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Agenda • Congressionally Funded Mission-Driven Projects • STEM Engagement Program • Program-Level Independent Evaluation • NMSGC and NM NASA EPSCoR Award History • NMSGC RIG and NM NASA EPSCoR RID Awards • NMSGC Scholarships & Fellowships • NASA Mission Directorates • NMSGC and NM NASA EPSCoR Funding Opportunities for Faculty • NMSGC Funding Opportunities for Students • Additional Funding Opportunities Congressionally Funded Mission-Driven Projects • • • • • • • • Space Grant National network of 52 consortia with 850 affiliate members Stimulates cooperative programs among universities, industry, federal/state/local governments Encourages interdisciplinary education and research programs Incorporates state priorities, needs and goals MUREP Limited to minority-serving institutions Increases retention of underserved and underrepresented groups in STEM Enhances infrastructure at minority-serving institutions Portfolio with seven funded elements • • • • • • • • EPSCoR 28 eligible jurisdictions (states and territories) Contributes to development of research infrastructure and capabilities Fosters partnerships between NASA research entities, industry and academic institutions Incorporates state priorities, needs and goals Next Gen STEM K-12 STEM engagement initiatives aligned to mission priorities Aligned to national K-12 education standards Meeting students where they are: in school, after school, at home and through informal education institutions (IEIs) NASA’s Museum and Informal Education (MIE) Alliance and Competitive Awards STEM Engagement Program OSTEM Beneficiaries span K-20, not only from programmatic perspective, but from a perspective of building pathways to broaden student participation Program-Level Independent Evaluation Impact on Underrepresented Minorities A Scalable Independent Evaluation Framework for the Space Grant Program FOCUS Focus is on collective impact (publications, partnerships, retention, and graduation) in faculty research grants, student scholarships, internships, and fellowships DATA ANALYSIS Descriptive stats, possible t-tests for sample size, ANOVA, regression techniques, multi-level modeling Case studies using purposeful sampling Interviews and focus groups with participants Thematic coding for analysis NMSGC Award History (2020 – Present) • Total Awarded for year – 2020: • $700,000 base award • Plus, $60,000 augmentation funding • 2020 Awards • Scholarships and Fellowships: $200,000 • RIG and other grants: $180,945 • Total Awarded for year – 2021: • $685,000 • Plus, $85,000 first augmentation funding and $30,000 second augmentation funding NM NASA EPSCoR Award History (2019 – Present) • New Mexico NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (2019-2022): $450,000 • NASA EPSCoR CAN (2020-2023): $750,000 • Dr Igor Sevostianov, NMSU, Next Generation Additive Manufacturing for Space Applications • NASA ISS CAN (2020-2023): $99,556 • Dr Peter Vorobieff, UNM, Efficient Microgravity Heat and Mass Transfer With No Moving Parts • NASA Rapid Response Research (2021): $100,000 per award • Dr Carol Campbell, NMSU, Hack the land out of them: Obtaining land cover classifications from GLOBE Observer photographs • Dr Andreas Gross, NMSU, Conceptual Design and Analysis of Aerobot for Long-Endurance Mission on Venus • Dr Pankaj Kumar, UNM, Enhanced Weldability of Next-generation Refractory High Entropy Alloys NMSGC RIG Awards (2019-2021) Principal Investigator Institution Project Title Andreas Gross New Mexico State University AIAA Design, Build, Fly * Paul Fuierer New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Protective Ceramic Coatings by Aerosol Deposition of Extraterrestrial Regolith Marlena Fraune New Mexico State University Improving human-robot interaction efficiency during robot mode-swaps to support safety, sustainability, and success of space missions Fanjun Shu New Mexico State University Spaceport America Cup (ESRA)-Atomic Aggies* Elba Serrano New Mexico State University Cell Culture Systems for Space Neuroscience Research Igor Sevostianov New Mexico State University Micromechanics of Defects in Additively Manufactured Materials Douglas Cortes New Mexico State University Regolith subsurface exploration testbed (R-SET) NMSGC RIG Awards (2019-2021) Principal Investigator Institution Project Title Fernando Moreu University of New Mexico Safe and Augmented Human-Robotic Interaction for Space (SAHRIS) Ashok Ghosh New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Mission Specific Design of Structural Materials for Radiation Environment Seokbin Lim New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Space Science & Engineering: Materials Under Extreme Dynamic Tension Ahmed Elaksher New Mexico State University Curriculum Development in Digital Photogrammetry* Paul Fuierer New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Enhancing the Capstone Design Experience for