FY 2019 Year 5 Extension Annual Performance Document Template

OK_FY19_Year 5Ext_APD

Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium Lead Institution: Director: Andrew S. Arena Jr. Telephone Number: 405 744-5900 Consortium URL: http://spacegrant.oknasa.org/ Grant Number: NNX15AK02H

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program consists of 52 state-based, university-led Space Grant Consortia in each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Annually, each consortium receives funds to develop and implement student fellowships and scholarships programs; interdisciplinary space- related research infrastructure, education, and public service programs; and cooperative initiatives with industry, research laboratories, and state, local, and other governments. Space Grant operates at the intersection of NASA’s interest as implemented by alignment with the Mission Directorates and the state’s interests. Although it is primarily a higher education program, Space Grant programs encompass the entire length of the education pipeline, including elementary/secondary and informal education. The Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium is a Designated, Program Grant Consortium funded at a level of $760,000 for fiscal year 2019.

B. PROGRAM GOALS

OKSG NASA INTERNSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS (NIFS) GOAL: To use the NASA mission, facilities, human resources, and programs to provide information, experiences, and research opportunities for students at all levels to support the enhancement of knowledge and skills in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Objectives to meet Fellowship Goal:

NIFS-1: Educate students at all levels by encouraging and supporting STEM research experiences and education programs. Metric: 136 student awards NIFS-2: Provide support to the science and technology workforce pipeline by including greater participation of individuals who are underrepresented in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, in NASA student programs. Metric: 50% male, 50% female meet NCES state profiles –OK Post-secondary enrollment NIFS-3 Increase the number of NASA student support opportunities through partnerships and industry collaboration and cooperation. Metric: 5 awardees

OKSG HIGHER EDUCATION GOAL: To support Higher Education research capability and opportunities that attract and prepare increasing numbers of students and faculty for NASA- related careers. Objectives to meet Higher Education Goal: HE-1: Award competitive grants/fellowships to faculty and students to facilitate hands-on learning related to integrated education applications of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for use in student learning activities. Metric: 75 awardees, 300 participants HE-2 Provide access to and promote utilization of NASA-related materials and information resources Metric: reach 400 students and teachers and have 3 web sites HE-3 Increase the number and diversity of students and faculty from underrepresented and underserved communities in NASA-related STEM fields. Metric: 50% male, 50% female meet NCES state profiles –OK Post-secondary enrollment

OKSG RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE GOAL: To establish OSGC as a valuable State resource and catalyst for aeronautics and space-related research, education, and state economic and workforce development. Objectives to meet Research Infrastructure Goal: RI-1: Create and foster opportunities for faculty and student research at all OSGC affiliates in areas related to NASA’s strategic interests. Metric: 10 awardees RI-2 Develop and foster interdisciplinary programs to assure the development and transfer of publications in aeronautics and space-related research and education. Metric: 2 publications, 2 publications presented at technical colleges RI-3 Develop linkages between Oklahoma aerospace industry, researchers, and students that foster the creation of market driven technology products. Metric: 3 organizations partnering on a project

OKSG PRECOLLEGE GOAL: Increase the number of teachers and students, especially those in underserved and underrepresented communities, who are involved in NASA-related education opportunities.

Objectives to meet Precollege Goal:

P-1 Develop opportunities for elementary, middle school and secondary education teachers to learn effective use of NASA-content, STEM based, materials and programs in the classrooms. Metric: serve 80 educators, provide 3 opportunities P-2 Introduce precollege students to NASA interest areas to encourage an interest in STEM disciplines. Metric: 1,200 students served

OKSG INFORMAL EDUCATION GOAL: Improve public understanding and appreciation of science and technology, including NASA aerospace technology, research and exploration missions. Objective to meet Informal Education Goal: IE-1 Provide instructional materials and technologies derived from NASA research and scientific activities that meet the needs and requests from within the community. Metric: 500 patrons served

C. PROGRAM/PROJECT BENEFITS TO PROGRAM AREAS

The situation regarding the COVID-19 has created some significant challenges, however in one regard, it has allowed us to make some significant improvements to our online presence and our capability for remote instruction and outreach. Since our year-long STEM teacher training program had to be converted online, we have been surprised and pleased with the impact so far:

• Since early April, we have reached 20,200 people thus far from all over the world, 220 likes for our FB page, and added 294 followers. Just one of our STEM Engagement Center FB posts was shared 273 times. • We have conducted 27 FB Live STEMonstrations thus far on weekdays at 10AM and will complete 5 more next week, after that they will go to just one a week (day TBD) and Educators and school districts in Oklahoma and beyond have utilized our NASA OKSG FB Live STEMonstrations to teach STEM to their students during this time of distance learning. • We have provided 8 Oklahoma Educators from seven different school districts with supplies (foam pipe insulation, fishing line, straws, cups, string, inner locking film canisters, Alka Seltzer, NASA bags, etc.) to create STEMonstration bags (STEM kits) to distribute to their students through their meal program so that their students could complete STEM at home utilizing the FB Live STEMonstrations posts on our FB page. This translated into 350 bags (containing supplies for 2 – 12 STEMonstrations, depending on the school district) for a total of 1,440 times one of our STEMonstrations utilizing supplies provided by NASA OKSG is being completed by Oklahoma students in their homes. • We have collaborated with the Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance and Tulsa Public Schools to provide 2 twenty-six minute segments of hands-on STEM on RSU television as part of their Tulsa Public Schools distance learning segments. These segments are still available on the RSU Youtube channel.

D. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS Refer directly to the specific consortium goals and SMART objectives in your base and augmentation proposals when describing your accomplishments. Describe the accomplishments as referenced to each of the five Space Grant Program Areas. The accomplishments should be a summary of the accomplishments rather than a specific description of each individual activity.

a) NASA Internships, Fellowships, and Scholarships: NIFS-1: 108 students were awarded Internships, Fellowships, or Scholarships at all college levels from Freshmen to PhD candidate. 9 Freshmen, 32 Sophomore, 30 Juniors, 36 Seniors, and 1 PhD level.

NIFS-2: 47 (44%) of all awards were to underrepresented groups. 17 (16%) awards were to Native Americans, 28 (26%) African American, 13 (12%) Hispanic. 54 (50%) of the awards were to females.

NIFS-3: 7 awards were specifically to support students working on research at NASA Centers, or with industry or other research organizations. 3 students from Southern Nazarene University worked on a project in Talequah, OK, 2 Southwestern Oklahoma State University undergraduate were interns at Kennedy Space Center , 1 University of Oklahoma worked at Goddard Space Flight Center, and 1 East Central University student worked at a research lab in North Carolina. b) Higher Education Projects: HE-1: 8 hands-on experience programs were conducted and/or supported by OKSG for students. These include: Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE), NASA XHab, Speedfest, GIS Day, NASA Rover Challenge, First Robotics, OSU Rocket Team, and Rock-On Sounding Rocket Launch at NASA Wallops Island.

HE-2: 1 OKSG program is designed specifically to promote utilization of NASA, and NASA- related materials and information for teachers in the classroom: MTPE

HE-3: A total of 69 awards were given, 22(32%) of direct awards to students were to underrepresented groups, and 31 (45%) to females. c) Research Infrastructure Projects: RI-1: 6 OKSG affiliates participated in Research Infrastructure programs. Although all do not participate through funding on the RI budget line, many have programs where students are supported to work with a faculty member on a research experience through scholarships and fellowships. A Total of 57 awards were given consortium-wide to students involved with research.

RI-2: 5 peer-reviewed publications of research directly attributed to OSGC activity were published; 5 non-peer reviewed papers directly attributed to OKSG were presented d) Precollege Projects: P-1: Focusing on inquiry-based strategies, STARBASE delivered multi-day STEM hands-on, minds-on educational classroom opportunities (grades 5-8) for 60 in-service teachers, with indirect impact on 1,500 students in underserved and underrepresented communities. These included rural and Native American communities.

P-2: STARBASE Summer Career Days Program reaches over 1,100 fifth through eighth grade students at seven locations across the state to introduce them to STEM Careers. Cameron University offered a ten day summer precollege academy which served 24 high school student. Students engaged in hands-on activities designed to introduce the concepts of engineering design related to mechanical engineering design of drones.

e) Informal Education Projects: IE-1: STARBASE 2.0 is an after-school STEM hands-on program for students in grades 6-8. STEM projects included a variety of NASA-related STEM topics such as aviation and flight, robotics, rockets, , drones, rockets, and engineering design process challenges. The project served 100 students at nine after-school programs across the state.

The Center for Spatial Analysis at the University of Oklahoma sponsors GIS Day at the University of Oklahoma, an opportunity to showcase work in geospatial science and technology not only at the university but beyond including private industry and federal, state and local and tribal government agencies.

E. MILESTONES

Most of our programs extend into the Spring and Summer semesters, and since the campuses have been closed due to COVID-19, we request an NCE so that all of the programs may be completed. Below is a list of milestones for each campus in our consortium. Each shows the proposed program for that campus, the un-invoiced amount, and the new milestone.

