Space and STEM news from across the state of Texas. August 2024 – Design Challenge Applications Open, NASA Pathways and Internship Application Due July 2024 – Design Challenge Report Archive, USRA Undergrad Awards, NASA Next Gen Career Day October 2024 – Scholarship and Fellowship Deadline, Space Teams University Competition Announced November 2024 – Design Challenge… Continue Reading Texas Space Grant Newsletter Archive
Texas Space Grant Hosts 1,500 Texas Youths for Eclipse Events
To experience a solar eclipse is a rare occurrence, but to experience two eclipses in the same geographic region in six months is a once-in-a-lifetime event. This past year, Texans were able to experience an Annular Solar Eclipse in October and a Total Solar Eclipse in April. For both astronomical events, Texas Space Grant hosted… Continue Reading Texas Space Grant Hosts 1,500 Texas Youths for Eclipse Events
July 2024 Newsletter
Design Challenge Report Archives Texas Space Grant’s Design Challenge is a biannual student competition that allows for teams of undergraduate students to work on a project aligned with NASA’s goals while working under the guidance of a faculty advisor and NASA mentor. At the end of each showcase, student teams submit their Final Reports detailing… Continue Reading July 2024 Newsletter
Spring 2024 Design Challenge Teams
The Texas Space Grant Consortium’s Design Challenge offers undergraduate students the opportunity to propose, design, and fabricate a solution surrounding NASA’s research objectives. Sponsored by NASA, students work in teams to complete their design objectives over one or two semesters while working with their faculty advisor and a NASA workplace mentor. By participating in the… Continue Reading Spring 2024 Design Challenge Teams
Undergraduate Scholars 2023-2024
The following were awarded Columbia Crew Memorial Undergraduate Scholarships for 2023-2024. << Back to Past Recipients Recipient Institution Feras Ahmad The University of Texas at Arlington Blessing Akpan Houston Community College – Northwest College Katherine Betancourt Texas State University Isaac Bethea Tarleton State University Zelie-Louise Bradicich Texas A&M University-Commerce Marc Cantu Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javier… Continue Reading Undergraduate Scholars 2023-2024