 NASA EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP GRANTS
NASA's Engineering Systems Mission Directorate [ESMD] is sponsoring 2007-2008 Internship Opportunity Grants for students participating in NASA or Industry internships involving hands-on engineering.
- Up to four $6,000 internship grants are available for the 2007-2008 academic year.
- Open to rising Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students.
- U.S. Citizens only.
- Internships may be of short duration, full academic year, part-time or full-time.
- Grant will be used to offset the cost of lodging, transportation and food during the period of the internship. Note: Interns already receiving a NASA stipend are not eligible to receive a second NASA stipend.
Priority will given to applications that include:
- TSGC Design Challenge student participants, or participants of other TSGC Higher Education Program efforts.
- First time internship recipients.
- Industry Internships, NASA Center Internships, Non-Profit/Research Center Internships
- Systems Engineering Relevant Work Experience
- Hands-on Engineering Assignments
- Mentor Involvement
- Academic Level Appropriateness
- Alignment with applicant's academic schedule
How to Apply:
NASA EXPLORATION ENGINEERING CHALLENGE TEAM GRANTS for student teams seeking involvement in a National Design Competition.
NASA's Engineering Systems Mission Directorate [ESMD] is sponsoring 2007-2008 Challenge Team Grants to those teams seeking to take their design projects on to a National Level Competition.
- Up to four $1,250 grants are available for the 2007 academic year.
- Open to any level of Design Challenge team accepted to present their project in a National Level Competition.
- Grant may be used to offset the cost of project readiness; pay for lodging, transportation and food in support of competition participation.
- Most National Engineering Design Competitions are considered as eligible. Examples of acceptable competitions include: RASC-AL Forum, EAV Competition, NASA RGSFOP, BME Idea, University Rocket Launch, CanSat Competition, Great Moonbuggy Race, etc.
Priority will given to applications that include:
- TSGC Design Challenge student participants, or participants of other TSGC Higher Education Program efforts.
- National Level STEM-based competition involving student/faculty interactions from two or more regions of the state or country.
- Student based competition involving college or university students in a competitive atmosphere.
- Interdisciplinary team competition.
- Letter of Acceptance from Competition organizers.
How to Apply:
- Identify a National Competition opportunity and apply for acceptance.
- Complete the TSGC ESMD National Competition Grant Application. Include an application essay of 250 words or less - describing your team's aims for competing in a National Design Competition. Include:
- Name of National Design Competition you are applying for. Information about the competition, how many teams will be participating, the application process., competition dates.
- Verification of acceptance, or date when acceptance notification is expected.
- Team project name and area of research. Description of what the team will be presenting.
- Information about the team and team members. Collaborations or involvement with experts outside the team.
- Letter of recommendation from faculty sponsor.
- Email and telephone contact information so that we may follow-up with questions.
- Submit to the TSGC Design Challenge Program Manager, Debbie Mullins [Email: mullins@tsgc.utexas.edu, Phone: 512-471-7390]. Details below.
- Deadline: April 15, 2007
NASA REDUCED GRAVITY STUDENT FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES
Want to experience reduced gravity for yourself? The Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced gravity experiment of their choice. Application deadline, flight dates, and other important dates for the 2008 Campaign have been announced.
Letters of Interest (Optional) Due: September 19, 2007
Proposals Due: October 31, 2007
Announcement of Selected Teams: December 6, 2007
- Flight Week 1: April 3-12, 2008
- Flight Week 2: April 17-26, 2008
- Flight Week 3: June 5-14, 2008
- Flight Week 4: June 19-28, 2008
Proposals are now being accepted! Information about the program and the application process can be found on the microgravity website http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/). If you are interested in this opportunity or have any questions, please contact:
Sara W. Malloy
Lead Reduced Gravity Program Coordinator
Higher Education and Student Programs
NASA Johnson Space Center
Mail Code: AE2
Sara.W.Malloy@nasa.gov (email)
281-483-7847 (voice)
281-483-3789 (fax)
Fall 2008 Space Life Sciences Internship at Texas A&M University
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute's Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences at Texas A&M University is currently accepting applications. The program enables students working toward a Ph.D. to focus on space life sciences and experience advanced courses in biomedical science and engineering, specifically as these fields relate to the space initiative.
The Texas A&M program will train scientists to perform the work necessary to solve three of the most critical problems that limit long-duration spaceflight: bone loss, muscle wasting and effects of cosmic radiation. Graduates will gain an integrated global perspective on these major biological problems of long-duration spaceflight and will be specifically trained in nutritional and exercise physiology countermeasures against those problems.
