Dear Colleague, I invite you to consider becoming a member of the ISS National Lab User Advisory Committee (UAC), applications for which are now being considered. View the application webpage. In accordance with our Cooperative Agreement with NASA, the UAC will consist of individuals representing organizations who have formal agreements with either NASA or CASIS (dba the ISS National Lab)…
Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for your chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal BioScience. The competition, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), recognizes scientists who use imagery to communicate aspects of biological research to the public and policymakers. “Telling the story of science can often be enhanced through imagery.…
NASA seeks a Senior Scientist to serve 2-6 years within the KSC Utilization and Life Sciences Office as an expert consultant at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The primary responsibility is the development of the Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) strategic and tactical vision and planning for plant research and applied space crop production research for ground, microgravity, lunar…
Schedule Call for Abstracts The American Astronautical Society (AAS) is pleased to host the 13th Annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium (http://astronautical.org/vonbraun) October 26-28, 2020 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium brings together high-ranking government officials, industry executives, academia, and others from the aerospace community. The event is organized by AAS in…
ASGSR Art Competition! This is your chance to showcase your creative side and your research! Again this year the conference will have an art competition, but with a different approach. In 2020, because the conference will be virtual, the art competition will be too. Additionally, this year there will be two new categories of winning entries. One category will be…
Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for your chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal BioScience. The competition, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), recognizes scientists who use imagery to communicate aspects of biological research to the public and policymakers. “Telling the story of science can often be enhanced through imagery.…
We are pleased to issue a Call for Abstracts for the 36th annual American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) conference. This year’s meeting will be virtual and take place 5 – 6 November 2020. You are invited to submit an abstract electronically no later than 4 September 2020 using the abstract submittal form and instructions posted at xcdsystem.com/asgsr. There is no…
The ASGSR Inspiration Scholarship: Laurence Davin and Norman Lewis Prize is designed to help inspire and motivate deserving students who, through financial or cultural circumstances, may never have considered that they can become the space life scientists of the future.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2021 Drop Tower Challenge DROPLET EJECTION WHAT? Teams of grade 9-12 students are challenged to design and build simple devices using capillary flow (only) to eject water droplets as far as possible while the devices fall down NASA’s 2.2 Second Drop Tower. Teams are only responsible for their capillary devices. NASA will provide the rest of the experimental hardware.…
REGISTRATION OPEN: Surveying Microbiome Connections to Healthcare with Implications for Long-Duration Human Space Flight 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. ET July 13, 2020 Join outstanding speakers from all over the world who will explore the connection between the microbiome, healthcare and the future of human deep space exploration. Presentations are 30 minutes long. All sessions are free to attend and…