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The NC Space Grant is a consortium of academic institutions that have gathered together to promote, develop, and support aeronautics and space-related science, engineering, and technology education and training in North Carolina. Partnering with NASA, industry, non-profit organizations, and state government agencies, NC Space Grant conducts programs that are designed to equip the current and future aero/space workforce in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Space Grant is now accepting scholarship and fellowship applications from undergraduate and graduate students. The deadline to apply is February 24, 2012.
Proposals from faculty may also be submitted.
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| NC Space Grant News |
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Biology, Space and North Carolina - 13 Jan 2012 The North Carolina Space Grant is partnering with the family of Dr. Tom K. Scott to host a symposium to honor Dr. Scott, Professor Emeritus of Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill. You are invited to attend the Biology, Space and North Carolina symposium on Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 3:30-5:30 pm at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. The symposium will feature five scientific presentations from faculty at four area universities (Wake Forest, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, and East Carolina). A reception will follow. See this PDF for details.
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Students: NASA Academy applications are available online - 12 Dec 2011 The 2012 NASA Academy Application is online and available at http://www.AcademyApp.com. This application serves multiple NASA academies; details are available at the link.
Relevant deadlines:
Dec 1 – Application Launched
Jan 23 – Application Deadline
Jan 21 – Space Grant Review Begins
Jan 27 – Space Grant Review Complete
Late February – Selections Complete
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2012 NASA / Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory application is available - 12 Dec 2011 Since 2004, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has offered summer projects to students interested in working on NASA missions or space-related research opportunities. Students participating in the NASA/APL Internship Program work at APL, and make critical contributions to current and future missions or grants. The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit center for engineering, research and development. APL is a division of one of the world's premier research universities, Johns Hopkins. The campus is home to 4,100 men and women who work on more than 400 programs that protect our homeland and advance the nation's vision in research and space science. http://www.jhuapl.edu/ourwork/default.asp or http://civspace.jhuapl.edu/index.php.
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NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEO) accepting applications - 21 Nov 2011 NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEO) is accepting applications for summer 2012 faculty fellowships. These fellowship opportunities will prepare faculty members to enable their students to complete senior design projects with potential contribution to NASA Exploration objectives. Faculty will work for 6 to 12 weeks at a NASA field center and incorporate an Exploration project into an existing senior design course or capstone course at their university in the 2012-13 academic year. The Exploration project must be selected from the list and application found at the link above. Deadline: Jan 9, 2012, 5:00 pm EST.
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| NASA Image of the Day |
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A 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite - Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on January 4, 2012. The NPP satellite was renamed 'Suomi NPP' on January 24, 2012 to honor the late Verner E. Suomi of the University of Wisconsin. Suomi NPP is NASA's next Earth-observing research satellite. It is the first of a new generation of satellites that will observe many facets of our changing Earth. Suomi NPP is carrying five instruments on board. The biggest and most important instrument is The Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite or VIIRS. Image Credit: NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring
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