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Development of Workforce

Development of Workforce. Awarded 24 graduate fellowships Goal: 17 graduate fellowships 44 papers published by our students Goal: 34 papers . Diversity. FY 2011 we awarded 65 fellowships and scholarships 31 female students (48%) 25 minority students (38%). Goal

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Development of Workforce

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  1. Development of Workforce • Awarded 24 graduate fellowships • Goal: 17 graduate fellowships • 44 papers published by our students • Goal: 34 papers

  2. Diversity • FY 2011 we awarded 65 fellowships and scholarships • 31 female students (48%) • 25 minority students (38%). • Goal • 34% for female students • 30% for minority students.

  3. Student Tracking • 6 fellowship students made their next career steps • advanced degree • NASA contractor • industry • academia -3 • 20% graduated with STEM degrees • Goal: 9% • 8% pursued an advanced degree • Goal: 18%

  4. Research Infrastucture • University of Utah – Geology Department • analogs for planetary exploration • Utah State University - ETE • robotics projects • Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers (SHPE) NASA Space Science Day • Goal: 3 minigrant awards

  5. Internships • LARSS interns - 2 • NASA JPL • NASA Ames • USU Engineering State • Goal: 11 interns

  6. Attract & retain students in STEM disciplines • 10 teacher workshops • Goal: 10 workshops • 4 sets of educational materials on-line • Goal: 4 sets

  7. Informal Education -form strategic partnerships • AlianzaAcademy, • Salt Lake Center for Science Education, • Salt Lake Arts Academy, • Salt Lake Center for Science, • Space Science Institute, • Wasatch, Jackson and Woodrow Wilson Elementary schools. • Goal: 4 partnerships

  8. Funding update • 2011 Augmentation • award notice being processed (60 days) • $215,000 • 2012 Space Grant base funding • Annual report submitted Apr 27, 2012 • $575,000 • 2012 Augmentation • TBD

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