Deep Space and the Impact of Space Debris on Communication Networks
Article written to accompany my talk given at the University of Pennsylvania in March 2019 Dec 3, 2019
Dr Stuart Grey
Dr Stuart Grey
I am Undergraduate Course Director for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow and run Student Voice, a class evaluation platform focussed on improving teaching through improved communication. My research involves precise orbit determination and force modelling of spacecraft and space debris as well as applying machine learning techniques to help improve teaching.
I also give public lectures and run a number of public engagement activites centred around 3D printing and space debris for those who are traditionally under-represented in engineering.
Please get in touch at stugrey@stugrey.com
Articles
MSc Project: Development of an Open-Source Computer-Vision Based Orientation System for Cubesats
Work carried out by Daniel Hingston over the summer of 2019 Aug 20, 2019
Interesting Links - July 2019
Interesting Links - June 2019
Engineering the Future for Girls 2019
We ran sessions today again for the Engineering the Future for Girls summer school. Thanks to all of our undergraduate students who came in to help. 
Jun 18, 2019
Scottish Space School 2019
An afternoon spent building VR headsets to see the debris around Earth and coming up with ideas of how to clean it all up. Jun 11, 2019
Interesting Links - May 2019
Pseudo-3D graphics, BERT, Sustainability, Python and more. May 31, 2019
Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards 2019
I was lucky enough to be nominated in the category of "Most Innovative" at the Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards this year along with a number of colleagues in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. May 24, 2019
Interesting Links - April 2019
A History of Space Debris - Public Lecture at the Wolf Humanities Center at the University of Pennsylvania
The space race and more recent commercial space activities have led to a proliferation of objects in Earth’s orbit. What exactly are these objects? How do they behave? Who are we leaving them for? Is it junk or can it be reclaimed? Dr. Stuart Grey considers our role in polluting space and how this circulation of material impacts the future. 
Mar 27, 2019
Young Weir-Wise 2019
Discovering Engineering with S2 Girls. It was time again to run 2 sessions as part of the Young Weir-WISE outreach activity at Strathlcylde. This time we focussed on 3 key areas in the future use of space, 1. Global space based internet, 2. Orbital/sub-orbital transport and 3. Global real-time satellite video. Jan 29, 2019
SpOCChain Whitepaper - Validated & Trustworthy Distributed Space Object Catalog Generation Using Blockchains
Strathclyde Headstart 2018
In the last of the 3 outreach events we've run this summer we had 40 students from the Headstart scheme run by the Engineering Development Trust. Overall i've had a fantastic few weeks meeting over 240 young people interested in engineering and can't wait to see what they get up to. 
Jun 27, 2018
Engineering the Future for Girls 2018
We spent the day with 100 S3 girls giving them an idea what is involved in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and how we might tackle some of the engineering challenges involved with preventing and removing space debris. Jun 18, 2018
VR Space Debris for the Scottish Space School 2018
We ran a session on space debris as part of the Scottish Space School for 100 students from schools across Scotland. This year we also had our 3D printers on show and had a couple of special visitors. 
Jun 12, 2018
Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards 2018
I was lucky enough to be nominated for a Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award this year along with a number of colleagues in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 
May 11, 2018
Fast solar radiation pressure modelling with ray tracing and multiple reflections
Reflecting Space Symposium
Young Weir-Wise: Discovering Engineering with S2 Girls
An afternoon spent building VR headsets to see the debris around Earth and coming up with ideas of how to clean it all up. 
Jan 29, 2018
Autonomous orbit determination for formations of cubesats beyond LEO
Angles-only navigation of a formation in the proximity of a binary system
The Naked Scientists - Question of the Week
Would a rocket launched from a tube, like a bullet from a rifle barrel, be assisted or hindered by that? Dec 12, 2017
Uncertainty treatment in the GOCE re-entry
2,000,000 YouTube Views!
99.83% Space Debris, 0.17% 3D Printing 
Aug 5, 2017
Glasgow Science Festival: My Favourite Doomsday Talk
I gave a talk about why a massive asteroid strike is my favourite doomsday. Jun 14, 2017
Scottish Space School VR Space Debris Workshops
100 students from across Scotland got to see the extent of the space debris problem for them selves with their own VR headsets. 
Jun 14, 2017
Space Debris Workshops for P6/7 students at SmartSTEMS
Autonomous orbit determination and navigation for formations of CubeSats beyond LEO
Autonomous navigation of a formation of spacecraft in the proximity of a binary asteroid
Sunlight illumination models for spacecraft surface charging
Deformation of Space Debris due to Solar and Earth Radiation Fluxes - 7th European Conference on Space Debris 2017 Presentation
Deformation of space debris and subsequent changes in orbit during eclipse due to solar and earth radiation fluxes
Contributing to the 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial 22 October – 20 November 2016
Contributing to Natures Weirdest Events - Series 5, Episode 1, BBC2
Sep 29, 2016
Video: Watch this Space - Episode 2
Video: Watch this Space - Episode 1
Space Debris Wallpapers - May 2016
Jun 6, 2016
Talking Space Debris with BBC Radio Bristol
Modelling spacecraft illumination and the effect of specular, diffuse and multiple reflection on photoelectron emission
Space debris talk at the Royal Institution
Mar 11, 2016