Transcript Johnson Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center Opportunities at Johnson Space Center Kamlesh Lulla, Ph.D.; Ph.D. Chief Scientist.

Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Johnson Space Center
Opportunities at
Johnson Space Center
Kamlesh Lulla, Ph.D.; Ph.D.
Chief Scientist. Human Exploration Science Office
and Deputy Manager
University Research and Affairs Office
NASA Johnson Space Center
Outline:
Johnson Space Center
1. Systems Engineering Education Discovery (SEED) project at
Johnson Space Center
2. Reduced Gravity Student flights: Potential for SG partnership
3. Space Grant sponsored interns at JSC
4. Enhancing Engineering research: Graduate Student Research
Program at JSC
My special thanks to Dr.Bill Garrad, Diane DeTroye, Pat Hynes and
staff of the N M Space Grant Consortium for this opportunity
to present at this meeting.
SEED and Systems Engineering Workshop
Johnson Space Center
Systems Engineering Education
Discovery project (SEED) (sponsored by
ESMD) is designed to “sow the seeds”
of SE during undergraduate education.
Students will have opportunities to
participate in SE focused internships,
propose reduced gravity flight
experiments and take part in the SE
workshop.
SEED and Systems Engineering Workshop
Johnson Space Center
Systems Engineering Education workshop
Purpose:
• To disseminate an undergraduate systems engineering curriculum
to interested universities operating within NASA’s Space Grant
Consortia.
• To discuss effectiveness of the pilot systems engineering activities
at The University of Texas at Austin.
Place: Johnson Space Center
Date: August, 2008? - open for discussion
Workshop Length: 1.5 days
Organized by: Texas Space Grant Consortium in collaboration with
JSC
Systems Engineering Workshop Draft Agenda
Johnson Space Center
Potential NASA Guest Speakers:
• Mike Ryschkewitsch - NASA Chief Engineer
• Steve Altemus - Director, JSC Engineering Directorate
• Chris Hardcastle - Lead Systems Engineer,
Constellation Program Office (CxPO)
• Brian Muirhead - Lead Architect, CxPO
Day 1 - morning, ~2 hours
Systems Engineering Workshop Draft Agenda
Johnson Space Center
Discussion of SE Curriculum:
• Topics included in curriculum
• Outline of class materials and assignments
• Resources available as part of curriculum
• Feedback regarding pilot teaching of class, Spring ‘08
at UT-Austin
• Content review and validation of undergraduate
systems engineering curriculum by external faculty
Day 1 - morning, ~2 hours
Systems Engineering Workshop Draft Agenda
Johnson Space Center
Panel / Roundtable Opportunities:
1. Three undergraduate UT students who took the pilot
course and participated in JSC systems engineering
internships (in CxPO, Orion Project Office, EVA
Project Office)
2. Space Grant representatives who have initiated
systems engineering efforts at their universities, both
undergraduate and graduate
Day 1 - afternoon, ~3 hours
Systems Engineering Workshop
Johnson Space Center
Need your inputs:
Help us identify faculty members who are focused on
undergraduate SE education.
What would be the best date/s for the workshop?
What is the best way to communicate with your SG about this
workshop?
Contacts :
[email protected]
[email protected]
Day 2 - morning, ~4 hours
Reduced Gravity
Student Flight Opportunity Program
Johnson Space Center
Program Successes (1997-2007)
• 46 states have participated in the RGSFOP plus DC and Puerto Rico.
The four states that have yet to participate
are Alaska, Delaware, Maine, and Nebraska.
• 2,409 Student Flyers
• 158 Institutions / 551 Teams Flown
Reduced Gravity
Student Flight Opportunity Program
Johnson Space Center
2007 Space Grant Partners Participation
• Of the 31 teams in 2007, 27 from member institutions of Space
Grant Consortiums (nearly 87%)
• 10 University teams lead their Space Grant Consortiums
• 14 teams requested funding
from their Space Grants
Consortiums
The Space Grant Consortiums are
already making a difference in the
Reduced Gravity Program.
However, there may be a way to get
the individual states more directly
involved in this opportunity…
Reduced Gravity
Student Flight Opportunity Program
Johnson Space Center
Possible Partnership
• A flight week for 10 teams of four flyers.
• Four flight days.
• Each experiment flies twice
and each team
member would receive one flight
• Approximate cost for a full flight
week = $160k
Example:
10 State Space Grant Consortiums to partner
cost per state would only be $16.
Contact:
[email protected]
JSC Office of Education
Johnson Space Center
Space Grant Internship program at JSC
• Additional opportunities for students sponsored by
Space Grant to spend Fall or Spring or Summer working at
JSC ( Fall/Spring recommended)
• We have successfully worked with Arkansas, Indiana,
Mississippi, Oklahoma
• Contact:
[email protected]
Johnson Space Center
JSC Office of Education
Johnson Space Center
Aligns with the three Education Goals:
• Workforce Development
• Strengthening the Pipeline
• Public Benefit
Guided by three desired outcomes:
• Outcome 1: Contribute to the development of the STEM workforce
in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s strategic goals, through a
portfolio of investments.
