Joint NASA–NSF Research and Education Opportunities Conference for

Joint NASA–NSF Research and Education Opportunities Conference for

Principal Investigators, Faculty, and Partners

February 22-24, 2007

Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles • 14750 Conference Center Drive

Chantilly, VA 20151 • Telephone: 703/818-0300

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(links to presentations are .htm unless otherwise noted)

BREAKFAST: Paid participants are expected to take advantage of the buffet breakfast, served in the Fairfax Dining Room from 6:30–8:30 am each Conference day.

Wednesday, February 21

4:00 – 8:00

Arrival, Check-In, Exhibit Set-up, and Early Conference Registration Conference Lobby

Thursday, February 22

Theme: NASA and NSF Research and Education Opportunities

7:00 Conference Registration Conference Lobby

8:00 Opening Plenary Session Jeffersonian

Session Moderator: Mabel Jones Matthews, Acting Director

Higher Education Division

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

- Welcoming Remarks

Joyce Winterton, Assistant Administrator for Education, NASA

Arden Bement (.pdf), Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)

Session Topic: Broadening Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering,

and Mathematics (STEM) Fields

- Speakers:

Cora Marrett (.pdf), Assistant Director

Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate, NSF

Christyl Johnson, Assistant Associate Administrator

Office of the Administrator, NASA Headquarters

- Conference Overview

Shirley McBay, President, Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network

NSF-NASA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR STEM EDUCATION COOPERATION

9:30 Break Rotunda

10:00 - Three Concurrent Sessions: (Session I)

12:00 Agency-specific Research and Education Opportunities

Noon

Session for Beginning Investigators Grand Dominion V

Session Moderator: Carl Person, Acting Manager, Minority University

Research and Education Program, NASA Headquarters

NASA Presenters:

- Ming-Ying Wei, Program Manager, Science Mission Directorate (SMD)

- Carla Rosenberg, Assistant Education Program Manager

Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD)

- Jacob Cohen, Program Executive (USRA), Advanced Capabilities Division

Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD)

- Anthony Springer, Lead, Communication in Education

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)

NSF Presenters:

- Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC), EHR Directorate

(Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER))

- Parag Chitnis, Program Director, Molecular and Cellular Biology Division

Directorate for the Biological Sciences (Research Initiation Grants)

Session for Senior/Experienced Investigators Jeffersonian

Session Moderator: Frank Six, University Affairs Officer

Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

NASA Presenters:

- Paul Hertz, NASA Chief Scientist, SMD

(Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES))

- Mark Uhran, Assistant Associate Administrator for International Space

Station (ISS): ISS a New National Laboratory

(National Laboratory Education Concept Development Report)

NSF Presenters:

- Margaret Tolbert, Senior Advisor, Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)

Office of the Director (Science and Technology Centers)

- Deborah Jackson, Program Director, Division of Engineering Education &

Centers, Directorate for Engineering (Engineering Research Centers)

- Charles Ying, Program Director, Division of Materials Research

Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (Materials Research

Science and Engineering Centers and Partnerships for Research and

Education in Materials)

Session on Research and Education Outreach Grand Dominion I and III

Session Moderator: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Division Director, Elementary,

Secondary, and Informal Education, and Division Director,

Research, Evaluation and Communication, NSF

NSF Panel:

- Sherrie Blevins Green, Program Manager, Office of Integrative Activities

Office of the Director

- James Hamos, Program Director, Math and Science Partnerships

EHR Directorate

- Julia Clark, Program Director, Division of Elementary, Secondary, and

Informal Education (ESIE), EHR Directorate

(Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12) Program)

NASA Roundtable Discussions: (starting at 11:00 am)

- Hashima Hasan, Program Scientist, SMD

- Donald Perkey, Director, Tribal Earth Science & Technology

Education Program, Marshall Space Flight Center

- Erin Peters, Education Research Specialist, ESMD

- Anthony Springer, Lead Communication in Education, ARMD

Thursday, February 22 (continued) Theme: NASA and NSF Research and Education Opportunities

Session on Research and Education Outreach (continued) Grand Dominion I and III

NASA Roundtable Discussions, continued:

