NASA announced that 40 projects from 21 academic organizations were recipients of its annual STEM grants of nearly $4M to support scientific and technical research aligning with the agency’s strategic research and technology development priorities.
By providing resources to STEM research, NASA helps create a stronger and more vibrant scientific community to drive innovation and push the boundaries of what is possible in space exploration.
NASA STEM provides a unique opportunity for researchers to solve science and exploration issues impacting its programs and missions.
Each grantee will focus on a range of agency research needs, including repair, manufacturing, and fabrication technology for deep space missions; methods for detecting and eliminating bacteria in spacecraft; and studies on lunar and Martian regolith, including potential toxicity, suitability as soil for crops, and its ability to be used as construction material.
Among the regional grantees were: * Louisiana State University; * University of Mississippi; * University of Alabama at Huntsville; * University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
The grants are funded through NASA’s EPSCoR’s R3 (Rapid Response Research) project.
For more information on the program and the recipients of this year's awards, please visit www.nasa.gov/stem/epscor/home/index.html
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