Delaware Space Grant and the Department of Physics and Astronomy were excited to host Dr. Nicky Fox, the Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate! During her visit, Dr. Fox toured the DSpOC Laboratory in the Harker ISE Lab, presented a Fluid & Plasma Seminar, and spent several hours in discussions with students, post docs,… Continue reading Dr. Nicola Fox, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, visits UD!
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Coming Soon! NASA EPSCoR CAN Rapid Response Research (R3) Announcement
Proposals must address one of the specific NASA Research Topic Areas. The announcement will be posted and distributed upon release from NASA. Proposals are expected to be due November 13, 2023.
Gazing at Galaxies: DE Space Grant student Elaine Stewart helped prepare the James Webb Space Telescope
DE Space Grant student and UD engineering grad Elaine Stewart helped prepare the James Webb Space Telescope! Read the UDaily article at https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2021/december/james-webb-space-telescope-engineering-elaine-stewart-galaxies/.
NASA EPSCoR Stimuli Publication
NASA EPSCoR Stimuli is a summary collection of college and university basic research and technology development reports impacting NASA’s earth science, aviation, and human and robotic deep space exploration programs. This document addresses research which is relevant to NASA’s mission, and currently administered by the agency’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
2023-2024 Delaware NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant Program Announcement
Proposals are being accepted through May 31, 2023. 2023-2024 NASA EPSCoR Seed Grant
2022 NASA EPSCoR CAN Research Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Yuping Zeng (Science PI) and Associate Professor Vishal Saxena (Co-I) from UD’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, on the submission of a successful proposal in NASA’s national competition! The proposal, “High performance W-band GaN power amplifiers for cloud Doppler radar arrays”, was selected by NASA for 2022 funding.
NASA EPSCoR CAN ISS Flight Award
Congratulations to University of Delaware Assistant Professor Tyler Van Buren (Mechanical Engineering) on his awarded proposal “Turbulence decay of a bubble/sediment laden liquid in ISS microgravity”! Selected by NASA for 2022 funding, Dr. Van Buren’s research will ultimately fly on the International Space Station.
2020 NASA EPSCoR CAN Research Award
Congratulations to University of Delaware’s Mary A. S. Lighthipe Professor Xiao-Hai Yan and Unidel Edward G. Jefferson Chair Professor Cathy H. Wu on the submission of a successful proposal in NASA’s national competition! The proposal, “NASA EPSCoR Research Project: Building a Competitive and Sustainable Delaware Remote Sensing Big Data Center for Cutting-Edge Coastal and Environmental… Continue reading 2020 NASA EPSCoR CAN Research Award
Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Graduate Fellows
Douglas Austin (DSU Applied Chemistry) As a graduate research student, Douglas’ focus is to explore chemistry and find ways to remediate contaminants from waterways. He is researching new material to expand material science and aid in understanding carbon quantum nanodots. “Whether my future is in the industry or academia, graduate school has been one of… Continue reading Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Graduate Fellows
Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Undergraduate Tuition Awardees
Hanna Armstrong (UD Biomedical Engineering) Hanna is a rising junior in the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware, majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Biomechanics. Her interest lies in developing medical devices that increase medical-care access for patients with inconvenient/insufficient geographical or financial circumstances. To attain this goal, she plans to… Continue reading Introducing the 2022/2023 Delaware Space Grant Undergraduate Tuition Awardees