WASHINGTON , Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA has awarded $6 million to twenty groups from rising analysis establishments throughout the US supporting tasks that deal profession construction alternatives for science, generation, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM) scholars.

That is the 3rd spherical of seed investment awarded during the company’s MOSAICS (Mentoring and Alternatives in STEM with Instructional Establishments for People Good fortune) program, previously the Science Undertaking Directorate Bridge Program. This system seeks to amplify get right of entry to to NASA analysis alternatives within the science and engineering boxes, in addition to to NASA’s team of workers.

“The STEM workforce continues to grow, and today’s students, studying at a variety of higher-education institutions — community colleges, primarily undergraduate institutions, and minority-serving institutions — are the STEM workforce of tomorrow, who will work to solve some of our biggest challenges at home while answering some of our biggest questions about our universe,” stated Padi Boyd, director of MOSAICS at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Exposing today’s students to the incredibly inspiring and cutting-edge discoveries made through NASA’s space science people and resources ensures that these students get the training they need to persist in STEM careers, while fostering enduring collaborations between NASA researchers and faculty at a wide range of institutions.”

NASA’s Science Undertaking Directorate MOSAICS program budget analysis tasks development relationships between school school and researchers on the company week offering mentorship and coaching for college students in STEM boxes. The tasks backup groups at educational establishments that traditionally have now not been a part of the company’s analysis undertaking — together with Hispanic-serving establishments, traditionally Unlit schools and universities, Asian American and Local American Pacific Islander-serving establishments, and basically undergraduate establishments.

This system in the past awarded seed investment to 11 teams in February and 13 teams in April. This 3rd cohort brings the full choice of tasks funded to 44 groups at 36 educational establishments in 21 U.S. states and territories, together with Washington and Puerto Rico, in collaboration with seven NASA facilities. A new opportunity to use for seed investment is now unmistakable till March 28, 2025.

Please see tasks had been decided on because the 3rd cohort to obtain seed investment:

“Bridging Fundamental Ice Chemistry Studies and Ocean World Explorations”
Important investigator: Chris Arumainayagam, Wellesley School, Massachusetts
NASA middle: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Southern California

“Planetary Analog Field Science Experiences for Undergraduates: Advancing Fundamental Research and Testing Field Instrument Operations”
Important investigator: Alice Baldridge, Saint Mary’s School of California NASA middle: NASA’s Goddard Territory Flying Heart, Greenbelt, Maryland

“Building an FSU-JPL Partnership to Advance Science Productivity Through Applications of Deep Learning”
Important investigator: Sambit Bhattacharya, Fayetteville Climate College, North Carolina NASA middle: NASA JPL

“CSTAT: Establishing Center for Safe and Trustworthy Autonomous Technologies”
Important investigator: Moitrayee Chatterjee, Fresh Jersey Town College
NASA middle: NASA Goddard

“Development of Biomechanics Simulation Tool for Muscle Mechanics in Reduced Gravity to Enhance Astronaut Mission Readiness”
Important investigator: Ji Chen, College of the District of Columbia
NASA middle: NASA’s Johnson Territory Heart, Houston

“NASA Next Level”
Important investigator: Teresa Ciardi, Santa Clarita People School District, California
NASA middle: NASA JPL

“Controlled Assembly of Amphiphilic Janus Particles in Polymer Matrix for Novel 3D Printing Applications in Space“
Important investigator: Ubaldo Cordova-Figueroa, Recinto Universitario Mayaguez
NASA middle: NASA’s Glenn Analysis Heart, Cleveland

“Development of a Non-Invasive Sweat Biosensor for Traumatic Brain Injury Compatible With In-Space Manufacturing to Monitor the Health of Astronauts”
Important investigator: Lisandro Cunci, College of Puerto Rico, Rio Pedras
NASA middle: NASA’s Ames Analysis Heart, Silicon Valley, California

“Examining Climate Impacts of Cirrus Clouds Through Past, Present, and Future NASA Airborne Campaigns”
Important investigator: Minghui Diao, San Jose Climate College Analysis Underpinning, California
NASA middle: NASA Ames

“CSUN-JPL Collaboration to Study Ocean Fronts Using Big Data and Open Science Structures in Coastal North America”
Important investigator: Mario Giraldo, California Climate College, Northridge
NASA middle: NASA JPL

“Accelerating Electric Propulsion Development for Planetary Science Missions With Optical Plasma Diagnostics”
Important investigator: Nathaniel Hicks, College of Alaska, Anchorage
NASA middle: NASA JPL

“Advancing Students Through Research Opportunities in Los Angeles (ASTRO-LA)”
Important investigator: Margaret Lazzarini, California Climate College, Los Angeles
NASA middle: NASA JPL

“Bridging Toward a More Inclusive Learning Environment Through Gamma-ray Burst Studies With Machine Learning and Citizen Science”
Important investigator: Amy Lien, College of Tampa, Florida
NASA middle: NASA Goddard

“Hampton University STEM Experience With NASA Langley Research Center: Polarimetry for Aerosol Characterization”
Important investigator: Robert Loughman, Hampton College, Virginia
NASA middle: NASA’s Langley Analysis Heart, Hampton, Virginia

“Aerocapture Analysis and Development for Uranus and Neptune Planetary Missions”
Important investigator: Ping Lu, San Diego Climate College
NASA middle: NASA Langley

“Pathways from Undergraduate Research to the Habitable Worlds Observatory”
Important investigator: Ben Ovryn, Fresh York Institute of Era
NASA middle: NASA Goddard

“Point-Diffraction Interferometer for Digital Holography”
Important investigator: James Scire, Fresh York Institute of Era
NASA middle: NASA Goddard

“From Sunbeams to Career Dreams: Illuminating Pathways for NMSU Students in Solar-Terrestrial Physics in Partnership With NASA GSFC”
Important investigator: Juie Shetye, Fresh Mexico Climate College
NASA middle: NASA Goddard

“CONNECT-SBG: Collaborative Nexus for Networking, Education, and Career Training in Surface Biology and Geology”
Important investigator: Gabriela Shirkey, Chapman College, California
NASA middle: NASA JPL

“Multiplexed Phytohormone and Nitrate Sensors for Real-Time Analysis of Plant Responses to Pathogenic Stress in Spaceflight-Like Conditions”
Important investigator: Shawana Tabassum, College of Texas, Tyler
NASA middle: NASA’s Kennedy Territory Heart, Florida

Be informed extra concerning the MOSAICS program at:

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/smd-bridge-program/ 

SOURCE NASA