phase II

Rothschild, Lynn
Detoxifying Mars: The Biocatalytic Elimination of Omnipresent Perchlorates
NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
Moffett Field, California 94035-1000
2024 Phase I

Rovey, Joshua* (Phase I)
Plasmonic Force Propulsion Revolutionizes Nano/PicoSatellite Capability
University of Missouri, Rolla
Rolla, MO 65409-6527
2013 Phase I

Rovey, Joshua* (Phase II)
Experimental Demonstration and System Analysis for Plasmonic Force Propulsion
University of Missouri, Rolla
Rolla, MO 65409-6527
2016 Phase II

Saif, Babak* (Phase I)
Atom Interferometry for detection of Gravity Waves-a
NASA GSFC
Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400
2012 Phase I

Saif, Babak* (Phase II)
A Gravitational Wave Detector Based on an Atom Interferometer
NASA GSFC
Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400
2013 Phase II

Sauder, Jonathan
Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments (AREE)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2016 Phase I

Sauder, Jonathan
Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments (AREE)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2017 Phase II

Sauder, Jonathan
Starburst: A Revolutionary Under-Constrained Adaptable Deployable Structure Architecture
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2022 Phase I

Savransky, Dmitry
Modular Active Self-Assembling Space Telescope Swarms
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7501
2018 Phase I

Schaler, Ethan
FLOAT — Flexible Levitation on a Track
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-1000
2021 Phase I

Schaler, Ethan
SWIM — Sensing with Independent Micro-swimmers
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-1000
2021 Phase I

Schaler, Ethan
SWIM- Sensing with Independent Micro-swimmers
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2022 Phase II

Scott, Gregory
Low Power Microrobotics Utilizing Biologically Inspired Energy Generation
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, DC 20375
2011 Phase I

Seager, Sara
Venus Atmosphere and Cloud Particle Sample Return for Astrobiology
MIT
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301
2022 Phase I

Sedwick, Raymond
Continuous Electrode Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD 20742-0000
2017 Phase I

Sercel, Joel
APIS (Asteroid Provided In-Situ Supplies): 100MT Of Water from a Single Falcon 9
ICS Associates Inc.
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-6810
2015 Phase I

Sercel, Joel
Sutter: Breakthrough Telescope Innovation for Asteroid Survey Missions to Start a Gold Rush in Space
TransAstra
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-6810
2017 Phase I

Sercel, Joel
Optical Mining of Asteroids, Moons, and Planets to Enable Sustainable Human Exploration and Space Industrialization
TransAstra Corp.
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-6810
2017 Phase II

Sercel, Joel
Lunar-Polar Propellant Mining Outpost (LPMO): Affordable Exploration and Industrialization
TransAstra Corporation
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-6810
2019 Phase I

Sercel, Joel
Mini Bee Prototype to Demonstrate the Apis Mission Architecture and Optical Mining Technology
TransAstra Corporation
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-6810
2019 Phase III

Sercel, Joel
Lunar Polar Propellant Mining Outpost (LPMO): A Breakthrough for Lunar Exploration & Industry
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-6810
2020 Phase II

Shevtsov, Jane
Making Soil for Space Habitats by Seeding Asteroids with Fungi
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-1000
2021 Phase I

Short, Kendra* (Phase I)
Printable Spacecraft: Flexible Electronic Platforms for NASA Missions
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2011 Phase I

Short, Kendra* (Phase II)
Printable Spacecraft: Flexible Electronic Platforms for NASA Missions
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2012 Phase II

Sibille, Laurent
In-Space Propulsion Engine Architecture based on Sublimation of Planetary Resources: From Exploration Robots to NEO Mitigation
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
2011 Phase I

Silvera, Isaac
Metallic Hydrogen: A Game Changing Rocket Propellant
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
2011 Phase I

Skelton, Robert* (Phase II)
Tensegrity Approaches to In-Space Construction of a 1g Growable Habitat
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
La Jolla, CA 92037-4950
2016 Phase II

Slough, John* (Phase I)
Nuclear Propulsion through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy
MSNW LLC
Redmond, WA 98052-3557
2011 Phase I

Slough, John* (Phase II)
The Fusion Driven Rocket: Nuclear Propulsion through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy
MSNW LLC
Redmond, WA 98052-3557
2012 Phase II

Slough, John
Spacecraft Scale Magnetospheric Protection from Galactic Cosmic Radiation
MSNW, LLC
Redmond, WA 98052-3557
2018 Phase II

Slough, John
Crosscutting High Apogee Refueling Orbital Navigator (CHARON) for Active Debris Removal
MSNW LLC
Redmond, WA 98052-3557
2019 Phase I

