{"id":14282,"date":"2017-04-27T16:23:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14282"},"modified":"2017-04-27T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T20:23:08","slug":"space-canada-the-nss-select-semi-finalists-in-student-space-solar-power-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14282","title":{"rendered":"SPACE Canada & the NSS select semi-finalists in student Space Solar Power competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

An announcement from SPACE Canada<\/a> and the National Space Society<\/a>:<\/p>\n

SPACE Canada and National Space Society
\nAnnounce Semi-Finalists Selection in
\nFirst Annual International Space Solar Power Student Competition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Washington DC, April 25, 2017)<\/strong> SPACE Canada<\/a> and the National Space Society<\/a> (NSS), working with the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Power Committee<\/a>, the Global Space Solar Power Working Group<\/a> (GSSP-WG) of the International Academy of Astronautics<\/a> (IAA), and the Space Generation Advisory Council<\/a> (SGAC), have organized a new annual faculty-advised, student-conducted international research and engineering research\/paper competition on the topic of Space Solar Power<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Space solar power is the concept of harvesting solar energy in space, 24-7 and delivering it safely and economically via wireless power transmission to markets on Earth. This exciting new student competition will encourage the involvement of young engineers and scientists in this important field of energy and space research,”<\/em><\/p>\n

said John Mankins, NSS Director and coordinator of the International SSP student Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The International Space Solar Power Student Project Competition<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The purpose of this new annual competition is to engender new, meaningful and credible student research projects in the broad field of Space Solar Power, and to support the presentation of the best of the various projects by students in an international forum.<\/p>\n

“The projects proposed and the breadth of students participating is tremendously gratifying,”<\/em><\/p>\n

said George Dietrich, President of SPACE Canada and sponsor of the competition.<\/p>\n

During 2017, the first year of this new competition, 16 projects were proposed from 5 different countries (including China, the US, Japan, the Netherlands, and India) and involving some 14 academic institutions, 8 faculty advisors and 49 graduate and undergraduate students. From the submitted proposals, 7 have been selected as semi-finalists and have been invited to present (with support from SPACE Canada) at the upcoming NSS International Space Development Conference\u00ae, ISDC\u00ae 2017<\/a> (May 25-29) in St. Louis, Missouri USA during the Space Solar Power Track<\/a>. NSS invites the public to attend this conference to view the presentations and see who wins.<\/p>\n

The semi-finalist teams include students from the following institutions: Dalian University of Technology (China), Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), Hampton University (USA), Harbin Institute of Technology (China), Hosei University (Japan), Indiana University (USA), Kitawato University (Japan), Princeton University (USA), Purdue University \/ Indianapolis (USA), Shizuoka University (Japan), The Graduate University of Advanced Studies (Japan), Tokai University (Japan), Tokyo University of Science (Japan), University of Colorado \/ Boulder (USA), and the University of Maryland (Baltimore County and College Park Campuses, USA).<\/p>\n

Following their presentations at the ISDC 2017\u00ae Conference, winning teams will be invited (with travel support) to present technical papers summarizing their research at the Space Power Symposium at the 68th International Astronautical Congress<\/a> (IAC 2017) during 25-29 September in Adelaide, Australia.<\/p>\n

About SPACE Canada<\/strong>: SPACE Canada is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Canada; the purpose of which is promotion of international dialogue on, and understanding of the topic of Space Solar Power. To learn more, visit the SPACE Canada Website (www.spacecanada.org<\/a>) .
\nAbout the National Space Society (NSS): NSS is an independent nonprofit educational membership organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization. NSS is widely acknowledged as the preeminent citizen’s voice on space, with over 50 chapters in the United States and around the world. The Society publishes Ad Astra magazine, an award-winning periodical chronicling the most important developments in space. NSS thanks their ISDC 2016 Galaxy Sponsor, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust. To learn more, visit www.nss.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An announcement from SPACE Canada and the National Space Society: SPACE Canada and National Space Society Announce Semi-Finalists Selection in First Annual International Space Solar Power Student Competition (Washington DC, April 25, 2017) SPACE Canada and the National Space Society (NSS), working with the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Power Committee, the Global Space Solar Power … Continue reading SPACE Canada & the NSS select semi-finalists in student Space Solar Power competition<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,94,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-space-industry","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3Im","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13980,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13980","url_meta":{"origin":14282,"position":0},"title":"International Space Solar Power Student Project Competition","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Several space organizations and advocacy groups are sponsoring a student\u00a0engineering research\/paper competition on the topic of space based solar power: The International Space Solar Power Student Project Competition The need to advance the goals of STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) education is especially important in encouraging the emergence of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contests and Games"","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1395,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1395","url_meta":{"origin":14282,"position":1},"title":"NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement Art Contest","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The National Space Society is sponsoring a student art contest: NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement Student Art Contest \u00ab National Space Society Blog NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement Art Contest NSS Roadmap to Space Settlement Student Art Contest O\u2019Neill Cylinder space settlement by Rick Guidice [NASA] The National Space Society\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contests and Games"","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2598,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2598","url_meta":{"origin":14282,"position":2},"title":"National Space Society report on their annual conference","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A message from the National Space Society: National Space Society Report On Annual Conference\u00a0\u00a0 The Washington DC-based National Space Society (NSS) announced the conclusion of its 32nd International Space Development Conference (ISDC), which was held May 23-27, 2013 in San Diego, California. 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