Pulse Morning Show interviews Abedi about wireless leak detection system heading to space
Ali Abedi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on the Pulse Morning Show (WZON AM 620). Abedi, director of the Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab) on campus, spoke about the scheduled space launch of the wireless leak detection system he developed with other UMaine researchers and students. The prototype, which was tested by NASA and in the inflatable lunar habitat and WiSe-Net Lab, could lead to increased safety on the International Space Station and in other space activities. The payload is expected to be launched Dec. 9 by the Japanese Space Agency in Tanegashima, Japan onboard an HTV6 rocket that resupplies the ISS. “Space technology has changed our lives, and this is another example to show us how working in extreme environments can help us improve our lives here on Earth,” Abedi said about his NASA-funded research. Members of the UMaine community are welcome to attend a launch party at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Emera Astronomy Center on campus. ECN and ExecutiveGov also published reports on the research.