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NASA/OSGC hosts 25th Student Research Symposium

March 31, 2017 Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) event at the Ohio Aerospace Institute includes industry recruitment opportunity.

Cleveland, Ohio – The 25th Annual Student Research Symposium will be held on March 31, 2017, from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, at the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) in Cleveland, Ohio. The symposium is an integral part of the NASA/Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship/Fellowship Program.

At the symposium, more than 85 undergraduate and graduate students present the research they accomplished during the preceding academic year and will discuss their research project with attendees. A panel discussion comprised of former recipients will provide their insight on “Launching a STEM Career.” In addition, Human Resources personnel from NASA Glenn Research Center and various Ohio industries will be in attendance for student recruitment opportunities.

Senior Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship recipients will deliver oral presentations including a Question and Answer session. Junior, Community College, and Education Scholarship recipients will prepare posters illustrating their research projects/lesson plans and field questions during the poster session.

Ohio Space Grant Director and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University, Jed E. Marquart, Ph.D., P.E., stated, “We are very proud of our students and their accomplishments. Space Grant provides a highly effective and established mechanism to reconstitute and rejuvenate our aging scientific and research personnel and capabilities. It does so by encouraging our young people to pursue careers in the STEM fields through a variety of means. These include, but are not limited to, undergraduate scholarships and internships, graduate fellowships, research and hands-on projects funding, and collaboration with current scientific researchers. In addition, Space Grant supports pre-secondary teachers in their efforts to engage and attract young people into the STEM fields so they will also enter the scientific fields necessary to keep the USA at the forefront of scientific knowledge and expertise.”

The NASA/Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) was established in 1989 (along with the original Ohio 12-member universities) by the United States Congress, and is part of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program known as Space Grant administered through the Office of Education at NASA Headquarters. There are 52 consortia, one in each state, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Space Grant is a national network of colleges and universities working to expand opportunities for Americans to understand and participate in NASA’s aeronautics and space projects by supporting and enhancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through scholarships, fellowships, higher education, research infrastructure, pre-college (K-12), and informal education public outreach efforts. A key component of this activity is to attract and retain students in STEM disciplines with emphasis on increasing participation by women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities.

The Space Grant national network includes more than 1,000 affiliates from universities, colleges, industry, museums, science centers, and state and local agencies.

The OSGC is currently composed of 26 institutions of higher learning (18 universities [including 2 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)] and 8 community colleges), NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL), and various education outreach partners. The OSGC Program Office is located at the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) in Cleveland, Ohio, and is led by Jed E. Marquart, Ph.D., P.E. who serves as the OSGC Director.

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  • Cleveland, OH, USA
  • NASA