CaSGC Grad Fellowships @ UCSD

  • On February 5, 2010
The California Space Grant is pleased to announce the following UCSD Graduate Student Fellows for the 2009-2010 fiscal year: Brett Nadler, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisors: Prof. Thomas Bewley (MAE) and Prof. Joseph Ford (ECE) Cameron Nowzari, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. Jorge Cortes Gabriela DeFrancisci, Structural Engineering; Faculty Advisor: Prof. Hyonny […]
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Sacramento State Students work with NASA

  • On November 18, 2009
Several Sacramento State students have had the opportunity to intern at NASA centers all across the nation. Click the link to read the full story: http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2009/11/12/News/Students.Aim.For.Stars-3828529.shtml
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Archeological Balloon Flight

  • On August 19, 2009
We have been funding two of our MAE students, Casey Barrett and David Hernandez, to work on aerospace projects this summer, including an interdisciplinary archeological balloon flight project with the Department of Anthropology (Professor Thomas Levy), Calit2, and the California Space Grant Consortium. Below is a description of the project, written by Professor Levy.
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Asteroid Named after CaSGC UCLA Campus Director

  • On July 22, 2009
Christopher Russell. Photo Courtesy JPL/NASA. CaSGC Campus Director for the University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Christopher Russell, is the Principal Investigator for the Dawn Mission to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres. In 2008, the International Astronomical Union named Asteroid 21459 Chrisrussell in his honor. For more information, click here. Asteroid 21459 Chrisrussell. Photo courtesy […]
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CaSGC’s STEM Impact in California

  • On July 22, 2009
Click here to read about California Space Grant Consortium projects in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) at our California affiliate campuses.
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Introducing the 2009 IYA California Student Ambassador

  • On March 30, 2009
Elena S. Amador is the California Student Ambassador for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. The International Year of Astronomy is a global program that aims to bring astronomy and all space sciences to a wider audience. Elena is currently a 4th year undergraduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz where she is […]
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California Space Grant Sponsors Student-Run Balloon Launch

  • On December 6, 2008
On December 6, 2008 the California Space Grant Consortium sponsored the first student-run balloon launch for the MAE department at UC San Diego where the payloads were designed and engineered by freshmen from the MAE-002 Aerospace Engineering class.
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Ongoing Space Grant Internships at JPL

  • On December 2, 2008
Students attending Space Grant colleges and universities can apply for ongoing internships at JPL. Over 150 internships are available! To learn how to apply as well as view abstracts from previous internships, please click here.
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Space Grant Graduate Fellowship Program at UCSD

  • On November 21, 2008
The California Space Grant Consortium is proud to announce the 2008-2009 Space Grant Graduate Fellowship Program at UCSD. Fellowships ranging from $6,000 to $8,000 will be awarded in the research theme area of: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and their associated science payload sensors and technology. Application Period (Revised): November 19, 2008 – January 16, 2009 […]
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