UAHuntsville Space Hardware Club

CubeSat Press Conference

5 Program Areas: 43 Programs

Name Programs Participants

Scholarships & Fellowships* 13 48Research Infrastructure (REU & Interns)* 9 47Higher Ed (Includes Flight Hardware) 17 252Pre-College K-12 5 1,078Informal Education 1 375

*Total awards directly disbursed to students is $726,500.($477,000 for 12 student fellowships, 36 student scholarships,

$249,500 for 40 student REU’s and 7 student interns.

Students participating in NASA MSFC Annual Moonbuggy Race at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center

UAHuntsville Space Hardware ClubBalloonSat Launch

Students building their rockets at the

NASA MSFC/ASGC Advanced

Rocketry Workshop ~ 2011

Investing in SpaceScholarship & Fellowship Awardees by University

University # of Students

Auburn 9 Alabama A&M 11 Tuskegee 1 University of Alabama 9 University of Alabama at Birmingham 3 University of Alabama in Huntsville 8 University of South Alabama 7

Total: 48

35% Underrepresented groups (state population 26%) 42% Female

Research Experience for

Undergraduates (REU) Poster Session

Students launching their rockets ~ qualifying for NAR

Level 1 Certification on day 4 of the Rocketry Workshop

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Dr. John C. Gregory, Director | gregoryj@uah.eduMs. Debora Nielson, Assistant Director | debora.nielson@uah.eduMrs. Teresa Shurtz, Program Manager NASA EPSCoR | shurtzt@uah.eduMrs. Beverly Pike, Administrative Assistant | beverly.pike@uah.edu

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Alabama Space Grant Consortium2011 Fact Sheet

$829K in NASA Program Funds | Over $1.65M in Leveraged Funds63% of Space Grant Scholar & Fellow are from Alabama; 37% are from out of state

District 1 - Jo BonnerUniversity of South Alabama

•$73K in programs with $89K in match•5 Scholars, 2 Fellows•University Student Launch Initiative•Mobile Math Circle & Olympiad•Research Experience for Undergraduates

District 3 - Michael RogersAuburn University

•$88K in programs with $75K in match•7 Scholars, 2 Fellows•1 Student Research Internship at MSFC•Student Space Hardware Club (BalloonSat & CubeSat)•Lunar Regolith Competition

Tuskegee University•$20K in programs with $16K in match•1 Scholar•University Student Launch Initiative•Microgravity Program

District 2 - Martha RobyAlabama A&M University

•$1K in programs•1 Scholar

Auburn University•$1K in programs•1 Scholar

District 4 - Robert AderholtBevill State Community College

•$5K in programs with $5K in match•NASA MSFC Moonbuggy Competition

District 5 - Mo BrooksAlabama A&M University

•$84K in programs with $65K in match•9 Scholars, 2 Fellows•2 Student Research Internships at MSFC•BalloonSat Program•University Student Launch Initiative•NASA MSFC Moonbuggy Competition

University of Alabama in Huntsville•$170K in programs with $202K in match•6 Scholars, 2 Fellows•BalloonSat Senior Design Program•University Student Launch Initiative•NASA MSFC Moonbuggy Competition•State/Regional Science & Engineering Fairs•Research Experience for Undergraduates•2 Student Research Internships at MSFC•Student Space Hardware Club(CanSat, CubeSat, BalloonSat, & Mars Rover)•Science Olympiad K - 12 Competition•Advanced Rocketry Workshops•Lunar Wormbot Course Development•STEM Education Forum for Teachers•Middle School BalloonSat Program

District 6 - Spencer Bachus | District 7 - Terri Sewell

University of Alabama•$90K in programs with $68K in match•7 Scholar, 2 Fellows•2 Student Research Internships at MSFC & GSFC•BalloonSat Program•Lunar Regolith Competition•Microgravity Program•Autonomous Vehicle Program•University Student Launch Initiative•Design, Build, Fly Program

University of Alabama at Birmingham•$73K in programs with $71K in match•1 Scholar, 2 Fellows•Research Experience for Undergraduates

Shelton State Community College•$5K in programs with $5K in match•BalloonSat Program

www.uah.edu/ASGC | spacegrant@uah.edu | (p) 256.824.6800University of Alabama in Huntsville | 301 Sparkman Dr., MSB 205 | Huntsville, AL 35899

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