Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space

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C-STARS
Making Products in Space - Helping People on Earth
Launching new pathways to thrive in space
C-STARS Will Address the Following Areas of Space Manufacturing

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The Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space (C-STARS) will be a multidisciplinary research hub with the mission to support and serve the growing sector in space manufacturing as well as train the next generation of workers in space technologies, sciences, and exploration. C-STARS will bring together universities, industries, and the Florida Spaceport to transform access to the space environment and develop innovative, on-demand, in situ space manufacturing capabilities in biopharma, microelectronics, payload hardware solutions, and launch processing and recycling.

C-STARS University Partners

C-STARS university partnership, rooted in communication, engagement, and trust, will support a sustainable, efficient, and effective collaboration with the C-STARS industrial members.

Florida Institute of Technology

Partner Institution

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Partner Institution

Cell & Tissue Tools

Partners

Bioenergy Systems

Partners

Advanced Material Electronics

Partners

Lab-on-a-Chip Systems

Partners

AI & Machine Learning

Partners

Recycling & Sustainability

Partners

Meet the C-STARS Team

Siobhan Malany, Ph.D.

Director of C-STARS, University of Florida

Jamie Foster, Ph.D.

Site Director, University of Florida

Eduardo Rojas, Ph.D.

Site Director, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Satyanarayan Dev, Ph.D.

Site Director, Florida Agricultural Mechanical University

Kunal Mitra, Ph.D.

Site Director, Florida Institute of Technology

Olivia Blackmon, Ph.D.

Site Director, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

John Z. Kiss, Ph.D.

Co-Investigator, Florida Institute of Technology

David Teek

Co-Investigator, Florida Agricultural Mechanical University

Amber M. Paul, Ph.D.

Co-Investigator, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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