Fall, 2024 & Spring, 2025
NASA Planetary Science Summer School FLYER
NASA Science Mission Design Schools
Now through March 18, 2025 , NASA is encouraging applications for its 37th Annual Planetary Science Summer School. Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, PSSS is a 3-month long early career development experience to help prepare the next generation of planetary science and engineering mission leaders. Participants learn the process of developing a science hypothesis-driven robotic space mission in a concurrent engineering environment while getting an in-depth, first-hand look at mission design, mission life cycle, costs, schedule and the trade-offs inherent in each.
Applicants with the following education and career experience are eligible: Science and engineering Doctoral candidates (advancement to candidacy required), recent Ph.D.’s (up to three years beyond their Ph.D.), Postdocs, Junior Faculty with a Ph.D., and non-research Engineering Master-level students within six to nine months of graduation will be considered on a space-available basis.
There is no charge to attend. Open to U.S. Citizens and legal permanent residents and a limited number of Foreign Nationals from non-designated countries living within the U.S at the time of application and during the full session. We strive to create a welcoming environment where participants’ contributions and unique perspectives are valued.
Session 1 : Preparatory Sessions May 8 – July 24.
Culminating Week with JPL’s Team X July 28 - August 1.
Session 2 : Preparatory Sessions May 22 - August 7.
Culminating Week with JPL’s Team X August 11 - 15.
PSSS is roughly equivalent in workload to a rigorous 3-credit graduate-level course, requiring an average effort of 10-12 hours per week. Participants spend the majority of the first 10 weeks in preparatory webinars acting as a science mission team, prior to spending the final culminating week being mentored by JPL’s Advance Project Design Team, or “Team X” to refine their mission concept design, then present it to a mock review board of NASA Center experts.
Register here for PSSS Pre-application Q&A Webinar on February 12, 2025 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Pacific Time.
To apply and learn more about the NASA Science Mission Design Schools:
http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools
Joyce Armijo
Education Program Support (1853)
18x | Communications & Education Directorate, Informal STEM Education
JPL | jpl.nasa.gov
4800 Oak Grove Drive, Mail Stop 180-109
Pasadena CA 91109 | O 818-354-2337 | C 626-524-8653
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Adjunct Faculty Position at Palm Beach State College:
IBM’s Quantum Computer Programming: Hands-On Workshop (Asynchronous)
Practical Quantum Programming
100% online course
https://quantgates.com/learn-quantum
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to quantum computing, starting from the basics and progressing to advanced algorithm design and implementation. No prior knowledge of quantum computing or quantum physics is required, though familiarity with matrix-vector multiplication is expected. The course will guide you through the mathematics of quantum computing, the creation of quantum gates and circuits, and the implementation of the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) on IBM's quantum computers. With a focus on practical applications, this asynchronous course is suitable for beginners and experienced programmers alike. It is a course taught on Canvas, Asynchronous. Cost $24.00 . A certificate is earned and awarded.
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The first 5,000 students who sign up get it free! This tool may help graduate and undergraduate students! Register for it here!
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Two scholarships are currently available. Click on the links below to be brought to those opportunities.
WLW-ECOS Student Success Scholarship
WLW-ECOS Semester by the Sea Scholarship
The WLW-ECOS Student Success Scholarship was established to provide scholarships to undergraduate students in their junior and senior year with financial need. Students must also show a demonstrated interest in environmental science, through relevant experience, coursework, or exposure to the environmental field.
Award Amount: $7,500 per semester (fall and spring terms)
Students must re-apply each fall and spring.
2025 T35 Big Data Health Science Summer Research Training Program for Infectious Diseases
The program will provide the following support to selected trainees during the training period:
A stipend up to $2,068 for each of the three months that they participate in the program (up to $6,204 total)
Support to travel to campus (See Travel Reimbursement Policy )
Up to $1,000 of travel support per trainee to present their research at national and local conferences
Support for health insurance during the training period (if uninsured), tuition, and subject fees
Housing will be provided during the training period
Funding to publish a manuscript
Up to $200 funding for necessary computing software
Invitation to present on your experience to NIH program officers at our annual Big Data Health Science Conference (in early February)
Matched with a mentor
Participation in a funded Big Data research project
The opportunity to network with influential people in Big Data Science
The deadline to apply is February 18th, 2025.
We are recruiting eight (8) students each year who are interested in learning about how to apply data science to infectious disease related research. This is an 11-week, full-time (40 hours per week) program to work alongside established scientists on one or more Big Data Health-related studies. Each student trainee will be involved in a specific research project, actively participating in a hands-on manner in a research laboratory currently conducting studies related to Big Data Health Science. More details about this program can be found on our website and in the flyer below. Please share this flyer with your students and faculty, as we would greatly appreciate your efforts in promoting this T35 program among your students and encouraging them to apply.
Your endorsement and support will be critical for the success of the program. We would like Florida Atlantic University to be well represented. Please feel free to share this Call for Applications with your faculty and let me know if you have any questions regarding the T35 program.
Audrey Auen, MPH
Program Coordinator
803-777-9870
akkuhn@email.sc.edu
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Few activities are as intellectually rewarding as research. In addition to the acquisition of invaluable research skills, students will:
Undergraduate research can take place in every discipline. It is especially common in the life sciences and physical sciences, where an estimated 40 percent of students nationwide engage in research under faculty mentorship; it is also found in the humanities, social sciences, and creative and performing arts.
To learn more about the transferable skills that can be developed through research, please click here!