Materials Engineering Students: Micro-particle Accelerator for Testing Impact Resistance of Space Surfaces and Coatings* Sally Seidel University of New Mexico Silicon Detectors that Multiply Charge: a Strategy for Radiation Hardness in Extra Terrestrial Applications Marlena Fraune New Mexico State University Post-Doctoral Fellowship* NMSGC RIG Awards (2019-2021) Principal Investigator Institution Project Title Elena Sevostianova New Mexico State University Screening for Salt and Drought Tolerance in Edible Crops Selected for Space Plant Breeding Program Stefan Zollner New Mexico State University Temperature-dependent ellipsometry and thermal stability of phase change materials for tunable optics applications Andreas Gross New Mexico State University AIAA Design, Build, Fly* Nicole Pietrasiak New Mexico State University Plant the Moon Challenge - Higher Education* Andrew Moralez 21st Century Academic Enrichment Programs Plant the Moon Challenge - K-12* Fangjun Shu New Mexico State University Spaceport America Cup (ESRA)- Atomic Aggies* Abdessatar Abdelkefi New Mexico State University Conceptual design and performance enhancement of space drones with morphing capabilities in different solar system bodies 10 NMSGC RIG Awards (2018-2021) Number of RIG Awards per Institution RIG NMSU 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 NMT 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 UNM 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 11 NM NASA EPSCoR RID Awards (2019-2021) Principal Investigator Institution Project Title Andreas Gross New Mexico State University Development of Accurate and Efficient Large-Eddy Simulation Capability for Shockwave Boundary Layer Interaction Research Reza Foudazi New Mexico State University Gel Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Oxygen Hengzhao Yang New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Evaluation of UltraBattery Technology for Potential Aerospace Applications Kooktae Lee New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Development of an Efficient Planetary Exploration Algorithm for Future Multi-Rover Systems Don Ryu New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 3D Impact Self-Sensing Composites (3D-ISSC) Mahdi HaghshenasJaryani New Mexico State University Bio-inspired Shape-morphing Soft Robotic Mechanisms for Adaptive Locomotion in Space Exploration Samah Ben Ayed New Mexico State University Thermo-fluid Investigations on Wing Color of Mars Drone Performance 12 NM NASA EPSCoR RID Awards (2018-2020) Number of RID Awards per Institution (2018-2020) RID NMSU 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 NMT 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 UNM 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 13 NMSGC Scholarships & Fellowships Opportunity Amount Award Announcement Undergraduate Scholarship $2,500 per semester Up to four semesters Funding for Fall and Spring announced in Spring 2022 Graduate Scholarship $5,000 per semester Up to four semesters Funding for Fall and Spring announced in Spring 2022 Education Major and In-Service Teacher Scholarship $2,500 per semester Up to one semester (undergraduate) Up to two semesters (graduate) Funding for Fall and Spring announced in Spring 2022 Community College Scholarship $1,000 per semester Up to two semesters Funding for Fall and Spring announced in Spring 2022 Summer Internship $7,300 (undergraduate) $9,000 (graduate) 10 weeks Late Fall 2021 Fall and Spring Internship $11,680 (undergraduate) $14,400 (graduate) 16 weeks Refer to https://intern.nasa.gov 14 NMSGC Scholarships & Fellowships (2018-2021) 70 64 Number of Scholarships and Fellowships per Institution 60 50 40 33 30 21 20 10 NMSU UNM NMT 1 CNM SIPI 15 NMSGC Scholarships & Fellowships (2018-2021) Number of Scholarships per Institution 2018-2021 Number of Fellowships per Institution 2018-2021 12 16 11 14 10 14 13 12 10 6 3 2 8 10 1 0 0 0 5 3 16 NMSGC Scholarships & Fellowships (2021) Academic Institution Number of Undergraduate Students Awarded Number of Graduate Students Awarded New Mexico State University 14 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology University of New Mexico Central New Mexico Community College Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 17 NMSGC Scholarships & Fellowships (2018-2021) Gender Breakdown Scholarships vs Fellowships Scholarshi ps 30% Do Not Wish to Report 1% Female 35% Minority/Non-Minority Breakdown Fellowship s 70% Fellowships Do Not Wish to Report 3% Minority 20% Scholarships Male 64% Male Female Do Not Wish to Report Non-minority 77% Minority Non-minority Do Not Wish to Report 18 NASA’s Mission Directorates Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) 19 Funding Opportunities for Faculty – NMSGC • RIGs provide funding to develop competitive research & technology projects & programs for the solution of scientific and technical problems of importance to NASA • Up to $25,000 