The Academic High-Altitude Conference is scheduled for September 23-24, 2022 at Iowa State University. Deadlines are listed below. You can find more details and registration info HERE
Announcements
Linn County 4-H Science of Flight Day Camp
Linn County 4-H teamed up with Parametric Studio, an educational technology company that specializes in engineering-centric, project-based STEM software, and the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium to inspire youth to ‘take flight’ into STEM at a 4-H Science of Flight day camp.
During the August 1 program offering 16 kindergarten, first, and second grade youth partnered with 4-H staff for a unique learning experience. Youth practiced teamwork through developing an aircrew flight badge and explored principles of flight, such as lift and center of gravity, while flying balsa planes, competing in an airplane flight contest, and completing an egg-carry mission with foam gliders specially designed by Chris Whitmer with Parametric Studio, Inc. 4-H staff and Chris partnered with youth to test the foam glider prototypes. Youth explored effects of wing positioning and weight on flight patterns while caring adults fostered an inquiry-based learning environment that encouraged teamwork and youth-led solutions. After initial fights, teams explored cargo planes and payload while being tasked with creating a payload carrier that could protect an egg during glider flight.
Four teams of youth creatively designed carriers using everyday materials like drinking straws, pipe cleaners, plastic bags, and paper cups. Teams strategically placed and attached the cargo carriers to the gliders using what they learned about center of gravity in the previous flight activity. Youth participants excitedly watched each flight test and voted on whether they thought the cargo survived the glider’s flight. At the end of the activity, teams were awarded certificates for most creative design, best teamwork, and more!
The Iowa Space Grant Consortium loved working with the 4-H Science of Flight day camp and 4-H Linn County.
NASA RASC-AL Competition- Call for Proposals
THE 2023 NASA RASC-AL COMPETITION- CALL FOR PROPOSALS!
The 2023 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts-Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition is seeking collegiate teams to develop new concepts that leverage innovation to improve our ability to operate on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Open to teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students studying fields with applications to human space exploration, NASA’s RASC-AL Competition is an engineering design challenge that allows students to incorporate their coursework into real aerospace design concepts and work together in a team environment.
Teams who submit an NOI by October 13, 2022 will be invited to attend an interactive Q&A Session with the NASA Sponsors on October 27, 2022. Provided HERE.
Based on an intensive review of proposal and video submissions, up to 14 teams will be selected to receive a $6,500 stipend to more fully develop their concepts and present them to a panel of NASA and industry judges in a competitive design review at the 2023 RASC-AL Forum in Cocoa Beach, Florida next June.
Blue Skies Clean Aviation Energy Competition
CALL FOR PROPOSALS! NASA’s Gateways to Blue Skies Clean Aviation Energy Competition.
Through this competition, NASA seeks to investigate alternate aviation energy sources that if developed could be part of the solution to aviation’s climate impacts. The collegiate-level competition asks teams to conceptualize the source-to-flight life cycle of one potential clean energy source of the 2050s, in terms of feasibility, viability, and climate impact.
Blue Skies expands engagement between universities and NASA’s University Innovation project with the intent to reach as many college students as possible.
To review the full announcement and learn more, please visit HERE
Based on review of proposal submissions, up to 8 finalist teams will be selected to receive a $6,000 stipend to facilitate full participation in the 2023 Blue Skies Forum at a NASA Center in June 2023. NASA also is offering 6 internship opportunities as a challenge prize for competing in this competition.
To view the full competition website please visit HERE
All questions can be contacted at blueskies@nianet.org
NASA Employment Opportunity at Johnson Space Center
The Neuroscience Laboratory within the Biomedical Research and Environmental Science (BRES) Division at the NASA Johnson Space Center performs clinical assessments, conducts applied research to characterize the risk associated with sensorimotor changes during space flight and develops countermeasure strategies to mitigate these effects. This full announcement can be found HERE
Area of Consideration: open to all U.S. Citizens, permanent residents, or non-residents with a U.S. “J” Visa
Location: NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Term: Two years beginning September 26, 2022 with potential for extension not to exceed 6 years.
Application Period: Opens July 26, 2022 and closes August 26, 2022.
To Apply: Please submit a curriculum vita, references, and cover letter explaining your qualification in a single PDF file to: JSC-Health-Performance-Lab@mail.nasa.gov Title the subject line with “Applied Physiologist Application”. This position is onsite as JSC and not eligible for remote or telework. For additional information about this position, please email JSC-Health-Performance-Lab@mail.nasa.gov
NASA DART Planetary Defense Overview and Webinar
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is having a Planetary Defense Overview and Webinar on July 28th from 1-2PM ET. To register and learn more information, please visit HERE or scan the QR code!