ADVANCED MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING

FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS IN SPACE AND ON EARTH

About Us

ABOUT US

USING THE FUSION OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

BLUE STAR AM can deliver solutions for unique problems in areas of advanced manufacturing and production of advanced materials.

BLUE STAR AM can achieve unique physical, chemical, and physio-chemical results with tremedous savings in energy, and reduction of risk - via safer process.

After completing few Space-related Applications, two of them for NASA - we are ready to offer our experience and achievements to companies and clients who are developing the future of materials, processes, manufacturing, and construction for Space Travel and Habitats in Space.

BLUE STAR AM can achieve unique physical, chemical, and physio-chemical results with tremedous savings in energy, and reduction of risk - via safer process.

ABOUT US

We deliver material process design, deployment, and product solutions - for special projects and challenging conditions & environments.

BLUE STAR Advanced Manufacturing LLC.

brings deep expertise in microwave and materials processing - from feasibility to production. We are currently working on a large project - commisioned by NASA - to develop deep-tech microwave-based processes & technology that will enable on-site production of landing pads, roads, and 3D structures on the Moon and Mars, during Artemis and Mars missions.

BLUE STAR AM provides elegant solutions to unique or complex manufacturing challenges for industries and applications that require advanced non-standard, superior, or even novel materials.

BLUE STAR AM delivers custom processing methods designed for energy efficiency and time-savings with many examples statistically proven to cut costs.

We help you achieve more with less!

Solution

OUR SOLUTION

We develop energy efficient solutions for material processing by using

microwave, radio-frequency, and hybrid heating techniques -

HEATING MATERIALS FROM WITHIN - VIA OSCILLATING DIELECTRIC MECHANISMS

1. Under specific conditions and via proprietary methods - material is exposed to electromagnetic energy .

2. Internal oscillations within molecules, particles, and surfaces - convert to heat, right where it's needed.

3. Products are heated throughout - quickly, evenly, and with increased control and energy efficency.

Tremendous savings of time & energy and cost reduction caused by maximizing invested energy to perform focused volumetric heating.

THE RESULT:

Process

Instead of inneficiently HEATING FROM THE SURFACE only, we are efficiently CREATING HEAT INTERNALLY!

THE PROCESS

With precise control of microwave power, energy input rate, thermal environment and other process parameters - our model driven microwave-based technology infuses volumetric vibrational energy to get to the ‘’heat of the matter’’ - causing controlled physical and chemical changes in a wide variety of materials - with a clean, energy-efficient process.

THE ADVANTAGE:

Here's how it works:

Project

CURRENT PROJECT

Lunar ISRU* Microwave-Assisted Paving Process
* In-Situ Resource Utilization

Blue Star AM's process will enable solidification of extraterrestrial regolith (in this case - Lunar), producing landing pads, roads, and

additional construction elements.

The Crew

THE TEAM

DEEP-TECH KNOWHOW AND EXPERIENCE

Our team has in-depth expertise in developing engineering solutions for terrestrial and space applications. We deliver deep-tech solutions for extreme challenges in material technologies.

Holly Shulman, PhD

President and Founder, CTO

Morgana Fall

Development Engineer

Lori Bracamonte

Advanced Materials
Development Lead

Dr. Holly Shulman has a track record of leading complex multidisciplinary projects to success. During her time as President and CTO of her previous company Ceralink Inc, Holly became an industry- recognized expert for the use of microwaves for advanced materials processing. She has deep knowledge of additive manufacturing processes for ceramics and composites and provides consulting to fortune 500 companies.

Holly has a Ph.D. in Ceramic Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, an M.S. in Materials Science from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University.

Ms. Morgana Fall is an expert in microwave equipment and new process development. Morgana was a lead engineer at Holly’s previous company and is a co-inventor on several processing patents including microwave brazing, microwave for fuel cell precious metal recovery, and radio frequency glass lamination. Morgana was the technology transfer lead bringing patented hybrid microwave intellectual property to the United States from the UK, and then oversaw the design and building of advanced industrial scale microwave furnaces.

Morgana has a B.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University.

As an established advanced materials expert, technical writer, and multi-tasking business professional, Ms. Lori Bracamonte takes care of many aspects of the company's business. Lori has been responsible for developing advanced materials and processes - from conception, through feasibility demonstrations, and patenting - to early-stage commercialization. Lori is an innovative and skilled hands-on problem solver - who focuses on developing new impactful process technologies and materials - for a wide variety of applications.

Lori earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Ceramic Engineering at Alfred University where she also studied metallurgy and polymer science.

John Gerling

Microwave Equipment Specialist

Mr. John Gerling has 40+ years of experience in microwave heating technologies for consumer, commercial, industrial and scientific applications. John specializes in engineering, design, and development of standard and custom products, including single and multi-mode applicators, waveguide components, and microwave appliances, as well as instrumentation and process controls. John focuses on component design, application development, system integration, and performance optimization. John founded Gerling Applied Engineering, Inc. (GAE) in 1997, which was acquired by Muegge in 2015.

John holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from San Diego State University.

Dragan Stiglic

Multidisciplinary Innovator &
Creative Director

With hundreds of accomplished projects, several patents, and track record of consulting and assisting many successful companies, Dragan brings on board multidisciplinary expertise in creation of novel concepts, solutions, visualizations, design & marketing of products, teams, and technologies on the cutting edge. Dragan was instrumental in assisting rise and success of companies such as Landa Labs, Lumet, X-JET, Landa Digital Printing, Inspekto, Quiksee, Human Eyes Technologies, Stratasys, Rocket Racing League, Green Onyx, Viz-Rt, Screenpeaks, etc.

Dragan has an A.S. degrees in Engineering/Applied Physics and Computer Sciences, and B.A. in Directing for Film & Video.

Alexander Madison

Aerospace Engineer

Alex is part of the Blue Star-AM team developing proprietary microwave paving and 3D construction technologies for lunar and Martian environments. Alex has worked on a variety of lab and flight projects - including orbital and suborbital payloads for microgravity research, asteroid and lunar regolith simulant testing, and lunar rover wheel test bed development.

Alex holds B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering and is currently working on his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the Florida Space Institute (University of Central Florida).

Contact

CALL FOR COOPERATION

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

After completing several Space-related Applications, two of them for NASA - we are ready to offer our experience and achievements to companies and clients who are developing the future of materials, processes, manufacturing, and construction - for Space Travel and Habitats in Space.