AT A GLANCE
2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Audience: Higher Education Students
Application Deadline: Feb. 22, 2013
5th Annual NASA STEM Educators Workshop Series
Audience: K-12 and Informal Educators
Registration Deadline: Feb. 25, 2013
Event Date: March 4-6, 2013
2013
NASA Glenn Research Center High School Internship Project
Audience: Students in Grades 10-11
Application Deadline: March 15, 2013
Free Lecture -- GPS for Humanity -- The Stealth Utility
Audience: All Educators and 9-Higher Education Students
Event Date: March 21, 2013, at 8 p.m. EST
2013 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summer Faculty Research Program
Audience: Higher Education Educators
Deadline: April 1, 2013
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Audience: All Educators and Students
Nomination Deadline: April 1, 2013
COMPLETE INFORMATUIN
2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships, or SURF, project introduces undergraduate students to research under the guidance of seasoned mentors at Caltech or NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, or JPL. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity and gain a more realistic view of the opportunities and demands of a professional research career.
SURF is modeled on the grant-seeking process. Students collaborate with potential mentors to define and develop a project and to write research proposals. Caltech faculty or JPL staff review the proposals and recommend awards. Students work over a 10-week period in the summer, mid-June to late August. At the conclusion of the project, each student will submit a technical paper and give a SURF Seminar Day oral presentation.
All application materials must be received no later than Feb. 22, 2013. For more information, visit http://www.surf.caltech.edu/.
Please email any questions about this opportunity to the Caltech Student-Faculty Programs office at sfp@caltech.edu.
5th Annual NASA STEM Educators Workshop Series
Join NASA for the 5th Annual NASA STEM Educators Workshop Series taking place March 4-6, 2013, in Charlotte, N.C.
This workshop series will explore engineering design challenges, problem-based learning activities, distance learning modules, inquiry-based lessons and hands-on projects. Each workshop will be led by experienced educators and education public outreach specialists who will model pedagogical techniques and methods to foster problem-based learning, science as inquiry, technology integration and best practices. Workshops target inservice, informal and preservice teachers who serve the K-12 education community.
Registration is free. The deadline for registration is Feb. 25, 2013.
For more information and to register for the workshops, visit https://education.uncc.edu/cstem/nasa.
If you have any questions about the workshops, please contact Brandon Hargis at Brandon.Hargis@nasa.gov.
2013 NASA Glenn Research Center High School Internship Project
The NASA Glenn Research Center High School Internship Project provides paid summer internship opportunities, eight weeks in duration, to students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and professional administration at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This project offers opportunities for students in grades 10 and 11 who will be juniors and seniors in the upcoming school year, and is sponsored by the Educational Programs Office.
To be eligible for this project:
-- The applicant must be a U.S. citizen and 16 years old on or before the project start date (June 17, 2013).
-- The applicant must be a permanent resident of Ohio and currently enrolled in a high school located within a 50-mile radius of Glenn Research Center.
-- The applicant must be a current sophomore or junior at the time of application.
-- The applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
-- The applicant must be available on a full-time basis (Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week) from June 17, 2013, through Aug. 9, 2013.
Applications are due March 15, 2013. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/education/GlennHighSchoolIntership.html.
Please email any questions about this opportunity to GRC-intern@mail.nasa.gov.
Free Lecture -- GPS for Humanity -- The Stealth Utility
The Global Positioning System, or GPS, has become a ubiquitous, but often invisible, part of modern life. On March 21, 2013, Dr. Bradford Parkinson, chief architect and original program director for GPS in the 1970s, will present the history, applications and future of GPS and the Global Navigation Satellite System.
The lecture begins at 8 p.m. at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. For those unable to attend in person, the lecture will be webcast live.
For more information, visit http://airandspace.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=5245.
Questions about this lecture should be directed to nasmpubliclectures@si.edu.
2013 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summer Faculty Research Program
Applications are currently accepted for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2013 Summer Faculty Research Program. This program provides opportunities for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, faculty to engage in research of mutual interest to the faculty member and a JPL researcher. Non-STEM faculty will be considered based on available opportunities.
To be eligible to participate in the program, a potential fellow must hold a full-time appointment at an accredited university or college in the U.S. Special requirements for foreign national faculty members may apply. Fellows are required to submit a research report and present their work at the end of the session.
The program awards $13,500 fellowships for the 10-week session. A housing allowance will be offered for awardees who live beyond a 50-mile radius of JPL. Please note that stipend payments or salaries from other federal funding sources, including research grants and contracts, may not be accepted during the 10-week tenure of a JPL faculty research appointment.
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2013. For more information about this opportunity, visit http://jsfrp.jpl.nasa.gov/.
Inquiries about NASA's JPL Summer Faculty Research Program should be directed to the Petra Kneissl-Milanian at Petra.A.Kneissl-Milanian@jpl.nasa.gov.
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
The National Science Foundation is currently accepting nominations and applications for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, or PAEMST, program. PAEMST is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science (including computer science) teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Since 1983, more than 4,100 teachers have been recognized for their contributions to mathematics and science education. Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education. Up to 108 awardees may be recognized each year.
Presidential awardees receive a certificate signed by the president of the United States, a trip for two to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities, and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on the behalf of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The PAEMST program is open to outstanding mathematics and science teachers in the 50 states and the four U.S. jurisdictions (Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Department of Defense education activity schools and the U.S. territories as a group). Anyone -- principals, teachers, parents, students or members of the general public -- may nominate a teacher by completing the nomination form available on the PAEMST website. Teachers may also apply directly.
Nominations for secondary school teachers (grades 7-12) are due April 1, 2013. Elementary school teachers (Grades K-6) are eligible to apply in 2014.
For more information, visit http://www.paemst.org/.
Please email any questions about this opportunity to info@paemst.org.
