2009 AWARD RECIPIENTS In receiving these awards, you forge the way for
future scholars in these exiting and rewarding
programs. Good luck in your studies
and research, we look forward to interacting
with you on future projects!
The National Aeronautics
Space Administration (NASA) has awarded $1.5
million in research grants to two research
groups based in the
University of
Vermont’s College of Engineering
and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) to study topics
that are NASA research priorities. Each
research group has been awarded $750,000 over
three-years beginning September 1, 2009.
Prof. William D. Lakin of CEMS, Project Director
for
Vermont’s NASA
EPSCoR Program and Director of the Vermont Space
Grant Consortium (VTSGC), is the Principal
Investigator for both awards. CEMS is the
Home Unit for both VT-NASA EPSCoR and the VTSGC.
“The
University of Vermont is
proud to have NASA grant support for these
exciting research endeavors, which represent
incredible innovation on the part of our faculty
in CEMS,” says Interim Dean, Bernard “Chip”
Cole. “These research collaborations will not
only advance our abilities in space, but they
will improve life here on Earth as well.”
Kameron Harris, a Vermont
Space Grant Graduate Fellow, has just been awarded a
Fulbright Scholarship for study in Chile. Kameron
will be in Chile from March of 2010 to December of
2010 working with Andrés Moreira, Universidad Técnica
Federico Santa María, and Eric Goles, Instituto de
Sistemas Complejos de Valparaíso to develop
complex systems-based modeling techniques for
transportation. In January of 2011, Kameron will
return to Vermont to complete his graduate studies.
Kameron is a Vermont Scholar who has just received his
Bachelors degree from the University of Vermont.
This past year, Vermont Space Grant was pleased to
support Kameron's mentored undergraduate research
project in UVM's highly competitive URECA! Program.
This research led to Kameron's undergraduate thesis in
the UVM Honors College. Kameron decided to
stay at UVM for his graduate studies, and he was awarded
a Space Grant Graduate Fellowship. In our recently
completed GRA competition to work with Prof. Chris
Danforth of UVM and Dr. Robert F. Cahalan, Head of the
Radiation Branch at NASA Goddard. Kameron's
graduate research will develop an advanced technique to
predict regime changes in the chaotic convection with
applications to global climate. The ultimate goal
of this research is to develop a methodology capable of
improving weather forecasts and predicting regime
changes in the Earth’s climate (e.g. El Ni˜no Southern
Oscillation events) further in advance. Kameron's
graduate research will make extensive use of the cutting
edge facilities of the Vermont Advanced Computer Center,
a facility at UVM developed with NASA funding.
This summer, Prof. Danforth will be meeting with members
of the Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction Program
(MAP) at Goddard, as well as Tsengdar Lee, NASA High End
Computing Program Manager, to discuss the application of
this work to the data assimilation techniques being
developed for assimilation of observations in their
GEOS-5 global weather and climate model system.
The
Vermont Space Grant Consortium is pleased to
announce a competition for up to ten
undergraduate scholarships available for the
2008-2009 academic year. These Vermont Space
Grant Scholarships, each worth $1,500, will be
awarded on the basis of academic standing,
letters of recommendation, and an essay
detailing career goals. The scholarships are to
be used to help the recipients attend an
institution of higher education within the State
of Vermont.
The 16th Annual
Vermont Space Grant Consortium Award Ceremony &
Reception was held in
October 2008 to celebrate and honor accomplished
students who received awards. It is
always a pleasure to welcome Dave Rosage, PE, Director,
NASA Academy/Robotics Academy, NASA Office of Higher
Education at NASA Goddard Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD
as our Keynote speaker. Families of the awardees and
various distinguished guests were present. Congratulations to the 2008-2009
Scholarship Recipients
In receiving these awards, you
forge the way for future scholars in these exiting and
rewarding programs. Good luck in your studies and
research, we look forward to interacting with you on
future projects!
