The following eight abstracts submitted by IDEAS² Center faculty and students have been accepted for presentation at the Earth & Space 2026 Conference (College Station, Texas, April 2026):
- Mission Architecture and Logistics with Integrated Inflatable Structures: Design Analysis and Implementation
- Lunar Surface Architecture Programming: Environment, Site, and Quality of Design
- Comparison and Analysis of Advanced Materials for Space Radiation Protection for Human Space Exploration
- Surrogate State Proprioception and Control of SMA-Driven Soft Continuum Arm Robot via Embedded Piezo-Resistive Sensors
- Data-Driven Reduced-Order LPV Modeling of Tensegrity Structures
- Behavior of Heterogeneous Machine-Knit Textiles
- Geometry Processing and 3D Printing of Knit Fabrics
- AR-Assisted Fabrication and Deployment of Multi-Stable Structures
IDEAS² Co-Investigator Dr. Olga Bannova will serve as the General Chair of the 2026 conference, underscoring UH’s leading role in space architecture and construction in extreme environments.
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