Space Grant Board of Directors Briefing

NASA Academy – Space Grant Advisory Committee

March 3, 2007

STEM Development Performance Measures

Year Total Number

of Alumni

Total Number of Alumni in STEM

Workforce

Percentage of Alumni in

STEM Workforce

Total Number of Alumni in School

Percentage of Alumni in

School

2006 507 318 63% 155 31%2007

2008

2009

2010

NASA Academy Alumni in STEM

Academy Alumni whose Career or Educational Endeavors Enhance the U.S. Space Program

Year Total Number of Alumni

Total Number of Alumni involved in Aerospace Program or STEM

Percentage of Alumni involved in Aerospace

Program or STEM

2006 507 379 degree’d alumni 163 BA/BS 153 MS/MBA 63 MD/PhD41 NASA Civil Servants75 Aerospace Contractors16 Education/Teachers 1 Elementary 9 High School 6 College

75% degree’d alumni32% BA/BS

30% MS/MBA12% MD/PhD

8% NASA Civil Servants15% Aerospace

Contractors3% Education/Teachers

2007

2008

2009

2010

NASA Academy Alumni in Aerospace

2004 2005 2006 2007projections

2008 2009 2010 NAAA Overall

Men 11 (34%) 14 (39%) 25 (58%) 25 (48%) 313 (56%)

Women 21 (66%) 22 (61%) 18 (42%) 27 (52%) 246 (44%)

White 23 (72%) 28 (78%) 35 (81%) 35 (67%) 446 (80%)

Black (UM) 3 (9%) 5 (14%) 3 (7%) 6 (12%) 49 (9%)

Hispanic (UM) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 4 (9%) 5 (10%) 26 (5%)

Asian / Pacific Islander

3 (9%) 2 (6%) 1 (2%) 6 (12%) 34 (6%)

Native American (UM)

2 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (1%)

TOTAL 32 (100%) 36 (100%) 43 (100%) 52 (100%) 559 (100%)

Under-represented Minority (UM)

6 (19%) 6 (17%) 7 (16%) 11 (21%) 79 (14%)

Demographics of NASA Academy

Dates of the 2007 AcademiesNumber of Students

• Ames 12 – June 24 to August 31

• Glenn 8 – June 4 to August 10

• Goddard 20 – June 4 to August 10

• Marshall 12 – June 4 to August 10

NASA Ames Academy for Space Exploration

Jason Carroll AcceptedNew

Hampshire

Cameron Haag Accepted Michigan

Robert Haynes Georgia

Jennifer Kissinger Florida/PA

Graham Lau PA

Julia Ling CA/NJ

Jonathan Mihaly Accepted New York/MA

ErinMulhollan

d Indiana/WI

David Smith Accepted NJ

Brandon Suarez Accepted Massachusetts

Robert Vick Missouri

Ames Field Trips and Team Building

• Lake Tahoe – Desert Research Institute• Yosemite – Camping• Edwards Air Force Base and Dryden Flight

Research Center• Jet Propulsion Laboratory• Scripps Institute of Oceanography• Monterey Bay Research Institute• Zero G flight!

NASA Academy - GoddardLeonardo Barreda Accepted TexasAndrew Becnel Accepted LouisianaPhilip Bracken Accepted New YorkHeather Bradshaw Accepted MarylandJennifer Carpena Accepted Puerto RicoTess Caswell AlaskaKathryn (Katie) Collier Accepted FloridaJason Gross Accepted West VirginiaLuvenia Hellams Accepted GeorgiaThomas Hiriart Accepted FranceShannon Liburd Accepted New YorkSarah Lumpkins Accepted OklahomaRebecca McCauley West VirginiaSherrica Newsome Accepted VirginiaRodrigo Ocampo Accepted FloridaFarheen Rizvi Accepted CaliforniaLaura Stiles Accepted KansasCatherine Walker Mass./MaineAlison Gibbings Accepted ESA

Goddard Team Building and Field Trips

• Marshall Space Flight Center• Johnson Space Center• Air Force Academy & Colorado Space Industry• Leadership Building Seminar• Applied Physics Laboratory• Orbital Sciences• University of Maryland Space Systems

Laboratory

NASA Academy - Glenn

Rebecca Arvanites Massachusetts

Leslie Cottingham Indiana

Shawna Garrison Arizona

Jennifer Jones Oregon

Ashley Micks Massachusetts

Sue Morris West Virginia

Adam Pfendt Kentucky

Isaiah Ramsey Pennsylvania

Patrick Vora Virginia

Academy Summer Joint Activities

• Trip to Johnson Space Center

• Trip to Air Force Academy

2007 Summary Statistics

• 1032 Applications made

• 350 Applications scored

• 206 Applications were evaluated by centers.

• 26 States represented

NASA/APL Program

Daniel Austin MichiganGideon Bass MassachusettsThomas Chouinard III MinnesotaIvan Grill MissouriMatthew Isakowitz New JerseyAbdul Khan MinnesotaDaniel Orrison CaliforniaPeter Sullivan West VirginiaAndrew Thomas GeorgiaRobert Vick MissouriKevin Webb New York

GSFC SIECA Program

Deirdre BeasleyAllison ChangCrystal CobbWanda Diaz Puerto RicoYoung Lee VirginiaEdwin LopezMiquel MoeHenry PaoEduardo RodriguezJaime Toro

GSFC SIP ProgramThomas Chouinard III MinnesotaJessica Donaldson MassachusettsJoseph EasleyKathryn GabetJingsi GaoLaura Garchar NevadaLandon Grange IdahoBrandon Hall MarylandRyan Hamilton New MexicoJohn Kablan MinnesotaBradley Klee KansasMindy Love-StanleyRebecca McCauley West VirginiaJacqueline McClearyJohn NelsonGregory Newbloom OregonCorwin Olson TexasMarissa RosenbergErik Semrud MinnesotaEric Trautmann New HampshireFiona Turett MissouriWilliam Van Besien DCAlex Viana WisconsinTristan Wolfe West Virginia