LuisÌýZea

  • Professor Adjunct
  • BIOSERVE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES
Address

Office Location: AERO 315

Focus Area

Bioastronautics

Education

PhD, Aerospace Engineering Sciences – Bioastronautics, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, 2015
MS, Aerospace Engineering – Thermofluids, University of Central Florida, 2008
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, 2005

Professional Experience

2023 - Present, Professor Adjunct, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ
2022 - Present, Senior Program Manager, Sierra Space, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, CO
2018 - 2022, Assistant Research Professor, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ
2015 - 2018, Research Associate, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ
2015, Visiting Scientist, Brazilian Space Agency, UFMG Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2014, Visiting Scientist, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany
2010 - 2015, Graduate Research Assistant, BioServe Space Technologies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2008 - 2010, Heat Transfer Engineer, Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL
2006 - 2008, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2004 - 2006, Mechanical Engineer, ExxonMobil, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Awards (selected)

Thora Halstead Young Investigator Award, American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) (2018
, ISS R&D Conference (2016)
Among the (top 3 scientists), Forbes Mexico (2016)
, International Astronautical Federation (2015)
, International Astronautical Federation (2015)
Central America Region (2015)
Student Investigator Spaceflight Award, CASIS (2014)
Research Fellowship for Doctoral Candidates and Young Scientists, German Academic Exchange Service (2014)
, AIAA (2013)
, MIT / Skoltech (2013)
Illustrious Citizen Award, Grupo Universales, Guatemala (2013)
Aerospace Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Colorado, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ (2013)
, Corporación de Noticas, Guatemala (2012)
Graduate Student Service Award, University of Colorado, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ (2011)

Research Interests

Space biology, gravitational microbiology, space life sciences, biological regenerative life support systems, small satellites, CubeSats, international cooperation for space exploration, STEM outreach, biomining, biology-based in-situ resource utilization (ISRU)
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