Location:

United States

Description:
The Visiting Student Enrichment Program (VSEP) offers students summer employment with the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), working with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) scientists. Student projects have included simulating a neural network, preparing image analysis algorithms on supercomputers, developing computational science applications, and creating interactive World Wide Web sites.

Project experiences are available each summer for a ten-week period, (high school students may start/stop one-two weeks later) at GSFC in Greenbelt, MD. The first, the individual research experience, matches one student with a staff member as a mentor to work on a project. The second, the group research experience, places up to six students in a team that will work on a project under the supervision of a staff member. Both paths provide opportunities to work with scientists and professionals at a world-class facility while offering a meaningful work experience primarily focused on computer science or the application of computers to solve problems in other sciences. VSEP will also offer field trips and lectures to broaden appreciation for the GSFC mission and activities.

The Program is open to full-time students in computer science, the physical sciences, and mathematics. All students will be evaluated relative to their school-level peers. Participants must be either U.S. citizens or foreign nationals in U.S. schools who possess a work visa. An annual announcement solicits application materials, which are typically due in January.

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Visiting Student Enrichment Program, USRA, Mail Code 930, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771; Phone: (301) 286-4403; Email: VSEP@cesdis.usra.edu

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
Undergraduate

Subject:
Earth System Science
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Fellowship/Research Opportunity
Student Enrichment

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00