For more information about the Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences and the Texas A&M opportunity, visit: http://www.nsbri.org/GraduateEd
NASA/USRP OFFERS SPRING SESSION AT NASA CENTERS!
RISING SOPHOMORES ARE NOW ELIGIBLE! STIPENDS INCREASED!
We're delighted to announce that the NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) will offer a 15-week spring session in addition to the usual 10-week summer and 15-week fall sessions for 2008. The spring session deadline is October 31, 2007, which means we have to begin our awareness efforts immediately. We really need your help in order to get the word out to students as soon as they return from their summer break. Please send this announcement to your academic affiliates and networks.
In addition to rising juniors and seniors, USRP will now also be open to rising sophomores. Students will receive a $9,000 stipend for the 15-week spring and fall sessions, and $6,000 for the 10-week summer session, plus round trip travel. The new stipend is a 20% increase over 2007 payments.
The application deadline for the spring session is October 31, 2007, the summer session application deadline is January 31, 2008 and the fall application deadline is February 29, 2008.
The online application will be activated on or before September 15 and we encourage undergraduates to visit the USRP website for program information and to apply: http://education.nasa.gov/usrp
ART, DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND LUNAR EXPLORATION: LIFE AND WORK ON THE MOON: WHAT IMAGES COME TO MIND?
A new NASA contest encourages university art and design students to partner with science and engineering departments to create art representative of living and working on the moon. The goal is for students in the arts, science and engineering to collaboratively engage in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon by 2020, and eventually journey on to Mars and other destinations in the solar system.
The Advanced Planning and Partnership Office at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., is sponsoring the "Life and Work on the Moon" contest. Winners will receive cash prizes up to $1,000. Winning artwork also will be exhibited online and across the country.
Students in architecture, industrial design, computer design, the fine arts and other disciplines are invited to submit entries in one of three categories: two-dimensional art, three-dimensional art or digital art. To ensure artistic concepts reflect the realities of the harsh lunar environment, art students are strongly encouraged to consult with science and engineering students and use NASA's online resources.
A volunteer panel of judges will represent NASA, other government agencies, universities, industry and the professional art community. Judges will evaluate artistic qualities and whether the entry depicts a valid scenario in the context of the lunar environment.
In sponsoring the contest, NASA hopes to encourage more collaboration among scientists and engineers and the artistic and creative communities. Such collaboration may generate new ideas for living and working in extra-terrestrial environments, resulting in more successful long-duration space missions.
Winners of the contest will be offered the opportunity to exhibit their work in NASA facilities and science museums. An online public gallery will be available through a partnership with NASA's Classroom of the Future, maintained by the Wheeling Jesuit University Center for Educational Technologies in Wheeling, W. Va., and the Christopher Newport University Institute for Science Education in Newport News, Va. Christopher Newport University will provide cash awards for top prizes.
Entries are due no later than December 1, 2007, and results will be announced in February 2008.
A high school version of this contest is planned for the spring of 2008.
For more details about the contest, including NASA's resources about the moon, visit: http://artcontest.larc.nasa.gov
Opportunity in Earth System Science for Minority Students
The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science, or MS PHD'S, initiative was developed by and for underrepresented minorities to facilitate increased participation in Earth system science. Each year, the initiative engages 30 minority undergraduate and graduate students in a series of activities.
The project starts with orientation and a broad Earth system science and engineering exposure during MS PHD'S community-building activities at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting, Dec. 10-14, 2007, in San Francisco.
Participants will engage in additional professional development activities at one of the MS PHD'S organizational partners' meetings. These activities could include attending meetings of the American Meteorological Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, the National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists, and the Oceanography Society, among others. Each participant will attend the meeting that most closely aligns with his or her specific academic and professional interests.
The final phase will occur at the National Academies in Washington, D.C., where participants will visit government agencies and engage in dialogs with professional society and foundation representatives. Each student will also receive a scholarship award of up to $1,000 and participate in a tour of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
The deadline for submitting the online application is Sept. 10, 2007.
For more information about the MS PHD'S initiative and how to apply, visit: http://www.msphds.usf.edu/index.html
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): December 12, 2007
Synopsis of Program: The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August.
