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Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program The Rockefeller University Summer Science Outreach Program (SSRP) provides Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT) high school students with an opportunity to conduct hands-on research under the mentorship of leading scientific researchers at one of the world’s premier biomedical research facilities. (No fees. Need-based stipends available.)

The Rockefeller University Summer Neuroscience Program The Rockefeller Summer Neuroscience Program is a two-week program aimed at introducing talented, enthusiastic New York City public school students to the brain. We begin all lessons by exploring a cool phenomenon and proceed to try to explain it using the most current thinking in each field. All the questions we ask revolve around one principle: How does my brain work and how does it sometimes go wrong? (No fee, no stipend.)

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Summer Research Opportunities for High School Students at Other Institutions

Black Rock Forest Consortium Field Ecology Research Internship Program Twelve week-long courses in the natural sciences and the arts are offered at Black Rock Forest in Cornwall from July 15 through August 2. Two more classes are offered with site partners, including “The Art of Scientific Observation,” hosted jointly by Black Rock Forest Consortium and Storm King Art Center, one of the world’s leading sculpture parks, and “A Nautical Expedition,” hosted jointly by the Consortium and the Constitution Marsh Audubon Center. (Tuition and fees vary with the course selected; please see website for details.)

Cold Spring Harbor Dolan DNA Learning Center Summer Science Camps Each summer, we offer fun and challenging camps at the DNALC’s Long Island centers, for science enthusiasts entering 6th–12th grade. Guided by experienced instructors, students use sophisticated laboratory and computer equipment to perform experiments several grade levels ahead of their peers. (Fees vary according to program selected. No information regarding scholarships/stipends.)

Hofstra University Science Summer Research Program Hofstra University’s Summer Science Research Program offers high school students opportunities in science research under the guidance of professionals in science and mathematics. This program provides selected research-oriented high school students the opportunity to work with our science faculty during the summer in an on campus research program. (No information regarding stipends/fees provided.)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP) Summer Student Program This program, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, is designed for high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in biomedical-related sciences. Each student works directly with a post-doc, graduate student, or research technician under the direction of a PI to complete a research project. The hands-on experience in cutting-edge laboratories provides students with rich knowledge about translational research in oncology. (No fees; no stipend information.)

Museum Education and Employment Program at the American Museum of Natural History MEEP interns are responsible for developing and presenting themed tours to visiting camp groups. The program provides on-the-job training and exposure to careers in science and museum operations. Participants work closely with Museum scientists and educators exploring scientific content and learning valuable skills for working with and teaching learners of all ages. MEEP is a great opportunity for young adults to have an impact on the experiences of thousands of Museum visitors. (No fees; no compensation information available.)

NASA New York City Research Initiative (Summer Component) Teams of high school and undergraduate students and faculty work along side graduate students and the principal investigators (lead scientists) of NASA-funded research projects at universities within a 50-mile radius of New York City (NY, NJ and CT). (No information regarding fees. Please contact to inquire about stipends.)

New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYSEF) The New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) and College Now Summer Research Program is a six-week summer research internship program for high school students. The goal of the program is to give rising high school juniors an introduction to scientific research under the guidance of CUNY research faculty and enhance scientific reading, writing and communication. (No fees. No information regarding stipends/award monies provided.)

NYU Center for the Study of Asian Health The Center Student Investigator Program (CSI) provides training and research opportunities for students to gain knowledge and skills to address Asian American health disparities. Through their summer internship experience at CSAAH, students will receive trainings through seminars which aim to provide an understanding of culturally and linguistically appropriate approaches to research, outreach, community partnerships, and care delivery in Asian American populations. (No information regarding fees/stipends provided.)

NYU Poly Center for K12 STEM Education The Center for K12 STEM Education focuses on developing lessons and techniques that bring together STEM disciplines and concepts through creative hands-on projects and experiments. We have found that the concept of engineering as the application of science and technology is a powerful lens for young people through which to view — and truly appreciate — the rules of the natural world. (Fees/stipends for each program under the YES umbrella are different. See website for details.)

NYU Psychology Department This is not an official summer program but they are open to having high school summer interns work on psychology research projects. (This opportunity is unpaid.)

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Research Program for High School Students Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) offers summer research experiences to students at different levels of their academic development. Students participate in programs designed to give them an opportunity to learn and become active participants in cancer research. All applicants must be high school juniors. ($20 application fee; $50 activity fee for those accepted. Admitted students are asked to figure in $20/day for housing and $100/week for meals. Limited funding is available from a CURE grant for under-represented minorities [African American, Hispanic American, and Native American] to help with expenses.)