Solomey, Nickolas
Astrophysics and Technical Study of a Solar Neutrino Spacecraft
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS 67260-9700
2018 Phase I

Solomey, Nickolas
Astrophysics and Technical Lab Studies of a Solar Neutrino Spacecraft Detector
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS 67260-9700
2019 Phase II

Solomey, Nickolas
Cube-Sat Space Flight Test of a Neutrino Detector
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS 67260-9700
2021 Phase III

Sowers, George
Thermal Mining of Ices on Cold Solar System Bodies
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401-1833
2019 Phase I

Sprenger, Ryan
A Revolutionary Approach to Interplanetary Space Travel: Studying Torpor in Animals for Space-health in Humans (STASH)
Fauna Bio Inc.
Newark, California 94560-1000
2024 Phase I

Staehle, Robert
Interplanetary CubeSats: Opening the Solar System to a Broad Community at Lower Cost
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2011 Phase I

Staehle, Robert
Low-Cost SmallSats to Explore to Our Solar System’s Boundaries
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2019 Phase I

Stoica, Adrian
Transformers For Extreme Environments
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2013 Phase I

Stoica, Adrian* (Phase I)
WindBots: persistent in-situ science explorers for gas giants
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2015 Phase I

Stoica, Adrian* (Phase II)
Trans-Formers for Lunar Extreme Environments: Ensuring Long-Term Operations in Regions of Darkness and Low Temperatures
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2015 Phase II

Streetman, Brett
Exploration Architecture with Quantum Inertial Gravimetry and In Situ ChipSat Sensors
Draper Laboratory
Cambridge, MA 02139-3539
2014 Phase I

Strekalov, Dmitry* (Phase I)
Ghost Imaging of Space Objects
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2011 Phase I

Strekalov, Dmitry* (Phase II)
Ghost Imaging of Space Objects
NASA JPL
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2012 Phase II

Stysley, Paul
Laser-Based Optical Trap for Remote Sampling of Interplanetary and Atmospheric Particulate Matter
NASA GSFC
Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400
2011 Phase I

Sultana, Mahmooda
SCOPE: ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration
NASA GSFC
Greenbelt, MD 20771-2400
2022 Phase I

Swartzlander, Grover
Steering of Solar Sails Using Optical Lift Force
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623
2011 Phase I

Swartzlander, Grover
Advanced Diffractive MetaFilm Sailcraft
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
2018 Phase I

Swartzlander, Grover
Diffractive Lightsails
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
2019 Phase II

Tabirian, Nelson
Thin-Film Broadband Large Area Imaging System
BEAM Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co.
Winter Park, FL 32789-7101
2015 Phase I

Tarditi, Alfonso
Aneutronic Fusion Spacecraft Architecture
University of Houston at Clear Lake
Houston, TX, 77058
2011 Phase I

Taylor, Charles
Light Bender
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-0001
2021 Phase I

Thibeault, Sheila
Radiation Shielding Materials Containing Hydrogen, Boron, and Nitrogen: Systematic Computational and Experimental Study
NASA LRC
Hampton, VA 23681-2100
2011 Phase I

Thomas, Stephanie
Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander
Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
Princeton, NJ 08540-2517
2016 Phase I

Thomas, Stephanie
Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander
Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
Plainsboro, NJ 08536-2096
2017 Phase II

Tripathi, Ram
Meeting the Grand Challenge of Protecting Astronaut’s Health: Electrostatic Active Space Radiation Shielding for Deep Space Missions
NASA LRC
Hampton, VA 23681-2100
2011 Phase I

Turyshev, Slava
Direct Multipixel Imaging and Spectroscopy of an exoplanet with a Solar Gravity Lens Mission
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2017 Phase I

Turyshev, Slava
Direct Multipixel Imaging and Spectroscopy of an Exoplanet with a Solar Gravity Lens Mission
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2018 Phase II

Turyshev, Slava
Direct Multipixel Imaging and Spectroscopy of an Exoplanet with a Solar Gravitational Lens Mission
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory     
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2020 Phase III

Ulmer, Melville* (Phase I)
Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable Elements
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208-0884
2015 Phase I

Ulmer, Melville* (Phase II)
Further Development of Aperture: A Precise Extremely Large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable Elements
Northwestern University, Evanston
Evanston, IL 60208-0884
2016 Phase II

Vander Hook, Joshua
Solar System Pony Express
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2021 Phase I

VanWoerkom, Michael
NIMPH: Nano Icy Moons Propellant Harvester
Exoterra Resource, LLC
Lone Tree, CO 80124-2739
2016 Phase I