- Deana Nunley, Info System Analyst and Sandra May, Associate MBR Technical Staff
Marshall Space Flight Center (Podcasting in Higher Education: Tips,

Trends, and Demonstrations)

- Mabel Jones Matthews, Acting Director, NASA Higher Education Division

Kofi Bota, K. A. Huggins Professor of Chemistry, Clark Atlanta University, and

Ben Oni, Program Specialist, NASA Headquarters

(Database Demonstrations: NASA Competency Mapping Project and

Science and Technology Information System)

- Walter Hill, Professor and Dean, College of Agriculture

Tuskegee University (University Research Centers (URCs))

- Maria Thompson, Associate Vice President, Research Administration

Tennessee State University

Research Poster Presentations: NASA University Research Centers

(11:00 a.m. and repeated Friday, 6:30 p.m. during networking session)

NOON/PM

12:00 Lunch Fairfax Dining Room

12:45 Luncheon Plenary: Emerging Technologies Jeffersonian

Introduction of Speaker: Miriam Rodon, Acting Education Director

Dryden Flight Research Center

Speaker: Meyya Meyyappan, Chief Scientist for Exploration Technology

Center for Nanotechnology, Ames Research Center

1:30 Two Concurrent Sessions: Research Pathways (Session II)

Session for Beginning Investigators with Faculty Panel Grand Dominion V

Session Moderator: Katrina Emery, Director of Operations

NASA Aero Institute, Dryden Flight Research Center

NASA Presenters:

- Martin Ruzek (.pdf), Director, Earth System Science Education (ESSE)

- Olufisayo Jelelowo, Director of Research

NASA Science and Technology Institute (NSTI)

- Noureddine Melikechi, Chair, Department of Physics and

Pre-Engineering, Delaware State University

NSF Presenters:

- Ishrat Khan, Professor of Chemistry, Clark Atlanta University

and PI with NSF/STC research ties (Cornell University's NBTC)

- Victor Santiago, Program Director, Centers of Research Excellence in

Science and Technology (CREST), and Acting Division Director,

Human Resource Development (HRD), EHR Directorate, NSF

Session for Senior/Experienced Investigators with Directors' Panel Jeffersonian

Session Moderator: David Temple, Program Director

Human Resource Development Division, EHR, NSF

NASA Presenters:

- Eric Mintz, Professor and URC Director, Clark Atlanta University, and

Michael A. Meador, Supervisory Chemical Engineer and Technical Monitor

Glenn Research Center (GRC)

- Carlos Cabrera, URC Principal Investigator, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras and

Felix Miranda, Supervisory Electronics Engineer and Technical Monitor, GRC

NSF Presenters:

- Larry Dalton, Principal Investigator, Center for Materials and Devices
for Information Technology Research (CMDITR) – Science and
Technology Center (STC), University of Washington, Seattle

- Juan Valdes, Principal Investigator, Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology

and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) STC, University of Arizona

3:30 Break Rotunda

4:00 Two Concurrent Sessions: Role/Importance of Mentoring (Session III)

Session for Beginning Investigators Grand Dominion V

(Developing/Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students as researchers)

Session Moderator: Mablelene Burrell, Deputy Higher Education Manager

Goddard Space Flight Center

- Clifford Houston, Associate Vice President for Educational Outreach

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

- A. James Hicks, Program Director, Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority

Participation (LSAMP), HRD, EHR Directorate, NSF

Session for Senior/Experienced Investigators Jeffersonian

(Mentoring graduate students, post-docs, and junior faculty)

Session Moderator: Nathan Sovik, Acting University Affairs Officer

Stennis Space Center

- Mark Melton, Associate Professor and Chair

Department of Biological & Physical Sciences

Saint AugustineÕs College (The Tenure Process)

- Edward Tunstel, Senior Robotics Engineer, Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)

