2004
Stay informed
Dr. David H. Atkinson, Professor of Electrical
Engineering at the University of Idaho
presenting the
"The Cassini/Huygen Exploration of Saturn and
Titan"
Dr. David
H Atkinson is currently a Co-Investigator on
the NASA/ESA (European Space Agency) Cassini
Doppler Wind Experiment to measure winds in
the atmosphere of Titan, the largest moon of
Saturn, and is chairing the ESA Huygens Probe
Descent Trajectory Working Group. In 1995,
Dr. Atkinson performed the first measurements
of the very deep atmospheric winds on Jupiter
as the Principle Investigator on the Galileo
Doppler Wind Experiment.
Dr. David H Atkinson is leading a team of
engineers and scientists looking at the
possibilities for future atmospheric entry
probe missions to Neptune, and is a
co-investigator on a team proposing a future
entry probe/lander mission to Venus.
Deep
Impact
First Look inside a Coment!
http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov
http://deepimpact.umd.edu/
NASA
Announcement:
2004-2005 Aerospace Vehicle Systems Technology
Student Competitions
Also,
another NASA Program
NASA INVITES STUDENTS TO FLY HIGH FOR
WEIGHTLESS SCIENCE
UPDATE: "Top in The Country"
Congratulations to Shane Donaldson and BTC
Burlington Aviation Technology
School's Director, Rick Sylvester
and
*Shane Donaldson,
went to Kansas City, MO to the
National Skills USA Competition on June 23,
2004----
and won the USA National's !
Aviation Scholarships:
Aerospace Workforce
Development Group has awarded 3 Aviation
Scholarships (VICA) to Burlington Aviation
Technical School in So. Burlington, VT. A
total award of $3000 in three awards of $1000
for each student.
The recipients of the VSGC Aviation Technology
Scholarships:
*Alex Lyman, Chad Lambert, Esad
Mujic
*Alex Lyman has been chosen to attend
the National Skills USA Competition in Kansas
City, MO.
on June 23, 2004
2004 Summer
Discovery Robotics Engineering Program
July 6 - August 6
UNDERGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIPS
NASA-VT Space Grant Undergraduate
Scholarship Awards have been determined.
The recipients of this years
Undergraduate Awards:
Casandra Babson, Leonard A.
Badeau, Jr., Jereme Lamothe, Erica Twenge,
Phillip Lindemann, Jesse Narkewicz, Ashley
Ringer,
*Kerri St. Lawrence, *Melody Walker
* These two Native American students
were referred by the FNWSU, then chosen by the
Director of VSGC, Dr. William Lakin & our
reviewers to receive our standard
undergraduate scholarship award.
Native
American Awards:
These students are chosen by
the Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union (FNWSU)
& The Abenaki Council to receive our Native
American Award Scholarship Award
Jason Walker, Amanda Johnson,
Meagan Maskell
NASA
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM(NSIP)
We are proud to
announce that two Vermont home schooled
students have received 1st Place in the
National competition of the (NSIP) NASA
Student Involvement Program,
Aerospace Technology Engineering Challenge.
The competition is for grades 5-8.
This honor
goes to the students: Alexandre Caillot &
Benjamin Turcotte
and their teacher, Mrs. Susan Turcotte
The title of this years competition is
"The American Rocket Scientist TRS".
These students will be
attending Space Camp at the U.S. Space &
Rocket Center this summer. Recognition was
given at the statehouse in the Governor's
Press Conference on April 29, 2004 at 1:00pm.
Governor James Douglas presented a certificate
from the State of Vermont and Laurel C. Zeno
of Vermont Space Grant Consortium presented a
NASA plaque to each student, the teacher and a
Recognition plaque of their scholastic
achievements to be placed publicly to
encourage others to pursue their goals.
For more information, go to
our VT-(NSIP)
NASA Student Involvement Program
AERO
CLUB OF NEW ENGLAND
The Aero Club of New
England (ACONE)
2004 Awards Ceremony
awards the distinguished
Vermont State Award 2004 to Laurel C.
Zeno -
"In recognition of outstanding contributions
in Aerospace Education and impacting countless
young adults throughout New England by
promoting NASA programs through the Vermont
Space Grant Consortium".
