09/30/2026
From the lab to the skies: student research takes flight in microgravity ✈️
Two Aerospace PhD students, Nick Gomori and Edward Lui, had their research tested on a parabolic flight in Dubendorf, Switzerland in representing Starlab Space. Lui's research explores cold welding as a new method for in-space manufacturing applications without the need for melting or traditional welding processes. Gomori's research focuses on creating a standardized interface for experimental payloads. Gomori was aboard the aircraft, conducting trials on both projects through joint cooperative research experiments and gathering data during the parabolic flight.
A special thanks to the three members of Notre Dame’s TIME Lab, Maria Eduarda Mendes Silva, Haley Marco and Jason Riedl and Starlab Space’s Abigail Harrison, who assisted with timing on the parabolic. Gomori also thanks his advisor Dr. John Horack, for making the journey to microgravity possible.
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