University of Oklahoma Mission to Planet Earth $5,000 June 2021 AEIP Day $5,500 June 2021 AISES National Conference $5,500 October 2021 Fellowships $11,400 June 2021 Admin Costs $20,600 June 2021

Oklahoma State University NIFS Awards $10,000 August 2020 Speedfest $2,000 August 2020 Research Workforce Dev $7,000 August 2020

Cameron University Student Research Awards $3,000 August, 2020

STEM Scholarship Awards $22,000 December 2020 Rock-On Wallops 2019 $15,000 June 2021 Precollege Math/Science Acad $5,000 June 2021

Southeastern Oklahoma State NIF Fellowship $21,670 December, 2020 Science Projects $10,600 December 2020 Travel to STEM Center $10,000 December 2020

Southern Nazarene University Summer Research Experience $40,225 August 2020

STARBASE In-Service Teacher Workshop $6,400 August 2020 Camp and Career Day $3,200 August 2020

Southwestern Oklahoma State NIFS NASA Center Internship $15,000 June, 2021 FTC Robotics $263 February, 2021 Rock-On Wallops 2020 $6,555 June, 2021 LSpace Scholarship Awards $300 December, 2020

Tulsa Community College NIFS $2,500 June, 2021

University of Oklahoma-Central Adaptation Science Center Early Career Workshop $20,000 June 2021 Earth Science Workshop $10,000 October 2021 Fellowships $56,000 June 2021

F. PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS TO NASA EDUCATION PERFORMANCE GOALS

• Diversity:

• OSGC is comprised of 16 affiliates: 3 universities through PhD, (1 of which is an HBCU, Langston), 5 universities through Masters, (1 of which is a MSI, Cameron), 2 community colleges, 1 Academic affiliate, 2 Industrial affiliates, 2 Informal Science Education Affiliates, and 1 city government affiliate. All affiliates actively participate in the goals and objectives of the OSGC. • 20 (24%) of Significant awards were to underrepresented groups. 41 (50%) of the significant awards were to females. • 8 of the 9 (89%) 2018 Mission To Planet Earth (MTPE) participants were female. 1 (11%) of these participants was Native American. In addition, the Education Coordinator and lead for this project is both female and Native American.

• Minority Serving Institution Collaborations:

• At Langston University, students majoring in the STEM areas in biology, chemistry, mathematics and technology were selected to conduct research at minority institutions of higher education. Mississippi Valley State University, Tuskegee University, Clark University, Howard University, University of Central Arkansas, Texas Southern University, and Muscogee College of Nations hosted the student researchers. • MTPE: An integral part of Mission To Planet Earth is participants from each of our affiliate universities. Two of these universities are considered minority-serving institutions, Langston and Cameron. • STARBASE: Conducted a one-week summer Cherokee Nation STARBASE STEM Program Camp at Sequoyah Schools in Tahlequah, OK, for Native American pre-college students. This is a Native American school serving Native American students representing 42 tribes and 14 states.

• Office of Education Annual Performance Indicators (APIs):

 API 3.3.3: STEM 19-1 • 82 significant direct awards presented to higher education students across all institutional categories. 11 (13%) were awarded to students at tier 1 research universities; 71 (87%) were awarded to students at regional universities; and 0 (0%) were awarded to students at community colleges • 20 (24%) of significant awards were to underrepresented groups • 41 (50%) of significant awards were to females

 API 3.3.5: STEM 19-5 • 5 Peer reviewed publications/paper presentations • 5 not peer reviewed publications/paper presentations

G. IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN THE PAST YEAR

• As we prepare for the new grant to move to Oklahoma State University, we have learned a great deal about how the grants and contracts will be handled at OSU, and have put together a team that is experienced and ready to continue the program with no disruptions. All of the involved team members have met personally with the OKSG staff, and virtually on many occasions. • One of the most significant improvements has been in the area of online outreach and instruction as summarized in section C.

H. CURRENT AND PROJECTED CHALLENGES

The most significant challenge we have is due to the COVID-19 situation. The national office has been very helpful, and we do not anticipate any additional requirements other than the need for a NCE in order to complete all program goals and objectives.

I. PROGRAM PARTNERS AND ROLE OF PARTNERS IN PROJECT EXECUTION

An important characteristic of the OKSG (as outlined in our proposal), is that we do not have nor list any academic affiliates who are not active participants. All of the following are involved and play an important role in the proposal process and are awarded a budget to meet all proposed NASA OSTEM goals and objectives. An example of this may be seen in Milestones section E.

University Affiliates Oklahoma State University – Lead Institution- Tier 1 Research Institution Cameron University – an MSI Langston University – a Historically Black College and University East Central University – Regional University Redlands Community College – an MSI Southeastern Oklahoma State University– Regional University Southern Nazarene University – Private University Southwestern Oklahoma State University– Regional University Tulsa Community College The University of Oklahoma – Tier 1 Research Institution Academic Affiliates South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center-Research Center at OU Industrial Affiliates Frontier Electronic Systems Corporation-An Aerospace Company in Stillwater, OK Science Applications International Corporation-An Aerospace Company in OKC Informal Science Education Affiliates Stafford Air & Space Museum-Museum in Weatherford, OK STARBASE Oklahoma-K-12 program on the Tulsa ANG base City Government Affiliate Norman Economic Development Coalition- Norman, OK