2017 MSGC Summer Graduate Award Recipients

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) and the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) have announced the 2017 MSGC Summer Graduate Research Fellowship Award recipients.

The purpose of the MSGC fellowship and scholarship programs at UMaine is to provide research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students in aerospace technology, space science, Earth science, human exploration/space development, and other science- or engineering-related fields.

The focus of proposed projects must be aligned with the research priorities of NASA’s Earth and space science strategic enterprises. Selected projects will be awarded $6,000 each.

2017 MSGC Summer Graduate Award Recipients

(Student Name, Academic Program, Faculty Mentor, NASA Field Center Collaboration/Mentor)

Vincent A. Caccase, Maine Business School, “Load Bearing and Acceleration Sensing System for Recovery, Rehabilitation and Exercise,” Johnson Space Center