• Outcome 2: Attract and retain students in STEM disciplines through
a progression of educational opportunities for students, teachers
and faculty.
• Outcome 3: Build strategic partnerships and linkages between
STEM formal and informal education providers that promote STEM
literacy and awareness of NASA’s mission.
Education Portfolio Strategic Framework
Cultivate Diversity of Workforce
Disciplines and Practitioners
Johnson Space Center
Outcome 1: Contribute to the
development of the STEM
workforce in disciplines needed
to achieve NASA’s strategic
goals, through a portfolio of
investments.
Employ
Outcome 2: Attract and
retain students in STEM
disciplines through a
progression of
educational opportunities
for students, teachers and
faculty.
Educate
Engage
Outcome 3: Build strategic
partnerships and linkages
between STEM formal and
informal education providers
that promote STEM literacy
and awareness of NASA’s
mission.
Inspire
Principles/
Criteria
Relevance
NASA
Content
Diversity
Evaluation
Continuity
Partnerships/
Sustainability
JSC Office of Education
Johnson Space Center
Higher Education and Student Programs
• Employment programs
• Career Exploration Program (CEP)
• Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)
• Space Grant Interns
• NASA Scholars
• Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST)
• Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education
Experience (INSPIRE)
• Education programs
• Texas Aerospace Scholars (TAS)
• Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program (RGSFOP)
• Graduate Student Research Program (GSRP)
• Minority University Research and Education Programs (MUREP)
e-Education:
• Digital Learning Network
• Institutional Technology Products and Services
• Learning Technologies
JSC Office of Education
Johnson Space Center
Elementary and Secondary Education
• Educator Astronaut
• Education Flight Projects
• NASA Explorer Schools
• Aerospace Education Services Project
Informal Education
• NASA Explorer Institutes
• Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts USA
• Education conferences
• Museums
• Space Center Houston
• Local School Districts
• Aerospace Academy
Johnson Space Center
Backup
Education Programs Sponsorship Opportunities
Johnson Space Center
K-12 Programs
• High School Aerospace Scholars
• $93,200 per week-long program
• Middle School Aerospace Scholars
• $138,300 per week-long program
• Space Settlement Design
Competition
• 30,000 Per Session
• Digital Learning Network
• $550 delivery of standard 1-hour
pre-existing DLN module
• $2,870 development and delivery of
a custom 1-hour event
• $4,260 development of a custom
2-hour student-challenge
Higher Education Programs
• Community College Aerospace
Scholars
• $70K for a three-day experience
• Reduced Gravity Flight
• $180K for 10 teams for 1 flight week
• $18K for 1 team for 1 flight week
• Research Faculty Fellow
• $14K per summer per faculty member
• $8K per summer per graduate student
• $7K per summer per undergraduate
student
• Undergraduate Student Internship
• $11,200 for fulltime 10-week summer
internship
• $15,600 for fulltime 15-week semester
internship
HAS Full-Cost Weekly Sponsorship - $93,213
Johnson Space Center
Program Description:
• An interactive online learning experience for high school juniors across the state of
Texas that culminates in a six-day residential summer experience at NASA JSC
What students receive:
• Online interactions with JSC mentors and other program participants via distance
learning assignments throughout the school year
• A six-day residential summer experience at JSC that includes:
• Engineer, scientist and astronaut briefings
• Behind the scenes tours of JSC facilities
• Hands-on engineering activities
• Participation in team projects directed by NASA engineers/mentors
• All housing, travel and meal expenses at no cost to students
Full cost loads include:
• Tour support
• Website support
• Administrative program support
Assumptions:
• 40 students per week
• Six-week summer program
CAS Full-Cost Weekly Sponsorship - $69,680
Johnson Space Center
Program Description:
• An interactive online learning experience for community college students across the
state of Texas that culminates in a three-day residential summer experience at NASA
JSC
What students receive:
• Online interactions with other program participants via interactive web-based activities
• A three-day residential summer experience that includes:
• Engineer, scientist and astronaut briefings
• Behind the scenes tours of JSC facilities
• Hands-on engineering activities
• Participation in team projects directed by NASA engineers
• All housing, travel and meal expenses at no cost to students
Full cost loads include:
• Tour support
• Website support
• Administrative program support
Assumptions:
• 75 students per week
• Four-week summer program
MAS Full-Cost Weekly Sponsorship - $138,268
Johnson Space Center
Program Description:
• A program that provides two or four-member teams of middle school teachers across the
state of Texas the necessary tools to motivate students to study mathematics and
science, and ultimately pursue careers as scientists and engineers
What teachers receive:
• A six-day residential summer experience that includes:
• Engineer, scientist and astronaut briefings
• Behind the scenes tours of JSC facilities
• A field trip to Space Center Houston
• Formulation of a team “integrated action plan” for the school year
• Training to learn how to virtually connect classes with the Digital Learning Network (DLN) during
