Dr. Pat Patterson, USU SDL and new JoSS TAE

New Technical Area Editor (TAE) Patric Patterson, Ph.D., Director of Advanced Concepts for Space Dynamics Laboratory, brings expertise in the areas of CONOPS/-Systems; Formation Flying; Payloads/Science/Missions; and Integration and Testing.

 
Dr. Patterson received his M.S. (1990) in Spacecraft Controls Systems and Ph.D. (2005) in Space Systems Engineering from Utah State University. He is currently the Director of the Advanced Concepts Division within Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory (USU/SDL), and is the Chairman of the annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/USU Conference on Small Satellites. Other roles include membership on the Technical Committee for the European Space Agency's 4S Symposium, and the Scientific Program Committee for the International Academy of Astronautics Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation. Dr. Patterson also serves as an Industrial Advisory Committee member for USU's Electrical and Computer Engineering department.

• NASA funding for advancing constellation technologies, as well as data buys, including data from non-governmental small spacecraft constellations; and
• NASA establishment of a Small Spacecraft Virtual Institute at Ames Research Center in 2017, to serve as a "one-stop shop" for technical knowledge in this rapidly growing field. 

Prof. Bob Twiggs of Morehead State University and Dr. Adarsh

Deepak of JoSS and Science & Technology, Corp. (STC) are excited to announce the possibility of  organizing one or more JoSS-sponsored Workshops on "Small Satellites for All Ages, " after several years of discussion and planning. 

Prof. Bob Twiggs, MSU

These workshops will primarily focus on K-12, to complement other SmallSat conf erences held in the US that are heavily oriented towards university level  students and entrepreneurs. To foster fruitful information exchange,  Prof. Twiggs has suggested that K-12 students come together to openly  share their experiences and display or demonstrate any of their own product results related to all aspects of learning how to design, build, launch, and develop the telemetry  of smallsats, ranging from matchbox size (less than 5x5x5cm-cube), to pocketcubes (5x5x5cm-cube)  and cubesats (10x10x10cm-cube), etc. We anticipate the participation of JoSS Editors and TAEs (Technical Area Editors), as well as other sponsoring organizations and experts, in this educational information-sharing endeavor. 

 

Since K-12 students might be limited in travel funding, it is envisioned that they could meet in  small groups at smallsat workshops held at their local and regional area for a Friday-Sunday period, and then participate with  larger groups that convene at large-scale annual conferences, where  they could observe what university level students and the international vendors  have to offer that might be appropriate for them to use in future smallsat activities. 

 

We welcome any expressions of interest in participating, questions, or input! Please contact JoSS by writing  Adarsh Deepak at: contact@jossonline.org.