NIAC Symposium
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) seeks innovative, technically credible, advanced concepts that could one day change the possible in aeronautics and space. The NIAC Symposium is NIAC’s annual programmatic meeting, featuring progress presentations from our currently funded Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III Fellows. This portfolio of NIAC studies addresses diverse research areas including: Revolutionary Exploration Systems, Novel Propulsion, Human Systems & Architectures for Extreme Environments, Sensors, and Imaging.
Below, please find the list of researchers who will be presenting on September 9-11, 2025. The event is open to the public and accessible via Livestream. If you would like a full agenda, meeting logistics, or more information on the NIAC Symposium, please send an email inquiry to hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov.
| NIAC Researchers Presenting (Alphabetized) | Speaker’s Date, Time (EDT), Phase | Poster (coming soon) |
|---|---|---|
| Ansell, Phillip University of Illinois Hydrogen Hybrid Power for Aviation Sustainable Systems (Hy2PASS) | Sept. 11 11:50 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Balaban, Edward NASA Ames Research Center Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): Enabling the Next Generation of Large Space Observatories | Sept. 10 2:50 p.m. 2024 Phase II | Poster |
| Bargatin, Igor University of Pennsylvania Photophoretic Propulsion Enabling Mesosphere Exploration | Sept. 10 2:10 p.m. 2025 Phase II | Poster |
| Bermudez, Martin Skyeports LLC Lunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity Environment | Sept. 11 1:30 p.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Bickford, James Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. TFINER – Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket | Sept. 09 1:30 p.m. 2025 Phase II | Poster |
| Cabauy, Peter City Labs, Inc. Autonomous Tritium Micropowered Sensors | Sept. 09 2:10 p.m. 2025 Phase II | Poster |
| Gregg, Christinez NASA Ames Research Center Dynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected Metamaterials | Sept. 10 10:50 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Greschik, Gyula Tentguild Engineering Co. The Ribbon: Structure Free Sail for Solar Polar Observation | Sept. 09 10:50 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Hartzell, Christine University of Maryland, College Park Addressing Key Challenges To Mapping Sub-cm Orbital Debris in LEO via Plasma Soliton Detection | Sept. 10 1:30 p.m. 2025 Phase II | Poster |
| Hecht, Michael Massachusetts Institute of Technology Exploring Venus with Electrolysis (EVE) | Sept. 09 11:50 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Hinshaw, Robert NASA Ames Research Center MitoMars: Targeted Mitochondria Replacement Therapy to Boost Deep Space Endurance | Sept. 11 1:50 p.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Hockman, Benjamin NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory TOBIAS: Tethered Observatory for Balloon-based Imaging and Atmospheric Sampling | Sept. 11 11:10 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Hockman, Benjamin NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Gravity Poppers: Hopping Probes for the Interior Mapping of Small Solar system Bodies | Sept. 10 1:50 p.m. 2025 Phase II | Poster |
| Howe, Troy Howe Industries Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR): Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars | Sept. 09 2:50 p.m. 2024 Phase II | Poster |
| Knapp, Mary MIT Haystack Observatory The Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW) | Sept. 10 3:10 p.m. 2024 Phase II | Poster |
| Mather, John NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Inflatable Starshade for Earthlike Exoplanets | Sept. 10 11:10 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Pattabhi Raman, Aaswath University of California, Los Angeles Mars Roundtrip Success enabled by Integrated Cooling through Inductively Coupled LED Emission (MaRS ICICLE) | Sept. 09 1:50 p.m. 2025 Phase II | Poster |
| Polly, Stephen Rochester Institute of Technology Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator | Sept. 09 3:10 p.m. 2024 Phase II | Poster |
| Quadrelli, Marco NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory PULSAR: Planetary pULSe-tAkeR | Sept. 11 10:50 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Romero Calvo, Alvaro Georgia Tech Research Corporation Breathing Beyond Earth: A Reliable Oxygen Production Architecture for Human Space Exploration | Sept. 11 2:50 p.m. 2025 Phase II | Poster |
| Rothschild, Lynn NASA Ames Research Center Mycotecture off Planet: En route to the Moon and Mars | Sept. 11 3:10 p.m. 2024 Phase III | Poster |
| Schaler, Ethan NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory FLOAT — Flexible Levitation on a Track | Sept. 09 3:30 p.m. 2024 Phase II | Poster |
| Shahriar, Selim Northwestern University EvanstonSUPREME-QG: Space-borne Ultra-Precise Measurement of the Equivalence Principle Signature of Quantum Gravity | Sept. 10 11:50 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Sultana, Mahmooda NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration (SCOPE) | Sept. 10 3:30 p.m. 2024 Phase II | Poster |
| Tybor, Frank ThinkOrbital, Inc. Construction Assembly Destination | Sept. 09 11:30 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Vilekar, Saurabh Precision Combustion Thermo-Photo-Catalysis of Water for Crewed Mars Transit Spacecraft Oxygen Supply | Sept. 11 2:10 p.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Weaver, Kimberly NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Beholding Black Hole Power with the Accretion Explorer Interferometer | Sept. 10 11:30 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| Yim, Justin University of Illinois LEAP – Legged Exploration Across the Plume | Sept. 11 11:30 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
| You, Setthivoine Helicity Space LLC Fusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration of the Heliosphere | Sept. 09 11:10 a.m. 2025 Phase I | Poster |
NIAC is a component of the Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