5:00 Informal Dinner Fairfax Dining Room

6:00 NASA Education Framework and Networking Forum Grand Dominion

Session Moderator: Charlene Drew Jarvis, President

Southeastern University

- Introduction of Speaker: Gugu Moche, Academic Dean, Southeastern University

- Speaker: James Stofan (.pdf), Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator

for Education Programs, NASA Headquarters

- Questions and Answers – facilitated by Charlene Drew Jarvis

7:00 Networking Opportunities (Roundtables, Exhibits, and Dessert) Grand Dominion

and Promenade

Facilitator: Carolyn Knowles, NASA Administrator's Fellowship

Program (NAFP) Fellow, Southeastern University

8:30 Adjournment, Day One

Friday, February 23

Theme: Partnerships: Universities, Government Agencies, and Private Sector

8:00 Conference Registration, continued Conference Lobby

8:30 Opening Plenary Session – Partnerships and Collaborations Jeffersonian

Session Moderator: James Lightbourne, Senior Advisor for the

Integration of Research and Education, OIA, NSF

- Bernice Alston, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Education, NASA

- Nathaniel Pitts, Director, Office of Integrative Activities

Office of the Director, NSF

9:45 Break Rotunda

10:00 Two Concurrent Sessions: Partnership Opportunities/Examples (Session IV)

NASA Partnership Opportunities Grand Dominion V

Session Moderator: Carolyn Knowles, NAFP Fellow

Southeastern University

- David Morse, Deputy Director for Strategic Communication

and Development, NASA Ames Research Center

- Mary Sandy, Director, Virginia Space Grant Consortium

- Ramona Travis, Lead, Innovative Partnership Program (IPP)

NASA Stennis Space Center

NSF Partnership Opportunities Jeffersonian

Session Moderator: J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate

QEM Network

- Julio Lopez-Ferrao, Program Director, EPSCoR, Office of Integrative Activities

- M. Edward Galindo, Program Director, EPSCoR, Office of Integrative Activities

Office of the Director, NSF

- Rose Wesson, Program Manager, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs

Directorate for Engineering (ENG), NSF

11:15 Repeat of Session IV

NASA Partnership Opportunities Grand Dominion V

NSF Partnership Opportunities Jeffersonian

12:30 Lunch Fairfax Dining Room

1:15 Luncheon Plenary: Vision for Space Exploration Jeffersonian

Introduction of Speaker: Gregg Buckingham, Chief, Education Programs and

University Research Division, Kennedy Space Center

Speaker: Russell Romanella, Director, International Space Station/

Payload Processing, Kennedy Space Center

2:00 Plenary Session, continued:

International Partnerships/Opportunities at NASA and NSF

Session Moderator: Michael Crosby, Executive Officer and Director

National Science Board Office, NSF

- Garvey McIntosh, International Program Specialist

International Space Education, NASA

- Kathryn Sullivan, Deputy Director

Office of International Science and Engineering, NSF

3:30 Break Rotunda

4:00 Plenary Session: Ethics in Research Jeffersonian

Introduction of Speaker and Session Moderator:

Kellina Craig-Henderson, Program Director and

Human Subjects Protection Officer

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), NSF

Speaker: Karen King, Associate Professor

School of Education, New York University

5:30 Informal Dinner Fairfax Dining Room

6:30 - Networking Opportunities/Exploring Potential Partnerships Promenade and Rotunda

(Roundtables and Exhibits)

- Special Session on Electronic Submission of Proposals Jeffersonian

Session Moderator: Shirley McBay, QEM Network

- Paul Brundage, Procurement Analyst, NASA Headquarters (NSPIRE)

- Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer Specialist, Division of Information Systems

Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF (Fastlane and Grants.Gov)

8:30 Adjournment, Day Two

Saturday, February 24

Theme: Preparing the Next Generation of Researchers

7:30 Conference Registration, continued Conference Lobby

8:00 Opening Plenary: Mentoring of Students and Faculty Jeffersonian

Session Moderator: Althea Burns, Associate, QEM Network

- Eugene Billiot, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

- Marilyn J. Suiter, Program Director, Presidential Awards for Excellence in

Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)

HRD Division, EHR Directorate, NSF

- Michael Ceballos, Director, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory

Salish Kootenai College

- James Mitchell, David and Lucile Packard Professor of Chemical Engineering and

CREST Center Director, Howard University

Saturday, February 24 (continued) Theme: Preparing the Next Generation of Researchers