Gravbox is the first augmented-reality sandbox to demonstrate gravitational dynamics in mass distributions sculptured with sand. Nine University of Iowa astronomy juniors and seniors in ASTR:3771/3772 developed Gravbox from August 2016 to January 2018.

Student Team:

• Algorithm: Jacob Isbell, Sophie Deam, Jianbo Lu
• User Interface: Mason Reed, Erin Maier, Zach Luppen
• Hardware: Ross McCurdy, Sadie Moore, Wyatt Bettis

Support Team:

• Graphic Design Advisor: Jeremy Swanston, MFA 
• Machinist: Brian Busch
• IT: Kristian Thompson, Daniel Elder

Principal Investigator:

•  Hai Fu