NASA MUREP Curriculum Award – $1.2M Grant

NASA MUREP (Minority University Research and Education Project) Curriculum Award program received a $1.2M grant to UDC for the project titled “Developing NASA-infused Curriculum and Experiential Research for Student Success in Space Technology” led by Dr. Jiajun Xu.

GOAL

In response to the urgent needs for engineering professionals capable of crossing disciplinary boundaries to address the NASA challenges in the space exploration, this project seeks to establish a multi-layered innovative and integrated space technology experiential learning program to infuse NASA-focused coursework and research training in space technology into engineering education and engage students at both UDC and UDC Community College (UDC-CC).

The project aims to train a diverse new generation of engineering workforce with NASA-focused knowledge and skills in the space technology and improve the preparation and success of students, especially those from populations traditionally underrepresented in STEM disciplines for an engineering career and/or advanced degree related to the NASA field to meet the workforce needs for the space exploration.

TEAM

The UDC team will be collaborating with NASA Goddard Space flight center to develop NASA infused curriculum, in particular, to develop a space technology program here at UDC.