1. High Altitude Student Platform (HASP); Call for Payloads (CFP)
Please
find attached here the Call for Payloads (CFP) for the September 2013
flight of the High Altitude Student Platform (HASP). HASP can support
up to 12 student payloads (providing power, telemetry and commanding)
during a flight to an altitude of 124,000 feet for up to 20 hours. The
NASA Balloon Program Office and Louisiana Space Consortium anticipate
flying HASP at least through 2014. There is no cost for launch and
flight operations. Student teams will need to raise their own funds to
support the development of their payload and, if necessary, for travel
to Palestine, TX for HASP integration and Ft. Sumner, NM for flight
operations.
Details
about previous HASP flights and the student payloads flown can be found
on the “Flight Information” page of the HASP website at
http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp/Flightinfo-2012.php Details on the
payload constraints and interface with HASP as well as online access to
the CFP materials can be found on the “Participant Info” page of the
HASP website at http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp/Participantinfo.php
Applications are due December 14, 2012 and selections will be announced by mid-January 2013.
If you have any questions about the application materials or HASP, feel free to contact us at guzik@phunds.phys.lsu.edu
We
will also be conducting a Q&A Teleconference about HASP and the
application process on Friday, November 16, 2011 at 10:00 am (central
time). Groups who have previously flown on HASP as well as new
organizations should plan on attending this teleconference. To
participate, dial in to 1-866-717-2684 a few minutes prior to the
conference time. When requested enter the conference ID number 6879021
followed by the # key.
Also please forward this e-mail to any others that you feel might be interested in applying.
Cheers,
Greg Guzik, Assistant Director
Louisiana Space Consortium
2. NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF)
Subject: Release of NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF) - Fall 2013 solicitation
The
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has
released a solicitation, entitled NASA Space Technology Research
Fellowships (NSTRF) - Fall 2013, on October 10, 2012. The solicitation
is available by opening the NASA Research Opportunities home page at
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/, selecting "Solicitations," then selecting
"Open Solicitations," and, finally, selecting the solicitation number
"NSTRF13."
NASA's
Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) seeks to sponsor U.S. citizen
and permanent resident graduate student researchers who show significant
potential to contribute to NASA's goal of creating innovative new space
technologies for our Nation’s science, exploration and economic
future.
This
call for graduate student fellowship applications, entitled NASA Space
Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF) – Fall 2013 (NSTRF13), solicits
applications from individuals pursuing or planning to pursue master's
(e.g., M.S.) or doctoral (e.g., Ph.D.) degrees in relevant space
technology disciplines at accredited U.S. universities. This call is
open to students pursuing advanced degrees in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The goal of NSTRF is to provide the
Nation with a pipeline of highly skilled researchers and technologists
to improve America's technological competitiveness. NASA Space
Technology Fellows will perform innovative space technology research
while building the skills necessary to become future technological
leaders.
Selected
candidates will perform graduate student research at their respective
campuses and at NASA Centers and/or at nonprofit U.S. Research and
Development (R&D) laboratories. In addition to his or her faculty
advisor, each student will be matched with a technically relevant and
community engaged researcher who will serve as the student's
professional mentor. Through this experience, students will advance
their STEM education, gain relevant research experience, and enhance
their understanding of the research process.
Awards
resulting from this competitive selection will be made in the form of
training grants to accredited U.S. universities. This solicitation has
two phases. Phase A is the application submission by the student. For
the student applicant who is selected (Phase A selection), the
accredited U.S. university, where the student will be enrolled for the
fall 2013 term as a full-time graduate student, must submit a package
(as specified in the NSTRF13 solicitation). The university submission
constitutes Phase B of the solicitation; complete Phase B package
submissions will result in training grant awards.
The
financial and programmatic support for NSTRF comes from the Space
Technology Program within NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist. The
fellowships are a component of the Space Technology Research Grants
Program. Awards are planned to coincide with the start of the 2013
academic year and are subject to the availability of appropriated
funds.
This solicitation covers only new fellowship applications; renewal applications are handled separately.
All
Phase A applications must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES
and are due on or before December 4, 2012. Detailed submission
instructions for the student applicant are provided under "Other
Documents" on the NSPIRES webpage associated with the NSTRF13
solicitation. Potential student applicants are urged to access the
NSPIRES electronic proposal system well in advance of the proposal due
date to register with NSPIRES, familiarize themselves with its
structure, and to enter the requested information.
Comments
and questions may be addressed by e-mail to the Space Technology
Research Grants Program Executive, Claudia Meyer, at
hq-nstrf-call@mail.nasa.gov.
Responses
to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and may also be included in the
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page
associated with the solicitation; anonymity of individuals/institutions
who submit questions will be preserved.
3. Virginia Space Grant Consortium Opportunity
I
am writing to share a new VSGC program -- The Commonwealth STEM
Industry Internship Program -- that is funded by the Commonwealth of
Virginia. Governor Bob McDonnell's recent press release is at
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/news/viewRelease.cfm?id=1440
CSIIP
offers a centralized student application database from which companies
doing business in Virginia can select and hire undergraduate interns
majoring in STEM fields. The program is a partnership between VSGC and
the state's ten regional Technology Councils who are serving as our
conduit to high tech companies across the state. We are also working
with all of Virginia's accredited two and four year institutions. The
program's online site is www.csiip.spacegrant.org. The program builds
on our experience in managing internship programs such as USRP, LARSS
and the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology's Industry Internship
Program. Through these and other venues, VSGC has previously placed
more than 4200 students in paid internship positions.
The
program was announced jointly by Secretary of Education Laura Fornash
and Secretary of Technology Jim Duffey at the Northern Virginia
Technology Council's Titans breakfast on September 27. More than 600
NVTC members were in attendance. A video of the announcement can be
found at http://www.nvtc.org/news/getnewscontent.php?code=607
Students
attending Virginia colleges and universities as well as Virginia
residents attending out of state accredited colleges are eligible to
participate.
We
are very excited about giving students these kinds of real world work
experiences with industry and how this program will foster the STEM
workforce pipeline.