The Summer Science Program The Summer Science Program (SSP) is a residential enrichment program in which high school students complete a hands-on research project in celestial mechanics. By day, students learn college-level astronomy, physics, calculus, and programming. By night they take a series of telescopic observations of a near-earth asteroid, and write software to convert those observations into a prediction of the asteroid’s orbit around the sun. There are two campuses: one in New Mexico, the other in California. (No application fee. $4,150 to attend, but scholarships available, including up to a $500 stipend for travel. They emphasize that financial concerns should not factor into your decision to apply.)

SUNY Stony Brook Simons Summer Research Program The Simons Summer Research Program gives academically talented high school students who are between their junior and senior years the opportunity to spend seven weeks engaging in hands-on research in science, math or engineering at Stony Brook University. Simons Fellows work with faculty mentors, learn laboratory techniques, and experience life at a research university. (No application fee. $1000 stipend delivered at the end of the program. Housing fees for students who stay on campus come to approximately $1900; mandatory meal plan costs $14/day.)

Summer Research Opportunities for High School Students During the School Year

Alley Pond Environmental Center Field Biology Internships The internship programs introduce students to environmental field studies. Students learn how to conduct practical filed research through examination of water, soil, and air quality, and biodiversity. (No information regarding stipends provided; minimal registration fee — call 718-229-4000 x202 for more info)

American Museum of Natural History Science Research Mentoring Program The Science Research Mentoring Programs (SRMP) at the American Museum of Natural History are intensive two-year programs for high school students to conduct original scientific research alongside Museum anthropologists, astrophysicists, earth and planetary scientists, and biologists. Each Science Research Mentoring Program includes a summer session where students can hone their skills and explore their research interests. (No information regarding stipends/fees provided.)

Columbia University Science Honors Program The Columbia University Science Honors Program (SHP) is a highly selective program for students who have a strong interest in science and mathematics. Classes are held at Columbia from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturdays throughout the academic year. ($30 fee for application processing. No tuition, no stipend.)

Coastal Studies for Girls Coastal Studies for Girls provides high school sophomores with an 16-week-long opportunity to excel in science and technology in a community defined by academic, experiential and inspirational learning. CSG students engage in scientific inquiry, leadership development, critical thinking and stewardship while developing their educational and career aspirations. ($20 non-refundable application fee. Tuition for fall 2013 or spring 2014 is $18,500, approximately half the rate of a full-year at boarding school. Scholarships available for families in need.)

The New York Academy of Sciences- The Junior Academy The Junior Academy is a virtual STEM program for high school students that combines mentor-led coursework in science research with open innovation challenges. This free program is sponsored by the PepsiCo Foundation, ARM, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, and others (No fees).

The Science Career Ladder The Science Career Ladder is NYSCI’s signature education program. It is an opportunity for high school and college students to work at NYSCI and also participate in mentoring, professional development and career preparation activities.

The Young Naturalist Awards The Young Naturalist Awards is a research-based science competition for students in grades 7-12 to promote participation and communication in science. (No fees. Cash awards available for winning entries.)

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Recruiting STEM teachers and students to participate in NASA’s Climate Change Research Initiative program

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Opportunity for: STEM educators and students at the graduate, undergraduate and high school level Application Deadline: August 25th 2023

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate’s  Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI)  program is an interdisciplinary, collaborative, year-long STEM engagement and experiential learning opportunity. Educator and graduate student candidates will work directly with NASA scientists and lead research teams on a NASA research project hosted at either the  NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies , CUNY City College of Technology  in New York City, NY, or the  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center  in Greenbelt, MD. The summer component of each CCRI project also includes undergraduate and high school interns.

For graduate student research assistants, this opportunity will not conflict with class schedules during the fall and spring. It is considered to be a part-time position that supports the graduate student's major area of study. During the summer session, the primary research team will add an undergraduate intern and high school intern to the CCRI research team. The entire team will work collaboratively on a full-time basis to complete the research project, deliver presentations and create a scientific poster and publishable research paper that will be presented at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and other science conferences and symposiums. 

Education Award Stipend

• Teacher/Associate Researcher: $7,650
• Graduate Student Research Assistant: $11,700
• Undergraduate Intern: $5,840
• High School Intern: $2,400

Program Contact Hours

• Fall: 10/16/23-12/22/23: (about 5-10 hrs per week for 10 weeks)
• Spring: 01/29/24–04/26/24: (about 5-10 hrs per week for 10 weeks)
• Summer: 06/17/24-08/9/24: (about 40 hrs per week for 6-8 weeks)

Additional Information

Find full project descriptions in the CCRI Program Autumn 2023-Summer 2024 Projects PDF file .

Find additional program information in the “NASA Education Program Fosters Climate of Discovery” news article" .

Direct any questions regarding the Climate Change Research Initiative to:

Geneviève de Messières, PhD (she/her) Lead at Earth to Sky Interagency Partnership [email protected]

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Posted Sep. 16, 2015

Every summer, high school and undergraduate students team up with teachers and NASA scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City. Known as the New York City Research Initiative or NYCRI , this program brings students and teachers face-to-face with premier scientists.

