The SIMOC team presented three papers at the International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), July 16-20, 2023, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Ecosystem Modeling and Validation using Empirical Data from NASA CELSS and Biosphere 2
by Grant Hawkins, Ezio Melotti, Kai Staats, Atila Meszaros, and Gene Giacomelli
“In this study, we extend the Scalable, Interactive Model of an Off-world Community (SIMOC) with a highly generic plant growth model that incorporates 22 different plant species and validate it against two high-profile and dissimilar experiments: NASA’s Controlled Ecological Life Support System and the Biosphere 2 Intensive Agricultural Biome.”
Integrating Real-Time Environmental Data into an Educational Web Interface
by Meridith Greythorne with Gregory Ross, Ian Castellanos, Grant Hawkins, Ezio Melotti, Ryan Meneses, Kai Staats, and Gretchen Hollingsworth
“The integration of real-world data into SIMOC offers new and exciting opportunities for students to connect with concepts of interplanetary travel and habitats. This paper details the components integrated into SIMOC such that current and future classrooms may perform hands-on experimentation through use of in-classroom sensor arrays, and describes in-depth a classroom experience implementing this system with local sensors.”
Integration and Validation of Mushroom and Algae into an Agent-based Model of a Physico-chemical and Bioregenerative ECLSS
by Sean Gellenbeck with Joel Cuello, Barry Pryor, Chuck Gerba, and Kai Staats
“The project sought to integrate mushroom and aquaculture subsystems to provide additional sources of edible biomass (especially proteins) with focus placed on maximizing the remediation and recycling of inedible biomass … Mushrooms and algae were modeled and validated through a series of experiments. These experiments examined the two cultures individually to inform SIMOC which was then used to design a combined system to provide validation.”
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