[BlindMath] FW: Seeking Graduate Students to Join NASA's Dragonfly Spacecraft Mission

Tue Jan 25 15:14:40 UTC 2022

I'm passing this along for any Grad students who may be interested in this opportunity.

From: Davis, Milton C. (GSFC-4000) <milton.c.davis at nasa.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 10:11 AM
To: gsfc-nsbegsc-announcements at lists.nasa.gov
Subject: [Gsfc-nsbegsc-announcements] Seeking Graduate Students to Join NASA's Dragonfly Spacecraft Mission

Hi NSBE GSC Family,

I am sending out this opportunity for Graduate Students. Thank you Dr. Lynnae C. Quick.

Dr. Quick runs this program. The program is endeavoring to select a diverse cadre of students. No prior research experience or coursework in planetary science or geology is required. In fact, the program specifically encourages STEM students with no experience in planetary science, geology or related subfields,  to apply.

Milton Davis
NSBE-GSC President

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On behalf of the Draognfly Team, we'd like to draw your attention to our Dragonfly Student and Early Career Investigator Program. Applications for our 3rd Cohort are now open.
The intent of this program is to broaden mission participation; thus, the program targets students who are currently unaffiliated with the Dragonfly team (i.e., students who are not currently being mentored or advised by a Dragonfly team member).Eligible students must be U.S. citizens pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in the biological, physical sciences, computer sciences, mathematics or engineering at a U.S. institution. Graduating seniors and post-baccs who will be entering into an M.S. or Ph.D. program in Fall 2022 are  eligible to apply. Graduating M.S. students who will be entering into a Ph.D. program in Fall 2022 are also eligible. This opportunity is not open to postdoctoral researchers  at this time.
Support: 3.6 months/year of paid research support for two years. This is equivalent to two (2) paid,  back to back summer internships.  Also travel to attend Dragonfly team meetings each year, travel to one (1) technical conference each year to present research results, and page charges resulting from publication of relevant research are covered.
Applicants must: (1) have demonstrated ability to conduct independent research or development (demonstrated ability includes, but is not limited to: successful completion of an REU program, research with a faculty advisor ,or completion of a senior capstone project) (2) have excellent organizational and communication skills (written and oral) (3) identify a faculty mentor at their home institution who can provide a 2-3 sentence statement of commitment supporting the student should they be selected.
We are specifically endeavoring to reach students at institutions where there are no large planetary science, geology or astronomy programs and students who don't already have links to planetary science research or planetary spacecraft mission work through their advisors. So please share this opportunity with your networks,  students at MSIs and smaller universities, and students who are from backgrounds that have been traditionally underrepresented in planetary science and on planetary spacecraft mission teams.

See the attached flyer and https://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/Student-Opportunities/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdragonfly.jhuapl.edu%2FStudent-Opportunities%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cdenna.s.lambert%40nasa.gov%7Cb7515411ed6444e0dfe608d9e0150840%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637787203221317387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=jdqqJnBy%2B8bNN%2Fi4Z9RtH0kS8aNJ%2FEP1mNg0w%2FH3a1Y%3D&reserved=0>  for full details on available projects, answers to frequently asked questions, and instructions on how to apply. Applications are due May 27, 2022.

Feel free to email me at: Lynnae.C.Quick at nasa.gov<mailto:Lynnae.C.Quick at nasa.gov> with any questions.

We look forward to receiving your applications.

-Dr. Lynnae C. Quick

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Mentor: Dr. Melissa Trainer, NASA GSFC Background: The Dragonfly payload includes the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer, an instrument that will analyze and determine the chemical composition of samples that are drilled from the surface of Titan, specifically targeting organic molecules. At its core, DraMS is an ion trap mass spectrometer that measures ions (charged molecules) based on their ...
dragonfly.jhuapl.edu

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please note the following federal holidays on which I will not be available: February 21 (Presidents' Day), May 30 (Memorial Day), June 20 (Juneteenth, observed), July 4 (Independence Day), Sept. 5 (Labor Day), Oct. 10

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Dr. Lynnae C. Quick

Ocean Worlds Planetary Scientist

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Planetary Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Laboratory, Code 698
Greenbelt, MD 20771
https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/lynnae.c.quick

Email: Lynnae.C.Quick at nasa.gov<mailto:Lynnae.C.Quick at nasa.gov>
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