16th Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference 2020

当太空中的高能粒子与卫星表面或内部电子设备相互作用时，航天器就会充电。这些颗粒对航天器的运行以及人类和机器人的太空探索都是一种危险。这笔赠款用于支助一次国际会议，重点是空间环境对航天器充电的科学和技术。支持包括学生参加和出席会议。航天器充电技术会议将于2020年3月30日至4月3日在佛罗里达州可可海滩举行。这是这一国际系列会议的第16次会议，主题涉及：太阳能阵列等离子体相互作用，在轨调查，纳米卫星，地面测试，内部/表面充电，等离子体推进和泰斯，材料特性，尘埃和空间小天体的充电，充电和弧光缓解，以及理论，建模和计算机模拟。为了鼓励这一领域的下一代STEM领导者，专门的学生/早期职业海报会议将突出当前和早期职业专业人员的研究和科学兴趣。学生旅行费用将得到支持。这一奖励反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Spacecraft charging occurs when energetic particles in space interact with the surface or internal electronics of satellites. These particles are a hazard to both spacecraft operations and to human and robotic space exploration. This grant funds support for an international conference focusing on the science and technology of electrical charging of spacecraft by the space environment. Support includes student travel to participate and present at the conference.The Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference will be held in Cocoa Beach, FL from March 30-April 3, 2020. This is the sixteenth conference in this international series, with topics related to: Solar Array Plasma Interactions, On-Orbit Investigations, Nano-Satellites, Ground Testing, Internal/Surface Charging, Plasma Propulsion and Tethers, Material Properties, Charging of Dusts and Small Bodies in Space, Charging and Arcing Mitigation, and Theory, Modeling, and Computer Simulations. To encourage the next generation of STEM leaders in this field, a dedicated student/early career poster session will highlight research and scientific interests of current and early career professionals. Student travel costs will be supported.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.