NASA awards first grant to support emerging research institutes

Washington

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February 8, 2024

/PRNewswire/ — NASA receives award

$3.7 million

11 teams to support new collaborations between agencies

America

Institutions that have not historically been part of the agency's research enterprise. These are the first awards to be awarded through a new program from NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility not only to NASA employees but also to the science and engineering communities. is.

“As the agency continues to build relationships with under-resourced agencies through initiatives like the Bridge Program, we are intentionally increasing NASA's equitable access to our nation's brightest talent. '' he said.

Sharla Lambert

, NASA Engagement Senior Advisor. “These partnerships will help NASA develop a diverse and talented workforce to further advance our understanding of space.”

NASA's SMD Bridge Program provides seed funding for research projects that build a strong foundation for a long-term relationship with NASA. This project will provide hands-on training and guidance for students, provide new research opportunities for faculty, and help science and engineering students prepare for graduate school, employment with NASA, or science, technology, engineering, We help you transition into a general career in mathematics.

The team is led by faculty from institutions representing NASA's new collaboration. These include Hispanic-serving institutions, historically black colleges and universities, Asian American and Pacific Islander-serving institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions. The research project connects these institutions to his seven her NASA centers and has the potential to impact more than 100 students.

“We congratulate this first grant recipient's innovative research project, which creates important connections between students, faculty, and NASA.”

michael new

, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Research, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters. “These awards are an important first step for his SMD Bridge program, which supports long-term relationships toward creating a more diverse and robust STEM workforce.”

There is also an additional opportunity to apply for seed funding through the SMD Bridge Program.The application acceptance period is as follows

Friday, March 29th

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The following projects have been selected as the first cohort to receive seed funding.

“Diversifying the student pipeline in STEM: Environmental pollution reduction inspired by planetary science.”

This project is

California State University Los Angeles

in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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California State Polytechnic Institute,

pomona

draws from the field of planetary science to address environmental pollution.

“FireSage: SJSU-NASA ARC Bridge Seed Program”

FireSage is a collaboration between:

San Jose State University

Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center and NASA Ames Research Center Earth Sciences Division

california

Silicon Valley. Students will participate in research projects in computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, as well as training activities in wildfire science.

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hampton university

“STEM Experiences with Doppler Aerosol Wind Lidar at NASA Langley Research Center”

This collaboration is

hampton university

and NASA's Langley Research Center

Hampton, Virginia

provides the basis for advances in planetary boundary layer research using LiDAR remote sensing.

“Development of anti-reflection coating for future NASA missions”

This project is

Delaware State University

NASA Goddard designs and manufactures environmentally durable anti-reflective coatings for guidance, navigation, and control lidar using transparent conductive films.

“CUBES: Building Capacity with CubeSats for Earth Sciences”

This collaboration is

tuskegee university

Institute of Atmospheric Science and Physics

University of Colorado

NASA Ames uses CubeSats to provide faculty and students with experience designing and executing science mission flight projects.

“Research on space materials and microbiome: A bridge to future JSC human resources”

In this project,

University of Houston Clear Lake

Cooperation with NASA's Johnson Space Center

houston

. The project's composites track will develop protective nanocomposite shields for spacecraft materials, while the microbiome track will create a comprehensive library of draft bacterial genomes.

“HALOQUEST: Halobacterium Astrobiological Laboratory Project to Observe and Interrogate Characteristics and Properties of Extraterrestrial Life”

This collaboration is

California State University Northridge

NASA JPL will study Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1 grown under simulated stressful environmental conditions, which could help understand the potential for life on other planets. There is sex.

“Observation of ice water and isotopes using mid-infrared laser heterodyne radiometer LIDAR”

In collaboration with NASA Goddard,

Delaware State University

will develop Earth science, planetary exploration, and sensing technologies, including a lunar rover payload with instruments that simultaneously detect water isotopes and correlate them with other trace gas species.

“Application of remote sensing to predict the occurrence of mosquito-borne diseases”

This project is

Southern Nazarene University

NASA JPL uses remote sensing data to identify areas at risk of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks.

“Building a diverse, sustainable and robust interfaculty STEM network through inter-institutional and interdisciplinary research collaboration in complex fluids/soft matter”

The project is a collaboration between Colorado Mesa University and NASA's Glenn Research Center.

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We will strengthen and grow our research, education, and training network around complex fluid and soft matter problems, with an initial focus on heat transfer and multiphase flow.

“Additive Manufacturing of Electronics for NASA Applications”

This project is

Florida A&M University

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Huntsville, Alabama

and NASA Goddard will explore technology solutions through additive manufacturing approaches for manufacturing strain and gas sensors.

For more information about the SMD Bridge program, please see below.

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