VanWoerkom, Michael
NIMPH: Nano Icy Moons Propellant Harvester
ExoTerra Resource
Littleton, CO 80127-4274
2018 Phase II

Wachs, Jordan
Spectrally-Resolved Synthetic Imaging Interferometer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation
Boulder, CO 80301-2734
2018 Phase I

Walker, Christopher* (Phase I)
10 meter Sub-Orbital Large Balloon Reflector (LBR)
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0009
2013 Phase I

Walker, Christopher* (Phase II)
10 meter Sub-Orbital Large Balloon Reflector (LBR)
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0009
2014 Phase II

Wang, Joseph
CubeSat with Nanostructured Sensing Instrumentation for Planetary Exploration
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1192
2015 Phase I

Weed, Ryan
Radioisotope Positron Propulsion
Positron Dynamics
Livermore, CA 94551-0001
2018 Phase I

Weed, Ryan
Aerogel Core Fission Fragment Rocket Engine
Positron Dynamics
Seattle, WA 98104-3163
2023 Phase I

Werka, Robert
Proposal for a Concept Assessment of a Fission Fragment Rocket Engine (FFRE) Propelled Spacecraft
NASA MSFC
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812
2011 Phase I

Westover, Shayne* (Phase I)
Radiation Protection and Architecture Utilizing High Temperature Superconducting Magnets
NASA JSC
Houston, TX 77058-3607
2011 Phase I

Westover, Shayne* (Phase II)
Radiation Protection and Architecture Utilizing High Temperature Superconducting Magnets
NASA JSC
Houston, TX 77058-3607
2012 Phase II

Wettergreen, David
Nomadic Exploration: Following routes of solar sustenance and temperate climate
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3815
2013 Phase II

Whittaker, William* (Phase I)
Technologies Enabling Exploration of Skylights, Lava Tubes and Caves
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3524
2011 Phase I

Whittaker, William* (Phase II)
Cavehopping Exploration of Planetary Skylights and Tunnels
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3524
2012 Phase II

Whittaker, William* (Phase III)
Robotic Technologies Enabling the Exploration of Lunar Pits
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3815
2019 Phase III

Wie, Bong* (Phase I)
Optimal Dispersion of Near-Earth Objects
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2207
2011 Phase I

Wie, Bong* (Phase II)
An Innovative Solution to NASA’s NEO Impact Threat Mitigation Grand Challenge and Flight Validation Mission Architecture Development
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2207
2012 Phase II

Wiegmann, Bruce* (Phase I)
Heliopause Electrostatic Rapid Transit System (HERTS)
NASA MSFC
Huntsville, AL 35812-0000
2014 Phase I

Wiegmann, Bruce* (Phase II)
Heliopause Electrostatic Rapid Transit System (HERTS)
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL 35812-2000
2015 Phase II

Willard, Doug
Solar Surfing
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32780-0000
2019 Phase II

Winglee, Robert* (Phase I)
Sample Return Systems for Extreme Environments
University of Washington, Seattle
Seattle, WA 98195-1310
2012 Phase I

Winglee, Robert* (Phase II)
Sample Return Systems for Extreme Environments: Phase II
University of Washington, Seattle
Seattle, WA 98195-1310
2013 Phase II

Woodward, James
Mach Effect for In Space Propulsion: Interstellar Mission
Space Studies Institute, Inc.
Mojave, CA 93501-0001
2018 Phase II

Yoo, S.J Ben* (Phase I)
Low-Mass Planar Photonic Imaging Sensor
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5270
2013 Phase I

Yoo, S.J Ben* (Phase II)
Low-Mass Planar Photonic Imaging Sensor
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5270
2014 Phase II

Youngquist, Robert* (Phase I)
Cryogenic Selective Surfaces
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899-0001
2015 Phase I

Youngquist, Robert* (Phase II)
Cryogenic Selective Surfaces
NASA Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
2016 Phase II

Youngquist, Robert
Solar Surfing
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899-0000
2017 Phase I

Yu, Nan
A Direct Probe of Dark Energy Interactions With A Solar System Laboratory
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2017 Phase I

Yu, Nan
Gravity Observation and Dark energy Detection Explorer in the Solar System
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory     
Pasadena, CA 91109-8001
2020 Phase II

Zha, GeCheng
Silent and Efficient Supersonic Bi-Directional Flying Wing
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL 33146-2509
2012 Phase I

Zha, Ge-Cheng
Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE)
Coflow Jet, LLC
Cutler Bay, Florida 33190-0000
2024 Phase I

Zhang, Beijia
LIFA: Lightweight Fiber-based Antenna for Small Sat-Compatible Radiometry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory
Seattle, Washington 98195-1000
2024 Phase I