The Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space (C-STARS) will be a multidisciplinary research hub with the mission to support and serve the growing sector in space manufacturing as well as train the next generation of workers in space technologies, sciences, and exploration.
about c-stars
C-STARS goal is to establish a consortium of space researchers at UF, develop new platforms for research in space biomanufacturing and train the next generation of space scientists
The Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space (C-STARS) will be a multidisciplinary research hub with the mission to support and serve the growing sector in space manufacturing as well as train the next generation of workers in space technologies, sciences, and exploration. C-STARS will bring together universities, industries, and the Florida Spaceport to transform access to the space environment and develop innovative, on-demand, in situ space manufacturing capabilities in biopharma, microelectronics, payload hardware solutions, and launch processing and recycling.
C-STARS University Partners
C-STARS university partnership, rooted in communication, engagement, and trust, will support a sustainable, efficient, and effective collaboration with the C-STARS industrial members.
Lead Institution
Florida Agriculture Mechanical University
Partner Institution
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Partner Institution
Florida Institute of Technology
Partner Institution
C-STARS Research Themes
Biomolecules &
Tissue Engineering
Advanced Material Electronics
Intelligent Engineering
& Autonomy
Recycling & Sustainability
Meet the C-STARS Team
Siobhan Malany, Ph.D.
Director of C-STARS, University of Florida
Jamie Foster, Ph.D.
Site Director, University of Florida
Eduardo Rojas, Ph.D.
Site Director, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Satyanarayan Dev, Ph.D.
Site Director, Florida Agricultural Mechanical University
Kunal Mitra, Ph.D.
Site Director, Florida Institute of Technology
John Z. Kiss, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Florida Institute of Technology
David Teek
Co-Investigator, Florida Agricultural Mechanical University
Amber M. Paul, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
UF SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SWISS PARTNERS TO ADVANCE IN-SPACE RESEARCH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
The University of Florida (UF), through a coalition of space-focused initiatives including the Astraeus Space Institute, the In-Space Biomanufacturing Innovation Hub (In-Space Bio Hub), and the Center for Science, Technology, and Advanced Research in Space (C-STARS), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two prominent Swiss institutions—the Center for Space and Aviation Switzerland and Liechtenstein (CSA) and Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich (IPZ).