Five students received
the Undergraduate Scholarship Awards
Also included
are: Native
American Awards
Three students are chosen by the
Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union (FNWSU) & The
Abenaki Council to receive our Native American Award
Scholarship Award
Aviation Scholarships Aerospace
Workforce Development Group has awarded 3 Aviation
Scholarships (VICA) to
Burlington Aviation Technology School
in So. Burlington, VT.
A total award of $3000 in three awards of $1000 for each
student.
Congratulations to the Aviation Award recipients!
KARL NELSON - A second year recipient, and a resident of
Milton, Vermont, is currently enrolled in the BTC
Aviation Technology Program pursuing an Airframe and
Powerplant Certification. His many extra curricular
activities and programs include youth group band/chorus,
leadership retreats and a community service trip to
China Town in New York City. He would like to continue
his education in Aviation Engineering and feels the
training that the school provides is a great way for him
to get accustomed to what he will be doing in his
profession as an aircraft mechanic.
SCOTT THIBAULT - A first year recipient, and a resident
of Colchester, Vermont. Scott is currently enrolled in
the BTC Aviation Technology Program pursuing an Airframe
and Powerplant Certification. He hopes to use this
certification to work on aircrafts and eventually
continue his schooling to earn a bachelor’s degree in
Aeronautical Engineering. He also hopes to be able to
participate in the advances made possible through NASA’s
Aeronautics Research Mission, and to work in the field
to “close the gap between empirical and abstract
knowledge” (NASA).
Special Program Awards:
Skills USA: A national competition in which
Burlington Aviation Technology School
achieved 4th & 14th in the nation on
the Post Secondary level. Students from BAT were
awarded gold & bronze medals in the Secondary High
School Program in the State.
Lee Robidoux -
Secondary Award
Michael Grupp - won gold in Post Secondary in Airframe &
PowerPlant
Took bronze in the State League
Competed in the National's and Vermont took 4th and
14th!
2008 URECA! Student
Researchers:
NASA-Vermont Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is supporting
3 2008
Undergraduate Research Endeavors Competitive Awards
(URECA! Program)
student researchers.
Each will be receive $3000 from VSGC and $1000 from UVM.
The students are:
Christopher R. Farmer Electrical Engineering (Senior)
Faculty Mentor: Paul Hines
School of Engineering
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Title of Project: High Power, Light Weight, High
Efficiency Energy
Storage for Hybrid Vehicles
Kameron Decker Harris Physics & Math (Junior)
Faculty Mentor: Chris M. Danforth
Mathematics
College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Title of Project: Complex Systems Modeling of
Climate Regime Change in
Chaotic Convection
Maggie Sager Biology (Junior)
Faculty Mentor: Joseph D. Schmoker, MD
Cardiovascular Research
College of Medicine/Biology
Title of Project: The Effect of Pressure on
Induction of the MAP Kinase
Pathway on the Human Thoracic Aortic Wall
NASA Awards Funds for Student
Design Project,
NASA Summer Internships and
Student Team Competitions
The Vermont
Space Grant Consortium (VSGC),
based in UVM's College of
Engineering and Mathematical
Sciences (CEMS), has received
funding from the Higher
Education Office of NASA's
Exploration Systems Missions
Directorate (ESMD) to enhance
three targeted components of
Vermont's engineering education
programs.
Full Story...
ESMD NASA GRANT AWARDS
(NSIP)
NASA Student Research Award
Katelyn Billings, SMC "Solvatochromism
and Photo-Induced Intramolecular
Electron Transfer"
Many projects at
Vermont Colleges and Universities were presented: See more information below
ESMD:
NASA Student Internship Program Three students attended
the summer research program.
