The 2009 Academy program at Glenn has now concluded. Please take a look through the website to explore more about what the group did through their packed summer. Watch this site and the application information for the 2010 Academy application, which will become available in the fall of 2009.
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Academy concludes with presentations and graduation
August 8, 2009 – 12:00 am
The 2009 Glenn Academy program concluded this week. On Tuesday, a poster session gave the interns a chance to present their individual work to the many mentors who came and asked questions. On Thursday, the group gave their final presentation on their group project, BLAST’EM. They were presented with their Academy pins and formally welcomed [...]
Academy visits Plum Brook Station
August 1, 2009 – 12:00 am
On Monday of week 9, the Glenn interns visited Plum Brook station and two of its main testing facilities, the Space Power Facility and the Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility. The group had evening presentations from Vince Bilardo on the Ares 1-X and Natacha Chough, an Ames Academy Alum, about Space Medicine. The group also heard [...]
Apollo 40th Anniversary and Week 8
July 26, 2009 – 12:00 am
Monday of week 8 was the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, and the group attended a panel at lunch of engineers who had been at Glenn during the Apollo days. Several academyites attended the career fair at the Ohio Aerospace Institute, which was part of a conference held there. On [...]
Graduate Forum and Angela Harrivel Talks
July 15, 2009 – 12:00 am
Tuesday of week 7 had two talks, the Graduate Forum and an evening speaker presentation from Angela Harrivel. The graduate forum talk gave the interns a better idea of what to expect from the application process, how to obtain funding, and gave advice about how to find an advisor. Angela Harrivel spoke to the group [...]
Family and Alumni Weekend
July 13, 2009 – 12:00 am
The Academy had Family and Alumni weekend at Glenn this weekend. The parents and families arrived on Friday evening, and had dinner at Dr. Kankam’s house. On Saturday, the families visited the Glenn Visitor’s Center and learned about the research areas at GRC, and then enjoyed a barbeque at the Rocky River Metropark with alums [...]
Midterm presentations and Sheila Bailey presentation
July 10, 2009 – 12:00 am
Week 6 of the Academy was full of preparation for individual midterm presentations, which were held on Thursday. Dr. Kankam and the mentors of the project attended the presentations. On Friday, Sheila Bailey presented to all of the interns about her work on solar cells, and then spoke over lunch with the Academy about her [...]
Glenn Academy visits Goddard Academy in DC
July 5, 2009 – 12:00 am
The Glenn 2009 Academy spent the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Washington D.C. with the 2009 Academy, Robotics Academy, and Lunar and Planetary Sciences Academy. The group learned to salsa dance, explored the monuments on the National Mall, and enjoyed a spectacular fireworks display.
Glenn interns take tours of GRC
July 2, 2009 – 12:00 am
During week 5 of the Academy, the Glenn interns took tours of the SLOPE lab facility and the Hangar, as well as hearing a talk from Matt Melis on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, and enjoyed a Student-Faculty Picnic on the GRC grounds. Additionally, the academy students had an evening lecture from Academy Alum Omar [...]
Academy attends NASA Night at Progressive Field
June 27, 2009 – 12:00 am
During week 4 of the Academy, the interns attended NASA night at Progressive Field, where Astronaut Mike Good of STS-125 threw out the first pitch. The group also spoke with Jeff Landis, Mike Heil, and met two other STS-125 astronauts as well, Drew Feustel and Scott Altman.
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