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ESMD Space Grant Update

ESMD Space Grant/KSC Update Lesley Garner, Ph.D. ESMD Faculty Fellows Project Manager Lesley.C.Garner@nasa.gov 321-867-3623. Introducing ESMD Faculty Fellowship: Summer 2007

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ESMD Space Grant Update

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  1. ESMD Space Grant/KSC UpdateLesley Garner, Ph.D.ESMD Faculty Fellows Project ManagerLesley.C.Garner@nasa.gov 321-867-3623

  2. Introducing ESMD Faculty Fellowship: Summer 2007 • Purpose: To gather senior design project ideas and internship opportunities relative to Exploration in support of the ESMD Space Grant Program • Benefits • NASA Center: Benefits from help in collecting Senior Design and Internship opportunities from technical organizations. • Space Grants: Benefits by obtaining closer ties to NASA technical needs and opportunities. • Faculty: Benefits from direct experience and knowledge of NASA needs. • Students: Benefit from faculty and Space Grant knowledge of NASA opportunities and needs to align them better with workforce needs. • Overall: Creates a more synergistic approach to gathering NASA needs and how best to leverage Space Grant opportunities. Also nurtures the creation of a community of practice. ESMD Space Grant Update

  3. ESMD Faculty Fellowships Highlights: • Fund 5 faculty as a cohort group (goal: to select one per SG region) • Each Faculty paired with 2 NASA Centers (5 weeks at each Center) • LaRC & GSFC • GRC & MSFC • SSC & JSC • DFRC & JPL • ARC & KSC • Each SG can nominate up to 3 candidates • Stipend of $14K plus allocation for travel • All Faculty will meet at KSC during last week of program to exchange information • Each faculty will be required to present cohort findings at a regional conference ESMD Space Grant Update

  4. ESMD NASA Center Internships • Few applied for Spring • Deadline Nov 15 • VSG will send applicants on Nov 17 • Quick turn around for approval • Sent to NASA POC • SG award opportunity • WEBSITE ACCESS • Pilot testing now • Key sent out first week of December • Quarterly reports, Faculty Applications, Up-to-date info ESMD Space Grant Update

  5. NASA Portal – Program Opportunities • http://education.nasa.gov/edprograms/overview http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/studentopps/employment/ • Designed for • one-stop shopping • Database will eventually • be fully populated with • all programs

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