80NSSC19M0197

These factors make asteroid science, technology, and exploration an exciting vehicle for hands-on education of minority students. In addition, this opportunity provides these students' valuable connections to peers, to graduate students who are emerging technical leaders, and accomplished researchers in this field, and by extension, to industry.

Our past efforts have shown that involving new students in front-line research projects helps bring out student creativity, new and diverse ideas, and instill drive, purpose, and ambition. Working with UA and Pima undergraduate students, in turn, helps graduate student mentors advance their leadership skills, get teaching experience, and sharpen their research efforts.

Importantly, the proposed program educates students through hands-on motivational skills and experience - an experience that will enable them to open doors to opportunities in the high-tech science and technology sectors and meet NASA education goals by strengthening the future workforce for NASA and the nation.

University Of Arizona

THESE FACTORS MAKE ASTEROID SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND EXPLORATION AN EXCITING VEHICLE FOR HANDS-ON EDUCATION OF MINORITY STUDENTS. INADDITION THIS OPPORTUNITY PROVIDES THESE STUDENTS'' VALUABLE CONNECTIONS TO PEERS TO GRADUATE STUDENT WHO ARE EMERGING TECHNICAL LEADERS ACCOMPLISHED RESEARCHERS IN THIS FIELD AND BY EXTENSION TO INDUSTRY. OUR PAST EFFORTS HAVE SHOWN THAT INVOLVING NEW STUDENTS IN FRONT-LINE RESEARCH PROJECTS HELPS BRING OUT STUDENT CREATIVITY NEW AND DIVERSE IDEAS AND INSTILL DRIVE PURPOSE AND AMBITION. WORKING WITH UA AND PIMA UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN TURN HELPS GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORS ADVANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS GET TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND SHARPEN THEIR RESEARCH EFFORTS. IMPORTANTLY THE PROPOSED PROGRAM EDUCATES STUDENTS THROUGH HANDS-ON MOTIVATIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO OPEN DOORS TO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HIGH-TECH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYSECTORS AND MEET NASA EDUCATION GOALS BY STRENGTHENING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR NASA AND THE NATION.

43.008 - Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

Tucson, Arizona 85719-4824 United States

Single Zip Code

NOT APPLICABLE

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/22 to 09/30/25 and the total obligations have increased 368% from $1,017,159 to $4,760,392.