2011 NASA Student Airborne Research Program – Deadline Feb 11, 2011

The NASA Airborne Science Program invites highly motivated junior and senior undergraduate and early graduate students to apply for the third NASA Student Airborne Research Program, also known as SARP 2011. The program provides students with hands-on research experience in all aspects of a major scientific campaign, from detailed planning on how to achieve mission objectives to formal presentation of results and conclusions to peers and others. Students will assist in the operation of two airborne instruments. Research areas include atmospheric chemistry and evapotranspiration from agricultural crops in the California Central Valley and ocean biology along the California coast.

The program takes place in June and July 2011. Preparatory information will be presented at the University of California Irvine. Instrument and flight preparations, and the research flights themselves, will occur at NASA’s Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.

Successful applicants will be awarded a $2,500 stipend for six weeks of participation in the program. Full travel and living expenses will be provided.

Applications received by Jan. 21, 2011, will be considered for early acceptance. The deadline for all applications is Feb. 11, 2011.

For more information and to download the program application, visit http://www.nserc.und.edu/learning/SARP2011.html

Video Chat: How to Build a Mars Rover – Nov 23, 2010

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are currently assembling and testing the rover and other components of the Mars Science Laboratory in a clean room. The rover, known as Curiosity, is scheduled to launch at the end of 2011. JPL’s Education Office is hosting video chats about the mission for classrooms. Chats will feature the continuous live video feed of the rover’s construction, available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasajpl

The first chat will be held on Nov. 23, 2010, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. PDT (1 to 1:30 p.m. EDT). Mars Science Laboratory Deputy Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada will be the guest.

Each chat will be limited to six classrooms. Interested teachers are asked to send an email as soon as possible to jplspaceeducation@gmail.com. Classrooms will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

For full details, please visit http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=220

Live Chat With NASA Astronaut Michael J. Foreman – Nov 22, 2010

The NASA Explorer Schools project would like to invite K-12 students from across the U.S. to participate in a chat with astronaut and veteran spacewalker Mike Foreman. The hour-long event will take place on Nov. 22, 2010, at 1 p.m. EST. Foreman will answer questions about his spacewalking experiences, living and working in the microgravity environment of space, and his unique career path from high school through astronaut training.

Go to the NES Virtual Campus website http://explorerschools.nasa.gov to participate in the webchat.

NASA Careers ‘What’s in Your Future?’ Webcasts

DLiNFocus: NASA Careers ‘What’s in Your Future?’ Special Event Series

Various subject matter experts from different NASA centers will be in the Digital Learning Network studios for a series of webcasts focusing on careers. Selected classrooms will be able to interact live with the scientists face to face through the DLN cameras. Each event will be webcast to allow students from all over the world to watch the interviews. Any student can interact by sending questions via e-mail.

Experts will share their academic experiences from elementary through college and talk about what motivated them to pursue their careers. They will discuss where those career paths lead. Students and teachers will have an opportunity to learn about the wide variety of career choices at NASA — astronauts aren’t the only folks who work here! The schedule of events through December includes:

– Nov. 17: Stennis Space Center featuring Casey Kirchner — Aerospace Engineer.
– Dec. 1: Marshall Space Flight Center featuring Tristan Curry — Aerospace Engineer.
– Dec. 8: Dryden Flight Research Center featuring Kathleen Stanton — Nurse.
– Dec. 15: Glenn Research Center featuring Mike Foreman — former astronaut and current Chief of External Programs at GRC.

Each hour-long webcast event begins at 2 p.m. ET.

Sign up today to become a part of this exciting opportunity to meet NASA employees live! For more information, visit the DLN website at http://dln.nasa.gov and click the Special Events button

Free Webcast on Meteor Showers – Nov 16, 2010

The Aerospace Education Services Project, or AESP, is presenting a free webcast on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, at 3 p.m. EST. During this hour-long webcast, aerospace education specialist Thomas Estill will share NASA’s educational resources designed to help teachers understand meteor showers. Estill also will share ideas for making a comet in the classroom and organizing a school or community meteor shower party.

For more information and to view the webcast, visit http://neon.psu.edu/16Nov2010