The NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) provides undergraduate students entering their junior or senior years with professional experience in space life science disciplines. This challenging ten-week summer program is hosted by NASA Ames Research Center. The primary goal of the program is to train the next generation of scientists and engineers, enabling NASA to meet future research and development challenges in the space life sciences. SLSTP Research Associates (RAs) work closely with NASA scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research and technology development. In addition to providing hands-on research experience and the ability to present their findings in a professional forum, SLSTP RAs attend technical lectures given by experts on a wide range of topics, tour NASA and other research facilities, participate in leadership and team building exercises, and develop a group project. Historically the SLSTP program has been held at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. However, due to the pandemic, both the 2020 and 2021 programs were restructured to be conducted virtually, enabling the program to continue despite the challenging times. For this presentation, we will highlight program processes, student recruitment, accomplishments, goals, and feedback from alumni and mentors since 2013. To date, 92 RAs from 64 different academic institutions in 29 states, 21 staffers, and 37 mentors have participated in the program. The SLSTP is funded by NASA’s Space Biology Program, which is part of the Biological and Physical Sciences Division of NASA. The SLSTP is managed by the Space Biology Project within the Science Directorate at Ames Research Center.


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    Title :

    NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP)


    Contributors:
    S. Reinsch (author) / H. Ray (author) / D. Bridges (author) / K. Cadmes (author) / E. Keller (author)

    Publication date :

    2021


    Size :

    24 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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