Reaching Out to Aerospace Technology

接触航空航天技术

• 批准号: 0903212
• 负责人: John Walker
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: New Mexico State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-15 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0903212&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Reaching; Out; Aerospace; Technology

This project seeks to improve student recruitment into commercial aerospace education. By partnering with the SpaceTEC consortium, the project adopts their core of fully developed aerospace courses and inserts them into the new Associate of Applied Science Degree in Aerospace Technology, with a specialty in commercial aerospace. The project contributes to meeting the workforce demands in this field. The local Spaceport America currently under construction in New Mexico is a potential partner to this project. To enhance recruitment for the new program, a mobile van is equipped with scientific equipment (such as a Solar Power Trainer) of the type used in actual classroom instruction. The mobile van makes scheduled on-site presentations at secondary schools and specific organizations that provide access to the region's Hispanic community. Trained faculty members conduct demonstrations and provide students with information about employment potential and entry level requirements in commercial aerospace. The project also provides professional development for faculty in key areas such as composite fabrication techniques. In addition, technical workshops are given to area K-12 teachers.

该项目旨在改善商业航空航天教育的招生情况。 通过与 SpaceTEC 联盟合作，该项目采用了其完全开发的航空航天课程的核心，并将其插入新的航空航天技术应用科学副学士学位，该学位专攻商业航空航天。该项目有助于满足该领域的劳动力需求。 目前正在新墨西哥州建设的当地美国太空港是该项目的潜在合作伙伴。 为了加强新项目的招募，一辆移动货车配备了实际课堂教学中使用的科学设备（例如太阳能培训器）。 移动货车定期在中学和特定组织进行现场演示，为该地区的西班牙裔社区提供访问机会。 训练有素的教职员工进行演示，并向学生提供有关商业航空航天就业潜力和入门水平要求的信息。 该项目还为复合材料制造技术等关键领域的教师提供专业发展。此外，还为地区 K-12 教师举办技术研讨会。