WSGC Reception and Poster Session
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The 2011 Washington NASA Space Grant Reception and Poster Session, held in the lobby of Meany Hall at University of Washington on September 29, brought together students from different institutions participating in a variety of Space Grant programs.
The poster session highlights the research being conducted by undergraduates and graduate students.
Posters were presented by participants in the Space Grant Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP); student interns from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA research centers around the country; and private industry interns working at Aerojet-Redmond Operations and Woodruff Scientific Inc.
This year's participants also included the student rocket team from Northwest Indian College, which competed last spring in two national competitions. The NASA Microgravity research team from the University of Washington presented its work on developing a more stable fuel transfer system for space travel.The NASA Microgravity team, led by Tacoma Community College, was unable to attend but submitted a presentation on its work on moving water in space. Other schools that either sent attendees or submitted posters were Central Washington University, Whitworth University, Edmonds Community College, Everett Community College, and Seattle Central Community College.
The event drew approximately 200 students, faculty and parents. Representatives of the Museum of Flight and the Washington Aerospace Scholars program were among the attendees.
The welcome was given by Werner Stuetzle, divisional dean of the UW College of Arts & Sciences. UW Microgravity team member Jamie Waldock presented on her team's experiences aboard NASA's "Weightless Wonder." Tyler Wickstrom, a participant in the WSGC Summer Undergraduate Research Program, presented on his research into whether helmets like those worn on bicycles have a shelf life.
The annual fall reception also recognizes Space Grant scholarship recipients and the donors who make these awards possible. In addition to their support from Space Grant, these scholars have received support Louise and Irving R. Donnergaard Endowment, the Sigurd Olsen Endowment, the Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson Memorial Diversity Scholarship, the Dovie Samuelson Endowed Scholarship, and the Mary Gates Endowment for Students.