award • 1-year period of performance • U.S citizenship required • NASA collaborator required • 100% matching funds required • Opportunity open year-round • The program provides funding to support a postdoctoral fellow whose work is of relevance to one or more of NASA’s Mission Directorates research priorities and programs • $10,000 award/year up to two years • U.S citizenship required • 100% matching funds required • Opportunity open year-round • The grant is intended to support project-based course development, capstone courses, curriculum or course re-design • Up to $15,000 award • 1-year period of performance • U.S citizenship required • 100% matching funds required • Opportunity open year-round *Faculty who have not received an award to which they are applying to will receive priority 20 Funding Opportunities for Faculty – NM NASA EPSCoR • RIDs provide funding to develop competitive research & technology projects & programs for the solution of scientific and technical problems of importance to NASA • Up to $25,000 award • 1-year period of performance • U.S citizenship NOT required • NASA collaborator required • 100% matching funds required • Opportunity open year-round • The goal of R3s is to foster close collaborations among NASA, industry and university faculty to solve specific current NASA research challenges • $100,000 award • 1-year period of performance • U.S citizenship NOT required, but access to NASA Centers can be limited • NASA collaborator(s) required • NO matching funds required • Opportunity opens late Fall 2021 21 Funding Opportunities for Faculty – NM NASA EPSCoR • The goal of the CAN is to establish research activities that will make significant contributions to NASA’s strategic research and technology development priorities and contribute to the overall research infrastructure and economic development of the jurisdiction receiving funding • $750,000 award • 3-year period of performance • U.S citizenship NOT required, but access to NASA Centers can be limited • NASA collaborator(s) required • 50% matching funds required • Opportunity opens early Winter 2021 • This is an opportunity to propose a suborbital flight aboard a commercial suborbital vehicle funded by the STMD Flight Opportunities program and is for research projects that are mature enough to design a research experiment or develop research experimental hardware to the point that it can be flown in a suborbital environment • ISS CAN $100,000 award-Suborbital CAN $250,000 • 3-year period of performance • U.S citizenship NOT required, but access to NASA Centers can be limited • NASA collaborator(s) required • NO matching funds required • Opportunity opens late Fall 2021 22 Funding Opportunities for Students • Graduate Research Fellowship $5,000 per semester • Undergraduate Research Scholarship $2,500 per semester • Education Major and In-Service Teacher Scholarship $2,500 per semester • Community College Scholarship $1,000 per semester • U.S citizenship required • Applications open in January 2022 • This program provides support to teams participating in NASA and space-related design competitions • Up to $5,000 award • U.S citizenship required • 100% matching funds required • Opportunity open yearround • This grant enables students to attend a professional meeting or academic conference to present their aerospace-related research or research of interest to NASA within the U.S and U.S territories • Up to $500 award • U.S citizenship required • Proof of acceptance of the recipient’s conference abstract • Opportunity open year-round • One-time travel grant award • NASA interns use their creativity and innovation to work on projects that impact NASA’s mission, like sending the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024 • U.S citizenship required • Fall 2021 applications open in July 23 Additional Funding Opportunities • This grant focuses on supporting literacy in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics for the citizens of New Mexico Organizations can include astronomy clubs, museums and community organizations Program content can include demonstration and contests that promote the benefits of STEM • Up to $5,000 award • 1-year period of performance • U.S citizenship required • 100% matching funds required • Opportunity open year-round • This workshop is open to all New Mexico full-time grades 6-12 secondary school educators Participants will receive a free Sphero robot and will join their class as they learn how to integrate coding into the curriculum Participants will also be able to interact with NASA STEM education experts, as well as learn about other NASA education and funding opportunities to stay involved throughout the year • Workshop will be held virtually on July 20, 22, 27 and 29 • $400 stipend for completion of workshop sessions and asynchronous assignments • U.S citizenship required • Matching funds required 24 nmspacegrant.com nmnasaepscor.com 25