Space Systems Engineering Program
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska Space Grant Program
Are you a student interested in joining the lab?
Visit us in the Usibelli Building, room 146!
No experience required, all majors welcome.
Email: uaf-ssep@alaska.edu
CubeSat Communications Platform
The CubeSat Communications Platform is a series of graduate student projects that togethor will create a flexible communications system to maximize CubeSat data throughput.
AMPPS: Additively Manufactured Plastic Plasma Spectrometer
AMPPS is a charged particle spectrometer designed for use on CubeSats
Student Ground Station
A satellite telemetry and command station designed and operated by students in the Space Systems Engineering Program.
SSEP Co-hosts CubeSat Conference
SSEP teams up with the Oregon Space Grant to host a CubeSat Conference.
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ARC2: SSEP Students Receive USIP Funding
USIP proposal written by SSEP students funds the next satellite.
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Alaska Research Cubestat
The Alaska Research CubeSat (ARC) is largest ongoing project in SSEP. It is the first satellite developed by SSEP, and will provide the baseline design for future satellites.
Deployable Alaska Research Sail
The Deployable Alaska Research Sail (DARS) is a mechanical satellite design to support a large deployable strucutre, such as drag or solar sails.
MAGnetism and Gravity Investigation at Europa
A design concept study for a tag-along CubeSat to the Europa Clipper mission.
Pseudo Sun Instrument
The Pseudo-Sun Instrument (PSI) is a fully automated solar cell testing bench, with the goal of closely simulating the AM0 spectrum.
Meet the Team
Summer 2025
Summer 2025 Team Members…
At the Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City
From left to right:
Seth Waln (EE Senior), Jonathan Rayborn (ME Senior), Quetzal Larrick (Lab Manager), Caleb Fronek (CS Senior), Mary Bolling (CS Senior), Trevor Christian (CS Senior), Bruce Smith (CS Senior)
Denise Thorsen (AK Space Grant Director) took the photo
Get in touch
Feel free to contact us for further information or collaboration opportunities.
Address
Joseph E. Usibelli Engineering Building (JUB), Room 146
1764 Tanana Loop, JUB 146
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775
USA
dlthorsen@alaska.edu (Denise Thorsen, SSEP Faculty Advisor)
uaf-ssep@alaska.edu (Quetzal Larrick, SSEP Lab Manager)