Two worked at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA and one went
to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Maryland. URECA: Undergraduate
Research Competition Awards Two Students presented their research projects at
the ceremony NSIP:
NASA Student Internship Program One student attented NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center
San Diego Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
International Student Competition
Norwich University Electrical Engineering is involved in a
robotics project for an "Autonomous Underwater Robotic Vehicle (AUV)" Ronald Lessard at Norwich
Jonathan Seward, Electrical & Computer,
Co-Captain, Norwich University
working on the Visions Systems
Ryan Wood, Mechanical Engineering, Bo-Captain,
Norwich University
working on NU Innovation..new design drive
“GreenSpeed” is the
1st UVM hybrid racing car created by
a team of energetic UVM students from the
University of Vermont College of Engineering and
Mathematical Sciences new student organization
called
Alternative Energy Racing Organization (AERO)
more info....
The Green Team 885 009 FIRST Robotics / BAE Granite State
Regional Competition in Manchester, NH
Our team
did great throughout the three days of
competition. We played a total of 22
matches, with only minor modifications and
repairs required between competitions.
Following
the scheduled matches, our team was selected
for one of the eight play-off alliances.
Each alliance (one red & one blue) is
comprised of three teams, working together
to score points against the other alliance
teams. We succeeded in the quarter finals,
won the semi finals and moved on to the
final matches. Our alliance won the first of
the final matches, but came up short on the
second, which required the third match to be
played. We lost the final match, finishing
in second place with the silver medals and
the "finalist" trophy.
For more
information......
2007
ermont Space Grant Consortium
& NASA EPSCoR
"A Statewide
Connection to Aerospace Science and Engineering,
Research and Technology" VSGC Sitemap
VERMONT ACE CAMP
Rutland State Airport
Civil Air Patrol
8:30am -4pm
August 6-10, 2007
VERMONT ACE CAMP
Burlington International Airport
Civil Air Patrol Building:
Time: 8:30am - 4pm Girls and boys 11-14 years of age
NEWS
BULLETIN!!! Vermont's New
Phase III CORE
Research Infrastructure Development (RID) is
approved!
Vermont's Phase III RID Project Plan has been
crafted
to increase the National competitiveness of
Vermont's academic researchers,
to increase the NASA-related research
infrastructure,
to develop new contacts and collaborative
research ties with NASA Field Centers and
Mission Directorates,
to promote academic-industrial partnerships that
support state goals for economic development,
and to develop collaborations among Vermont's
colleges and universities that enhance Vermont's
ability to respond to the evolving research and
technology needs of NASA.
Research group pending
VSGC salutes
Director of
Vermont Aerospace and Aviation Association
(VTAAA), National Chair of the ASA
and
Vermont's Lieutenant Governor
Brian Dube
for his article in Aviation Week "Thinking
Green In Our Blue Skies "
ESMD NASA GRANT AWARDS
ROBOTICS
PROGRAMS
Norwich
University Electrical
Engineering is involved in a robotics project
for an "Autonomous Underwater Robotic Vehicle" more info to follow....
VSGC supports
The Green Team 885.org
25 students ( 3 female) from 22 communities in
Vermont are entering the
2007 FIRST Robotics Competition- Rack 'n
Roll These high school students are mentored by
the Norwich Society of
Engineers.
NASA Awards
Funds for Student Design
Project,
NASA Summer Internships and
Student Team Competitions
The Vermont
Space Grant Consortium (VSGC),
based in UVM's College of
Engineering and Mathematical
Sciences (CEMS), has received
funding from the Higher
Education Office of NASA's
Exploration Systems Missions
Directorate (ESMD) to enhance
three targeted components of
Vermont's engineering education
programs.
Full Story...
The 2007 ESMD Intern
Recipients are:
Shelly
Tkach
at Goddard NASA Academy Goddard
Summer: 6/4/07-8/10/07
working with Susan Breon * A Vermonter
attending North Carolina State
University in Raleigh
Greggory Carpenter at
NASA Ames Research Center
Summer : 10 week program
working with Terry Fong
Focus: Intelligent Robotics
Justin McCabe at NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Summer 6/4/07-8/10/07
working with Susan Breon
Focus:
Cryopropulsion, Structures &
Loads for the Constellation
Program, & Reconfigurable Small
Spacecraft * Justin is
the only intern offered
additional funding from the
research contractor.
