NASA Days 2019
Rev 10_1_19

Wednesday October 2

4PM-6PM NASA Info Session – 153 NAH Networking session will be held, providing insight into the goals and objectives of the represented NASA organizations and the types of student opportunities available. It also provides an opportunity for students to engage with NASA managers in small group settings. Faculty and administrators are welcome to attend.

6PM-8PM Career Services Event Meet the Engineering and Computer Science Recruiters in Inspiration Hall NAH

Thursday October 3
9AM-3PM NASA/MSGC Booth at Career Fair – Student Union Ballrooms Booth- Side 1 Premium 8

4:30PM-6:30PM Career Services Scheduled NASA Info Session – 149 NAH

7:00PM-8:00PM NASA Talk – 165 NAH "Pioneering Mars" Kurt Leucht will discuss technologies, including ant-like swarmie robots, that will be needed before we can send humans to live on Mars. Kurt Leucht is a lead engineer in the Software Branch in NASA's Exploration Systems and Operations Division.

Friday October 4 

Parallel Session
8AM-Noon Career Services Event NASA Interviews and Applications with MSU Students in Student Union Rooms Interviews of students to be conducted by the NASA managers. Students receive feedback on their interview performances, resumes, academics, and career

Parallel Session
9AM-10:50AM NASA Info Session thru Career Services Time#3 – 337 NAH NASA STEM Engagement will conduct workshop, detailing the two internship programs, the associated application processes, and guidance to enhance the quality of applications. The workshop targets both undergraduate and graduate students majoring in various fields of engineering, science, mathematics, business, and other NASA-related disciplines. 

11:30AM to 1PM NASA Lunch with Invited Faculty

1PM-2PM NASA Faculty Interactions including EPSCoR MSU Lab Tours with Faculty from Other Campuses begins in 137 NAH Interested Faculty from other campuses should arrive by 1 PM.

NASA managers will engage with faculty and administrators. The sessions will include presentations, and facility tours, and serve as a platform for the technical exchange of capabilities and interests, with purpose to discover potential future partnerships and/or collaborations. Managers and faculty will be paired according to discipline, expertise, and/or areas of interest.

2PM-4PM NASA Faculty Interactions including EPSCoR MSU Lab Tours with Faculty from Other Campuses
2PM-2:30PM Dr. John Sample Lab – Physics- Energetic Phenomena associated with Lightning
2:30PM-3PM Dr Ross Snider Lab – ECE -Robotic Obstacle Avoidance
3PM-3:30PM Dr. Robin Gerlach and Dr. Erika Espinosa-Ortiz Lab-Mineral Recovery from Urine
3:30PM-4PM Dr. Wataru Nakagawa and Dr. Joseph Shaw –ECE- Nano Optics
4PM-6PM NASA Workshop for Tribal College Students - Board Room of the Museum of the Rockies Interested Indigenous and Tribal College Students should arrive by 4 PM

4PM-5PM JoAnn Morgan Q/A 5PM-6PM Networking sessions will be held, providing insight into the goals and objectives of the represented NASA organizations and the types of student opportunities available. It also provides an opportunity for students to engage with NASA managers in small group settings. Faculty and administrators are welcome to attend.

NASA STEM Engagement will conduct discussions, detailing the two internship programs, the associated application processes, and guidance to enhance the quality of applications. The workshop targets both undergraduate and graduate students majoring in various fields of engineering, science, mathematics, business, and other NASA-related disciplines.

6PM-7PM Dinner provided to Indigenous and Tribal College Students at the Rendezvous Dining Pavilion
Drive to Pavilion and Show MSGC Name Tag for Admittance “Montana State University’s newest dining hall won the grand prize as top collegiate dining facility for large schools in the nation recently at an awards ceremony. The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) awarded MSU with five major awards. MSU’s Rendezvous Dining Pavilion won both the grand prize and the gold award for residential dining facilities in the large school category.”

Saturday, October 5, 2019 - STEM Student Professional Skills Symposium (SSPSS) Fall 2019 at the Museum of the Rockies. Interactions with Students from across all Montana Campuses. 

7:45AM -8:15AM Check In lobby of Museum of the Rockies and Lite Breakfast in Board Room – Breakfast will include juices, yogurts, bagels and fruit. No coffee provided.

8:15AM Welcome by Angela Des Jardins Director MSGC

8:25AM -9:45AM Panel Discussion of Career Paths, MSGC Local Opportunities and NASA Opportunities by MSGC Local Folks and NASA Folks in Auditorium Panel Members: Lester Morales (NASA Kennedy), Priscilla Moore (NASA Kennedy), Kurt Leucht (NASA Kennedy), Stephen Aument (NASA Kennedy), Rhiannon Gabel (NASA Johnson), Veronic Seyl (NASA Johnson) MSGC Local Folks NASA overview of opportunities available at different centers and how to apply and get a job with NASA. MSGC overview of local opportunities available and how to apply. Q/A with Panel Members with selected submitted questions. Ex: How did you get into your chosen field?

9:50AM-10:50AM Area of interest discussion tables with NASA managers and MSGC Local folks labelled with topics are located in lower Museum Rooms.
20 minute rotation – feel free to visit several tables

Table Topics:
Lester Morales (NASA) – NASA Pathways, Goals and Objectives Priscilla Moore (NASA) – NASA Internships, Goals and Objectives Kurt Leucht (NASA) – Software Careers Stephen Aument (NASA) – Software Development MSGC Local Folks – Local Internships

9:50AM-10:10AM Student Interest Area 1 Table Discussion
10:10AM-10:30AM Student Interest Area 2 Table Discussion
10:30AM-10:50AM Student Interest Area 3 Table Discussion

Networking sessions will be held, providing insight into the goals and objectives of the represented NASA organizations and the types of student opportunities available. It also provides an opportunity for students to engage with NASA managers in small group settings. Faculty and administrators are welcome to attend.

NASA STEM Engagement will conduct discussions, detailing the two internship programs, the associated application processes, and guidance to enhance the quality of applications. The workshop targets both undergraduate and graduate students majoring in various fields of engineering, science, mathematics, business, and other NASA-related disciplines.

11AM-Noon JoAnn Morgan Keynote Talk - the only woman in the Apollo 11 launch control room and the first female senior executive at Kennedy. Talk Located in the Auditorium

Noon to 1:30 PM Lunch provided at the award-winning Rendezvous Dining Pavilion. Walk to Pavilion and Show MSGC Name Tag for Admittance, Plan to sit with a NASA manager or MSGC person.

Parallel Session
1:30PM to 3:30PM NASA Interviews and Applications with non-MSU Students in lower Museum Rooms Interviews of students to be conducted by the NASA managers. Students receive feedback on their interview performances, resumes, academics, and career paths. Students may sign up for interviews during the morning internship workshop(s) and/or networking session.

Parallel Session
1:30PM to 3:30PM Hands on interactive resume critique, practice interview and Museum Tour/Planetarium Show rotation (40 minutes each with all 3 happening during each rotation) in lower Museum Rooms Tour Museum of the Rockies and/or Planetarium Show at 2PM or 3PM In Person Practice Interviews and Resume Critique with NASA Folks, MSGC Folks, Career Services Folks

1:30PM to 2:10PM Rotation #1
2:10 PM to 2:50 PM Rotation #2
3:00PM to 3:30PM Rotation #3

3:40PM to 4PM Closing Remarks Angela Des Jardins MSGC in Auditorium
Paper Work and Critiques
4PM End
5PM Museum of the Rockies Closes