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Quantum sensors detect the smallest of environmental changes — for example, an atom reacting to a magnetic field. As these sensors “read” the unique behaviors of subatomic particles, they also dramatically improve scientists’ ability to measure and detect changes in our wider environment. To read the full story by Georgia Tech, click here.

A CLEVER representative presented a talk to NASA and the Italian Space Agency Embassy on February 26, 2024. Download and view the full slide presentation below:

CLEVER PI Dr. Thom Orlando presented at the 2024 Yuri’s Day event at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Download and view the entire slideshow of the presentation below:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the funding of the $7.5M Center for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER), led by Prof. Thom Orlando of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.  CLEVER is the successor to Prof. Orlando’s pioneering REVEALS (Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces) center, both part of NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) program.

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Georgia Tech graduate student Christina Buffo was on-hand at the 2023 Atlanta Science Festival to explain how far away Pluto is, and so that attendees could smell what space smells like. Read more about the festival and Georgia Tech’s involvement in the article by Decaturish! To read the full story, click here.

Georgia Tech researchers have been selected by NASA to lead a $7.5 million center that will study the lunar environment and the generation and properties of volatiles and dust. The Center for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER) will be led by Thomas Orlando, professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

CLEVER is the successor to Orlando’s pioneering REVEALS (Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces) center, and both are part of NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) program.

REVEALS and CLEVER look ahead to the return of humans to the moon for sustained periods — a key part of NASA’s plan for space exploration in the coming decade. Volatiles such as water, molecular oxygen, methane, and hydrogen are crucial to supporting human activity on the moon. Dust is also important since the space-weathered particles can pose health effects to astronauts and hazards to the technology and hardware.

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