Florida Space Institute

Type| Research institute
Established| 1996; 26 years ago (1996)
Director| Julie Brisset
Location|

Orlando

Florida

United States

28°35′10″N 81°11′51″W﻿ / ﻿28.58616°N 81.19753°W﻿ / 28.58616; -81.19753Coordinates: 28°35′10″N 81°11′51″W﻿ / ﻿28.58616°N 81.19753°W﻿ / 28.58616; -81.19753
Website| fsi.ucf.edu

The Florida Space Institute (FSI) is a research institute of the State University System of Florida and the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, United States.[1]

FSI is currently led by Interim Director Dr. Julie Brisset.[2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Partner institutions
* 2.1 Educational partners
* 2.2 Government partners
* 2.3 Corporate partner
* 3 Science
* 3.1 Arecibo Observatory
* 3.2 Astrophysics
* 3.3 Atmospheric sciences
* 4 Publications
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History[edit]

The Florida Space Institute, previously the Space Education and Research Center created in 1990 by UCF, was established in 1996 as a research institute within the State University System of Florida. In 2012, the institute moved from the Kennedy Space Center to the Central Florida Research Park at UCF. The move coincided with the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011.

## Partner institutions[edit]

The Florida Space Institute is part of a broad statewide partnership within the State University System to support and expand Florida's involvement in the field of space exploration. Since its move to Orlando, the institute falls under the organizational and fiscal governance of UCF, though it continues to support research and development projects and services at partner institutions in the State University System as well as government and corporate institutions.[3]

### Educational partners[edit]

* Brevard Community College
* Broward College
* Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
* Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
* Florida Atlantic University
* Florida Institute of Technology
* University of Florida
* University of Miami
* University of South Florida

### Government partners[edit]

* Federal Emergency Management Agency
* NASA
* NASA Ames Research Center
* NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
* Kennedy Space Center
* National Science Foundation

### Corporate partner[edit]

* Yang Enterprises

## Science[edit]

### Arecibo Observatory[edit]

The Arecibo Observatory has the world's most powerful planetary radar system, which provides ground-based observations whose quality could only be exceeded with a spacecraft flyby. The 305-meter Arecibo telescope equipped with a 1 MW transmitter at S-band (12.6 cm, 2380 MHz) is used for studies of small bodies in the solar system, terrestrial planets, and planetary satellites including the Moon. The Arecibo planetary radar is a powerful tool for post-discovery characterization of near-Earth objects, planets, and moons. In addition to precise line-of-sight velocity and range information, depending on the target's size and distance, planetary radar is useful for quickly estimating the instantaneous rotation rate of near-Earth asteroids, resolving the target's size, detecting potential satellites, and ultimately resolving the shape through inverse modeling efforts.[4]

Researchers: Dr. Maxime Devogele, Dr. Estela Fernandez-Valenzuela, Dr. Sean Marshall, Dr. Anna McGilvray, Dr. Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Dr. Mario De Pra, Dr. Charles Schambeau, Dr. Ana Carolina De Souza Feliciano, Dr. Flaviane Venditti, Dr. Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin[2][5]

### Astrophysics[edit]

Radio astronomy is the study of radio waves produced by a multitude of astronomical objects such as the Sun, planets, pulsars, stars, star-forming regions (i.e., the birthplace of stars), gas clouds, galaxies, supernova remnants, etc. The high sensitivity of the Arecibo radio telescope allows astronomers to detect faint radio signals from far-off regions of the universe. The areas of research include Fast radio bursts, Heliophysics and Space weather, Pulsar Studies, Spectral line Studies, Exoplanets, and Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI).[6]

Researchers: Dr. Periasamy K. Manoharan, Dr. Anna McGilvray, Dr. Benetge Bhakthi Pranama Perera, Dr. Anish Roshi, Dr. Allison Smith, Dr. Sravani Vaddi[2][5]

### Atmospheric sciences[edit]

Atmospheric science is the investigation of the earth's gaseous envelope. Experiments performed at Arecibo measure upper atmosphere composition, temperature, and densities in order to understand the controlling physical processes. The Arecibo Radio Telescope can measure the growth and decay of disturbances in the changing layers of charged particles that populate the region known as the ionosphere ( altitudes above 30 miles ). The "big dish" is also used to study plasma physics processes in the electrically charged regions of the earth's atmosphere. where radio waves are influenced most.[7]