* Applications are submitted directly by the individual graduate student, unlike standard NSF proposals that are submitted through the principal investigator's
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
- Enrolled in a research-oriented master's or Ph.D. degree program at a U.S. institution located in the United States;
- Pursuing studies in fields of science and engineering research and education supported by the National Science Foundation; and
- Pursuing studies in fields that are supported by the foreign co-sponsoring organization. Previous EAPSI awardees may not receive funding to the same location (Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan).
Students selected for the program who are matriculated at the time of application and subsequently graduate may still receive an award and participate in the EAPSI program.
Full details at:http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07584
NASA Competition Invites Students to Imagine The Future of Aviation
NASA announced its aeronautics competition for high school and college students during the 2007-2008 academic year. Students are asked to imagine and write an essay or design a next generation aircraft that could join the commercial fleet in 2058.
High school students should prepare a well-informed essay describing how transportation of goods and passengers might be revolutionized in the 21st century as it was in the 1930s and 1940s by the introduction of the DC-3. Essays are limited to 12 pages and should address environmental impacts, including reduced noise and emissions, improved operating costs, the use of alternative fuels, passenger and cargo loads, and use of existing general aviation runways.
College students are challenged to design the next generation aircraft. Design considerations should include environmental impact, daily operations on short runways, passenger and cargo limits, structure and materials, propulsion, and cost analyses for production and operation. Proposals should provide details on three or more valid operational scenarios. University-level research papers are limited to 25 pages.
NASA uses this competition to foster the next generation of skilled scientists and engineers critical to the future of NASA aeronautics and the broader aeronautics community. For contest information and submission, visit above http://aero.larc.nasa.gov/competitions.htm
REMINDER: NASA SEEKS UNDERGRADUATES TO DEFY GRAVITY FOR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING
Undergraduate students interested in testing an experiment aboard NASA's reduced gravity aircraft, the "Weightless Wonder," need to submit their proposals by Oct. 31.
The opportunity is part of NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Project, which gives aspiring explorers a chance to propose, design and fabricate a reduced-gravity experiment. Selected teams will test and evaluate their experiment aboard the modified McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jet liner.
Interested students should submit a letter of intent by Sept. 19. This step is optional but serves as an introductory notice that a team plans to submit a proposal for the upcoming competition. On Dec. 6, NASA will announce the teams selected to fly in the spring and summer of 2008. All applicants must be full-time students, at least 18 and citizens of the United States.
For more information about the project and how to submit a proposal, visit: http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov
NASA Opens Applications for New Astronaut Class
HOUSTON - NASA is accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon.
"We look forward to gathering applications and then being able to select from the largest pool possible," said Ellen Ochoa, NASA's chief of Flight Crew Operations at the Johnson Space Center. "Continuing our impressive record in successfully carrying out challenging human spaceflight missions depends on maintaining a talented and diverse astronaut corps."
To be considered, a bachelor's degree in engineering, science or math and three years of relevant professional experience are required. Typically, successful applicants have significant qualifications in engineering or science, or extensive experience flying high-performance jet aircraft.
Teaching experience, including work at the kindergarten through 12th grade level, is considered qualifying. Educators with the appropriate educational background are encouraged to apply.
After a six-month period of evaluation and interviews, NASA will announce final selections in early 2009. Astronaut candidates will report to Johnson in the summer of 2009 to begin the basic training program to prepare them for future spaceflight assignments.
NASA will accept applications through July 1, 2008. To apply visit: http://www.usajobs.gov
Additional information about the Astronaut Candidate Program is available by calling the Astronaut Selection Office at 281-483-5907 or by visiting: http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/recruit.html
Deadline Approaching for NASA ESMD Spring Internships
The Spring 2008 Intern Application for NASA Centers is available on the ESMD Space Grant Student Working Group on PBMA until October 1st. Start the process at our website: http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/ESMDspacegrant/.
Download the ESMD SG Student flyer and Detailed ESMD Student information for additional details.
Great Worldwide Star Count
Kids and adults are invited to count the stars in the evening sky from Oct. 1-15, 2007, and report their results online. The event, sponsored by Windows to the Universe, is designed to raise awareness about light pollution and encourage learning in astronomy. All the information needed to participate will be available on the Web. At the conclusion of the event, the submitted data will be analyzed and a map will be generated highlighting the results.
For more information, visit: http://www.starcount.org
NASA Quest Announces the HiRISE Image Targeting Challenge
Help NASA on the quest for signs of water on the Red Planet.