“We really want to inspire our teachers, students, interns and communities with the great work NASA is doing,” said Matthew Pearce, an education program specialist at GISS. “We have 12 interdisciplinary teams working on NASA research projects such as: building nanosatellites. Students create climate models for the Western African drought and measure the heat island effect in New York City. We have teams working on exoplanet biology. And they’re bringing what they learned back to their classrooms.”

NYCRI educators and interns spent a day at the New York City Center for Space Science Education where they completed a simulated mission to Mars, worked in an aeronautics flight testing laboratory, and learned the how to fly in the center's flight simulators. (Image credit: NASA/GISS)

The NYCRI teams at GISS consist of a high school student, an undergraduate college student, a high school teacher and a NASA scientist. For example, Francesca Lingo, a sophomore at the City College of New York, works alongside high school student Jonathan Chin and high school teacher Marianne Woody to understand how global climate conditions could have influenced the formation of life.

“We’re working under Linda Sohl to understand Earth as it was just forming and becoming habitable in the Neoproterozoic Era, between 1,000 to 541 million years ago,” Lingo said. She heard about the NYCRI program when Pearce spoke at her school about NASA opportunities for university students. “Other programs won’t tell you exactly what type of research they’ll have you do. But when I told Pearce my interest in astrobiology, he said he could absolutely find a fit for me.”

Teachers in the program both mentor students Create NASA STEM curriculum for their classes and receive guidance from their project’s NASA scientist. Stephanie Stern, a computer education teacher in North Bergen, New Jersey, studies ancient plant fossils under NASA GISS senior research scientist Dorothy Peteet. Alongside high school and college students, her team enters the field to take sediment core samples from wetlands and marshes. Stern tests these cores for organic materials, carbon and nitrogen elements, pollutants, radiation and nutrients.

“Back in New Jersey, I can take my students out to the Meadowlands and have them test cores in the lab — an opportunity they would not have otherwise,” Stern said. “My school holds an underserved population, with 95 percent of my students under a certain poverty rate. Because of programs like NYCRI, my students understand there are opportunities out there that they may not see everyday.”

NYCRI requires its participants to communicate their findings. Participants attend research seminars and a final summit with other government agencies, including the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Defense.

This year, the NASA NYCRI teams led by Pearce took first place at the CUNY CREST STEM Poster Symposium for Best Poster. Over 90 teams from state, federal and local agencies presented their research at this symposium

“Right now we’re putting all of our work together in a poster, a PowerPoint presentation and a scientific paper,” said Cassandra Kopans-Johnson, a senior at Horace Mann School in New York . “As a high school student, I don’t have the same background as an undergrad student or teacher. But GISS taught me the skills to dive into the subject. Now we’re setting up the foundation for future work on how climate change is impacting ocean circulation. It’s amazing that a high school student like myself can walk into this world of NASA and take that experience back to the classroom.”

NYCRI encourages science, technology, engineering and math students and teachers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to attend this program. Participants engage in summer enrichment programs at institutions near GISS, such as the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, The New York Center for Space Science Education, the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium, all in New York City.

NYCRI interns Sandeep Singh and Mohammid Fardos imagining the possibilities at Stevens Institute of Technology to design, construct and program their autonomous robot. (Image credit: NASA/GISS)

“The participants’ experiences transform their schools and their communities, both in terms of inspiration and how students think differently about their futures,” Pearce said. “NYCRI has a tremendous opportunity to affect underserved students—not only in elevating school programs and inspiring students, but also to improve and support STEM education in the region. All of our teachers are becoming STEM experts and bringing classrooms to the cutting-edge of science.”

The summer 2015 NYCRI program concludes a five-year grant award to Principal Investigator Dr. Leon Johnson from Medgar Evers College. The Goddard Space Flight Center Office of Education in Greenbelt, Maryland is developing a new institute in collaboration with NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and the Goddard Sciences and Exploration directorate. The proposed Climate Change Research Initiative — CCRI — will be held at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies and will carry on the “proud tradition” of exemplary work and mentoring the next generation of STEM leaders.

For more information about GISS, visit: www.giss.nasa.gov

This article was originally prepared by Max Gleber as NASA GSFC education feature .

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Francesca Lingo’s summer NASA experience

Francesca Lingo, a sophomore this fall, interned this summer at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in Manhattan.

