Hannah Tomio

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Hannah Tomio is a space systems engineer whose work centers on the development and operation of advanced microsatellites and CubeSats, with a particular focus on onboard computing, mission control, and optical communications. A key figure at Tohoku University's Space Robotics Laboratory (SRL), she has contributed to the assembly and integration of the VSOTA optical downlink terminal for the RISESAT Earth observation microsatellite, a project demonstrating cost-effective, reliable small-satellite technologies (8 citations). Tomio also led the development of the mission control system for the ALE-1 and ALE-2 microsatellites, a groundbreaking project to generate artificial meteors by ejecting particles from orbit—a mission requiring stringent safety protocols (6 citations). Her work on custom-built, commercial-off-the-shelf-based onboard computers has been foundational to SRL’s decade-long track record of successful in-orbit demonstrations (3 citations). Through these contributions, Tomio has advanced the practical capabilities of small satellites for both scientific and commercial applications, establishing herself as a specialist in the complex systems that enable microsatellites to perform novel, high-stakes missions.