PUBLICATION(S)
Grugel RN, Luz PL, Smith GP, et al. Materials research conducted aboard the International Space
Station: Facilities overview, operational procedures, and experimental outcomes. Acta
Astronautica. 2008;62: 491 -498. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.01.013.
Grugel RN, Luz PL, Smith GP, et al. Experiments conducted aboard the International Space
Station: The Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation (PFMI) and the In-Space Soldering
Investigation (ISSI): A current summary of results. 57th International Astronautical Congress,
Valencia, Spain; October 2-6, 2006;IAC-06-A2.2.10:10. doi: 10.2514/6.IAC-06-A2.2.10.
Grugel RN, Anilkumar AV, Cox MC. Observation of an aligned gas - Solid eutectic during
controlled directional solidification aboard the International Space Station - Comparison with
ground-based Studies. 42nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV; 2005.
Strutzenberg LL, Grugel RN, Trivedi R. Morphological evolution of directional solidification
interface in microgravity: An analysis of model experiments performed on the International
Space Station. 43rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV; 2005.
Grugel RN, Anilkumar AV. Bubble formation and transport during microgravity materials
processing: Model experiments on the Space Station. 42nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and
Exhibit, Reno, NV; 2004.
Grugel RN, Anilkumar AV, Lee CP. Direct observation of pore formation and bubble mobility
during controlled melting and re-solidification in microgravity, solidification processes, and
microstructures. A Symposium in Honor of Wilfried Kurz, The Metallurgical Society, Warrendale,
PA; 2004:111-116.
This investigation is complete and all results are published.