the school year
• All housing, travel and meal expenses at no cost to participants
Full cost loads include:
• Tour support
• DLN support
• Administrative program support
Assumptions:
• 26 participants per week
• Three-week summer program
Reduced Gravity Flight Sponsorship
Johnson Space Center
What you receive
• Research Data on the effects of microgravity on your experiment
• 2 flights on NASA’s reduced gravity aircraft
• Behind the scenes tours of JSC
• Conversations with and briefings by astronauts, flight surgeons, pilots, test
directors, engineers, and other NASA personnel
• First-hand knowledge of employment and educational opportunities in
aerospace
Cost (KD Loads included)
• $180K for 10 teams for 1 flight week
• $18K for 1 team for 1 flight week
Assumptions
• 10 teams, 1.78flt-hrs/day, 4 days
• Would want at least 5 teams to constitute a flight week
Research Faculty Fellow
Johnson Space Center
What you receive
• Full time research assistance from a full-time faculty member of a US college or
university
• Full time research assistance from a full-time graduate or undergraduate
student
• Organization and participant specify time frame (min, 4 weeks)
• All participants will be US citizens
Cost (KD loads included)
• $1,200 per week per faculty member
• $600 per week per graduate student
• $500 per week per undergraduate student
• $2K per person for travel and relocation expenses (if here for > 2 months)
• Sponsoring organization would pay JSC the Center G&A and Service Pool
Loads as required by their organization
Assumptions
• Based on 2005 Summer Faculty Fellow pay scale
SPACE/ETC Student Interns
Johnson Space Center
What you receive
• One year of part-time organizational support (45 skilled high school students) from 17 participating independent
school districts
• Two years of part-time paraprofessional assistance (~ 20 skilled college students per year) representing 11 local
and 6 national community colleges and universities
• Economically disadvantaged students, representing ~67% minority, 71% female
• All participants are US citizens
Cost
• Students are USRA employees/responsibility at reduced student fringe rate (federally mandated)
• $11,292 for fulltime 10-week summer internship
• $15,627 for fulltime 15-week semester internship
• GS-Pay Scale and abbreviated benefits consistent with other JSC Student Programs
• USRA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with 95 national and international member institutions/universities
Assumptions
• Programs aligned with NASA’s Education Exemplary Program Criteria
• Students provide valuable clerical, business, paraprofessional, and technical support to the Center
• NASA/JSC provides catalyst for students to break through societal and cultural issues to continue academic goals
• Students gain awareness of how NASA research and innovations affect the community while exposed to STEM
and business careers within the space program
• Effective pipeline resulting in future workforce development
• NASA develops partnerships with academia, community organizations, and industry
• Sponsoring organization would pay JSC the Center G&A and Service Pool Loads as required by their organization
Space Settlement Design Competition
Sponsorship
Johnson Space Center
Products of the Sponsorship
• Weekend on-site activity at JSC involving student team competitions
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(Friday evening to Sunday evening)
Focused at High School level students
Involves 140 students and 20 teachers
Four student teams design a space base for moon or mars application and
present results
Stress Math, Science, Communications, Organization, Teamwork
Scenario can be varied for specialized interests of sponsor
Cost of Sponsorship
• $30,000 per session
Other information
• Student pre-work provided on internet
• Student follow-on work provided on internet
• Can be related to other JSC educational projects for High School students
Digital Learning Network
Johnson Space Center
What you receive
• Two-way interactive educational event(s) connecting students in classrooms to Educators, Scientists, and
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Engineers at NASA
Use of the DLN studios in Building 9N
DLN technical personnel to support your event(s)
NASA curriculum delivered on-air by JSC Educators
JSC Educators to develop curriculum based on your area of emphasis
Supporting video and still-imagery resources incorporated into events
Cost (no loads yet)
• Option1: $550 delivery of standard 1-hour pre-existing DLN module outside of core operating hours
(Mon-Fri 9am-5pm CST)
• Option 2: $2,870 development and delivery of a custom 1-hour event based on your area of interest
($550 per each additional 1-hour event delivered based on this curriculum)
• Option 3: $4,260 development of a custom 2-hour student-challenge based on your area of interest to be offered to
the public. Students will be briefed on your subject and then challenged to perform a task during the second portion
to demonstrate their understanding
Assumptions
• Based on 2005 cost loads, contractor fees, and connection cost
• Option 1: 2 people/3 hours each - overtime (event) and 1 person for 2 hours straight-time (scheduling and
coordinating)
• Option 2: 2 people/3 hours each – straight-time (event) and 1 person/40 hours (module development, coordinating,
scheduling, resource collecting)
• Option 3: 2 people/4 hours each – straight-time (event) and 1 person/50 hours (module development, coordinating,
scheduling, resource collecting)