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From the First State to the Final Frontier
Find out how NASA-funded opportunities can launch Delaware students' space research careers
There's a reason why rocket science is "rocket science." It takes solid science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and a highly trained, tech-savvy workforce to escape gravity and the earth's atmosphere. The Delaware Space Grant aims to keep First State students competitive in this field, and it's the goal of Dr. Brian Chad Starks to increase diversity in rocket science.
Dr. Starks, an associate director of the Delaware Space Grant, will discuss the program's scholarship, fellowship, and internship opportunities in his talk, "Pick Up Some STEAM and Get Excited About Space Grant." The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, February 8 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 309 of the Audrey K. Doberstein Admisssions Center on Wilmington University's New Castle campus, 320 N. DuPont Highway.
Dr. Starks, who is also an assistant professor of criminology and human services at Lynchburg College in Virginia, will encourage students to overcome the personal obstacles they face in pursuing their higher education degrees.
Established in 1991, the Delaware Space Grant is a NASA-funded consortium that promotes STEM education in the state in order to train students, researchers and teachers and, in turn, help to supply the brainpower that space exploration demands.
The consortium is headquartered at the University of Delaware, but the opportunities it sponsors are available to students at all of the state's participating schools, including Wilmington University.
For more information about Dr. Starks' talk or about Delaware Space Grant opportunities, visit the consortium's website at delspace.org or contact Dr. Milton Muldrow Jr., chair of WilmU's environmental science and policy program, at milton.x.muldrow@wilmu.edu or (302) 356-6835.
About Wilmington University
Wilmington University is a private, nonprofit institution committed to providing flexible, career-oriented, traditional and online associate, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. Ranked as the second fastest growing nonprofit doctoral institution in America 2004 – 2014 by The Almanac of The Chronicle of Higher Education, affordable tuition, academic excellence and individualized attention are hallmarks of the University that enable greater student success in their chosen careers. For more information, contact Wilmington University at 302-356-INFO (4636), via email at infocenter@wilmu.edu, or visit our website: www.wilmu.edu.