Christopher Swanson
from St. Michaels College
has received a research
internship from ESMD at Ames
Research Center
working with Terry Fong
A/V Showcase
of UVM Office of Technology Transer Our patent application, which is
being handled by Jamie Gallagher of Downs Rachlin
Martin, is in the final stages of review by the US
Patent Office. The patent application is titled "A
Whole-Body Mathematical Model for Simulating
Intracranial Pressure Dynamics." Others involved
in the patent application are Scott Stevens (currently
at Penn. State Erie) and Paul Penar and Bruce Tranmer
(UVM Division of Neurosurgery). Jamie tells us
that we should have formal approval and a patent granted
within the next 4 months.
NASA Awards
Funds for Student Design Project,
NASA Summer Internships and Student Team Competitions
The Vermont Space
Grant Consortium (VSGC), based in UVM's College of
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS), has
received $40,000 from the Higher Education Office of
NASA's Exploration Systems Missions Directorate (ESMD)
to enhance three targeted components of Vermont's
engineering education programs.
Full
Story...
Seventeen states nominated to be
"Designated States"
in the National Space Grant Consortium....Vermont is one
of them!
The 14th Annual Vermont Space
Grant Consortium Award Ceremony & Reception
was held October 10, 2006 to celebrate and honor
accomplished students who received awards. The
program began with a welcome from VSGC Director William
D. Lakin, who introduced John Hughes, Provost & Sr. Vice
President of University of Vermont and Domenico Grasso,
the Dean of the College of Engineering and Math Sciences
at UVM. It is always a pleasure to welcome Dave
Rosage of NASA Office of Higher Education at NASA
Goddard Flight Center as our Keynote speaker and Ron
Cook, Manager of NASA Student Internship Program (NSIP).
VT LT Governor Brian Dubie was present on behalf of VT
Governor Douglas' Office. Congratulations to all the recipients! In
receiving these awards, you forge the way for future
scholars in these exiting and rewarding programs.
Good luck in your studies and research, we look forward
to interacting with you on future projects!
Eight students received the
Undergraduate Scholarship Awards
Also included
are: Native American Awards Three students are chosen by the
Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union (FNWSU) & The
Abenaki Council to receive our Native American Award
Scholarship Award
Aviation Scholarships Aerospace
Workforce Development Group has awarded 3 Aviation
Scholarships (VICA) to Burlington Aviation Technical
School in So. Burlington, VT. A total award of
$3000 in three awards of $1000 for each student.
Special Program Awards:
Skills USA: A national
competition in which Burlington Aviation Technology
School achieved 4th in the nation on the Secondary
level. Also, an adult student came in 14th in the
nation in the competition.
NSIP: NASA Student Internship
Program A prestigious opportunity
was afforded to Charles Morin, a Senior in Mechanical
Engineering at UVM. Charles was selected to
participate in the 10 week student internship program at
NASA Goddard Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. His
projects "Design Electronic Boxes" and PIE
(Prototype Instrument Extenders) are in the
process of production and testing at this time.
URECA:
Undergraduate Research Competition Awards Two Students presented their
research projects at the ceremony
Corinna Scott Thompson "A Model To Predict
Temperature Increase In The Human Eye"
Heather Taylor "Integrating Wireless Sensor Network &
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)"
The
Vermont Space Grant Consortium is pleased to announce a
competition for up to ten undergraduate scholarships
available for the 2007-2008 academic year. These Vermont
Space Grant Scholarships, each worth $1,500, will be
awarded on the basis of academic standing, letters of
recommendation, and an essay detailing career goals. The
scholarships are to be used to help the recipients
attend an institution of higher education within the
State of Vermont.
