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June 17, 2004 Science and engineering advocacy group announces grant and scholarship winnersWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana Space Grant Consortium, based at Purdue University, has awarded 14 grants totaling $97,133 and scholarships and fellowships adding up to $56,000 for the 2004-2005 academic year, which begins July 1. The consortium awarded grants in four categories: general public, higher education, K-12 education and research infrastructure. Monica Bauer, Indiana Space Grant Consortium program coordinator, said one of the consortium's strategic goals has been the development of an undergraduate research network in astronomy, which was formed during this year's grant competition. Members include Ball State University, Indiana University, Purdue University-Calumet and Valparaiso University. "The Indiana Undergraduate Research in Astronomy network capitalizes on the strong research-oriented programs in astronomy each university that is involved," Bauer said. "The network provides funding to support student participation in observational astronomy and other astronomical research. Other support to the network includes undergraduate scholarships and fellowships for master's and doctoral." The consortium will also support three summer programs designed to encourage children to pursue opportunities in science, mathematics and engineering. The OPTIONS program at the University of Evansville and ScienceScape at Purdue target middle- and high-school girls, and Purdue's Motivation and Momentum to Strive and Succeed in Science Program at Purdue targets middle-school students from under-represented minority groups. Other Indiana Space Grant Consortium grants and fellowships include: • $5,500 to James Longuski, Purdue professor of aeronautical and astronautical engineering, for Purdue's Fall Space Day. • Doctoral fellowships of $10,000 each for Allen B. Rogel and Steven Margheim to attend IU and Dawn R. Whitaker to attend Purdue. • $25,000 to Bruce J. Hrivnak, Valparaiso University physics professor, for the creation of a collaborative undergraduate research program. • $6,000 to Paul E. Funk, University of Evansville mechanical engineering professor, for the multidisciplinary design of a "moonbuggy." A full list of the almost 40 award winners, as well as competition guidelines and project abstracts, are posted on the consortium website. The Indiana Space Grant Consortium is a group of nine universities and four institutions that works with schoolchildren, teachers, college students, industry and museums to increase the public's knowledge about the science of space exploration. It is one of 52 such groups nationwide funded by NASA. Writer: Matt Holsapple, (765) 494-2073, mholsapple@purdue.edu Source: Monica Bauer, (765) 494-5873, bauermm@bsu.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu Related Web site:
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