Student Investigators(SI)

Susan Hoban, CoordinatorSusan.Hoban@nasa.gov

Current SIs Angel Garlant,

NAU-Imaging

Mentor, Lisa Gaddis

Project, “Lunar Vulcanism”

Status: completing internship this spring

Garlant with poster at recent LPSC, courtesy Gaddis

Current SIs, continued Adam Brown,

Univ. of Maryland,Small Bodies

Mentor: Tony Farnham

Project: Dust Dynamics of 9P/Tempel 1

Status: completing internship this summer

Brown, mountain climbing over winter break, courtesy Brown

Recruiting for Fall 2013

Time to recruit for upcoming cohort Students are resident at the Node PDS supports the student stipends for two full

years (part time during academic year; full time in summer) So starting this fall, student would be supported

through the end of Summer 2015 PDS supports travel to one scientific meeting of

the Mentor’s choice during this 2-year period Typically DPS or AGU, but not limited to those choices Typically in second year, when student has something

to report.

Process Nodes request applications and choose the student

Once chosen by the Node, the student is put in contact with Susan at MGMT Node for payroll processing

Students are hired through UMBC as hourly workers

Students work with Mentors at the Nodes

Students report in with Susan monthly (via telecon)

Students prepare a project proposal, typically submitted in January, but timeframe is negotiable

Maybe this time? Perhaps additional Nodes would like to participate?

Advantages: PDS SI handles payroll paperwork (Node mentor signs

timesheet) PDS SI handles travel paperwork (arrangements &

reimbursement) when it comes time to go to the conference Node gains a consistent intern – two years. That’s long

enough to get something done! Student learns the ins-&-outs of PDS

If not, Susan would like to consider an NSF-style summer experience for undergraduates for summer 2014.