Drexel University awarded 2015 SPS Chapter Research Award
OCT 01, 2015
Drexel University awarded 2015 SPS Chapter Research Award
Zone and Chapter: Drexel University
Project
Project Name: Cosmic Ray Induced Bit-Flipping Experiment (CRIBFLEX)
Project Leaders: Matthew Parsons
Chapter Advisors: Luis Cruz-Cruz
Project Description: The SPS students at Drexel University will study the correlation between cosmic ray flux and errors cosmic rays induce in electronic memory storage devices. They plan to fly a weather balloon outfitted with a Geiger counter and a RAM memory device to collect data at various altitudes. Understanding the correlation would better inform memory device protection efforts for airplanes and other mid-altitude vessels.
Project Media:
Project Proposal (.pdf, 537 kb)