Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Enterprise Rooms
Start Date
26-4-1990 1:00 PM
End Date
26-4-1990 4:00 PM
Description
The NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) is designed to provide qualified young scientists and engineers to meet the future needs of life sciences research and operations in the Space Program. The SLSTP provides six weeks of intensive training at the Kennedy Space Center to some of the nations top undergraduates and offers an introduction to and hands-on experience in areas of current and future interest to NASA life sciences. The curriculum is composed of lectures, discussions, and laboratory projects with emphasis on analytical thinking, team work, experiment flow, payload processing, and the unique aspects of the space environment. Lectures are presented by top scientists, engineers, and administrators from all areas of the country. Lecture topics cover the history of the Space Program, current life science issues, future research directions and descriptions of the major space vehicles, support hardware, and equipment. The laboratory projects utilize real research situations where possible, often supporting upcoming Shuttle flight experiments, and demonstrate safety and timeline constraints as well as allowing for team interactions. Formal and informal discussion sessions encourage analytical thinking and connect theory to practice. The SLSTP is now in its sixth year of operation and already appears to be having a significant impact on academic and career choices of tomorrow's scientists and engineers.
Paper Session III-B - The NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program: Preparing the Way!
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/ Enterprise Rooms
The NASA Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) is designed to provide qualified young scientists and engineers to meet the future needs of life sciences research and operations in the Space Program. The SLSTP provides six weeks of intensive training at the Kennedy Space Center to some of the nations top undergraduates and offers an introduction to and hands-on experience in areas of current and future interest to NASA life sciences. The curriculum is composed of lectures, discussions, and laboratory projects with emphasis on analytical thinking, team work, experiment flow, payload processing, and the unique aspects of the space environment. Lectures are presented by top scientists, engineers, and administrators from all areas of the country. Lecture topics cover the history of the Space Program, current life science issues, future research directions and descriptions of the major space vehicles, support hardware, and equipment. The laboratory projects utilize real research situations where possible, often supporting upcoming Shuttle flight experiments, and demonstrate safety and timeline constraints as well as allowing for team interactions. Formal and informal discussion sessions encourage analytical thinking and connect theory to practice. The SLSTP is now in its sixth year of operation and already appears to be having a significant impact on academic and career choices of tomorrow's scientists and engineers.
Comments
Space Education
Session Chairman: Norm Thagard, NASA Astronaut
Session Organizer: James Ragusa, University of Central Florida