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About

A part of NASA’s National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program since 1990, the ISGC continually strives to improve and inspire Iowa’s future in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The ISGC supports NASA-relevant STEM research, education and outreach activities for all Iowans with NASA internships, fellowships, and scholarships, competitions for grants within higher education members (with NASA Mission Directorate alignment), as well as informal education grants with outreach affiliates.  The ISGC is primarily funded under NASA Award No. 80NSSC20M0107.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) supports and upholds the NASA Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion, where all employees feel welcome, respected, connected, and engaged. As the world’s leader in aeronautics, space exploration, science, and technology, we embrace the critical importance of cultivating and empowering a diverse and inclusive workforce and work environment-enabling NASA to attract the widest and deepest pools of talent, leverage the capabilities of our exceptional workforce; and empower all personnel to be authentic, to participate, and to fully contribute. We understand this provides NASA access to the highest levels of knowledge, capabilities, creativity, problem solving, decision making, and performance. And this will enable NASA to achieve the greatest mission success.”

The ISGC strives to align our Consortium policies, plans, and priorities with the Iowa Department of Education’s Equity Education for Iowa’s K-12 schools as well as each of our member institutions’ DEI plans: DMACC, Drake, ISU, Iowa, Loras, UNI. In addition, ISGC works to provide an inclusive and interdisciplinary cohort of students, mentors, affiliates, and more, and aligns those efforts with the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.

With the help of seven universities across the state, as well as a few private industries, educational and government organizations, and science museums, ISGC is able to carry out its goals. ISGC funding for grants and projects is allocated through our affiliates, listed below.

Affiliate Members

Core Institutions

Institution

Contact

Drake Logo Dr. Brian G. Gentry
Professor, Pharmacology
SCB 214, 2507 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50311
Voice: 515-271-2980
brian.gentry@drake.edu
ISU Logo
Dr. Reza Montazami
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
2094 Black Engineering
Ames, IA 50011
Voice: 515-294-8733
reza@iastate.edu
Iowa Logo Dr. Jasper S. Halekas
Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy
414 Van Allen Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
Voice: 319-335-1929
jasper-halekas@uiowa.edu
UNI Logo Dr. Patrick P. Pease
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Seerley Hall 020
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Voice: 319-273-2518
patrick.pease@uni.edu
Academic Affiliates

Institution

Contact

Mr. Scott F. Schultz
Dean of Arts and Sciences
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023
Voice: 515-965-7123
sfschultz@dmacc.edu
Dr. Danial J. Neebel
Professor, Engineering & Computer Science
Science Hall, Room 234, Box 210
Dubuque, IA 52001
Voice: 563-588-7815
danial.neebel@loras.edu
Dr. Dave Slaven
Associate Professor, Natural & Mathematical Scs
1501 Morningside Ave, Science Center 139
Sioux City, IA 51106
Voice: 712-274-5581
slaven@morningside.edu
Industrial Affiliates

 Company

 Contact

Aerodyne Labs
Jennifer Nelson
  Collins Aerospace
Zachary Haralson
 Softronics Logo Softronics, Ltd.
Robert Sternowski
Government Affiliates

 Department

 Contact

Ames National Laboratory, U.S. DoE
Thomas Lograsso
Iowa Dept Education Iowa Dept. of Education
Christopher Like
 Iowa DOT Logo Iowa DOT – Aviation Bureau
Tim McClung
 USDA Logo National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment
Thanos Papanicolaou
Outreach Affiliates

 Organization

 Contact

Grout Logo Grout Museum District
Carrsan Morrisey
Iowa Academy of Science Logo Iowa Academy of Science
Craig Johnson
Iowa Aviation Logo Iowa Aviation Promotion Group, Inc.
Adam Obrecht

ISU Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development
Debbie Nistler

Mississippi River Museum logo National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
Paula Neuhaus
Putnam Museum Logo Putnam Museum
Rachael Mullins
Science Center of Iowa
Curt Simmons

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