Less than two weeks before the start of the fall semester, Francesca Lingo put an impressive freshman year at City College behind her with a NASA presentation on "Earth's Past as a Window on Exoplanet Habitability." The prospective physics major was a participant in the Summer 2015 NASA New York City Research Initiative (NYCRI) Internship program at the  NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies  (GISS) in Manhattan. “I investigated the Neoproterozoic Era specifically the Sturtian ice age when scientists believe multicellular life came to rise. The idea was to understand the conditions Earth placed on life because based on our climate models the Earth had an extremely harsh environment,” said Lingo.  Her research in the eight-week program was conducted alongside faculty, graduate students and lead scientists of NASA-funded research projects at universities within a 50-mile radius of New York City. The NASA internship, for high achieving students with a keen interest in the STEM fields, was one of the honors earned by Lingo in her first year at CCNY. She was also nominated for induction into the  National Society of Leadership and Success’ Sigma Alpha Pi chapter.  About The City College of New York Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. More than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture; the School of Education; the Grove School of Engineering; the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. U.S. News, Princeton Review and Forbes all rank City College among the best colleges and universities in the United States.

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Prestigious Award Goes to NASA Climate Change Research Initiative Middle School Science Teacher

In October, 2022, NASA Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) middle school science teacher, Sarah Slack, who teaches at New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) Intermediate School 223 Montauk in Brooklyn, was awarded the 2022 Math ƒor America (MfA) Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education. This $20,000 honor award is given to two New York City public school teachers who, during their tenure as MƒA Master Teachers, have influenced the teaching profession in exceptional ways. Read more about the award: https://www.mathforamerica.org/mfa-muller-award-professional-influence-education Sarah Slack has taught in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Brooklyn for the last 13 years. Slack first connected with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Office of Education in collaboration with the NYCDOE Citizen Science Teacher Experimentation Program. Slack and other teachers participating in the program developed curricula that supported teachers and students from across the NYCDOE to investigate the urban heat island effect. Slack later led a research team on a project entitled, “Characterizing the Urban Land Surface Temperature via an Innovative, Multi-Platformed Suite of Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing Technologies”, as part of NASA’s CCRI program under the mentorship of Dr. Reggie Blake and Dr. Hamid Norouzi. During her work with CCRI, Slack created a unit plan designed to involve students in authentic research related to the urban heat island effect. She has presented her work at recent National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), American Geophysical Union (AGU), and North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) conferences, and the CCRI unit plan was a key artifact submitted for consideration to the Muller Award committee. Slack has also participated in multiple Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) workshops to improve her Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills and has worked with the AEROKATS and ROVER Education Network Project, part of the NASA Science Mission Directorate’s Science Activation program, to build and launch a Terra ROVER to collect temperature data around her school campus. She participates in the Minority University Research and Education (MUREP – administered by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement) Program’s Geospatial Technology workshops at Bronx Community College and has frequently collaborated with the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) team to share data and lesson plans. Ms. Slack also serves as a CCRI Education Ambassador, a role in which she and other CCRI Education Ambassador’s meet with the NASA Education Program Specialist on a monthly basis to collaborate, share resources, and provide community STEM engagement events. Slack is co-chair of the NYCDOE’s Climate Education Leadership Team, where she engages more students and teachers in efforts to understand how communities can build resilience in the face of a changing climate, and she was a founding member of the NYC Climate and Resilience Education Task Force, which provides resources for teachers at all grade levels in NYC schools. She spent three months in Antarctica doing research to connect her students to exciting polar science and the global impacts of a changing climate. Slack earned her B.S. in Biology from Kalamazoo College and her M.S. in Plant Biology from the University of Minnesota, and she worked in environmental education before joining the NYC Teaching Fellows program in 2009. “I’m immensely gratified to be receiving the MƒA Muller Award, not only for honor, but also because it is an acknowledgement of the essential role teachers play in empowering future leaders to steer our communities away from a climate catastrophe,” said Slack. “I am constantly inspired by the curiosity, sense of personal agency, and critical thinking skills I see building in my students, and even more encouraged knowing there is a growing cohort of teachers who are dedicated to improving science education in general and climate education in particular.” ~ Sarah Slack Congratulations to Sarah for her award and all of her pioneering and innovative work in STEM and climate change education. For more information on how to get involved in NASA’s Climate Change Research Initiative program, please visit: https://www.giss.nasa.gov/edu/ccri/

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The NASA Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) is a year-long STEM engagement opportunity for educators and graduate students to work directly with NASA scientists and lead research teams in a NASA research project hosted at either the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, NY; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD; or NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. (The program is currently taking place virtually). During the fall and spring terms of CCRI, the research team consists of NASA Principal Investigators who lead high school educators and graduate student research assistants to become immersed in a NASA science research area related to climate change. During the summer session, the primary research team adds an undergraduate intern and a high school intern to the CCRI research team. The entire team works collaboratively on a full-time basis to complete the research project, deliver a presentation, write a scientific paper, and create a scientific poster that is presented at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and other regional science conferences and symposiums

The application deadline for students is March 4.