UVM MOONCAT PROJECT
Congratulations
to the
2004 UVM Moonbuggy Team
for particpating in the
GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE in Hunstville, Alabama.
They showed outstanding team
effort throughout unexpected difficulties,
never losing sight of the goal to qualify and
race their buggy.
NASA’s 2004 GREAT
MOON BUGGY RACE
April 1-3, 2004
at the
US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL
NASA
ACADEMY
Vermont NASA Academy
applicants were selected to be reviewed to
attend
NASA Internship Program.
David Rosage, PE, NASA
Academy Program Manager
Office of University Programs
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
NASA Academy website
VERMONT
AVIATION CLUB
A new club is forming that
has been initiated by two 11 year old
students,
Ben Martin & Amanda Leffler, who have gone
through ACE Camp.
Mark Goudreau, a Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Prevention Officer for the VT National Guard
and Laurel C. Zeno of Vermont Space Grant
Consortium are collaborating in the
organization of a Developmental Board to
facilitate this program. The goal is to form
clubs in all Vermont schools with monthly
meetings for Grades 4-6. The students want to
offer the opportunity to other students to
become
"Blue Yonder Junior Aviators".
"Spirit" NASA's
Exploration Mission Rover has landed on Mars!
Click for Photos and Information.
A New Frontier in the New Year!
Kathy Clark brings TiViTz to
Vermont
She is the former Senior Scientist for the
International Space Station. Presently Kathy
is on the Panel for "Return to Flight" of the
Shuttle
Order
TiViTz Games on the web.
Vermont has been selected as one of the
states for this pilot program.
See VSGC Calendar for special events
and meetings
*****KUDOS*****
December 4, 2004
UVM Design TASC
9am-4pm
UVM Patrick Gym
The Design Tasc
Winner of the doorprize
Technology Education Teacher
Richard Gruyer
Hanover H.S.
Hanover, NH
VT-NASA Raytheon Synergy
Project
NASA - NASA Explorer Schools Program Takes
Flight
NASA nominates a
Vermont Explorer School
North Country Jr. H.S. of Derby, VT in
Orleans County.
Only two schools were nominated in New England
NASA Explorer Schools
Visit Our Student
Program's page to find out more...
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT
CENTER
2003 NASA ACADEMY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Jeffrey (Jeff) Kujawa, is a
mechanical engineering graduate student at the
University of Vermont. Jeff was selected 5th
from 400 applicants to attend the 2003 NASA
Academy, as a Research Associate (RA) at
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.
Jeff conducted research on Monopropellent
Supersonic Microthrusters, under the
supervision of a NASA Principal Investigator
in the Propulsion Branch. During his time at
NASA Academy, he traveled to present a 10 page
conference proceedings labeled “Numerical
Simulation of Supersonic Flow in Realistic
MEMS Nozzle Geometries with Heat Loss,” at the
33rd Annual AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics
Conference in Orlando, FL. He then presented
an overview to his peers when he returned to
NASA Academy. Jeff is continuing his graduate
research at UVM, in collaboration with the
NASA PI and his faculty advisor, a VT-NASA
EPSCoR researcher.
Mark Miller of UVM spoke of
his partipation in the UVM CricketSat Project
- part of the Crawl, Walk, Run and Fly
Projects, administered by the NASA Space Grant
Consortia and is sponsored and coordinated by
VSGC.
VtSBDC
Click Here For more information
AFFILIATE & COLLABORATIVE
PROGRAMS
A collaboration
between Burlington Aviation Tech School (BTC)and
Vermont Technical College (VTC)
will offer an Aerospace Engineering degree
program. VSGC was instrumental in funding a
prep grant to initiate this program.
Burlington Aviation Technology School
The airframe, powerplant,
and avionics curriculum includes adult
programs, as well as year 10-13 classes.
Applications are now being accepted. To see
details: Click above for link to BTC Aviation
Technology School or on VSGC Affiliates. The
Air National Guard has donated a F-15 engine,
worth $3million dollars,
to the school to be used in training. The
school has received federal certification as
an accredited school.
Graduation of this year's class will be July
1, 2004 (see calendar) and new class begins
July 6, 2004
Congratulations to the Aviation Award
recipients! See above under Undergraduate
Scholarships.
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