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Complete ListResearch interests
- Spacecraft systems engineering
- Satellite propulsion
- Constellation deployment
- Space Robotics
- Electrospray technology
- I welcome enquiries from anyone interested in studying for a PhD in these areas
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Biography
Katharine graduated with a BEng(Hons) in Aerospace Engineering from Queen Mary University of London in 2000. She was then awarded an EPSRC studentship and went on complete her PhD research on the Characterisation of electrospray properties in high vacuum at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, which she received from the University of London in 2005. Katharine then worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Electrospray research group at Queen Mary University of London until sept 2008 when she was appointed as a Lecturer of Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary. She took up a post as Lecturer in Aerospace Propulsion in UoM in Aug 2010. In December 2013 she became a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Katharine was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2016 and Reader in 2021.
Katharine's research interests are centered on space systems engineering with a particular focus on nano-satellite systems, electric propulsion, space robotics and in situ resource utilisation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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- TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
- QC Physics
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- Aerospace Research Institute
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Experimental Proof-of-Concept of the Effect of Inlet geometry on Excavation Forces and their Reduction for Small-scale Continuous Excavators
Just, G., Roy, M., Joy, K. & Smith, K., 1 Dec 2024, In: Acta Geotechnica. 19, p. 55–70Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Launch to Business Insight: Developing a framework to assess the environmental cost of satellite data with consideration of technical, economic and governance aspects.
Mackintosh, J., Armitage, L., Mcgrath, C., Smith, K. S. A. U., Gallego Schmid, A., Thomas, C., Iwanoczko, A. & Tabone, J., 22 May 2024Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Design and optimisation of a passive Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP) intake
Rapisarda, C., Roberts, P. C. E. & Smith, K. L., 1 Jan 2023, In: Acta Astronautica. 202, p. 77-93Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Orbital Environment Shell Models to Support Compliance with UN Sustainable Development Goals
Mackintosh, J., Mcgrath, C. & Smith, K., 15 Sept 2023, (Accepted/In press) 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Baku, Azerbaijan, 2-6 October 2023.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A novel approach to the analytical modelling of an auger conveyor system for lunar regolith transportation
Benedi, J., Just, G. H., Roy, M. J. & Smith, K. L., 29 Mar 2022, In: Acta Geotechnica.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RAI: Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Cangelosi, A. (PI), Lennox, B. (PI), Weightman, A. (CoI), Dennis, L. (CoI), Dixon, C. (CoI), Fisher, M. (CoI), Herrmann, G. (CoI), Dickson, A. (CoI), Lanzon, A. (CoI), Stancu, A. (CoI), Saiani, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Nini, A. (CoI), Voronkov, A. (CoI), Brass, A. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI), crowther, W. (CoI), Grieve, B. (CoI), Adorno, B. (CoI), Jay, C. (CoI), Wang, C. C. L. (CoI), Todd, C. (CoI), Soutis, C. (CoI), Arsene, C. (CoI), Dresner, D. (CoI), Barrett, E. (CoI), Gowen, E. (CoI), Arvin, F. (CoI), Podd, F. (CoI), Brown, G. (CoI), Reger, G. (CoI), Cooper, G. (CoI), Mairs, H. (CoI), Yin, H. (CoI), Kinloch, I. (CoI), Eleftheriou, I. (CoI), Li, J. (CoI), Carrasco Gomez, J. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Sinha, J. (CoI), Ozanyan, K. (CoI), Smith, K. (CoI), Twomey, K. (CoI), Margetts, L. (CoI), Ren, L. (CoI), Zhang, L. (CoI), Cordeiro, L. (CoI), Rattray, M. (PI), Bissett, M. (CoI), Elliot, M. (CoI), Alvarez, M. (CoI), Luján, M. (CoI), Nabawy BSc, MSc, PhD, MRAeS, SMAIAA, FHEA, M. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Marjanovic, O. (CoI), Dorn, O. (CoI), Dudek, P. (CoI), Green, P. (CoI), Connolly, P. (CoI), Da Silva Bartolo, P. J. (CoI), Gardner, P. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Potluri, P. (CoI), Curtis, R. (CoI), Schmidt, R. (CoI), Banach, R. (CoI), Batista-Navarro, R. T. (CoI), Kaski, S. (CoI), Midson, S. (CoI), Watson, S. (CoI), Holm, S. (CoI), Furber, S. (CoI), Schlegel, V. (CoI), Mirihanage, W. (CoI), Mansell, W. (CoI), Pan, W. (CoI), Sampson, W. (CoI), Sellers, W. (CoI), Yang, W. (CoI), Cai, P. (CoI), Sun, Y. (CoI), Alharthi, A. (Researcher), Macario Rojas, A. (Researcher), Serhan, B. (Researcher), Yu, C. (Researcher), Abara, D. (Researcher), Lopez Pulgarin, E. (Researcher), Faruq, F. (Researcher), Tavella, F. (Researcher), Semeraro, F. (Researcher), Liu, G. (Researcher), Fang, G. (Researcher), Niu, H. (Researcher), Taylor, H. (PI), Zhu, H. (PGR student), Collenette, J. (Researcher), Amano, K. (Researcher), Lo, K. C. J. (PGR student), Raggioli, L. (Researcher), Romeo, M. (Researcher), Ruocco, M. (PGR student), Ghaffari Saadat, M. (Researcher), Walmsley, M. (Researcher), Mubarik, A. (Researcher), Vinanzi, S. (Researcher), Su, Y.-H. (PGR student), McAleese, H. (PGR student), Stringer, P. (PGR student), Stoican, R. (PGR student), Ye, R. (PGR student), Kurawa, S. S. (PGR student), Zhang, T. (PGR student), Krywonos, W. (PGR student), Xu, Y. (PGR student), Tian, Y. (PGR student), Henderson, A. (Technical team), Morley, D. (Support team), Tallentire, J. (Support team), Smith, J. (Support team), Hawthornthwaite, S. (Support team), Carlson, J. (Support team) & Baniqued, P. D. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Space Systems Research Group
Smith, K. (PI), Roberts, P. (PI), Crisp, N. (PI), Mcgrath, C. (PI), Parslew, B. (CoI), Hollingsworth, P. (CoI), Utyuzhnikov, S. (CoI), Lo, K. C. J. (Researcher), Muirhead, I. (PGR student), Wijacinski, K. (PGR student), Kent, B. (PGR student), Mackintosh, J. (PGR student) & Lopez Pardo, B. (PGR student)
Project: Research
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Developing a framework to assess the environmental cost of satellite data with consideration of technical, economic and governance aspects
Mcgrath, C. (PI), Smith, K. (CoI), Gallego Schmid, A. (CoI) & Thomas, C. (CoI)
3/07/23 → 28/07/23
Project: Research
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Bio-inspired robotic hopper locomotion for navigation through hazardous terrain in extreme space environments
Smith, K. (PI), Joy, K. (CoI), Parslew, B. (CoI) & Weightman, A. (CoI)
15/05/20 → 14/10/20
Project: Research
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Regolith Excavation Device for the LUVMI rover platform in support of lunar In-situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU)
Roy, M. (PI), Joy, K. (CoI) & Smith, K. (CoI)
16/03/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Very Low Earth Orbits (VLEO) satellites - impacts from the DISCOVERER project
Roberts, P. (Participant), Smith, K. (Participant), Crisp, N. (Participant), Edmondson, S. (Participant) & Haigh, S. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Technological, Policy