To apply, please visit the following website: NASA Intern , click on Interns > Apply Now and create a student profile on NASA STEM Gateway.

The CCRI project descriptions are below:

The Expanding Legacy of Landsat – Documenting Environmental Change Beyond Five Decades

Duty Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Project Description: The joint NASA USGS Landsat mission will turn 50 years old in July 2022. The imagery acquired by the satellite sensors from this long-term mission provide a wealth of data for understanding the Earth’s land surface and near-shore waters nearly from pole to pole. With the launch of the latest Landsat 9 scheduled for late September 2021 from near where the first satellite in the series was launched from in 1972, further insights on environmental change can be assessed across space and time. Searching for powerful stories of change is the overall goal of this project including how to visualize and document such changes to ensure that the visionary thinking of the original program can be celebrated in its 50 th year.

Depending on the interests of the applicant, projects can be pursued over forests, fields, aquatic, urban, and cryospheric areas. The goal will be to create visual and quantitative change assessments that can be used in educational, research, and outreach settings. Enabling people from around the globe to ‘see and understand’ changes that are happening as our climate warms and ecosystems respond, will be an appropriate tribute to the continuing, long-term goals of the Landsat program.

Connecting the Local Urban Fabric to Global Climate Change

Duty location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Project Description: Urban areas are principal agents of change across our home planet. In an increasingly urbanizing biosphere, scientific understanding, and societal adaptation each require tools to accurately measure and monitor the dynamics and environmental consequences of the urban ecosystem. With over half of the world’s population living in urban areas today—projected to grow to 68% by 2050—these tools, data, and scientific understanding will make significant contributions to national and international policies to ensure the sustainability of cities and settlements in the face of a changing climate. While urban areas still represent today a small proportion of Earth’s land surface, urbanization can have significant impacts on hydrological cycles and microclimates of local and surrounding areas up to regional and even continental scales.

New, more detailed, and more accurate remotely sensed data on urban areas and associated built-up surfaces can provide a foundation for a better understanding of the impacts of cities on their environment and potential improvements in the modeling of the impacts of urbanization on the energy/water/carbon cycles. The unprecedented level of spatial detail in these new data sets allows for a much improved and accurate characterization of the urban fabric (e.g., roads, buildings, open space), and their change, at a spatial scale that is directly relevant to cities and settlements and their inhabitants. This project will leverage existing and future NASA remote sensing assets to study in detail the direct connections between changes in the urban fabric and environmental changes in the Baltimore/Washington DC study area and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The aim is to develop, test and assess data and methodologies regionally but with potential applicability to other areas of the world. Successful applicants will work closely with the mentor and associated scientists at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to perform work in the following suggested areas:

• Assess quality and accuracy of the harmonized Landsat and Sentinel 2 data set for urban change monitoring in the Baltimore/Washington DC area (see https://hls.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ).
• Develop methods and assess useability of NASA Lidar remote sensing (e.g., satellite/airborne) for urban vertical structure.
• Assess useability of Landsat and ECOSTRESS satellite data for monitoring the urban heat island effect.
• Use Very High-Resolution commercial satellite archive at NASA for urban change detection and vertical change.
• Perform field studies using field measurements and the GLOBE Observer mobile phone app (see https://observer.globe.gov/ ) to assess accuracy of data sets above. This work will involve local schools and high school students.
• Develop maps or other cartographic products using NASA satellite data over the Baltimore/Washington DC region.
• Work with local stakeholders to communicate science and to build capacity to use new data sets for local/regional applications.
• Communicate findings with science community via presentations and written work.
• Participate in NASA research proposals and publications as appropriate. 

Characterizing the Urban Land Surface Temperature via an Innovative, Multi-Platformed Suite of Satellite and Ground-Remote Sensing Technologies

Duty Location: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; CUNY-City College of Technology

Project Description: In light of climate change, urban micro-climates, the urban heat island effect and other urban geophysical phenomena and processes, there is a new urgency to better study, understand, and characterize urban environments. Revolutionary and innovative ideas are being considered to transform the study of the urban landscape. Fundamental changes are taking place in geophysics and in engineering to aid in the adaptation and mitigation of the environmental challenges to which cities must respond.

For this project, students will perform a local, intensive, and comprehensive surface energy balance data collection and processing initiative that will help to characterize the urban heat island, the heat index, and more particularly the land surface temperature over various local community built and natural environments. The project aims to produce high temporal and spatial resolution land surface temperatures for the local community and for New York City using the combination of satellite remote sensing observations and ground-based measurements. Students will obtain remote sensing data from multiple polar orbiting and geostationary satellites. Additionally, students will use infrared cameras and flux tower instruments to understand how urban surfaces react to solar radiation and its consequent heat. Students will be able to monitor the incoming and outgoing radiation and heat energy components using the cameras. The differences between traditional rooftop materials and new green or white roofs will be explored. Moreover, handheld temperature measuring devices, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and observations from satellite infrared observations will be collected. Using statistical approaches and data processing, the gaps in temporal and spatial coverage appropriate for the development of a heat index (effect of air temperature + humidity) will be filled. The volume of data used in this project is expected to in the range on 5TB. The added value of this initiative is that cross-pollination between students and the local community and the transfer of knowledge between the two groups will be created and sustained long after the project ends.

