NASA Langley Research Center Office of Strategic Communications and Education

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NASA Langley Research CenterOffice of Strategic
Communications and Education

• Mid Atlantic Regional Space Grant Conference
• Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars
  (LARSS) Program

Presented by Debbie Murray LARSS and USRP
Program Coordinator Faculty Program Manager
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NASA Mission
To pioneer the future in space exploration,
scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.
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NASAs Three Education Goals

• Strengthen NASA and the Nations STEM Workforce.
• Attract and Retain Students in STEM Disciplines.
• Engage Americans in the NASA Mission.
• Ultimately serving to
• Inspire the Next Generation of Explorers
• ...as only NASA can.

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LARSS Program Partners
The Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars
(LARSS) Program is managed for NASA by the
Virginia Space Grant Consortium under the
auspices of the National Institute of
Aerospace.
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LARSS Overview

• Founded in 1986 by
• Dr. Samuel Massenberg
• Program Goals
• Program Description
• Program Activities
• Application Information
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• Contact Information

Dr. Samuel Massenberg, Founder of the LARSS
Program in 1986.
http//edu.larc.nasa.gov/larss/
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LARSS Program Goals

• Encourage high caliber college students to pursue
  and earn graduate degrees
• Enhance their interest in aerospace research by
  exposing them to the professional research
  resources and facilities of LaRC
• Continue to feed the NASA pipeline and the
  Nations STEM skills base with highly qualified
  undergraduate and graduate students

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LARSS Program Description

• Internship Opportunities
• 120 Summer research positions
• Internship stipend
• Undergraduate 4,500
• Graduate 5,000
• 10-week work period
• Program also has academic year opportunities

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LARSS Program Activities

• Research Project
• Picnic
• Lecture Series
• Tours
• Graduate Seminar
• Poster Session
• Banquet
• Networking

Lesa Roe, LaRC Center Director, and Dr. Robert
Bobby Braun, 1986 LARSS Alumni, NASA LaRC MARS
Rover Team Member, and current Professor at
Georgia Tech. Both were speakers at the 2006
LARSS Banquet and Recognition Ceremony.

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LARSS Application Information

• Deadline Feb. 1
• Electronic Application Package Includes
• - Application Form
• - Resume
• - Transcript
• - Statement of Goals
• - References

Keith Howard, LARSS Scholar and Navy Mid Shipman
http//edu.larc.nasa.gov/larss
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LARSS Sponsorship Opportunity

• The LARSS Program allows opportunities for
  interested outside organizations to financially
  sponsor one of its scholars.
• Partners for the 2006 LARSS Program were
• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
  (AIHEC)
• Analytic Mechanics Associates
• Morgan State University
• National Institute of Aerospace -
• BiMAT URETI
• Texas AM University
• Ten Space Grants MA, ME, MN,
• MS, MT, NY, Rky Mt., SC, TN,
• and VA
• 2007 Partners YOU

Andrew Tonge, University of Maine, Sponsored by
the Maine Space Grant Consortium

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LARSS Space Grant Supported Scholars

• Massachusetts Space Grant Sonali Palchaudhuri,
  Harvard University
• Maine Space Grant Andrew Tonge, University of
  Maine
• Minnesota Space Grant Erik Axdahl, University of
  Minnesota
• Mississippi Space Grant Zac Lippincott,
  University of Mississippi
• Montana Space Grant Kelly Crawford, Montana
  State University at Bozeman
• New York Space Grant Joseph Beerworth, Cornell
  University
• Rocky Mt. Space Grant Otto Anderson, Utah State
  University
• South Carolina Space Grant Stephen Van Haren,
  University of South Carolina
• Tennessee Space Grant Rebecca Shelton,
  University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
• Virginia Space Grant Morgan Smith, Old Dominion
  University

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LARSS Contact Information

• Debbie Murray, LARSS Program Coordinator
• Office of Education Mail Stop 400-LARSS
• Hampton, VA 23681-2199
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail d.b.murray_at_larc.nasa.gov or
• Sarah Pauls, LARSS Program Assistant
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail s.e.pauls_at_larc.nasa.gov
• http//edu.larc.nasa.gov/larss