Exploring partnerships NAFP DIRECTORY OF FELLOWS 2007NASA ADMINISTRATOR’S FELLOWSHIP PROJECT [NAFP] National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Offi ce of Education U TABLE OF CONTENTS NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Project ................................ 3 List of Fellows by Cohort .........................7 List of Fellows Alphabetically ..................10 Fellow Biographies >> C1 Cohort 1 ......................................... 13 NASA ADMINISTRATOR’S >> C2 Cohort 2 ........................................ 19 >> C3 Cohort 3 ........................................ 23 FELLOWSHIP PROJECT [NAFP] >> C4 Cohort 4 ........................................ 29 National Aeronautics and Space Administration >> C5 Cohort 5 ........................................ 35 Offi ce of Education >> C6 Cohort 6 ........................................ 41 >> C7 Cohort 7 ........................................ 47 >> C8 Cohort 8 ........................................ 53 >> C9 Cohort 9 ........................................ 57 >> C10 Cohort 10 ...................................... 63 >> C11 Cohort 11 ....................................... 71 United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation NAFP Project Management .................... 76 Division of Science & Technology Notes ...................................................... 77 NAFP the introduction Through the development and implementation of professional development plans tailored to each individual fellow’s and the NASA Administrator’s host institution’s needs, the benefits to Minority Institutions, Fellowship Project faculty, and NASA employees include: >> Access to NASA’s internal and informal information networks >> Knowledge of NASA’s technical and scientific needs >> Opportunities to share information about specific MI capabilities and technologies >> Enhancement of undergraduate and graduate research >> Opportunities to build scholarly publication skills Project participants include 47 NASA employees, several STEM The role of underrepresented minorities, females, and faculty members, all 10 NASA Centers, as well as 40 Minority persons with disabilities is regarded as vital to future science Institutions (many with repeat participation). As a result of and technology capabilities. Through its many educational their participation in the project, several faculty fellows programs, NASA continues to develop and implement programs received “NAFP Research Awards,” with matching awards from to ensure our Nation’s technical and scientific human the centers, including Glenn Research Center, Ames Research resources are inclusive of groups underrepresented in STEM Center, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fellows have fields. been instrumental in securing awards for their institutions such as NASA’s University Research Center (URC) award, The NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Project (NAFP) is a unique which provides scientific and/or engineering research in program designed to enhance the professional development support of all the NASA Mission Directorates. Fellows have of NASA employees and STEM faculty of Minority Institutions assisted MIs in receiving other awards, such as the Science, (MIs). The first cohort of fellows was selected in 1997. Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA) Since that time, 89 fellows have entered into the project. and the Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award (CIPA). 3 Individually, fellows have received numerous awards, such as Employee fellows also have the option of spending a portion the Faculty Award for Research and Civil Servant awards. They of the fellowship in a professional development assignment have coordinated visits to centers and laboratories, secured at NASA Headquarters, another government agency, or in internships, and helped with presentations at workshops and the private sector. These assignments provide within fellows conferences. Fellows have also aided students as they pursued with the experience and insight to help guide future NASA NASA–related research (KC135, BallonSat, etc.) and obtained initiatives, while positioning themselves for greater leadership employment at NASA centers. The NAFP has supported responsibilities within the agency. By participating in this numerous partnerships, collaborations, research projects, and exchange of ideas and experiences, NASA employees enhance technical assistance for underrepresented groups. their own technical, research, and management skills. STEM Faculty NASA Career Employees The NAFP aims to enhance the research and management NASA career employees1 teach and/or conduct research at capability of Minority Institutions (MIs) in science and a Minority Institution (MI) and participate in developmental technology areas. Providing STEM faculty1 mid-career assignments within the aerospace community. The 18 to 22- opportunities to conduct research in the NASA Centers or month fellowship allows NASA employees to teach, conduct other large institutions enables them to better compete in research or assist in an administrative capacity at a MI for the mainstream, peer-reviewed research programs of NASA. one academic year. Employee fellows offer the MIs some of Fellows are provided with opportunities to interface with the most current science and engineering technology. They high-level government officials, to participate in NASA’s R&D also acquaint their host institutions with NASA’s mission, programs, to learn about innovative scientific and engineering share information about NASA-specific technology and NASA research methods, and to discuss the pedagogy of STEM contracting opportunities, while helping to build strong disciplines. relationships between their host institution, the community and NASA. 1 Up to twelve fellowships are awarded each year through a competitive process. Six fellowships are awarded to NASA employees and six fellowships to STEM faculty of minority-serving institutions. 4 Participating Institutions Include: Through the NAFP, faculty fellows enhance their professional careers and better position their Alabama A&M University Florida International University home institutions to fully participate in NASA’s mission. At the end of a successful fellowship Alcorn State University Hampton University experience, faculty fellows compete for a NAFP Bennett College Haskell Indian Nations University Research Award, which provides research support for the fellow to continue his/her NASA-related Bethune-Cookman College Howard University research for an additional year. California State Polytechnic University Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) California State University - Fresno Inter American University of Puerto Rico California State University - Fullerton Johns Hopkins University Central State University Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Cheyney University Moog, Inc Chicago State University Morgan State University Clark Atlanta University Mote Marine Laboratory Cranfield University (Shivenham, UK) NASA Headquarters Elizabeth City State University NASA Ames Research Center Essex County College Fisk University NASA Dryden Space Flight Center Fisk University NASA Glenn Research Center Florida A&M University NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 5 Participating Institutions Include: (continued) NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Salish Kootenai College University of Florida NASA Johnson Space Center Sandia National Laboratories University of New Mexico NASA Kennedy Space Center San Francisco State University University of Texas-El Paso NASA Langley Research Center Southeastern University University of Puerto Rico–Arecibo NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Spelman College University of Puerto Rico–Humacao NASA Stennis Space Center Star Bridge Systems Inc. University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez National Academy of Public Administration Tennessee State University University of Puerto Rico–Rio Piedras National Research Council Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi University of Southern Mississippi New Mexico State University Texas A&M University, Kingsville Veridian Engineering Norfolk State University Texas Southern University Xavier University North Carolina A&T State University The Boeing Company North Carolina State University Tuskegee University Oakwood College U.S. Army Research and Engineering Prairie View A&M University Development Center Pratt and Whitney University of Alabama RAND Corporation University of Central Florida Redstone Arsenal University of Dayton 6 LIST OF FELLOWS BY COHORT >> C1 COHORT 1 >> C3 COHORT 3 Dr. James Brown............................................14 Dr. Benita Bell..............................................24 Dr. Mariea Dunn Jackson................................14 Dr. Gregory Clarke........................................24 Dr. Teresa Edwards ........................................15 Dr. Ernesto Esteban.....................................25 Dr. Jon Goldsby..............................................15 Dr. Jean Hampton.........................................25 Dr. Yolanda Hicks...........................................16 Dr. Prabhakar Misra.....................................26 Dr. Mark Kankam............................................16 Dr. Vernon Morris.........................................26 Dr. Marla Perez-Davis ....................................17 Lee Snapp ....................................................27 Dr. Ramona Pelletier Travis ...........................17 >> C2 COHORT 2 >> C4 COHORT 4 Diane Farrar..................................................20 Dr. Carlos Cabrera .......................................30