Project Activities Include:

• Monitoring thermal characteristics of urban surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, rooftop, and vegetated surfaces at different seasons and times of the day by collecting data
• Coordinating with community partners to receive skin temperature measurements from various surfaces in the local community.
• Obtaining and analyzing satellite land surface temperature observations from geostationary and polar orbit satellites such as from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series ( GOES – R ), Landsat, Ecostress, Sentinel 2A, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), etc.
• Analyzing the collected data to define and to develop a high spatial resolution (10 m) and high temporal resolution (every 5 min) skin temperature over the local community and over New York City using several statistical approaches by fusing satellite based and ground observations.
• Developing an online interactive server platform to disseminate the data to the local community and to scientists. Data visualization and queries will be among important features of the proposed platform.
• Working closely with the local community on the use of the collected data to interpret and predict the strength and extent of heat wave events.

Climate Change in the Hudson Estuary – Past, Present & Future

Duty Location: Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory; NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Project Description: The Hudson Estuary is comprised of key tidal marshes, which serve to provide many ecosystem services to the large population of this important coastal region, including NYC. These services include fish nurseries, coastal protection, water purification, paleoclimatic archives, and carbon sequestration repositories. We seek to understand the records of past droughts, cold intervals, floods, and vegetation shifts along with the past shifts in carbon storage. From this information, we can better understand our present snapshot of climate/carbon and predict future accumulation rates as climate warms and sea level rises.

Earth Observation Applications for Resiliency – Assessing Climate Change Impacts in Urban, Agricultural, and Natural Environments

Duty Location: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Project Description: The history of Earth observation began in the 1840s, during the era of geographical exploration, when pictures were taken from cameras secured to the tethered balloons for the purpose of topographic mapping. It took another 100 years for earth observations to evolve to a platform based in space called satellites. Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information without physically being in contact with it. This process involves detection and measurement of radiation at different wavelengths reflected or emitted from distant objects or materials, by which they may be identified and categorized.

Through various remote sensing platforms such as satellites and aircraft, supplemented by surface and subsurface measurements as well as modeling and mapping, practical information about Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological systems can be obtained. We seek to help urban stakeholders, agricultural leaders, and conservationists respond to the challenges presented by a changing climate by transforming a wealth of NASA Earth observation data (E.g., Landsat, MODIS) into actionable information.

Atmospheric Rivers in a Changing Climate

Project Description: Atmospheric River events cause dramatic flooding along the western coast of the USA and populate our news headlines. These phenomena occur globally and are responsible for ~80-90% of meridional moisture fluxes in the mid-latitudes and 30-40% of meridional moisture fluxes in the Arctic. In the Arctic, moisture fluxes associated with ARs have been proposed as a means for polar amplification through latent heat fluxes as well as downwelling thermal radiation. For this project, students will use simulations from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies ModelE, version 2.1 (GISS-E2.1, CMIP6) enabled with suite of tracers to diagnose the moisture source for Atmospheric River events to contrast with climatological moisture sources and amounts. Simulations will be evaluated for skill in the modern/historic period. Further simulations and analysis will then be performed with an augmented suite of simulations of both past and future climate to determine the impact of climate change on AR events. 

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• 16 years of age at the time of application (no exceptions)

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NASA Grants Support Academic Collaborations for STEM Student Success

The Science Mission Directorate Bridge Program funds research projects at under-resourced academic institutions to build or strengthen relationships with NASA.

NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math.

This is the second round of seed funding awards given through the agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Bridge Program, which was established in 2022 to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the science and engineering communities, as well as NASA’s workforce.

“We are thrilled to welcome 13 new teams into our community,” said Padi Boyd, director, SMD Bridge Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “We look forward to nurturing these collaborations between faculty and NASA researchers, while supporting the development of the next generation of researchers.”

NASA’s SMD Bridge Program funds research projects at academic institutions — including Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions — that build or strengthen relationships with NASA. The projects offer hands-on training and mentorship for students that will help them transition into graduate schools, employment at NASA, or STEM careers.

In February, the program awarded a first round of seed funding to 11 teams . This second cohort of grant recipients includes 13 teams with projects connected to seven NASA centers. A third round of seed funding will be awarded this summer.

