Welcome to the NASA MIRO Center for In-Space Manufacturing (CISM-R2): Recycling and Regolith Processing! CISM-R2 seeks to develop the materials, processes, and manufacturing technologies needed to provide an on-demand manufacturing capability for deep space exploration missions. In-space recycling and in-situ resource utilization are critical to the ISM mission, enabling a broad range of in-space services and sustainable development.

News

Mar.2025: CISM-R2 visits NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama.

Feb.2025: CISM-R2 participated in the UIC Spring 2025 Technology and Engineering Career Fair.

Jan.2025: CISM-R2  attends NASA MSFC 2025 kick-off meeting with internal and external PIs and collaborators from NASA MSFC!

Jan. 2025: Tandra organized two orientation sessions for our students. Thank you, Tandra!

Dec. 2024: Tandra Giles joined CISM-R2 as our Program Assistant, welcome!

Oct. 2024: Invited Guests Drs. Yayue Pan and Jida Huang attend the Inaugural Planetary Science Technology Symposium at NASA Glenn Research Center.

Oct. 2024: The CISM-R2 lab space opens at EIB 163.

Oct. 2024: CISM-R2 is launched.

Publications

Updated April 2025

  • April 2025
    • Abu-Mualla M, Crabtree E., Michael F., Pan Y., Huang J. “Inverse Generative Design of Alloys: Optimization and Diffusion in Compact Latent Space” Journal of Advanced Materials
  • March 2025
    • Areeb M, Abu-Mualla M, Huang J. “Monte Carlo-based Predictive Modeling of Geometric Defects in Cellular Truss Structures Manufacturing” International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and
      Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

Presentations and Key Notes

Updated April 2025

  • March 2025
    • Ozevin, D.; Pan, Y.; Huang, J.; Li, L. “Nondestructive Evaluation of Additively Manufactured Recycled Composite for In-Space Manufacturing ” SPIE Smart Structures + NDE conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • January 2025
    • Abu-Mualla, M.; Huang, J.; Pan, Y. “Diffusion Is All You Need for the Inverse Design of Curved Truss Metamaterials” ASME’s 3rd Annual Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SSDM), Houston, TX
  •  October 2024
    • Pan, Y.; Huang, J. “Introduction to NASA MIRO CISM-R2” The Planetary Science Technology Symposium, Cleveland, OH 44135