Our Mission

RISE will serve as a central hub for projects at the boundary of science and engineering

RISE will partner with existing space-related centers at Purdue to help address their science questions and needs
Long term goal: Build physical and staffing infrastructure to fully execute missions through their life cycle, from concept to development to operations and analysis.
RISE will help Purdue produce students with practical experience at the boundary of science and engineering through research experiences, internships, and degree/certificate programs

Potential areas of focus: Spacecraft and payload design, remote sensing technology, in situ resource utilization and regolith applications, integrating robotics and AI systems into scientific and human exploration, identifying and mitigating hazards, space agriculture and bioastronautics, data infrastructure.

RISE Implementation

RISE will identify and build working groups in impactful areas of focus for collaborations
RISE will support development of major proposals, including NASA blocks grants and NSF centers
RISE will deeply incorporate industry partners through an industry advisory board and an industry consortium
RISE will help build relationships and expertise via regular seminars and workshops and the annual Advancing Space Exploration Symposium
With COS, consortium, and donor funding, we aim to support seed grants, scholarships, and internships to help enable new research directions

RISE will establish internal collaborations, robust facilities, and external partnerships to enable rapid response to federal and industry funding opportunities

RISE will enable collaborations across campus to develop unique solutions to key knowledge gaps in space exploration

RISE objectives and themes cross-cut all colleges at Purdue
RISE will also help bring science into other space-related centers - supporting centers so far: RETHi, IPAI, CISM, CERIAS