McMaster NEUDOSE is incredibly excited to announce the publication of our first scientific article in a peer reviewed journal. The article, published in Radiation Research: Official Journal of the Radiation Research Society, outlines the NEUDOSE mission and the radiation detector system. This publication is a major milestone for us and we would like to share it with you! To read the abstract, click on the logo below!
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Website Feature
McMaster NEUDOSE has been mentioned on the website of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Click on the image below to see our feature under News & Events!
Spotlight in the Spectator
Erica Dao, a McMaster NEUDOSE member, is featured in today's Hamilton Spectator. In her Q&A interview, she describes the McMaster NEUDOSE mission, and its future in the McMaster community. Click the image below to read the feature!
Rocket Launch Simulation with Vinayak Deshpande
NEUDOSE had the pleasure of hosting Vinayak Deshpande, a former McMaster NEUDOSE team member. Mr. Deshpande presented his very interesting work which included rocket launch simulations that shows how our satellite will behave during and following launch. A video of the simulation can be found here.
Happy Birthday, NEUDOSE!
Today marks two years since the McMaster NEUDOSE project was first launched! In this time, we have grown incredibly: our team has grown from about 15 students to about 35 students from both the Faculties of Sciences and Engineering; we have been featured in articles from an array of sources such as McMaster Daily News and NASA Tech Briefs; we hosted our first ever McMaster NEUDOSE STARS event; and we have made incredible progress on the design, construction, and testing of the satellite and radiation detector system.
We have learned so many things in this remarkable journey, and it's only just begun. It has been an honour to share our progress with you all, and we thank you for your continued support. Here's to what the next year has in store!
NEUDOSE Above the Clouds
McMaster NEUDOSE's science instrument, the Dosimetric Instrument for Near-earth Orbit (DINO), has been selected as one of twelve international payloads selected to fly in a high altitude air balloon. This September, our DINO will soar above the clouds at an altitude of 36km!
The High Altitude Student Platform program is supported by NASA's Balloon Program Office and Louisiana State University's Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE). We are very excited to work with these groups to launch and test our radiation detector system in an elevated radiation environment!
Command & Data Handling - The Brain of the Satellite
Pictured here is the circuit board for the command and data handling system of the satellite. This system acts as the brain of the satellite by receiving data, handling data, and transmitting commands to the rest of the satellite.
McMaster NEUDOSE would like to thank Altium for providing licenses for their software, allowing for the design of this circuit board and all of its components!
Photographing the Photographer
Alex, an electrical engineering student and McMaster NEUDOSE team member, has been using his talents as a photographer to produce some high quality images for us to share with you! Keep checking back to see more of his amazing work with the mechanical structure of our satellite!
Blip blip
It might be exam season, but the McMaster NEUDOSE team is still working hard on our project! Some of our team members spent an afternoon testing the Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) data acquisition board, also designed by our students. This board collects data from the Anti-Coincidence Detector (ACD) of the radiation detection system, and performs preliminary data processing. Take a look at the neat green LED on the board!
Official McMaster NEUDOSE Merchandise Available
Don't know what to get that special someone for the holidays? McMaster NEUDOSE is very excited to announce the availability of official NEUDOSE merchandise! Orders can be delivered to or picked up on campus, just let us know where! Click here to see what's available!