Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Engineering Building 1, Room N207 4226 Martin Luther King Boulevard Houston, TX 77204-4006 Phone: 713-743-4500

Olga Bannova, PhD, Lic. Eng. Director, SICSA MS-Space Architecture Program Director Research Professor

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Olga Bannova is a Research Professor at the University of Houston’s College of Engineering, Director of the Master of Science in Space Architecture program and Sasakawa International Center for...

Research Interests Multifunctional materials design, fabrication, characterization, manipulation and manufacturing; Novel composites and devices for energy, environment and health; physics in composites; Electrochemistry; Nanomagnetics and spin transport phenomena.

Dr. Olga Bannova Prof. Research Associate Professor, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston. Chair-emeritus (2020-2022) of AIAA Space Architecture Technical Committee (SATC) [email protected]. BACKGROUND. current: Director, Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA), University of Houston; ACADEMIC

Professor Bannova, an alumna of the University of Houston, conducts research and design studies that address a variety of topics, including: planning analyses for a broad range of space vehicles, habitats and systems; inflatable hydroponics laboratory and logistic modules; special design influences and requirements for different gravity ...

Oct 7, 2024 · Falcon Heavy Rocket will be One of SpaceX’s Biggest Tests Yet: Olga Bannova Speaks with LA Times

Dr. Bannova conducts research and design studies of orbital and surface habitats and settlements, including inflatable structures, special design influences and requirements for different gravity conditions in space, and habitat concepts for extreme environments on Earth.