Student Opportunities at NASA

A few weeks ago we were talking about career opportunities at NASA.  I received a number of emails from students after that post looking for internship or COOP opportunities.  This past week, an email was sent out within NASA that really does a good job highlighting a number of opportunities at various centers around the agency.  The email is included here and is a wealth of information.  Please share it with students who may be interested in working at NASA.  

This one-time email is to let you know about some of the wonderful
 opportunities for students at NASA centers. Please find below
 paragraphs provided by participating NASA centers advertising their
 student programs. Please share it with students who might be
interested in participating.



Student Opportunities at Ames Research Center:



Ames Research Center (Mountain View, CA) is a leader in information 
technology research with a focus on supercomputing, networking and
intelligent systems. Ames conducts the critical R&D and develops the
enabling technologies that make NASA missions possible. Ames also is
a leader in nanotechnology, fundamental space biology, biotechnology,
aerospace and thermal protection systems, human factors and
astrobiology research. Ames participates in several agency education 
programs such as NASA’s Undergraduate Student Researcher’s Program
(USRP; http://www.epo.usra.edu/usrp), an undergraduate internship
program for science, engineering and mathematics majors, and the 
Graduate Student Researcher’s Program (GSRP;
http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp) for graduate study leading to
 masters or doctoral degrees related to NASA research and
development. Acting as a portal between minority institutions and
the funding priorities of our nation, the United Negro College Fund
Special Programs Corporation’s (UNCFSP; http://uncfsp.org/) division
of Science and Technology offers internships and fellowships to
faculty members undergraduate students and graduate students who have
an interest in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics
disciplines. Some of the UNCFSP opportunities at Ames include, NASA
Science and Technology Institute Summer Scholars Project (NSTI-SSP),
NSTI Summer Faculty Fellowship Project (SFF), and Motivating
Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST). Ames specific
student opportunities would include the Foothill-DeAnza Internship
Program (FHDA; http://internships.fhda.edu/), a career development
program for community college students, and the Education Associates
 Program (EAP; http://edassoc.arc.nasa.gov/), a program that is driven
by actual research opportunities and needs at Ames. For information 
on the full list of Ames educational opportunities, please visit the 
Ames Education website at http://education.arc.nasa.gov/.



Glenn Research Center Hosts Broad Spectrum of NASA Higher Education
Programs:



Glenn Research Center (Cleveland, Ohio) is designated as NASA lead
 Center for Aeropropulsion from subsonic to hypersonic speed. In this
 capacity it is Glenn’s role to develop, verify, and transfer
aeropropulsion technologies to U.S. industry. Glenn is, also, a
 designated Center of Excellence in Turbomachinery, to develop new and 
innovative turbomachinery technology to improve the reliability and
performance, efficiency and affordability, capacity and environmental
 compatibility of future aeronautical and space propulsion
 systems. Other areas of expertise embody a broad array of technology
 developments for NASA Science missions, as well as, research and
 technology developments for aerospace power, aerospace 
communications, and space processes and experiments which include
 bioscience and technology. Finally, Glenn is engaged in technology
 development in advanced energy that embodies renewable wind, solar
and coal energy. Some of several energy-related demonstration
 projects focus on testing, evaluation and advancement of wind
turbines, fuel cells and photovoltaics. For Higher Education
 programs that link to the foregoing opportunities, please visit
 http://newbusiness.grc.nasa.gov/university-affairs/.



Goddard Space Flight Center Education Programs:



Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD) has set a goal of 50%
 minority participation among its highly competitive interns in its 
education programs. We seek help with summer intern programs. The
main on-line application deadline for next summer is January 16,
2009. Our web based application (to the collection of programs) is
 at http://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/. It includes a list of over 100
 project opportunities,” for summer 2009, from which the applicant 
selects his or her favorites. The programs which cooperate in the
process are described on the above cited web site. Students then
 apply for these projects. Hence, advisor support in recommending
 highly qualified students is most welcome. If you have questions, 
e-mail Janie Nall (301-286-0885) or Terri Patterson (301-286-4398). We very much appreciate
 your help by encouraging highly qualified students, especially
 minorities, to apply.



Student Opportunities at Johnson Space Center:



Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX) has a robust education program and
participates in many Agency student programs. JSC’s main areas of
research emphasize current and future Human exploration including
life sciences as well as vehicle systems development and other
systems engineering activities. JSC leads or participates in several
 agency education programs, such as NASA’s Undergraduate Student
 Research Program (USRP http://www.epo.usra.edu/usrp) the
 undergraduate internship program for science, engineering and
 mathematics majors; The Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP
http://fellowships.hq.nasa.gov/gsrp) for graduate study leading to
 masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics,
and engineering related to NASA research and development; and the
 Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program
(http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/) for undergraduate
students to propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced
 gravity experiment of their choice. Additionally, JSC encourages 
proposals to the Steckler/Space Grant Opportunity found at the 
NSPIRES website at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ which will award
 Twenty $70,000 grants for research proposals concerning technology 
and development activities to enable space colonization or space
settlement. For information on the full list of JSC educational
 opportunities, please visit the JSC Education website at
http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/.  

Student Opportunity: Interdisciplinary National Science Project 
Incorporating Research and Education Experience:

 Applications are being accepted for INSPIRE’s online community from
 9th to 12th grade students through December 31, 2008. The community
 provides NASA-related resources and educational activities, allows 
for students to interact with other students, ask questions and share
knowledge. Once selected into the online community, students may 
compete for the unique grade appropriate summer experiences ranging 
from a 1 day VIP tour and workshops, a 2 week on-campus collegiate
 experience, and paid summer internships.
  For additional information, visit our website at
http://www.nasa.gov/education/INSPIRE.



Higher Education Student Opportunities at Marshall Space Flight Center:



From advanced materials, avionics and optics research – to
propulsion, robotics and systems engineering, Marshall proves it is
more than a rocket center. Science areas emphasized are
astrophysics, heliophysics/plasmas, Earth science (remote sensing and 
climate variability) and astrobiology. The Marshall Space Flight Center is a key contributor to significant NASA programs, continuing
 a legacy of accomplishment that includes the Saturn V rocket that 
launched America’s astronauts to the moon; the propulsion system for
the space shuttle; and the Hubble and Chandra Space Telescopes. As
it has throughout its history, Marshall is again playing a critical
role in maintaining America’s preeminence in space. The new launch 
vehicles, the Ares I and the Ares V, are currently under development
 at 
Marshall. 
http://education.nasa.gov/edoffices/centeroffices/marshall/highered/



Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Space Grant Project:



NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) is offering 
opportunities related to Exploration in partnership with the National 
Space Grant Consortia. ESMD SG provides internships for full-time
students, mentors for senior design projects and competitions for
System Engineering and Research papers. For information on these 
programs visit our website at http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/.