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera now orbiting Mars is helping NASA search for signs of water on Mars. Students are invited to help choose regions of Mars for HiRISE to image. The HiRISE team will pick several suggestions and image them with the camera in the coming months. The participants will represent the first people on Earth to see the resulting image and will have the chance to search for signs of water in the image.
Background information, teacher guides, student activity books and tutorials are available online to help students choose a region. Interested teachers and students are encouraged to register online to receive more information about how to participate.
For more information, visit: Êhttp://quest.nasa.gov/challenges/hirise/ ÊÊ
High Performance Computing Ph.D. Fellowship Program Announcement
The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), IEEE-Computer Society and the SC Conference Series are pleased to announce the first year of the High Performance Computing Ph.D. Fellowship Program. We are writing to you to solicit your assistance in finding exceptional candidates. Your help is especially critical since the deadline for Fellowship Applications is Oct 30, 2007.
The ACM/IEEE-CS HPC Ph.D. Fellowship Program honors exceptional Ph.D. students throughout the world with the focus areas of High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. HPC covers the areas of computational sciences, computational engineering, and computer science using the most powerful computers available at a given time. The ACM/IEEE-CS HPC Ph.D. Fellowship Program also supports our long-standing commitment to workforce diversity and encourages nominations of women, minorities and all who contribute to diversity.
Students must be nominated by a full time faculty member at a PhD granting, accredited institution. They must be enrolled in a full-time Ph. D program at an accredited college or university, and they should have completed at least one year of study in their doctoral program at the time of their nomination. Fellowship recipients will be selected based on:
- their overall potential for research excellence,
- the degree to which their technical interests align with those of the HPC community,
- their academic progress to-date, as evidenced by publications and endorsements from their faculty advisor and department head as well as a plan of study to enhance HPC related skills
- the demonstration of their anticipated use of HPC resources.
All applicants must meet minimum scholarship requirements at the institution where they are or will be registered.
We have included a complete Application Form below. Completed application should be submitted via email to: hpc-fellowship-application@acm.org . along with nomination and endorsement letters by October 30, 2007. Questions can be sent via email to: hpc-fellowship-questions@acm.org. Further information can be found http://www.sigarch.org/HPC_Fellowships.html.
Please join us in finding the best possible candidates who will be future HPC leaders.
Johnson Space Center: Reduced Gravity Education Opportunity! Deadline Oct 31
Announcing a new reduced gravity flight opportunity for undergraduate teams and faculty! Yes, faculty members will be eligible to participate as a flight team member with this project!
NASA Reduced Gravity Systems Engineering Senior Design Flight Project Overview
NASA has identified ongoing projects that are systems engineering and reduced gravity related. Applications for these projects are available to all undergraduate students (at least 18 years-of-age, US Citizens and enrolled full-time in a college or university) as senior design projects. 10 projects will be selected to participate in this opportunity.
NASA's reduced gravity aircraft generally flies 30 parabolic maneuvers over the Gulf of Mexico. This parabolic pattern provides about 30 seconds of hypergravity (about 1.8G-2G) as the plane climbs to the top of the parabola. Once the plane starts to "nose over" the top of the parabola to descend toward Earth, the plane experiences about 25 seconds of microgravity (0G). At the very top and bottom of the parabola, flyers experience a mix of partial G's between 0 and 1.8 (called "dirty air").
The students attached to the selected proposals would then work with a NASA mentor lead for that project, to prepare the experiments for flight. In addition to student involvement, one university/college faculty member will be invited to fly with each team. This will help to provide faculty members with teaching materials in their classroom and can be used as a motivator to increase their students interest in systems engineering.
In addition to the student-based research, they will participate in a number of Digital Learning Network events (videoconferences). Incorporated as part of the NASA experience, and working in conjunction with other NASA and engineering organizations, student teams will participate in a minimum of three videoconferences as part of a systems engineering design challenge through the Digital Learning Network (DLN).
Conditions permitting, each investigation will be flown twice so that there can be replication of the investigation and any problems encountered during the first flight can be corrected during the second. After returning to their respective campuses, the flight teams will conduct technical outreach events for younger students.
Team composition must include these four members:
1 - faculty member
1 - undergraduate senior
2 - other undergraduate students
Proposal Deadline: October 31, 2007
For project applications and detailed information on how undergraduate teams can participate in this NASA Reduced Gravity Systems Engineering Senior Design Flight Project, visit: http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/SE/
Announcement: 2008-2009 Texas Space Grant Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunity
TSGC Fellowship Program
TSGC Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis with consideration of (1) excellence in academics, (2) interest in space, and (3) recommendations from the applicant's institution.
