ISEC Mid-Year Intern Research
2025
Shreyansh Singh Chauhan, Independent Researcher, India - Efficient Motor Design for Space Elevator Climbers: Maximizing Torque with Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
Shreyansh Singh Chauhan, Independent Researcher, India - Energy Transfer and Storage Methods for the Space Elevator Climber
Dhwani Pandya, Silver Oak University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India - Understanding the Forces of the Tether Climber from Earth to Apex Anchor
Dhanush Salunke, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India - Space Elevator Resistor Design: A Comprehensive Analysis of High-Power Graphene Resistors for Orbital Energy Management
2024
No internships were offered in 2024.
2023
Matthew DiCairano, Florida Institute of Technology - Expanding the possibility of future research over interplanetary distances through the utilization of the Modern-Day Space Elevator
Aidan Hurley-Kalici, University at Buffalo - Space Elevator Display 1 (SED 1)
Souvik Mukherjee, Vellore Institute of Technology - Pre-development Tests for Space Elevator
2022
Divyanshi Gupta, University of Edinburgh - Humans on Space Elevator Transport System (paper) (slides)
Khushi Shah, University of Mumbai - Apex Anchor: A Multi-Mission Developmental Program (paper) (slides)
2021
Ryan Harker, Purdue University Northwest - Design Support for the ongoing Climber/Tether Interface Study (slides)
2020
Craig Orrock, Heriot-Watt University - Applications and Uses of Robotics for a Space Elevator (video)
Eliana Rubin, Seattle Pacific University - Contributed webpage support with web design on our main page and ISEC header, including embedded code
Lynessa Schaeffer, Seattle Pacific University - International Development of Space Elevators Makes Financial Sense
Amelia Stanton, Heriot-Watt University - How to develop the Apex Anchor on the Space Elevator
2019
Joshua Bernard-Cooper, University of St. Andrews - An Instrumented, Balloon-supported Tether for Early Space Elevator Research and Revenue
Sophia Lee Roberts, King's College London - Methodologies for Mitigating Risk to the Lower Reaches of the Future Earth Space Elevator (video)
2018
Matthew Dupree, University of California - Research into Software and Future Technologies for Space Elevator Simulation
Yuri Shimane, Imperial College London - Comparison of Gravitational Forces of Celestial Bodies Around the Space Elevator Tether Climber
2017
Pierre Evellin, International Space University - Impact of a Moon Space Elevator on the Moon Village
Nicolas Jalbert, International Space University - How can the Earth Space Elevator contribute to the Mars Development
Noah Redwood, Arizona State University - How would a space elevator contribute to Mars development?
Athena Roberts, Arizona State University - A Comparison of Boron Nitride Nanotubes versus Carbon Nanotubes as the Primary Material for a Space Elevator Tether
Keegan Tommy, University of Johannesburg - Alternative Power Source: Rubidium Battery
2016 - Initial Prototype Run
Paul Broderick Morrison, Arizona State University - Discuss Concept of a Pathfinder for space elevator in-orbit testing