Rhodes College

Rhodes College is leaving its footprint in space with a nanosatellite(a CubeSat), projected to be ready for launch in June of 2023.  The payload’s  mission of  the satellite  is  to characterize novel  photovoltaic  cells (PV) in low earth  orbit.  These  cells, developed  by  the  Photovoltaics  Materials  and  Devices  Group  at  the  University  of Oklahoma, show  promise for  providing remote power generation for future crewed  and  uncrewed space missions. To gather comparison data to which we can compare our future space experimental data, the RHOK-SAT team  must perform terrestrial current-voltage measurements of  the experimental PV cells. The Keithley 2400  Source  Measurement  Unit is a  device widely  renowned  for  its  precise current-voltage characterization capabilities and would be instrumental in providing the necessary baseline data.

Giuliana Hofheins

Brent Hoffmeister