{"id":20400,"date":"2025-03-27T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/?page_id=20400"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:47:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:47:33","slug":"extec-more-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/impact\/research\/extraterrestrial-engineering-and-construction-extec-research\/extec-more-information\/","title":{"rendered":"EXTEC More Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enabling-research-areas\">Enabling Research Areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 ISRU Materials Development for Structures and Machinery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022 <em>High-fidelity Simulant Characterization and Testing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<\/em> <em>Multi-scale Modeling for Materials Formation, Radiation Degradation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022 Planning and Requirements Building for Infrastructure<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Additive, Subtractive and Automated Construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Robotics and System Integration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022 <em>Materials, Power, CNC for fully autonomous<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<\/em> <em>Testing of Human\/Robotic-Assisted Operations<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Artificial Intelligence &amp; Data Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Sensors and Embedded Systems (for Precision Navigation and Timing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Synthetic Environments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Planetary Analog Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-3.42.24\u202fPM-1024x735.png\" alt=\"A graphic of wheels. \" class=\"wp-image-20356\" 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Hypervelocity Chamber for Meteoritic Impact Testing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Aerospace Human Systems Laboratory (AHSL) (PoC bjdunbar@tamu.edu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Human-Rated Short-Radius Centrifuge (Acquired from JSC) PoC bjdunbar@tamu.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 AeroSpace Technology Research and Operations (ASTRO) Lab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Land, Air and Space Research Lab (LASR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Aggie Satellite Lab (to build space-ready instruments)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Innovation Proving Ground Complex <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<\/em> <em>Autonomous Operations in Challenging Environments<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<\/em> <em>1km-long, 2m-diameter Hypersonic Impact Tube<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Lunar Yard for Excavation, Construction and Mining <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Regolith Test Beds: High-Fidelity Simulants, Large-Scale Testing (proposed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<\/em> <em>Regolith Dust Chambers for suited astronaut and rover testing (proposed)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022<\/em> <em>X-Large \u201cdirty\u201d TVAC (notional)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-information\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, reach out to Dr. Suermann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"card-grid card-grid--three-col\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/staff\/patrick-suermann\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"card__img-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"View Patrick's profile page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card__action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-eyebrow card__action-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView profile\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"card__action-icon-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: 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card__link-text\">979-845-1230<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"mailto:suermann@tamu.edu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fas fa-paper-plane card__link-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small card__link-text\">Email Patrick Suermann<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enabling Research Areas \u2022 ISRU Materials Development for Structures and Machinery &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022 High-fidelity Simulant Characterization and Testing &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022 Multi-scale Modeling for Materials Formation, Radiation Degradation &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u2022 Planning and Requirements Building for Infrastructure \u2022 Additive, Subtractive 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