Applications due Friday 02.26.2010
Selection of Awardee: The selection process for the Kathryn Sullivan Science and Engineering Fellowship will be determined by a review panel selected from the Sea Grant and Space Grant Campus Directors. Selection for the fellowship is based on: 1) academic qualifications of the applicant, 2) two letters of recommendation, 3) description of past activities, current interests, and future plans concerning natural science-related and engineering-related studies, and 4) faculty sponsorship.
Application Requirements (to be submitted electronically):
- An essay, 500 words or less, describe past activities, current interests, and future plans;
- Two (2) on-line recommendations; one from your faculty sponsor and the other from a teacher or employer;
- Your college transcript(s); and
- Your resume, of past schools and work experience.
Eligibility: The fellowship will be awarded to a rising senior by the beginning of the fall semester. All applicants must be citizens of the United States. Each application must be sponsored by a faculty advisor. Awards will be for the senior academic year.
Equal Opportunity: Applicants will not be denied consideration on grounds of race, creed, color, age, or disability.
Obligation to the Government: While students who receive support through the Science Fellowship Program do not incur any formal obligations to the government of the United States, the objectives of the program clearly will be best served if the recipient of the award pursues further study or careers in science, technology, and engineering fields and support areas. *As required by NASA, all awardees will be tracked through their first employment.
For more information, please contact: Ms. Tara B. Scozzaro, MPA Program Manager
phone: (843) 953-5463 | email: scozzarot@cofc.edu
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About Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan
As a NASA Mission Specialist, a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions, and as a geologist and oceanographer, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has gained extensive experience both at sea and in space.
From 1978 to 1992, Sullivan served as a Mission Specialist Astronaut in NASA's Space Shuttle program. She became familiar with a variety of land remote sensing techniques as Mission Manager and in-flight scientist aboard NASA's high-altitude WB-57F aircraft. Among a variety of positions in flight support and operations, Sullivan flew aboard three Shuttle missions. In 1984, she flew aboard the Challenger, and became the first American woman to walk in space. In 1990, she was an EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) Mission Specialist aboard Discovery, on the Hubble Space Telescope deployment mission. She was Payload Commander for the Atlas-1 Spacelab on her final flight, aboard Atlantis, in March l992. Sullivan became involved in national civilian space policy when she was appointed to the National Commission on Space in 1985. She is actively involved in science education, primarily through the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, whose programs she helped design.
Prior to joining NASA, Dr. Sullivan took part in a variety of oceanographic research and survey cruises under the auspices of the U.S. Geological Survey, Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institution and Canada's Bedford Institute, including the international FAMOUS Project on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In 1987, she took part in NOAA's national Undersea Research Program, diving on the Bermuda Seamount in a Pisces VI submersible to a record 6,500 feet. To remain active in applied oceanography, Sullivan sought a commission in the Naval Reserve Oceanography Program in 1988. She currently serves as a Captain in the United States Naval Reserve.
Sullivan graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1973, with a B.S. in Earth Sciences. Her doctorate in Geology was awarded by Dalhousie University in 1978. She has received honorary degrees from several institutes, including Dalhousie and Stevens Institute of Technology.
Sullivan is currently the President and CEO of Ohio’s Center of Science and Industry (COSI), located in Columbus, Ohio. COSI is a national leader among innovative, interactive science museums. Under Dr. Sullivan’s direction, COSI has received numerous awards and honors in museum achievement, design, and excellence. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Ohio State University.
Sullivan has received many awards, including NASA's Medal for Outstanding Leadership, Exceptional Service Medal (twice) and Space Flight Medal (three times); the American Astronautical Society's Vic Prather EVA Award, the Haley Award of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation’s Lone Sailor Award, and the Ohio Museum Association’s Distinguished Museum Professional Award.
Sullivan is a member of numerous oceanographic, geological and aerospace associations. She is a licensed pilot (power and glider) and SCUBA diver, and is fluent in several foreign languages. Her favorite pastimes are SCUBA diving, sailing, playing squash and reading.
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