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| 2012-04-09 08:56:50 |
- (Computer & Information Sciences)
- (Computer & Information Sciences - Systems Engineering-Software)
At NASA Goddard, within the Collaborative Environments and Computing Technologies branch, we have been developing collaborative web software for our engineers for over a decade. Join our group this summer to work on exciting projects to enhance our engineers ability to collaborative more effectively in the line of our core business: building spacecraft for scientific investigation.
We are looking for students with a background in software engineering, who have at least some experience in at least one of the following languages: Java, PHP, Python, or C.
The major applications which you could be working with in our group are listed just below.
The AETD Wiki is collaborative wiki system for our engineers at NASA Goddard. It is built on a commercial wiki package called Confluence, which is sold by Atlassian, Inc. We have extended the platform with extensions, code, and scripts to enhance the use of the system for our users
We also use the Jira system, also by Atlassian, Inc. Jira is a action tracking system, which we have also extended using code and extensions.
Both of these systems use API's, which allow the writing of software to enhance and add to the system in creative and unique ways. We are looking for interns who are interested in enhancing the engineering tools we have in unique and creative ways.
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| 2012-02-07 10:47:57 |
- (Engineering - Mechanical-Mechanisms)
- (Engineering - Mechanical-Design)
The Wallops mechanical systems engineering group supports the broad
range of aerospace activities conducted at or led from Wallops Flight Facility by
supplying mechanical and aerospace engineering expertise. We are looking for hard-working, technically-oriented students who are interested in mechanical and/or aerospace engineering careers.
The projects we are presently working on include: lunar orbiter launch site preparation;
small satellite body, deployer, and bus development and testing; space station
resupply launch site preparation; space station experiment
payload and ground support equipment development; science experiment
accommodation design and installation on aircraft; sounding rocket launch infrastructure
improvements; suborbital payload water-recovery system development; 3D printer
utilization; and composite structure fabrication. An intern may work on any or several of these efforts depending on the intern's interests/abilities and the department's needs.
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| 2012-02-23 12:28:42 |
- (Education - Education Research-Informal Ed)
- (Earth Science)
The high school intern will support the Visitor Center education staff in delivering NASA Goddard Science, Technology, Engineering and Math educational activities at the Visitor Center. The applicant should have excellent communication skills and be customer focused. The student should also be interested in NASA science, engineering or technology. The student will be trained on education activities as well as the exhibits including Science on a Sphere. Occasionally, the student may be asked to support an event such as a lecture or a education program occurring on the weekend or in the evening. More information on the NASA Visitor Center can be found at:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/visitor/home/index.html
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| 2012-01-30 09:14:53 |
- (Space Science (Astronomy) - Heliophysics-Space Weather)
- (Space Science (Astronomy) - Heliophysics-Magnetospheric Physics)
The interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's intrinsic magnetic field carves out a region of space known as the magnetosphere. Within the magnetopshere there are several subregions: the radiation belts, plasmasheet, ring current, and ionosphere. These regions taken together constitute the near earth space environment. We have developed several physics based models to describe this interaction, but much work remains to validated them. Model validation is essential for quantifying how well the model replicates the true nature of the region being studied, determining the model's predictive capabilities, and identifying what are the most important processes driving the system. The selected candidate for this project would combine model output with data from satellites, radar, or ground based magnetometers in order to carry out model validation. He or she would write the analysis scripts and create scientific visualizations illustrating the comparisons. An ideal candidate would have had at least a high school physics class and some programing experience with IDL, Python, Perl, or similar language. However, these are not requirements, and an interested student could learn these skills as part of their project.
