Fabian Guse

Driving our product from early prototype to scalable platform by juggling project management, prototyping, strategic decisons, and ongoing fundraising activities.

Taking our startup from idea to proof of concept by prototyping, raising funds, project management, process optimization, strategy work, and CRM ops.

As part of this master thesis project, I aim to determine the physical characteristics of ionized gas in a group of distant galaxies as observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and to understand how these characteristics are related to the galaxies' star formation activities. I will focus on measuring the gas's density, temperature, and the intensity of the radiation field, which indicates the gas's ionization level. By examining the emission lines from Ultraviolet and Optical spectroscopy, made possible by the NIRSPEC instrument on the JWST, these properties can be inferred. What sets my approach apart from previous studies is my use of a technique that simultaneously fits the stellar and gas components, and also estimates the continuum emitted by the ionized gas.

I was project manager and scientist for project ALMA (Atmospheric Laser Measurements of Aerosols), a highly ambitious experiment launched on a stratospheric balloon as part of the REXUS/BEXUS campaign initiated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). The primary objective of ALMA was to measure the vertical abundance of volcanic aerosols found in the polar atmosphere, as well as their effect on atmospheric ozone levels. This was accomplished through the use of a self-designed open-source particle counter that employs laser scattering technology for particle detection.

As a space science and technology expert at SAGA Space Architects, my job was to design, build, and test an underwater habitat.  The main purpose of this small habitat was to get familiar with working underwater and to function as a pilot project for upcoming large-scale projects, which could then be used to simulate highly realistic space missions while simultaneously providing a platform for ocean exploration and marine research! Due to the numerous shared characteristics and challenges between the underwater and space environments, those underwater habitats are also considered an essential stepping stone towards future lunar habitats.

As part of the 'Drop Your Thesis! Program' 2021 by the European Space Agency, I lead a team of students as part of the research project SmartDust. Together, we aimed to gain further insight into the nonlinear dynamical behavior of granular matter under microgravity conditions, by introducing an alternative intrinsic tracking method for large ensembles of particles. Our experiment was self-designed and built, then tested in a drop tower.