Prof. Thomas Orlando is currently a professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and an adjunct professor in the GIT School of Physics. He serves as director of the GIT Center for Space Technology and Research and as principal investigator (PI) of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute Center on Radiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces (REVEALS). Prof. Carol Paty and Dr. Esther Beltran are deputy PIs, and Dr. Brant Jones and Prof. Stephen Robinson are science theme leaders. Orlando, Jones, Paty, and Schaible focus on understanding radiation effects on the regolith and the solar-wind formation of volatiles. Profs. Valeria La Saponara, John Reynolds, and Robinson focus on mitigating health risks by developing nanocomposites for spacesuits and habitats. Prof. Phillip First explores 2D materials for radiation detection. Collectively, the efforts will help facilitate future human exploration of near-Earth destinations.

托马斯·奥兰多教授目前是佐治亚理工学院（GIT）化学和生物化学学院的教授，还是GIT物理学院的兼职教授。他担任GIT空间技术与研究中心主任，并担任NASA太阳系探索研究虚拟研究所中心对小行星和月球表面的挥发物和辐射的辐射效应（REVEALS）的首席研究员（PI）。Carol Paty教授和Esther Beltran博士是副PI，Brant Jones博士和Stephen Robinson教授是科学主题负责人。奥兰多（Orlando），琼斯（Jones），帕蒂（Paty）和斯海布（Schaible）着重于了解辐射对硅藻土和挥发物的太阳风形成的影响。教授 瓦莱里亚·萨波纳拉（Valeria La Saponara），约翰·雷诺兹（John Reynolds），罗宾逊（Robinson）致力于通过开发用于太空服和栖息地的纳米复合材料来减轻健康风险。Phillip First教授探索用于辐射检测的2D材料。总的来说，这些努力将有助于促进未来人类对近地目的地的探索。