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McMaster NEUDOSE would like to thank all of our supporters in our project so far. We have made incredible progress, and it would not be possible without your academic, financial, and emotional encouragement. To see all of our sponsors, click here.

If you would like to provide additional support, please click on the button below to make a financial contribution to our project. All of the funds raised are used to directly enrich the learning experience of McMaster University students. For example, donations are used to purchase components to build systems designed by our team members for the satellite. Every dollar gets us one step closer to space. We graciously thank you for help!

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We're Recruiting!

Are you or someone you know interested in joining an extra-curricular team at McMaster University? If you find space science interesting, launch your space career with McMaster NEUDOSE! We are currently recruiting new members to contribute to this unique project that's out of this world! If interested, please let us know by filling out this form here! We hope to hear from you!

Back to School and Back to Business

Tonight was our first meeting of the year and it was quite a productive one! We are one step closer to space, and we look forward to sharing more of our work with you along the way!

Swagelok Connection!

McMaster NEUDOSE would like to thank Swagelok for the donation of a special connector for our satellite. Pictured here is a Swagelok connector for the pressure vessel surrounding our radiation detector system. To learn more about Swagelok, click on their logo below!

Anti-Coincidence Detector Coating

When charged radiation interacts with the Anti-Coincidence Detector (ACD) in our radiation detector system, light is produced. This light is collected and analyzed to determine characteristics of the incident radiation. Since the light could possibly leave the detector system, the ACD is coated with a special paint to keep the light in, allowing for optimal efficiency. Here is Luis, an automotive & vehicle technology student, testing the opacity of the ACD using a laser.

Antenna Deployment Circuit Board

This circuit board will be attached to the satellite antenna module. At the appropriate time, this circuit board will send a signal to release the antenna, allowing for connection to the ground station on earth for communication.

Satellite Antenna Deployment

This is the baseplate of McMaster NEUDOSE's communication module. Coiled in the baseplate is the dipole antenna used to broadcast and receive signals from Earth. Following launch, the antenna will spring open, ready to communicate. Here is Ryan, a mechanical engineering student, showing the mechanism in action!

Summer at NASA

Through connections from the McMaster NEUDOSE project, two of our team members have been spending the summer working at NASA. Richard (top), a medical physics student, and Mitchell (bottom), an  engineering physics student, have been working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. We are very proud of the work our boys are doing!

Check out this article featuring Mitchell in the Hamilton Spectator!

Silicon Photomultipler Readout Board Part II

Earlier we learned about Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) and how they are used in the radiation detection process. Above we have 32 SiPMs attached to the readout board. This board is currently being analyzed by Alex, an electrical engineering student, to test the functionality of this component of the onboard radiation detector.

Communications System

Happy Monday! I hope you all are as productive as our team evaluating the communications system designed by Jimmy, an electrical and biomedical engineering student. This system transmits and receives data from Earth while the satellite is in orbit using various satellite beacons and a micro-controller.