Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Precision Space Systems Laboratory (PSSL)
Led by John W. Conklin · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
What we study
PSSL builds very precise instruments that let spacecraft measure position, navigation, time and gravity, and studies the space missions that use them, such as gravitational-wave detectors.
What working here is like
- Building & testing
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- LISA Charge Management Device: design and performance
2026 · Classical and Quantum Gravity
Designed and tested a device to control charge buildup on space test masses using UV light.
- Advanced charge control dynamics simulation for the LISA gravitational reference sensor
2025 · Classical and Quantum Gravity
Simulated charge control for space test masses to reduce noise in gravitational wave detectors.
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- Simulation of UV light propagation in the LISA charge management system fiber optics
2025 · Classical and Quantum Gravity
Simulated how UV light travels through a new fiber optic system for space charge control.
- Short‐Period Mass Variations and the Next Generation Gravity Mission
2025 · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
Planned a new gravity mission to continue tracking Earth's mass changes after GRACE.
- Pulsed Laser Links Simulation for Small Satellite Clock Model Estimation
2024 · Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
Simulated laser communication between small satellites to improve clock synchronization.
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