The application deadline for TSGC Fellowships is April 11, 2008.
TSGC Columbia Crew Memorial Scholarship Program
TSGC Scholarships are intended to recognize highly-qualified students and encourage their consideration to pursue graduate studies in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics - ultimately leading to a career in a space-related field. Scholarships award:
- Excellence in academics
- Participation in space-related education projects
- Participation in research projects
- Exhibited leadership qualities
The application deadline for the Columbia Crew Memorial Scholarship is March 21, 2008.
Additional information is available from the TSGC web site - http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/grants/index.html - where applications for both Fellowships and Scholarships are available for on-line completion.
Further questions should be directed to:
Talia Jurgens
Program Coordinator [http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu]
Texas Space Grant Consortium
jurgens@tsgc.utexas.edu
voice: 512.471.3583
toll free: 1.800.248.8742
Registration Open for the 15th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
Registration is open for the 15th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race. High school and college students design and build a vehicle that addresses a series of engineering problems similar to those faced by the original lunar-roving vehicle team. Each school may enter up to two teams. The race will take place April 4-5, 2008, in Huntsville, Ala., at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Entries must be received by Feb. 1, 2008.
For more information about the competition and to register online, visit: http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/index.html
National Space Biomedical Research Institute Announces Opportunities for College Students
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute seeks solutions to health concerns facing astronauts on long missions. This research also benefits patients on Earth. The NSBRI has two exciting opportunities for college students on several levels.
The NSBRI's Summer Internship Program is for graduate or medical students and undergraduate students who have completed their second year of undergraduate studies. Applicants are asked to fill out an online application and send a Curriculum Vitae or resume, a letter of interest indicating available dates during the summer, and two letters of recommenda tion. The program is open to U.S. citizens. The deadline to apply for the 2008 program is Jan. 31, 2008. For more information and application information, visit http://www.nsbri.org/Education/SummerInternship.html.
The NSBRI's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides support for Postdoctoral Fellows in any U.S. laboratory carrying out space-related biomedical or biotechnological research. The program is open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or persons with pre-existing visas obtained through their sponsoring institutions that permit postdoctoral training for the project's duration. Funding is for a two-year period. The next solicitation will open in the spring of 2008. For more information, visit http://www.nsbri.org/Education/PostDoc.html.
PISCES Student Design Competition Opportunity - Lunar Outposts
PISCES (The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems) is pleased to announce its second annual competition for designs related to the development of lunar outposts. The first competition was a roaring success, with support provided to three university teams (University of Colorado, Boulder; Colorado School of Mines; Honolulu Community College) to present their design work at the PISCES Annual Conference in Hilo, Hawaii, November 7-8, 2007. NASA is providing additional support for the competition this year, which will allow up to 6 teams to be supported for a presentation in Hawaii, November 10-11, 2008. Details on the program can be found on the PISCES web site http://pisces.uhh.hawaii.edu/. Full details of this year's competition should be posted by December 14, but the gist of the idea can be seen by looking at the announcement for last year. The program continues to look for design projects dealing with lunar outposts and their subsystems, and particularly in the area of lunar resource utilization, where NASA has requested design studies that address the possibilities for extracting water from permanently shadowed craters near the lunar poles. In addition, business students can submit business plans aimed at developing commercial opportunities for a lunar outpost or for a simulated outpost on Earth.
For further information, contact Mike Duke, PISCES Student Design Competition Coordinator at mikeduke@earthlink.net .
Announcing the AFRL Space Scholars Program for 2008 at the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory
Space Scholars is an exciting summer internship opportunity for students at the senior undergraduate level through PhD candidates (U.S. CITIZENS ONLY) to work on-site with researchers on a wide variety of research projects. Complete details including application instructions can be found at our program web site (http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil/SpaceScholars/). The website for a sister Program, Directed Energy Scholars, is also up and running at (http://www.de.afrl.af.mil/Scholars/).
Applications can be submitted online anytime between now and 31 January 2008. Using an on-line application process; students will fill out the application questions directly online, and application packages will be distributed electronically via email once the application closing date hits.
Attention Medical and Graduate Students in Biomedical Research:
The 49th Annual National Student Research Forum will be held in Galveston, Texas April 24-25, 2008. Abstracts deadline February 8, 2008. For more information go to: http://www.utmd.edu/nsrf or contact Elisabeth Sanders at easander@utmb.edu.
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