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Research Interests:

Connor’s research interests include In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) of lunar and Martian materials to support the development of lunar and Martian infrastructure. He is interested in developing new technologies for scalable and sustainable methods on the moon and Mars for future applications. Specifically, he is interested in creating reactive thermite materials for energy harvesting, construction and radiation shielding. He is also interested in the systems design and business case modeling of space applications to model potential opportunities and gaps in current technologies.

Current Projects:

• Development of reactive lunar and Martian regolith-based thermite materials for sustainable lunar energy generation, additive manufacturing, and radiation shielding
• Systems modeling of scalable lunar infrastructure
• Reduced gravity parabolic flight test to research the effects of reduced gravity on lunar regolith physical processing
• Mechanical designer of a new analogue lunar medical bay at The Space Analogue for the Moon & Mars (SAM)