NIAC 2025 Selections – NASA

Phillip AnsellHydrogen Hybrid Power for Aviation Sustainable Systems (Hy2PASS)University of IllinoisUrbana, IL 61801-29572025 Phase I
Ryan BensonConstruction Assembly DestinationThinkOrbital Inc.Boulder, CO 80303-00012025 Phase I
Martin BermudezLunar Glass Structure (LUNGS): Enabling Construction of Monolithic Habitats in Low-Gravity EnvironmentSkyeports LLCSacramento, CA 95811-00012025 Phase I
Christine GreggDynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected MetamaterialsNASA Ames Research CenterMoffett Field, CA 940352025 Phase I
Gyulaz GreschikThe Ribbon: Structure Free Sail for Solar Polar ObservationTentguild Engineering CoBoulder, CO 80305-00012025 Phase I
Michael HechtExploring Venus with Electrolysis (EVE)Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA 02139-00012025 Phase I
Robert HinshawMitoMars: Targeted Mitochondria Replacement Therapy to Boost Deep Space EnduranceNASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA 94035-00012025 Phase I
Ben HockmanTOBIAS: Tethered Observatory for Balloon-based Imaging and Atmospheric SamplingNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109-80012025 Phase I
John MatherInflatable Starshade for Earthlike ExoplanetsNASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771-24002025 Phase I
Marco QuadrelliPULSAR: Planetary pULSe-tAkeRNASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadena, CA 91109-00012025 Phase I
Selim ShahriarSUPREME-QG: Space-borne Ultra-Precise Measurement of the Equivalence Principle Signature of Quantum GravityNorthwestern University, Evanston Evanston, IL 60208-00012025 Phase I
Saurabh VilekarThermo-Photo-Catalysis of Water for Crewed Mars Transit Spacecraft Oxygen SupplyPrecision CombustionNorth Haven, CT 06473-31062025 Phase I
Kimberly WeaverBeholding Black Hole Power with the Accretion Explorer InterferometerNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt, MD 20771-00012025 Phase I
Ryan WeedFusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration of the HeliosphereHelicity Space LLCPasadena, CA 91107-00012025 Phase I
Justin YimLEAP – Legged Exploration Across the PlumeUniversity of Illinois Urbana, IL 61801-00012025 Phase I