Lillith Bulawa

Lillith Bulawa

Jan 12, 2015

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Giant Centrifuge

Here is our large plant centrifuge made from an old pottery wheel. Our plants were exposed to hypergravity.  We feel that the statoliths in the plant caused the plants to respond to the centripetal force and bend towards the center. 


Control vs Experimental Plant 

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Chicks in Space

In order for longterm space missions to be successful, a renewable food source is needed. We've developed a hydroponic garden specifically designed to function under conditions of microgravity - ETON. We've been offered the opportunity to launch NanoETON on NASA's ISS to test our hypothesis that water can be circulated in microgravity using centripetal force. This research may help the development of hydroponic gardens for future space missions.

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