542 | #Inspiring Minds 16: Optical Payload in Western Skylark CubeSat to Demonstrate the Future of Space Communication

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This week, Purvaja Karthikeyan, a PhD candidate from Electrical and Computer Engineering is joined by hosts Mark Ambrogio and Victor Lau. Purvaja is supervised by Dr. Jayshri Sabarinathan, and is focusing on improving optical chip function for eventual deployment into space.. within ultra-small satellites known as CubeSats! Listen to hear more about Purvaja’s work, and how it contributes to a bigger ecosystem (referencing the ‘nature’ of things and the Western Skylark project). Here are some links accompanying’s Purvaja’s project, alongside hobbies outside of her research work! https://space.uwo.ca/research/Missions%20and%20Instruments/Skylark.html https://www.instagram.com/root_cycle?igsh=cTMxY2J3aHF1eHE0 Recorded on Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 Produced by Milan Mammen Theme tune "Feelin Good" provided by FreeBeats.io (Produced by WhiteHot)

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This week, Purvaja Karthikeyan, a PhD candidate from Electrical and Computer Engineering is joined by hosts Mark Ambrogio and Victor Lau. Purvaja is supervised by Dr. Jayshri Sabarinathan, and is focusing on improving optical chip function for eventual deployment into space.. within ultra-small satellites known as CubeSats! Listen to hear more about Purvaja’s work, and how it contributes to a bigger ecosystem (referencing the ‘nature’ of things and the Western Skylark project). Here are some links accompanying’s Purvaja’s project, alongside hobbies outside of her research work! https://space.uwo.ca/research/Missions%20and%20Instruments/Skylark.html https://www.instagram.com/root_cycle?igsh=cTMxY2J3aHF1eHE0 Recorded on Tuesday, March 10th, 2026Produced by Milan MammenTheme tune "Feelin Good" provided by FreeBeats.io (Produced by WhiteHot)

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