2025 KISS Study Selection

The Keck Institute for Space Studies is excited to announce that the following four programs have been selected for inclusion into the 2025 KISS Study Program.

Congratulations to all of the teams listed below!

Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network

• Bruce Bills (JPL)
• Krzysztoff Gorski (JPL)
• Marshall Eubanks (Space Initiatives Inc.)

Hybrid Space-Ground Observatories: Revolutionizing the Search for Earth-like Exoplanets

• Ahmed Soliman (JPL)
• Stuart Shaklan (JPL)
• John C. Mather (Goddard Space Flight Center)

Next Frontiers in the Investigation of Extraterrestrial Organics

• Jessica Weber (JPL)
• Maitrayee Bose (ASU)
• Julia Tejada (Caltech)

One-shot Outer Solar System Exploration with Software- defined Space Systems

• Hiro Ono (JPL)
• Morgan Cable (JPL)
• Soon-Jo Chung (Caltech)
• Dani Selva (Texas A&M University)

To learn more about the KISS Study Programs, visit the programs page.