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The Minnesota Space Grant
Consortium (MnSGC) is one of 52 consortia, located in each of the 50
states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, sponsored by the NASA Space
Grant College and Fellowship Program. The lead institution of the MnSGC is
the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, which is responsible for administering
the $205,000/year grant for a total of ten academic affiliates in Minnesota.
The $205,000 is matched by contributions from the affiliates. The Consortium
is housed in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics under
the directorship of William L. Garrard, who is also the Head of AEM Department.
Dr. Randi Quanbeck is Program Coordinator. The ten academic affiliates of
the Consortium are Augsburg College, Bemidji State University, Bethel College,
College of St. Catherine, Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Macalester
College, Normandale Community College, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities,
and the University of St. Thomas. The state government affiliate is the Minnesota
Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics.
The purposes of the Space Grant are to promote education, research and public outreach in the space sciences and aerospace engineering. To these ends, the MnSGC has a fellowship and scholarship program, provides limited funds for research initiation, supports teacher enhancement programs, develops higher education programs, and supports programs to encourage women and minorities to pursue careers in science and engineering. Some examples of our programs include the development of Space Studies and Space Science Minors, the development of laboratory experiments for college physics classes, a space "Science Across the Curriculum" Conference at the Science Museum of MN, support of students ranging from freshmen to Ph.D. candidates, and a summer computing camp for girls through the IT Program for Women. Further information on the Space Grant is available on the world-wide-web page at http:/www.aem.umn.edu/msgc/; call (612) 626-9295 or send an e-mail message to mnsgc@aem.umn.edu to request a newsletter.
High ability high-school students launch model rockets for the Summer Explorations in Science, Engineering, and Math. Jerry Brenden, AEM graduate student, and Professor Garrard assisted the students.
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