The following projects were selected as the second cohort to receive seed funding:

“Bubble Trapping and Ullage Formation in an Acoustic Field”

Principal investigator: Kevin Crosby, Carthage College

This project, a collaboration between Carthage College and NASA’s Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston, will offer undergraduate students hands-on activities and training related to microgravity fluids and liquid propellant transfer, as well as the opportunity to work with high-school and middle-school students at under-resourced schools.

“Expanding Heliophysics Scientific Discovery Through HelioAnalytics”

Principal investigator: M. Chantale Damas, Queensborough Community College

This project continues a collaboration between Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to engage students in research that emphasizes the use of computer science, machine learning, and statistics to expand the discovery potential of heliophysics data, models, and simulations.

“Enhancing Ice Cloud Retrieval Through Multitask Machine Learning”

Principal investigator: Leah Ding, American University

This collaboration between American University in Washington and NASA Goddard will develop machine learning techniques for analyzing satellite data to retrieve information about ice clouds, with interdisciplinary research and mentorship opportunities for students.

“Analysis of Abiotic/Primordial Peptides With Noncanonical Amino Acids”

Principal investigator: Jay Forsythe, College of Charleston

Student research and internship experiences through this project, a collaboration between the College of Charleston and NASA Goddard, will investigate how amino acid diversity affects chemical analysis, in support of research into the origins of life.

“Facilitating Undergraduate Research Through the Development of Novel Gravity Gradiometers”

Principal investigator: Charles Hoyle, Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation

This collaboration between Cal Poly Humboldt and NASA Goddard will support students with training, mentorship, and research in the development of novel gravity gradiometers for Earth science and fundamental physics investigations.

“Supporting Opportunities for Cooperative Climate Education and Research at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (SOCCER @ FDLTCC)”

Principal investigator: Carl Lemke Oliver Sack, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

This project will strengthen relationships between Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, local tribal agencies, NASA Goddard, and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to support students with mentorship and training in snow research, including how to accurately observe snow throughout the season in various landscapes.

“Bridging NASA and Cal State LA Partnerships for Research Capacity Building in Remote Sensing”

Principal investigator: Jingjing Li, California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Los Angeles will collaborate with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California in this project to strengthen research capacity and student mentorship and training opportunities in the field of remote sensing, including applications for pre- and post-wildfire analysis.

“Fusion of Lidar 3D Vegetation Structure Measurements and a Terrestrial Biosphere Model for Improved Predictions of Current and Future Land Carbon Dynamics”

Principal investigator: Wenge Ni-Meister, Hunter College

This collaboration, a project between Hunter College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, will offer student training as it aims to link lidar remote sensing of vegetation with modeling to improve our understanding of Earth’s ecosystem change.

“Assessment and Development of Surface Coatings for Multifunctional Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs)”

Principal investigator: Josiah Owusu-Danquah, Cleveland State University

This multidisciplinary project with Cleveland State University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will advance student research and education in the field of advanced materials, focusing on surface coating materials that satisfy requirements for space systems and structures.

“Student Construction and Deployment of Low-Cost Sensor Network in Whittier, California”

Principal investigator: Peter Peterson, Whittier College

This project, a collaboration with Whittier College and NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, focuses on hands-on learning for students in the use of low-cost sensors and satellite-based measurements to study regional air pollution.

“High-Density Capacitive Energy Storage Using Multi-Layered Polymer-2D Nanofillers Heterostructure for Space Application”

Principal investigator: Nihar Pradhan, Jackson State University

This collaborative project between Jackson State University and NASA JPL will offer undergraduate and high school students research and training opportunities in the field of next-generation polymer-nanocomposites for energy storage.

“Astrobiology Scholars Program Immersive Research Experience (ASPIRE)”

Principal investigator: Andro Rios, San Jose State University Research Foundation

This project, a collaboration between Skyline College, San Jose State University, and NASA Ames, will give students an opportunity to conduct research that contributes to two pillars of astrobiology: origins of life and exobiology.

“Fire & Air: Burning Issues in the Central Valley: Unraveling Fire's Influence on Air Quality, Fuel Mapping, and Carbon Dynamics”

Principal investigator: Wing To, California State University, Stanislaus

This collaboration between California State University, Stanislaus and NASA Ames will offer a multi-tiered mentorship and research program for students, as well as a year-long undergraduate program, to study ground-based air quality and wildfire fuel mapping.

Learn more about the SMD Bridge Program at:

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/smd-bridge-program/

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NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math.

This is the second round of seed funding awards given through the agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Bridge Program, which was established in 2022 to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the science and engineering communities, as well as NASA’s workforce.

“We are thrilled to welcome 13 new teams into our community,” said Padi Boyd, director, SMD Bridge Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “We look forward to nurturing these collaborations between faculty and NASA researchers, while supporting the development of the next generation of researchers.”