Researchers: Dr. Christiano Garnett Marques Brum, Dr. Selvaraj Dharmalingam, Dr. Jens Lautenbach, Dr. Shikha Raizada, Dr. Pedrina Terra dos Santos, Dr. Sukanta Sau, Dr. Michael Peter Sulzer[2][5]

## Publications[edit]

* Brisset, J., Miletich, T. and Metzger, P., 2020. Thermal extraction of water ice from the lunar surface-A 3D numerical model. Planetary and Space Science, 193, p.105082.
* Brisset, J., Colwell, J., Dove, A., Abukhalil, S., Cox, C. and Mohammed, N., 2018. Regolith behavior under asteroid-level gravity conditions: low-velocity impact experiments. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 5(1), pp.1-21.
* Brisset, J., Heißelmann, D., Kothe, S., Weidling, R. and Blum, J., 2016. Submillimetre-sized dust aggregate collision and growth properties-Experimental study of a multi-particle system on a suborbital rocket. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 593, p.A3.

## See also[edit]

* University of Central Florida research centers

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Florida Space Institute – About". Florida Space Institute. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
2. ^ a b c d "Personnel". Florida Space Institute. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
3. ^ "Florida Space Institute – Partners". Florida Space Institute. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
4. ^ "Planetary Radar | The Arecibo Observatory". www.naic.edu. Retrieved 8 June 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. ^ a b c "AO Scientists | The Arecibo Observatory". www.naic.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
6. ^ "Astronomy | The Arecibo Observatory". www.naic.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-07. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
7. ^ "Space & Atmospheric Sciences | The Arecibo Observatory". www.naic.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-07. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

## External links[edit]

* Florida Space Institute
* University of Central Florida
* Florida Space Grant Consortium
* Arecibo Observatory

* v
* t
* e

University of Central Florida

Located in: Orlando, Florida

Campuses|

* Orlando Main Campus
* Downtown Orlando
* Health Sciences
* Rosen
* Regional Campuses

Academics|

* The Burnett Honors College
* College of Arts and Humanities
* College of Business Administration
* College of Dental Medicine
* College of Education and Human Performance
* College of Engineering and Computer Science
* College of Graduate Studies
* College of Health and Public Affairs
* College of Medicine
* College of Nursing
* College of Optics and Photonics
* College of Sciences
* Undergraduate Studies
* Rosen College of Hospitality Management

Athletics|

* American Athletic Conference
* Big 12 Conference (joining in 2023)
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Football
* Men's soccer
* Women's soccer
* Softball
* Track and field
* Women's volleyball
* South Florida

* Athletic Facilities:
* Addition Financial Arena
* FBC Mortgage Stadium
* John Euliano Park
* The Venue at UCF
* UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
* UCF Softball Complex

Facilities|

* Arboretum
* Burnett House
* Knights Plaza
* Robinson Observatory
* Sanford Grammar School
* UCF Library System
* University Housing

Research|

* UCF Research Centers
* Center for Emerging Media
* Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers
* Central Florida Research Park
* Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
* Florida Solar Energy Center
* Florida Space Institute
* Innovation Way
* Institute for Economic Competitiveness
* Institute for Simulation and Training
* Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government
* National Center for Forensic Science
* National Center for Simulation

Department of Defense Research Centers: Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation • Army Simulation and Training Technology Center • Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division

Media|

* Central Florida Future
* Centric
* The Florida Review
* WUCF-FM
* WUCF-TV

Traditions|

* University History
* KnightMoves
* Knightro
* Marching Knights
* Pegasus
* Spirit Splash
* UCF Fight Song

Student Life|

* Greek Life
* Recreation
* Student Government
* Student Housing

People|

* Alumni
* Athletic Directors
* Board of Trustees
* Faculty and Administrators
* Police Department
* Presidents
* Student Government

* Founded: 1963
* Students: 63,016
* Endowment: 155.5 million

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template