In 1988, Congress passed the National Space Grant Act to establish a National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. NASA accepted the Congressional mandate to manage this higher education program, designed to provide activities that increase the understanding, assessment, development, and utilization of aerospace resources and to expand the educational, scientific, and research base of all aerospace-related fields. The CaSGC is one of 52 consortia (representing every state, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia) http://calspace.ucsd.edu/spacegrant/ that administer programs in three areas of university and NASA concern: research, education & workforce development, and public outreach. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is the lead institution for the CaSGC. The CaSGC is part of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) department at UCSD and provides the administrative leadership for the CaSGC.
February 5th, 2010
The California Space Grant is pleased to announce the following UCSD Graduate Student Fellows for the 2009-2010 fiscal year:
- Brett Nadler, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisors: Prof. Thomas Bewley (MAE) and Prof. Joseph Ford (ECE)
- Cameron Nowzari, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. Jorge Cortes
- Gabriela DeFrancisci, Structural Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. Hyonny Kim
- James Krieger, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. Miroslav Krstic
- Kim Wright, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. Thomas Bewley
- Robert Krohn, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. Thomas Bewley
- Thomas Hong, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. John Kosmatka
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December 18th, 2009
See all student opportunities offered through the California Space Grant Consortium on this one page:
http://casgc.ucsd.edu/?page_id=1236
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December 18th, 2009
(Great opportunities that lead to STEM careers)
This is now a year-round program. Students may come to JPL for Summer/Fall/Spring internships
The following pages contain actual abstracts prepared by last year’s Space Grant interns at JPL. This document is intended to provide examples of the types of opportunities available for 2010 internships at JPL. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 18th, 2009
The California Space Grant Consortium will support one summer 2010 internship at NASA Johnson Space Center. Only full-time students who are U.S. citizens attending California affiliate colleges and universities may apply. Please click here for a listing of affiliates.
Interested applicants should send submit their application, cover letter (including a personal statement describing their interest in the program), unofficial transcript and resume to Tehseen Lazzouni at tlazzouni@ucsd.edu.
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December 18th, 2009
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is pleased to offer the summer 2010 Marshall Space Grant Research (MSGR) Internship. This internship provides mentored research experiences for undergraduate and graduate students.
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December 15th, 2009

The California Space Grant Consortium announces a new statewide
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)!
Scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,000 will be awarded to California students. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 23rd, 2009

Application deadline is January 18, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
You may access it at http://AcademyApp.com.
More info: Read the rest of this entry »
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November 18th, 2009

This fiscal year (April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010) the California Space Grant Consortium will provide fellowships totaling $40,000 (individual awards of $5,000-$7,000) to support UCSD graduate students for aerospace-related research in the designated research theme area of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and their associated science payload sensors and technology.
These graduate student fellowship opportunities are for students in aerospace-related science, engineering, technology, and management. This program will act as a catalyst to focus a campus-wide interdisciplinary team’s (particularly 1st and 2nd year graduate students) attention on the science and engineering opportunities involved in the U.S. aerospace program. The Fellowship Program guidelines are as follows:
- Graduate students must be U.S. citizens for Space Grant awards;
- Each fellowship application is reviewed by a CaSGC selection committee and awards are made on a competitive basis. Priority will be given to 1st and 2nd year graduate students over students who have received previous awards;
- CaSGC encourages aerospace science and engineering graduate students, particularly underrepresented ethnic groups and females, to apply;
- Each award recipient is encouraged to mentor within the campus minority engineering and science programs and in the Space Grant Outreach Programs;
- Award recipients must provide a summary report at the end of the fellowship award period. This report must be submitted electronically to spacegrant@ucsd.edu;
- All award recipients will be “longitudinally” tracked after graduation to assess the impact of the fellowship awards on career choices.
Application Period: November 19, 2009 – January 5, 2010
To download the full announcement and view application instructions please click here.
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November 18th, 2009
Several Sacramento State students have had the opportunity to intern at NASA centers all across the nation.
Click the link to read the full story:
http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/11/12/News/Students.Aim.For.Stars-3828529.shtml
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November 7th, 2009
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