2018 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
October 22nd - 23rd, 2018
Purdue University, Stewart Center
Objective
The objective of this workshop is to discuss the challenges associated with establishing and operating permanent habitats outside Earth, and explore potential solutions to address the challenges.
Activities
Throughout the workshop, we will have plenaries, panels, and breakout sessions exploring the themes of:- Hazards (events)
- Resources (harvesting and utilization)
- Habitats (exploration and preparation)
Summary Report
2018 RETH Workshop Summary Report (PDF)
Presentations
- Challenges to Living on the Moon and Mars (Jay Melosh)
- NASA TubeX Project (Kelsey Young)
- Lunar Resource Characterization Missions (Jay Meolsh)
- Forming the Right Research Team (Anita Gale)
- Building Structures on the Moon and Mars (Ramesh Malla)
- Industry Outreach and Relationship Potential for Space Habitats (Ramesh Malla)
- Planetary Potential Construction Material (Hunain Alkhateb)
Posters
- Jory Lyons, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
- Hayley Bower, Engineering Physics, Anderson University
- Anthony Boener, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
- Corey M. Beck and Herta Montoya, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
- Lunabotics, Purdue University
- Leon Brendel, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
- Mark Gee, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
- Mohamadreza Moini, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
- Abdul Mohamad, Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech University
- Michael Kosson, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
- Jan Olek, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
Videos
Watch all videos on YouTube
Questions or Comments?
Contact us at reth@purdue.edu
Organizing Committee
Antonio Bobet Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
David Cappelleri Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Shirley J. Dyke Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Purdue University
James Gibert Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
I. Emre Gunduz Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School
Kathleen Howell Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
Jay Melosh Distinguished Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
Anahita Modiriasari Postdoctoral Researcher in the RETH program, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
D. Marshall Porterfield Professor of Biological Engineering, Purdue University
Julio A. Ramirez Professor of Civil Engineering, and Center Director of the Network Coordination Office for the National Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure, Purdue University
Dawn R. Whitaker Indiana Space Grant Consortium Associate Director, Purdue University