Record Details
| The NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program: Accomplishments Since 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| NTRS Full-Text: | Click to View [PDF Size: 29.5 MB] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Abstract: | The NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) provides undergraduate students entering their junior or senior years with professional experience in space life science disciplines. This challenging ten-week summer program is held at NASA Ames Research Center. The primary goal of the program is to train the next generation of scientists and engineers, enabling NASA to meet future research and development challenges in the space life sciences. Students work closely with NASA scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research and technology development. In addition to conducting hands-on research and presenting their findings, SLSTP students attend technical lectures given by experts on a wide range of topics, tour NASA research facilities, participate in leadership and team building exercises, and complete a group project. For this presentation, we will highlight program processes, accomplishments, goals, and feedback from alumni and mentors since 2013. To date, 49 students from 41 different academic institutions, 9 staffers, and 21 mentors have participated in the program. The SLSTP is funded by Space Biology, which is part of the Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Application division of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The SLSTP is managed by the Space Biology Project within the Science Directorate at Ames Research Center. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publication Date: | Oct 28, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Document ID: |
20170011634
(Acquired Dec 15, 2017)
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| Subject Category: | SPACE SCIENCES (GENERAL) | ||||||||||||||||
| Report/Patent Number: | ARC-E-DAA-TN48011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Document Type: | Oral/Visual Presentation | ||||||||||||||||
| Meeting Information: | Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR 2017); 33rd; 25-28 Oct. 2017; Seattle, WA; United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Meeting Sponsor: | American Society for Gravitational and Space Research; Bristow, VA, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Contract/Grant/Task Num: | NNA14AB82C; NNA14AA60C | ||||||||||||||||
| Financial Sponsor: | NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field, CA, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Organization Source: | NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field, CA, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Description: | 14p; In English | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution Limits: | Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited | ||||||||||||||||
| Rights: | Copyright; Public use permitted | ||||||||||||||||
| NASA Terms: | LIFE SCIENCES; SPACE PROGRAMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; EXOBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL SCIENCES; EDUCATION; RESEARCH FACILITIES; SCIENTISTS; LEADERSHIP; FEEDBACK; STUDENTS; ENGINEERS | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Descriptors: | SLSTP; SPACE LIFE SCIENCE; EDUCATION; TRAINING | ||||||||||||||||