ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

In an effort to stimulate interest and participation in NASA research and curriculum, the workshop will feature NASA and university speakers, who will expose faculty members of institutions of higher learning and K-12 schools to funding opportunities; education programs; space and earth science products and programs; and space science research. Who should attend: Education Administrators, faculty, and students who are interested in getting involved with NASA. The following topics will be covered:

Funding Opportunities: On Tuesday, Mr. John Malone, IRA (NRTS) Program Manager, a division of the Minority University Research and Education Division (MURED), from NASA Headquarters, will talk about funding opportunities for faculty members at HBCU, including both curriculum programs and research funding.

Education Programs: On Wednesday, Dr. Leo Edwards, Director of the Mathematics/Science Education Center at Fayetteville State University, will talk about NASA's NOVA program for curriculum enhancement in science, math and engineering courses taken by education majors.

Space & Earth Science Products & Programs: On Tuesday, Ms. Carolyn Ng and Dr. Therese Kucera from the Office of Space Science will be presenting (OSS) and on Wednesday, Mr. Steven Graham from the Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). The sessions will cover curriculum products and resources available for a wide variety of courses.

Space Science Research: On Wednesday, Dr. Mitchell Colgan, Director of the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium from the College of Charleston, along with  researchers from Goddard Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, the Space Telescope Science Institute and University of Tennessee at Knoxville, will discuss the future of NASA's Space Science research programs.
 
 

Tuesday, November 9, 1999

Kirkland W. Green Student Center- Garnet and Blue Room (all sessions)

8:30-9:00        Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:15        Welcome/Opening Remarks
                        Dr. James Anderson, Dean of Eng. Tech. & Sciences

9:15-9:30        NASA/MUSPIN Overview
                        Mr. Reginald Eason, Deputy Project Manager

9:30-9:45        CNRT Consortium/Overview
                        Dr. Donald Walter, Principal Investigator

9:45-10:30      IRA (NRTS) Division of MURED
                        (NASA/MURED), Mr. John Malone, Program Manager

10:30-10:45    Break

10:45-12:30    Space Science Educational Opportunities
                        Office of Space Science (OSS)

12:30-1:30      Lunch (Provided - Garnet and Blue Room)

1:30-2:30        Tour of Planetarium and NASA Educator Resource Center
                        (ERC), Mr. James Brown, Director

2:30-4:15        Space Science Educational Opportunities - cont'd
                        Office of Space Science (OSS)

4:15                 Adjourn

6:30-8:30        Awards Dinner
                        Location: Kirkland W. Green Student Center
 
 

Wednesday, November 10, 1999

Kirkland W. Green Student Center (all sessions)

Session One: Earth Science Enterprise
                       Location: Lounge

8:30-9:00        Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:10        Opening Remarks
                        Dr. Donald Walter, Principal Investigator

9:10-10:15      NASA Opportunities for Visionary Academics (NOVA)
                        Dr. Leo Edwards, Jr., Fayetteville State University

10:15-10:30    Break

10:30-12:30    Overview of Earth Science Enterprise & Research Opportunities
                        Mr. Steven Graham, Office of Earth Science (ESE)

12:30-1:30      Lunch (Provided - Lounge)

1:30-3:00        Earth Science Educational Opportunities / Office of Earth Science (cont'd)
                        Mr. Steven Graham, Office of Earth Science (ESE)

3:00-3:30        Tour of CNRT Video Conference Lab

3:30                 Session One Adjourns

Session Two: Office of Space Science Research Opportunities
                           (Garnet and Blue Room)

9:30-10:00       Registration

10:00-10:05     Welcome: Dr. Donald Walter, OSS Principal Investigator

10:05-10:20     Overview of Workshop
                         Dr. Mitchell Colgan, Statewide Director
                         South Carolina Space Grant Consortium
                         College of Charleston

10:20-11:20     Space Science Research Opportunities
                         Dr. Harry Y. McSween, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

11:20-11:30     Break

11:30-12:30     Space Science Research Opportunities
                         Dr. Frank Six, Marshall Space Flight Center

12:30-1:30       Lunch (Provided - Lounge)

1:30-2:30         Space Science Research Opportunities - cont'd
                         Dr. Mark Voit, Space Telescope Science Institute

2:30-2:45         Break

2:45-3:45         Space Science Research Opportunities
                         Dr. Steven Maran, Goddard Space Flight Center

3:45-4:00         Workshop Wrap-up & Future Directions

4:00                  Session Two Adjourns