USU Professor Conducts ESMD Workshop

NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) is hosting a free 2-day faculty workshop on July 28 and 29, 2010, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The purpose of this workshop is to prepare higher education faculty to implement the following ESMD senior engineering design course with a strong focus on the NASA systems engineering process:

"Demonstration Prototype for Lunar or Planetary Surface Landing Research Vehicle" (LPSRV) by Dr. Stephen Whitmore with Utah State University

The course meets the quality standards of an ABET-accredited program and implements the NASA systems engineering process. All NASA engineering projects utilize this process; therefore, the course will help prepare students to work for NASA and space industry partners.

The workshop is two days, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on July 28 and 29, 2010, at the Kennedy Space Center. There will be an optional networking dinner offered on the first evening of the event at the faculty’s expense. If interested, check the appropriate box on the attached registration form.

The workshop is open to U.S. citizens only.

Course materials will be available online following the workshop.

The attached registration form is due no later than June 11, 2010.

TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT

Limited funding is available to compensate faculty for the travel expenses incurred while attending the workshop. In order to apply for reimbursement, check the appropriate box on the attached registration form and, in the description area, include your proposed expenses. Approval for travel reimbursement is on a first come first serve basis.

In order to be approved, the applicant needs to provide a detailed description of their expected expenses including mileage and/or air fare, lodging, and transportation. The expenses cannot exceed the rates set by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). For Cocoa Beach, Florida, the maximum lodging rate is $97 (excluding room taxes) per night. The current mileage reimbursement rate is $.50. More details can be found at the GSA Web site at http://www.gsa.gov/HP_01_Requested_perdiem.

IMPORTANT DATES:

June 11, 2010 - Registration Due
July 28 & 29, 2010 - ESMD Senior Design Faculty Workshop
July 28, 2010 - Optional Dinner (faculty’s expense) at Milliken’s Reef in Port Canaveral

QUESTIONS/CONCERNS

If there are any additional questions or concerns about the workshop or the registration process, please contact Mandi Falconer by email at Mandi.C.Falconer@nasa.gov or telephone at 321-867-4439.

WEB SITE

http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/ESMDspacegrant/Faculty_Training.htm