1st Annual
Meeting of the
Vermont
Aerospace and Aviation Association (VTAAA) was held
August 17, 2006 at the Heritage Flight Building.
Laurel C. Zeno, Program Coordinator is representing VSGC
as a member of the VTAAA Board. The Association is
headed by Lt. Gov. Brian Dube.
The new NASA EPSCoR SBIR Phase 0
has been awarded to " Cheap Tubes, Inc", Mike Foley, PI,
" Automated Carbon Nanotube Machine Development". The
Academic (faculty) Collaborator on this project is
Thomas Hughes, Chemistry, UVM.
A new club is
forming that has been initiated by two 11 year old
students, Ben Martin & Amanda Leffler, who
have gone through ACE Camp.
Mark Goudreau, a Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention Officer
for the VT National Guard and Laurel C. Zeno of
Vermont Space Grant Consortium are collaborating in the
organization of a Developmental Board to facilitate this
program. The goal is to form clubs in all Vermont
schools with monthly meetings for Grades 4-6. The
students want
to offer the opportunity to other students to become "Blue Yonder Junior Aviators".
Application Form Young Eagles--need kids!
Michael Fortney
of UVM spoke of his participation in the UVM CricketSat/BalloonSat
Satellite Project - part of the Crawl, Walk, Run and
Fly Projects, administered by the NASA Space Grant
Consortia and is sponsored and coordinated by VSGC.
VSGC is part of a formal
collaboration on
CricketSAT with Colorado, Alaska & New York
AFFILIATE & COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS
Rick Sylvester,
Director of Burlington Aviation Technical School
has been awarded the Aero Club of New England- Vermont State
Award.
A
collaboration between Burlington Aviation Tech School
(BTC)and
Vermont Technical College (VTC)
offers an Aerospace Engineering degree program.
VSGC was instrumental in funding a prep grant to
initiate this program.
Burlington Aviation Technology School
The airframe, powerplant, and
avionics curriculum includes adult programs, as well as
year 10-13 classes. Applications are now being accepted.
To see details: Click above for link to BTC Aviation
Technology School or on VSGC Affiliates. The Air
National Guard has donated a F-15 engine, worth
$3million dollars, to the school to be used in
training. The school has received federal
certification as an accredited school.
The new NASA EPSCoR SBIR Phase 0 has been
awarded to " Cheap Tubes, Inc", Mike Foley, PI,
" Automated Carbon Nanotube Machine
Development". The Academic (faculty)
Collaborator on this project is Thomas Hughes,
Chemistry, UVM.
Charles Morin has been
selected for a NASA Internship at Goddard SFC
this summer. VSGC will be supporting
him.
Information
for the coming year Vermont Space Grant/NASA
EPSCoR"s
2007-2008 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS Also included are: Native American Awards Three students are
chosen by the Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union
(FNWSU) & The Abenaki Council to receive our Native
American Award Scholarship Award
Aviation
Scholarships Aerospace Workforce Development
Group has awarded 3 Aviation Scholarships (VICA) to
Burlington Aviation Technical School in So. Burlington,
VT. A total award of $3000 in three awards of
$1000 for each student.
Michael Fortney
of UVM spoke of his participation in the UVM CricketSat/BalloonSat
Satellite Project - part of the Crawl, Walk, Run and
Fly Projects, administered by the NASA Space Grant
Consortia and is sponsored and coordinated by VSGC.
Coming Soon!!!!
Small
Aircraft Transportation System (SATS)
* We look forward to bringing SATS Air to
Vermont in the near future!
VERMONT SPACE
GRANT YEAR 2005
Congratulations to our
Lieutenant Governor, Brian Dube for being elected to the
position of Vice-Chairman of the Aerospace States
Association (ASA).
Exciting News!! Ben and Bethany Turcotte were
selected to attend
ACE CAMP as Junior Counselors
this summer. Click on the link above to see
their adventures!
