NASA Announces Education Research Program Award Recipients

WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded $16.8 million to colleges and universities nationwide to conduct research and technology development in areas of importance to the agency's mission. In addition to the research and technology development, the awards enable faculty development and higher education student support.

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The selections are part of NASA's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR. The program is designed to assist states in establishing an academic research enterprise directed toward a long-term, self-sustaining and competitive capability that will contribute to the states' economic viability and development. EPSCoR assists in developing partnerships between NASA research assets, academic institutions and industry.

A total of 24 proposals were selected for funding in Puerto Rico and the following states:  Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming. Winning proposals were selected through a merit-based, peer-reviewed competition.

Two proposals were selected from each of the following colleges, universities and organizations:

College of Charleston

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

University of Idaho

Vanderbilt University

West Virginia University Research Corporation

One proposal was selected from each of the following universities and organizations:

Brown University

Louisiana Board of Regents

Maine Space Grant Consortium

Montana State University System

Nevada System of Higher Education

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

University of Alabama in Huntsville

University of Hawaii Systems

University of Kentucky

University of Mississippi

University of Northern Iowa

University of Puerto Rico

University of Wyoming

University System of New Hampshire

For a list of selected proposals, visit:

http://nspires.nasaprs.com

For additional information about NASA's EPSCoR program, visit:

http://education.nasa.gov/epscor

For additional information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

SOURCE NASA