SANJITA SRINATH

Biomedical engineering in … space!

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This showed up on one of my newsfeeds and I had to read it. Ever since my early days in robotics and STEM, I have always been fascinated by space adventure stories and advances. Reading about how NASA, academic researchers and private industry are collaborating to ‘manufacture therapeutic biomaterials in space’ brings a whole new meaning to research hitting it out of the park!

https://news.engr.uconn.edu/nasa-astronauts-perform-life-saving-nanomaterial-experiments-for-uconns-biomedical-engineering-researchers.php
Reading about the effect of micro-gravity and how it affects design of structures being manufactured in space adds a new dimension to the kind of work I was introduced to during my summer research. Imagine running tests, fixing calibrations and interpreting results … in a fast moving space ship far away from Mother Earth and her comforts. No coffee run to get that extra caffeine boost. No ‘stepping outside the lab’ to get a fresh dose of sunshine to let the mind wander on the problem. And definitely no question of having room for error.

My mind races to the many hours I have spent huddled with my PI and the research team or sitting with a friend and dissecting a research paper before dinner. I wonder how this crew aboard the International Space Station is doing it all!

Back to the research topic, I am curious to learn more about how the materials fashioned in deep space perform on our very own Earth!

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