research overview
- My main professional goal is to conduct space-based research to enable future long-term human exploration of space and that help find solutions to medical problems on Earth
- Contact Info
Zea, Luis Asst Research Professor
Positions
- Asst Research Professor, BioServe Space Technologies
Research
keywords
- Space biology, gravitational microbiology, space life sciences, biological regenerative life support systems, small satellites, CubeSats, international cooperation for space exploration, STEM outreach, biomining, biology-based in-situ resource utilization (ISRU)
Publications
selected publications
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conference proceeding
- Experiment Design for a Genome-Wide Yeast Fitness Profiling Experiment On Board Orion’s Artemis 1 Mission 2019
- Growth Dynamics of Bacteria Under Simulated Lunar and Martian Gravities 2019
- Drug Discovery and Development in Space 2015
- Development of a Cockpit Architecture for the Dream Chaser Orbital Vehicle 2012
- Specialized Hardware in Support of Yeast Genomics Studies on Board the Space Shuttle and ISS 2012
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journal article
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Design of a spaceflight biofilm experiment.
Acta Astronautica.
294-300.
2018
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Spaceflight Modifies Escherichia coli Gene Expression in Response to Antibiotic Exposure and Reveals Role of Oxidative Stress Response.
Frontiers in Microbiology.
2018
- Design of a Spaceflight Biofilm Experiment 2017
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Phenotypic Changes Exhibited by E-coli Cultured in Space.
Frontiers in Microbiology.
2017
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A Molecular Genetic Basis Explaining Altered Bacterial Behavior in Space.
PLoS One.
2016
- A Methodology for CubeSat Mission Selection. 483-511. 2016
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Hydrogen Sulfide Absorption Phenomena in Brine/Oil Mixtures.
SPE Journal.
931-939.
2011
- Surface EVA Emergency Scenario Management: Tools, Procedures, and Geologically-Related Implications. Acta Astronautica. 60-70. 2010
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Design of a spaceflight biofilm experiment.
Acta Astronautica.
294-300.
2018
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder 2015
- M.S., University of Central Florida 2008
- B.S., Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (Guatemala) 2005