Information
for the coming year Vermont Space Grant/NASA
EPSCoR"s
2006-2007 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS Also included are: Native American Awards Three students are
chosen by the Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union
(FNWSU) & The Abenaki Council to receive our Native
American Award Scholarship Award
Aviation
Scholarships Aerospace Workforce Development
Group has awarded 3 Aviation Scholarships (VICA) to
Burlington Aviation Technical School in So. Burlington,
VT. A total award of $3000 in three awards of
$1000 for each student.
Stay
informed
Huygens Reveals
Titan's Earth-like Features
- Jan. 21, 2005 European Space
Agency scientists report the first look at data from
Huygens' descent and landing on Titan shows the
Saturnian moon has Earth-like geophysical processes
operating on exotic materials in very alien conditions.
+ News Release
+ All Huygens Images and News
ESA Huygens Probe Titan Descent Jan. 14, 2005
Dr. David H Atkinson is currently a Co-Investigator on
the NASA/ESA (European Space Agency) Cassini Doppler
Wind Experiment to measure winds in the atmosphere of
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, and is chairing the
ESA Huygens Probe Descent Trajectory Working Group.
In 1995, Dr. Atkinson performed the first measurements
of the very deep atmospheric winds on Jupiter as the
Principle Investigator on the Galileo Doppler Wind
Experiment. Dr. David H Atkinson is leading a
team of engineers and scientists looking at the
possibilities for future atmospheric entry probe
missions to Neptune, and is a co-investigator on a team
proposing a future entry probe/lander mission to Venus.
NASA STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
PROGRAM(NSIP) We are proud
to announce that two Vermont home schooled students have
received 1st Place in the National competition of the
(NSIP) NASA Student Involvement Program, Aerospace Technology Engineering
Challenge. The competition is for grades 5-8.
This honor goes to the students: Alexandre Caillot & Benjamin
Turcotte and their teacher,
Mrs. Susan Turcotte The title of this years
competition is "The American
Rocket Scientist TRS".
These students will be
attending Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
this summer. Recognition was given at the
statehouse in the Governor's Press Conference on April
29, 2004 at 1:00pm. Governor James Douglas presented a
certificate from the State of Vermont and Laurel C. Zeno
of Vermont Space Grant Consortium presented a NASA
plaque to each student, the teacher and a Recognition
plaque of their scholastic achievements to be placed
publicly to encourage others to pursue their goals.
A new club is
forming that has been initiated by two 11 year old
students,
Ben Martin & Amanda Leffler, who have gone
through ACE Camp.
Mark Goudreau, a Drug & Alcohol
Abuse Prevention Officer for the VT National Guard and
Laurel C. Zeno of Vermont Space Grant Consortium
are collaborating in the organization of a Developmental
Board to facilitate this program. The goal is to
form clubs in all Vermont schools with monthly meetings
for Grades 4-6. The students want to offer the
opportunity to other students to become "Blue Yonder Junior Aviators".
Michael Fortney
of UVM spoke of his partipation in the UVM CricketSat/BalloonSat
Satellite Project - part of the Crawl, Walk, Run and
Fly Projects, administered by the NASA Space Grant
Consortia and is sponsored and coordinated by VSGC.
AFFILIATE & COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS
A
collaboration between Burlington Aviation Tech School
(BTC)and
Vermont Technical College
(VTC) offers an Aerospace Engineering
degree program. VSGC was instrumental in funding a
prep grant to initiate this program.
Burlington Aviation Technology School The airframe, powerplant, and
avionics curriculum includes adult programs, as well as
year 10-13 classes. Applications are now being accepted.
To see details: Click above for link to BTC Aviation
Technology School or on VSGC Affiliates. The Air National Guard has donated
a F-15 engine, worth $3million dollars, to the school to be used in
training. The school has received federal
certification as an accredited school.
& NASA EPSCoR