NASA’s SMD Bridge Program funds research projects at academic institutions – including Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, and primarily undergraduate institutions – that build or strengthen relationships with NASA. The projects offer hands-on training and mentorship for students that will help them transition into graduate schools, employment at NASA, or STEM careers.

In February, the program awarded a first round of seed funding to 11 teams . This second cohort of grant recipients includes 13 teams with projects connected to seven NASA centers. A third round of seed funding will be awarded this summer.

The following projects were selected as the second cohort to receive seed funding:

“Bubble Trapping and Ullage Formation in an Acoustic Field” Principal investigator: Kevin Crosby, Carthage College This project, a collaboration between Carthage College and NASA’s Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston, will offer undergraduate students hands-on activities and training related to microgravity fluids and liquid propellant transfer, as well as the opportunity to work with high-school and middle-school students at under-resourced schools.

“Expanding Heliophysics Scientific Discovery through HelioAnalytics” Principal investigator: M. Chantale Damas, Queensborough Community College This project continues a collaboration between Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to engage students in research that emphasizes the use of computer science, machine learning, and statistics to expand the discovery potential of Heliophysics data, models, and simulations.

“Enhancing Ice Cloud Retrieval Through Multitask Machine Learning” Principal investigator: Leah Ding, American University This collaboration between American University in Washington and NASA Goddard will develop machine learning techniques for analyzing satellite data to retrieve information about ice clouds, with interdisciplinary research and mentorship opportunities for students.

“Analysis of Abiotic/Primordial Peptides with Noncanonical Amino Acids” Principal investigator: Jay Forsythe, College of Charleston Student research and internship experiences through this project, a collaboration between the College of Charleston and NASA Goddard, will investigate how amino acid diversity affects chemical analysis, in support of research into the origins of life.

“Facilitating Undergraduate Research Through the Development of Novel Gravity Gradiometers” Principal investigator: Charles Hoyle, Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation This collaboration between Cal Poly Humboldt and NASA Goddard will support students with training, mentorship, and research in the development of novel gravity gradiometers for Earth science and fundamental physics investigations.

“Supporting Opportunities for Cooperative Climate Education and Research at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (SOCCER @ FDLTCC)” Principal investigator: Carl Lemke Oliver Sack, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

This project will strengthen relationships between Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, local tribal agencies, NASA Goddard, and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to support students with mentorship and training in snow research, including how to accurately observe snow throughout the season in various landscapes.

“Bridging NASA and Cal State LA Partnerships for Research Capacity Building in Remote Sensing” Principal investigator: Jingjing Li, California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles, will collaborate with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California (JPL) in this project to strengthen research capacity and student mentorship and training opportunities in the field of remote sensing, including applications for pre- and post-wildfire analysis.

“Fusion of Lidar 3D Vegetation Structure Measurements and a Terrestrial Biosphere Model for Improved Predictions of Current and Future Land Carbon Dynamics” Principal investigator: Wenge Ni-Meister, Hunter College This collaboration, a project between Hunter College of the City University of New York and NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York (GISS), will offer student training as it aims to link lidar remote sensing of vegetation with modeling to improve our understanding of Earth’s ecosystem change.

“Assessment and Development of Surface Coatings for Multifunctional Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs)” Principal investigator: Josiah Owusu-Danquah, Cleveland State University This multidisciplinary project with Cleveland State University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will advance student research and education in the field of advanced materials, focusing on surface coating materials that satisfy requirements for space systems and structures.

“Student Construction and Deployment of Low Cost Sensor Network in Whittier, California” Principal investigator: Peter Peterson, Whittier College This project, a collaboration with Whittier College and NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, focuses on hands-on learning for students in the use of low-cost sensors and satellite-based measurements to study regional air pollution.

“High Density Capacitive Energy Storage Using Multi-Layered Polymer-2D Nanofillers Heterostructure for Space Application” Principal investigator: Nihar Pradhan, Jackson State University This collaborative project between Jackson State University and NASA JPL will offer undergraduate and high-school students research and training opportunities in the field of next-generation polymer-nanocomposites for energy storage.

“Astrobiology Scholars Program Immersive Research Experience (ASPIRE)” Principal investigator: Andro Rios, San Jose State University Research Foundation This project, a collaboration between Skyline College, San Jose State University, and NASA Ames, will give students an opportunity to conduct research that contributes to two pillars of astrobiology: origins of life and exobiology.

“Fire & Air: Burning Issues in the Central Valley: Unraveling Fire’s Influence on Air Quality, Fuel Mapping, and Carbon Dynamics” Principal investigator: Wing To, California State University, Stanislaus This collaboration between California State University, Stanislaus, and NASA Ames will offer a multi-tiered mentorship and research program for students, as well as a year-long undergraduate program, to study ground-based air quality and wildfire fuel mapping.

Learn more about the SMD Bridge Program at:

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/smd-bridge-program/

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