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| 2012-01-25 11:29:13 |
- (Space Science (Astronomy) - Planetary Science-Geodynamics)
- (Instrument Science - Laser Remote Sensing)
Laser altimeters measure the distance from the spacecraft to the planet surface and provide a surface topography map by subtracting the spacecraft to surface distance from the spacecraft orbit height above a reference point. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has built several laser altimeters that have successfully mapped Mars, Moon, Earth, and Mercury. Laser altimeters not only provide distance measurements but also surface reflectance measurement to the laser light. We have also found that the noise monitor outputs from these laser altimeters can be used to infer the scene brightness under solar illumination, like a single pixel camera. The map is unique because of its narrow spectral range and precise geo-location from the laser altimetry measurements. We have successfully mapped Mars surface reflectance using the noise monitoring data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter. We are hoping the summer interns can help us to process the recent noise monitoring data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter and the Mercury Laser Altimeter, which are still in orbits today, to construct a similar map for the Moon and Mercury.
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| 2012-01-31 12:59:50 |
- (Space Science (Astronomy) - Planetary Science-Geodynamics)
- (Space Science (Astronomy) - Astrophysics-Exoplanets and Debris Disks)
Tidal heating is a universal phenomenon in space,
and is the cause of the extremely high rate of volcanism on Jupiter’s
moon Io. Meanwhile, the number of known extrasolar planets is rapidly
increasing, and the size of planets discovered now spans from gas
giants larger than Jupiter down to rocky bodies as small as the Earth.
The tidal heating of Io is caused by a particular orbital arrangement
in the moon system of Jupiter, and it is possible that known
exoplanets, or exoplanet candidates, may experience similar conditions
as Io, and thus may experience extreme tidal heating. This project
would seek to search among recently discovered exoplanets and
exoplanet candidates for cases where tidal heating may be strong, and
if so, to explore what level of heating and subsequent volcanism may
result on those worlds.
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| 2012-02-16 10:35:57 |
- (Engineering - Cryogenics)
Cryogenics branch designs and builds cryogenic system for space telescope and instrument, which operates at low
temperature. Current projects include James Webb Space Telescope, Cryogenic Propellant Storage and Transfer (CPST) and others.
Technology Demonstration Mission, and others. Thermal analysis predicts temperature distribution and cooling power
required. It also helps to design and optimize cooling system. The selected candidate will work on thermal analysis of CPST
on-orbit.
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| 2012-01-31 16:32:57 |
- (Space Science (Astronomy) - Heliophysics-Solar Wind and Magnetosphere Physics)
- (Space Science (Astronomy) - Heliophysics-Space Weather)
Correlations between space weather effects (geomagnetic storms, plasma injections on the nightside of Earth, etc) and the north-south component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) have been well studied. Correlations with other orientations of the IMF have not been examined as well. Our group uses a combination of simulations and observations to understand how orientation of the IMF other than north-south might affect the inner magnetosphere of Earth. An intern might be asked to: (1) identify and analyze satellite data during a period of non-north-south oriented IMF; (2) simulate the inner magnetosphere environment when the IMF is in different orientations using our models and programs; and, (3) write a summary of the results of their research. We are looking for students who are curious, hard-working, and have a desire to learn both research skills and programming. We will teach all the skills necessary to complete this project, though previous knowledge is good. Any student interested in space physics and space weather is encouraged to apply.
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| 2012-02-16 09:55:32 |
- (Engineering - Integraton & Test-Space Simulation Testing)
- (Computer & Information Sciences - Integration and Testing-Software)
We are currently developing several laser communication testbeds to support the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD program). The objective of the LCRD program is to demonstrate the feasibility of high data rate communication using laser beam from the geosynchronous orbit to Earth. One of the testbeds we are pursuing is to demonstrate laser power scaling using fiber laser amplifiers for space applications. During this testbed development we will require autonomous testing of the these amplifiers with computer controlled test setup. The objective of this project is to develop a computer program that will be used for testing the performance of these amplifiers.
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| 2012-01-31 14:01:22 |
- (Business - Human Resources)
- (Engineering)
STEP UP offers 8 week internships at Wallops Flight Facility. Interns
may work in engineering, science, finance, or business areas. Students
have the opportunity to work side by side with NASA Scientists,
Engineers, and Professionals to enhance their skills. Please see our
website to see the kind of work we do.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home/index.html
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