8. Campus Affiliates and Working Points of Contact (Campus Associate Directors) Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Eric Wang, University of Nevada, Reno Sandip Thanki, Nevada State College Dan Loranz, Truckee Meadows Community College Carrie Bruno, Great Basic College Dale Etheridge, College of Southern Nevada Giles Marion, Desert Research Institute George Rhee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Robert Collier, Western Nevada College

9. Industrial Partners Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Digital Solid State Propulsion Hastings Chariots Built On Integrity Bigelow Aerospace Nevada Alliance for Defense, Energy and Business SpecTIR Sierra Particle Technologies Sierra Nevada Corporation John Hanks Communications Equipment Links

15. Agenda Overview: Friday early A.M. - NASA updates and opportunities Friday late A.M.- Western Regions and Nevada: Opportunities, Research and Programs Friday Early P.M. Western Regions and Nevada: Opportunities, Research and Programs Friday Late P.M. – Student Projects and Wrap up- Assignments… Eat/Sleep/Eat Saturday Morning: Miniworkshops Reports Look Forward to Oregon and Nebraska Adjourn

17. Space Grant was established by Congress in 1988 and implemented by NASA in 1989. The National Programmatic Goal is to "Contribute to the nation's science enterprise by funding education, research, and public service projects through a national network of university-based Space Grant consortia". The Five Main Objectives of the National Program are to: 1. Establish and maintain a national network of universities. 2. Encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospace industry, and federal, state, and local governments. 3. Encourage interdisciplinary education, research, and public service programs related to aerospace. 4. Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities. 5. Promote a strong science, mathematics, and technology education base from elementary through secondary levels.

18. NASA’s Education Framework (2006)

19. Reno Nevada Western Region Meeting Preview