Nevada NASA Space Grant Curricula Development fund announcement
The Nevada Space Grant Consortium anticipates that funding will be available in the fall of 2008 for curricula development and new course implementation activities that are related to NASA's missions. If you are looking to develop curricula or course(s) that are potentially eligible for funding, please contact the Nevada Space Grant office. Solicitation is open until closed. For more details see:  Curricula Development Announcement (25.50 KB)
Nevada NASA Workforce Development Opportunity The Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium (NvSGC), as a participant in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, is accepting proposals for programs directed at the development of NASA’s Aerospace Science and Engineering workforce. The NvSGC seeks to fund three to five proposals under this solicitation and anticipates $200,000 in total funding to support these awards.
Pertinent Dates Date of Announcement: June 1, 2008 Proposal Due Date: August 29, 2008 Target Award Dates: September 22, 2008 For more details see: WFD announcement
Nevada NASA Proposal Development Opportunity The Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium (NvSGC) is seeking to provide seed money for proposal development activities, research ideas and collaborations that will be competitive in the federal government’s non-Space Grant or Nevada EPSCoR solicitations. We are specifically looking to support activities that effectively demonstrate progress from initial contact and collaborations with NASA research centers to more sustainable programs and those activities that will result in the development of proposals being submitted to NASA in 2008 or the spring of 2009. Proposal Development awards can range up to $10,000 per proposal. We anticipate funding eight proposals. We strongly encourage you to submit a proposal and to pay close attention to the proposal review process and evaluation criteria section. Pertinent Dates Date of Announcement: July 11, 2008 Proposal Due Date: September 1, 2008 Target Award Dates: October 1, 2008 For more details and forms see:  PD Announcment (77.37 KB)
Reno, NV, July 10, 2008 Nevada Space Grant Fellowship and Scholarship Award Recipients The Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium (NvSGC) announces the awarding of $202,800 in fellowships and scholarships to Nevada college students to study at higher education institutions across the state. Space Grant fellowships and scholarships are awarded to outstanding students with an interest in NASA’s missions and are pursuing graduate and undergraduate degrees in fields that are relevant to the strategic objectives of NASA's four Mission Directorates: Aeronautics, Exploration Systems, Science and Space Operations. NvSGC is pleased to announce and congratulate the following students on their awards. Four graduate fellowships were awarded to graduate students Travis Fields and Sean Penley of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), both in Mechanical Engineering, and to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) students Francisco Virgili, Astronomy, and Amanda Williams, Geoscience. Twelve undergraduate scholarships were awarded at full funding to UNLV students Chequala Fuller, Computer Engineering, Rapheal Hicks, Electrical Engineering, Alvin Morris, Engineering, Patrick Sims, Physics, Brianna Watson and Brittany Wheeler, both in Mechanical Engineering, and to UNR students Laura Garchar, Geological Engineering, Gregory Kraus, Tommy On and Sarah Trabia, all in Mechanical Engineering, Shawn Pugh, Chemical Engineering, and Jeffrey Shoffner, Geophysics. An additional seven undergraduate scholarships were awarded at partial funding to UNLV student Lucas Bang, Math & Computer Science, to UNR students Aaron Buonacorsi, Biochemistry, Kurtis Clark, Materials Science & Engineering, Ramona Atherton, Atmospheric Science, Christopher Thomas, Physics, and Zach Tomco, Chemical Engineering, and to Western Nevada College student Jeffrey Lambin, Physics. For more information regarding these fellowships and scholarships, additional student opportunities, or the NASA Space Grant program in general, please contact NvSGC at 775.673.7674 or visit http://www.nevadaspacegrant.com.
New Program Coordinator for Nevada Space Grant Consortium 
Leone Thierman has joined the Nevada Space Grant Consortium (NvSGC) as the Program Coordinator, stepping into the position previously held by Cindy Routh for many years. Thierman relocated to Reno from Fairbanks, Alaska, where she worked as a publications designer, science writer and photographer for the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for several years. “Having worked in a science-based environment for so long, I feel right at home at the Desert Research Institute,” said Thierman. “I am very energized by the work of the Nevada Space Grant Consortium and am looking forward to immersing myself in all of the activities and programs it supports.” Thierman will be working with other members of NvSGC to continue and expand the outreach and diversity of the program, which aids in the development of Nevada’s research capacities in the areas of astrobiology, astrophysics, aerospace engineering, and planetary geology and geophysics. NvSGC funds fellowships, scholarships and internships for students pursuing careers in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, as well as participates in curriculum enhancement and faculty development programs.
Nevada second in Mars University Rover competition A faulty antenna kept the defending champs from taking first in the 2008 University Rover Challenge at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah June 7. see full story at:
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University Rover Challenge Results- Oregon State University team wins, University of Nevada Reno team is dethroned and takes second- yet vows to come back and retake the title. see full story at http://www.marssociety.org/portal/c/urc/
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