B.S in Chemical Engineering (2020) – University of Houston
Priscilla Nizio is a graduate student in the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, with minors in Chemistry and Mathematics, from the University of Houston in 2020. During her undergraduate studies, Priscilla gained hands-on experience through an internship at Paragon Space Development in Houston, TX, where she contributed to several innovative projects, including the development of a smart passively articulating high-turndown radiator. Her current research focuses on advancing space technology with the development of a shape memory alloy torque tube thermosyphon, specifically tailored for lunar applications.
Experience:
- Pathways Graduate Student Trainee – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (May 2024 – August 2024)
- Pathways Graduate Student Trainee – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (May 2023 – August 2023)
- Pathways Graduate Student Trainee – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (August 2022 – December 2022)
- Aerospace Engineer – Paragon Space Development Corporation (May 2020 – June 2022)
- Space Development Intern – Bauman Moscow State Technical University (May 2020 – June 2020)
- Space Development Intern – Bauman Moscow State Technical University (June 2018 – August 2018)
Fellowship:
- Stanger Endowed Graduate Fellowship
Publications:
- Priscilla Nizio, Darren Hartl. (July 2023). “Fabrication and Characterization of a Shape Memory Alloy Driven Composite Morphing Radiator Prototype” 10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials. 10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials.
- Daniel Miller, Darren Hartl, Douglas E. Nicholson, Othmane Benafan, Connor Joyce, Sean Nevin, Priscilla Nizio, Glen S. Bigelow and Darrell J. Gaydosh. (2022). “Shape Memory Alloys for Regulating TCS in Space (SMARTS): System Design and Thermal Vacuum Demonstration” 51st International Conference on Environmental Systems. Saint Paul.
- Jared Lilly, Bethany Hansen, Ryan Lotz, Darren Hartl, Thomas Cognata, Priscilla Nizio, Connor Joyce, “Development and Experimental Demonstration of a Shape Memory Alloy-Based Adaptive Two-Phase Radiator for Space Applications.” Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Vol. 84027. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020.