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Spacecraft Design and Technology

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Nils Pachler
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2
Erdem Turan
Delft University of Technology
3
Yi-Gao Lv
Xi'an Jiaotong University
4
Junan Feng
Qingdao University
5
Xi Long
National University of Defense Technology
6
Tian-Wei Liu
Beihang University
7
Sining Liu
University of Wollongong
8
Sriramya Bhamidipati
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
9
Emilio Rapuano
STMicroelectronics (Czechia)
10
Cezar Antônio Rigo
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Rising Stars Papers

1
Review on thermal management technologies for electronics in spacecraft environment
Energy Storage and Saving|2024
125 cit.
2
Enabling Efficient Anchoring‐Conversion Interface by Fabricating Double‐Layer Functionalized Separator for Suppressing Shuttle Effect
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
87 cit.
3
Enabling fast diffusion/conversion kinetics by thiourea-induced wrinkled N, S co-doped functional MXene for lithium-sulfur battery
Energy storage materials|2024
85 cit.
4
Improved particle swarm optimization with reverse learning and neighbor adjustment for space surveillance network task scheduling
Swarm and Evolutionary Computation|2024
83 cit.
5
An emergency scheduling method based on AutoML for space maneuver objective tracking
Expert Systems with Applications|2025
22 cit.
6
Advanced Cathode Designs for High‐Energy Lithium/Sodium–Selenium Battery
Advanced Functional Materials|2025
19 cit.
7
Avoiding Self-Interference in Megaconstellations Through Cooperative Satellite Routing and Frequency Assignment
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|2024
16 cit.
8
Enabling Efficient Anchoring‐Conversion Interface by Fabricating Double‐Layer Functionalized Separator for Suppressing Shuttle Effect
Angewandte Chemie|2024
13 cit.
9
Emergency scheduling based on event triggering and multi-hierarchical planning for space surveillance network
Information Sciences|2024
7 cit.
10
Tensile performance of 3D-printed helical springs
Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Mark Schenk
University of Bristol
2
Barbara Richardson
United Kingdom Space Agency
3
Laio Oriel Seman
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
4
Pete LaCorte
Deployable Space Systems (United States)
5
Jiang-Bo Bai
Beihang University
6
Sreeja Nag
Ames Research Center
7
Paolo Gessini
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
8
Ettore Lopinto
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
9
Logan R. Matthews
ExxonMobil (United States)
10
Shuangqiang Chen
Ningbo University of Technology

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Synergistic Strain Suppressing and Interface Engineering in Na<sub>4</sub>MnV(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>/C for Wide-Temperature and Long-Calendar-Life Sodium-Ion Storage
ACS Nano|2024
72 cit.
2
Conductive Polymer Coated Layered Double Hydroxide as a Novel Sulfur Reservoir for Flexible Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
Small|2023
65 cit.
3
Ensemble learning methods using the Hodrick–Prescott filter for fault forecasting in insulators of the electrical power grids
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems|2023
65 cit.
4
A General Route for Encapsulating Monodispersed Transition Metal Phosphides into Carbon Multi‐Chambers toward High‐Efficient Lithium‐Ion Storage with Underlying Mechanism Exploration
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
60 cit.
5
Flexible self‐supporting organic cathode with interface engineering for high‐performance and wide‐temperature sodium‐ion batteries
Carbon Energy|2024
40 cit.
6
Progress and Perspective of High‐Entropy Strategy Applied in Layered Transition Metal Oxide Cathode Materials for High‐Energy and Long Cycle Life Sodium‐Ion Batteries
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
40 cit.
7
Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Modeling Water Flows in a River Channel
IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence|2022
31 cit.
8
Folding behaviour of a deployable composite cabin for space habitats - part 1: Experimental and numerical investigation
Composite Structures|2022
28 cit.
9
Fast Screening Suitable Doping Transition Metals to Na<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>F<sub>3</sub> for Sodium‐Ion Batteries with High Energy Density in Wide‐Temperature Range
Advanced Materials|2025
28 cit.
10
Volume Optimisation of Multi-stable Origami Bellows for Deployable Space Habitats
Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica|2023
25 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Warren Seering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
James E. Hansen
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
3
Edward F. Crawley
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
4
Daniel E. Hastings
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5
Robert Twiggs
Stanford University
6
Sergio Pellegrino
California Institute of Technology
7
P. Schwintzer
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
8
Martin Sweeting
Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom)
9
Alessandro Golkar
Technical University of Munich
10
D. W. Miller
University of Chicago

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE
Reviews of Geophysics|2010
3.1k cit.
2
Light scattering in planetary atmospheres
Space Science Reviews|1974
2.7k cit.
3
Use of piezoelectric actuators as elements of intelligent structures
AIAA Journal|1987
2.6k cit.
4
Radiative forcing and climate response
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres|1997
2.4k cit.
5
Global temperature change
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2006
2.1k cit.
6
Efficacy of climate forcings
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres|2005
1.6k cit.
7
Preshaping Command Inputs to Reduce System Vibration
Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control|1990
1.6k cit.
8
A Parameterization for the Absorption of Solar Radiation in the Earth's Atmosphere
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences|1974
1.5k cit.
9
Soot climate forcing via snow and ice albedos
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2003
1.5k cit.
10
Perception of climate change
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2012
1.4k cit.

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