NASA Student Research Fellowship
Want to get paid $1000 to do a STEM-related research project and present your ideas at a student symposium?
SLCC’s School of Science, Math and Engineering has been a member of the Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium since 2002. We receive an annual NASA grant to fund student research projects, and the opportunity to present alongside undergraduate peers in a state-wide
If you’re interested in applying to participate in a mentored project, please contact Lane Law (NASAfellowship@slcc.edu) by December 31st with your name, s-number, email address, and research idea (1-2 sentences). Don’t worry if you haven’t fully thought out your research question yet; we will pair you with a faculty member who will help mentor you throughout the research process. Any experimental equipment, reagents, and poster printing costs will be covered by the grant, and student participants will also receive a $1000 stipend per project. Students can work alone or in a group (the stipend will be split between team members if you are doing a group project). To receive the stipend, you must present your poster or paper in the May 5th Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium Symposium. Every year, the symposium is held on a different Utah campus; this year, it will be held at Brigham Young University in Provo.
Important Dates
- December 31, 2024 – Submit name, email, S-number, and research idea to Lane Law (NASAfellowship@slcc.edu)
- March 1, 2025 – Deadline for paper or poster title (and photo of yourself and/or team)
- April 7, 2025 – Submit poster or copy of paper for printing. Fill out, sign, and submit your stipend payment form.
- May 5, 2025 – Present at the Utah Nasa Space Grant Consortium Symposium
Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium website: Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium
2024 SLCC NASA Fellows
30th annual Utah NASA Undergraduate Symposium held May 6, 2024 at SLCC Westpointe Campus
Isaac Bentley, RR Lyrae Variable Star Light Curves as Audible Sound
Jacob Best, RR Lyrae Variable Stars from the Gaia DR3 Dataset in the Palomar 5 Stream
Alix Elliston, Urine Supplementation of NOSTOC MUSCORUM in MGS-1 Media
Lonnie Ernst, Sustainability of Cyanobacteria in a CO2 Rich Environment
Jordan Gertino, Establishing a Common Framework for Triangles
Olivia Harrison, Enhancing Bioluminescence
David Huish and Jane Lee, Identifying Secondary Metabolites in Corals of the Order Corallimorpharia for Novel Medicinal Use
Izen Longhurst, Exploring Using DR3 RR Lyrae Photometry to Determine Extinction in the Native Gaia Bandpasses
Brent Racker Jr., RR Lyrae Variable Metallicities in Globular Clusters with Known Multiple Stellar Populations
Antonio Ruiz, Chemical Synthesis of Aerogel Fabric under Standard Lab Conditions
Luis Valdez, Assessing Mycorrhizal Influence on Heat-Stressed Poplar VOC Blends
Erik Wykstra, Historical El Nino/La Nina Patterns in Salt Lake City
Funded in part through NASA award 80NSSC20M0103