Missouri S&T will host the upcoming annual conference of the NASA-Missouri Space Grant Consortium (MOSGC). The two-day event showcases research in fields of interest to NASA by students at all four UM System campuses, Missouri State University, Lincoln University, Washington University, Truman State University and Saint  Louis University. There will also be participants from Metropolitan Community College and Moberly Area Community College.

The meeting will be held April 26-27, on the Missouri S&T campus. More than 100 students and faculty will attend the event, which highlights a variety of podium and poster presentations from individual students as well as student design teams.

In the absence of a NASA center in Missouri, MOSGC strives to promote the interests of NASA through many forms of financial aid that will help with space-related science and engineering workforce development to meet NASA’s current and future needs in aeronautics and space exploration.

The consortium provides funds for NASA Center Internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM areas; on-campus fellowships, scholarships, assistantships and internships; and sponsors K-12 pre-college education and general public education programs.

The mission of the MOSGC is “to inspire, motivate, recruit, educate and train all students at all academic levels to help meet Missouri’s and NASA’s need for skilled, knowledgeable, diverse and high-performing professional scientists, engineers, technologists and educators in the fields of interest to NASA.”

The MOSGC was established in 1991 and is sponsored by the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, a part of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement. Missouri S&T was designated the lead institution in 1996 and has held annual meetings on campus continuously since 2012.

“It is a great opportunity for students from all over Missouri to present their exciting research and development and outreach work and learn from each other,” says Dr. S. N. Balakrishnan, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of aerospace engineering and director of the consortium executive board. “They go back quite impressed with the exposure to the diversity of projects and programs.”

For more information about the MOSGC, visit web.mst.edu/~spaceg/ or contact Dr. Stephen Haug, program manager of MOSGC at S&T at sbhauag@mst.edu.

The following S&T students will be presenting:

Jacey Allen, a senior in aerospace engineering from Roanoke, Texas

Usman Bajwa, a senior in aerospace engineering from Wildwood, Missouri

Jonas Buxton, a senior in physics from Lake St. Louis, Missouri

Amy Costa, a junior in psychology from Bridgeton, Missouri

Ryan Dover, a senior in aerospace engineering from Independence, Missouri

Amanda Duerden, a graduate student in chemistry from Phillipsburg, Missouri

Kayla Ford, a senior in aerospace engineering from Kansas City, Missouri

Max Geiger, a senior in aerospace engineering from Sandy, Utah

Caleb Graham, a senior in mechanical engineering from Springfield, Missouri

Evan Guyett, a senior in mechanical engineering from Plattsburg, Missouri

Annika Highley, a senior in aerospace engineering from Little Rock, Arkansas

Barry Holland, a senior in aerospace engineering from Rolla, Missouri

Donnita Johnson, a senior in mechanical engineering from Hermann, Missouri

David Lund, a senior in mechanical engineering from St. Robert, Missouri

Andy Manson, a senior in aerospace engineering from Barnhart, Missouri

Nick McCracken, a senior in mechanical engineering from Independence, Missouri

Piotr Pogorzelski, a senior in computer engineering from St. Peter’s, Missouri

Andrew Rausch, a senior in mechanical engineering from Monett, Missouri

Stephen Rippee, a sophomore in aerospace engineering from Kansas City, Missouri

Joe Schulte, a junior in computer engineering from Meta, Missouri

Joshua Sparks, a senior in mechanical engineering from Liberty, Missouri

Alex Strenfel, a graduate student in aerospace engineering from Ellington, Missouri

Tea Thomas, a junior in business and management systems from Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Logan Thomure, a senior in aerospace engineering from Wentzville, Missouri

David Western, a senior in aerospace engineering from Rochester, Illinois

Thomas Ziervogel, a senior in aerospace engineering from Columbia, Missouri.