Benjamin Malphrus Email & Phone Number

Dr. Benjamin K. Malphrus is Professor of Space Science at Morehead State University where he also directs the University’s Space Science Center. Malphrus has served as Principal Investigator on seven nanosatellite missions including KySat-1, KySat-2, the Cosmic X-Ray Background Nanosatellite (CXBN), CXBN-2, TechSat-1, DM-7, and Lunar IceCube, and has had various roles on other microsatellite missions. Dr. Malphrus has served on research and development teams that have produced significant accomplishments including: • Discovered a previously unknown galaxy (NGC 5291-B)• Established the Space Science Center at Morehead State University • Designed and constructed several major scientific instruments:o The MSU 13 Meter Morehead Radio Telescope, o The $6.4 Million 21 Meter (21 M) Morehead State Space Tracking Antenna and Radio Telescope, o Large anechoic chamber which replicates the electromagnetic environment of space, o Far field antenna test range, o The MSU 12 meter Ka-Band Ground Station (in progress) • Led the development of seven satellite missions• Awarded and Implemented 100+ research and education grants (totaling over $41 Million)• Acquired equipment and instrumentation gifts from NASA, DoD, and commercial partners totaling approximately $10 Million • Published numerous papers in scientific journals • Published a book on radio astronomy- The History of Radio Astronomy and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Krieger Publishers, 1996)• Served as co-editor of The CubeSat Handbook- from Mission Design to Operations (Elsevier 2021)• Wrote chapters in Space Mission Analysis and Design (the New SMAD) 2011 Microcosm Press• Presented numerous papers at scientific conferences• Created four new academic programs (B.S. in Space Science, B.S. in Physics Area of Concentration in Astrophysics, B.S. in Space Systems Engineering, and M.S. in Space Systems Engineering)• Continuing collaborations with NASA, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Defense • Managed contracts for satellite mission support with NASA and commercial ventures • Promoted, capitalized, designed and constructed a $15.4 Million state-of-the-art research, development, and education center for space science • Developed high-precision flux calibration methods for the 21 M radio telescope • Developed a theory of galaxy formation that has gained wide acceptance among the astronomical community

Listed skills include Space Systems, Physics, Satellite, Research, and 34 others.