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NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium and
NASA EPSCoR Program Highlights Mid Atlantic
Regional Meeting Charlottesville, VA September
15, 2006
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• Overview
• Membership and Organization
• Menu of Space Grant/EPSCoR Programs
• Research Workforce Development Programs
• Education
• Public Service and Outreach
• 3. New Initiatives and State-Wide Collaborations

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Membership and Organization WV Space Grant
Consortium WVSGC Board One representative from
each academic member (WVU, Marshall Univ., WVU
IT, WV State Univ., WV Wesleyan, Fairmont State
Univ., Shepherd Univ., West Liberty State,
Bethany, Bluefield State, Wheeling Jesuit Univ.)
and NASA IV V Facility, WVHTCF, Workforce West
Virginia, and three consultants (R. Duckworth, J.
Finstein, D. Avers) WVSGC is a Designated
Grant Consortium, elevated from a Capability
Enhancement Consortium status
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Membership and Organization NASA WV EPSCoR The
NASA WV ESPCoR Committee consists of the WVSGC
Board plus two representatives from WV EPSCoR
Program Dr. Paul Hill, State Director, WV
EPSCoR Dr. Howard Aulick, VP for Research,
Marshall University
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Menu of Space Grant/ EPSCoR Programs Research
Workforce Development Programs 1. Research
Initiation Grants To conduct research of
interest to NASA in collaboration with a NASA
scientist 2. Joint University-Industry Research
Opportunity Program To work on a collaborative
research project with high tech companies in
West Virginia 3. Summer Faculty Fellowship
Programs at NASA A ten-week summer fellowship to
conduct research associated with an on-going
project at a NASA Field Center
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Menu of Space Grant/ EPSCoR Programs Research
Workforce Development Programs 4. NASA EPSCoR
Research Seed Grants Small seed grants to
prepare for larger research efforts and
proposals 5. NASA EPSCoR Travel Grant
Program To travel to NASA Centers to meet with
NASA scientist to discuss and initiate research
collaboration 6. NASA EPSCoR College-University
Collaboration Program Faculty from WVU or
Marshall team up with faculty from smaller
colleges in WV in a research mentoring role
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Menu of Space Grant/ EPSCoR Programs Research
Workforce Development Programs 7. NASA WVSGC
Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Program Provides funding for undergraduate
students working on a thesis or dissertation with
a faculty from member institutions 8. NASA WVSGC
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Provides
support for graduate students to get involved in
a research project under the supervision of their
academic advisor 9. NASA WVSGC Research Seed
Grants Similar to item 4 (except that this grant
provides 20,000)
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Menu of Space Grant/ EPSCoR Programs Education
Programs 1. College Course Development Grant
Program Development and offering of new courses
in STEM fields at our member institutions 2.
Pre-college Course Development Grant
Program STEM related course development at the
K-12 level 3. K-12 Outreach Various K-12
outreach activities to stimulate interest in STEM
related subjects
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Menu of Space Grant/ EPSCoR Programs Public
Outreach Programs 1. WVSGC Public Service and
Outreach Grants Support outreach activities such
as conferences that promote the understanding,
education, development and utilization of space,
seminars that encourage interdisciplinary
training and research in aerospace-related fields
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• New Initiatives and
• State-Wide Collaborations
• 1. Collaboration with Economic Development
  Administration
• University-Industry Joint Research Program
• Summer Internships
• 2. Collaboration with the NASA IV V Facility
• Research Projects
• Summer Internships
• 3. Annual West Virginia Science and Technology
  Conference
• in partnership with
• WV High Technology Consortium Foundation
• WV EPSCoR
• NASA IV V Facility