SpaceNotes - University of Arkansas

The space center welcomed its first group of Honors REU students this semester. The students will be part of the program through the Spring 2007 semester. In this program, the students will take several field trips, as well as prepare a poster and oral presentation in collaboration with a space center faculty member who shares their research interest. The students are listed below.

	Michael Hinds is a sophomore Computer Engineering major. His mentor is Rick Ulrich, deputy director of the space center and a faculty member in the department of Chemical Engineering.
	Ashley Stewart is a sophomore Physics major. Her mentor is Julia Kennefick, a member of the space center and a faculty member in the department of Physics.
	Tanushree Thote is a sophomore Biological Engineering major. Her mentor is Mack Ivey, a faculty member in the department of Biological Sciences.
	Josiah Walton is a sophomore Physics major. His mentor is also Julia Kennefick.

Center News

Arnold Gucsik

Dr. Arnold Gucsik, an assistant professor at the University of West Hungary, has joined the space center as a visiting researcher for a one year duration. He received his Ph.D. in geochemistry/cosmochemistry at the University of Vienna, Austria, in 2003. He will be researching thermo-luminescence with Jon Craig and Fatemeh Sedaghatpour, two space center graduate students.

Publications

Rick Ulrich

The book “Advanced Electronic Packaging, 2nd ed.”, edited by Rick Ulrich, the deputy director of the space center and a faculty member in the department of Chemical Engineering, and Bill Brown also of the Univ. of Arkansas, was recently released by Wiley Publishers Inc. Its eighteen chapters were contributed by some of the leading authorities in micro-electronics, including four by the editors. The book covers the various aspects of design, materials, manufacture, reliability and the future of high-performance electronics. It is expected to follow the first edition to become a standard reference for industry as well as a popular textbook.

Student News

James Cope

James Cope, an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student who works for Dr. Larry Roe, completed a summer internship at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Littleton, Colorado, this past summer. Dr. Roe is a member of the space center and a faculty member in the department of Mechanical Engineering.

For his internship, Cope was hired onto the Atlas V program, specifically Atlas V stages, where he worked on the 5m Payload Fairing, which is the upper part of the rocket that houses the Centaur and spacecraft. However, he was also exposed to other programs such as the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Phoenix Mars Lander, Stardust, and Genesis.

During the internship, Lockheed Martin sponsored numerous plant tours of the surrounding facilities, socials with vice presidents from various departments, luncheons discussing numerous aspects of the company, and community service activities. He was exposed to all facets of the engineering world and learned at great deal during his internship experience.

Center Faculty

Alan Mantooth

Alan Mantooth, a member of the space center and a faculty member in the department of Electrical Engineering, recently gave a talk at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, in late September. It was entitled, “Modeling of Extreme Environment Effects on Electronic Systems.”

NASA Deadlines

ROSES

NASA - Research Opportunities in Space & Earth Science

SOLICITED RESEARCH PROGRAMS (IN ORDER OF PROPOSAL DUE DATES)

APPENDIX	PROGRAM	NOI/Step-1 DUE DATE	PROPOSAL DUE DATE
D.11	Suzaku Guest Observer -- Cycle 2	9/15/2006	12/1/2006
A.24	International Polar Year Education and Public Outreach	N/A	1/8/2007
B.9	Virtual Observatories for Heliophysics Data	11/29/2006	1/30/2007
E.2	Applied Information Systems Research	11/29/2006	1/30/2007
B.2	Solar and Heliospheric Physics	12/8/2006	2/9/2007
A.20	Research, Education, Applications, and Solutions Network	12/1/2006	2/10/2007
C.13	Mars Instrument Development Project	TBD	TBD
C.14	Mars Technology Project	TBD	TBD
C.22	In-Space Propulsion	TBD	TBD
C.23	Planetary Major Equipment [1]	See Program Element of Interest
C.24	Carl Sagan and Larry Haskin Fellowships for Early Career Researchers [2]	See Program Element of Interest

Center Events

Fall 2006 Public Lectures

FREE - Poultry Science Auditorium - 7:00 pm

“Traveling at the Speed of Thought: Einstein, Astronomy and the Early History of Gravitational Waves”
Dr. Daniel Kennefick, UArk
Physics Dept.
November 15, 2006

“The Chemistry That Preceded Life’s Origin: A Study Guide from Meteorites”
Barringer Lecture Series
Dr. Sandra Pizzarello
Arizona State University
December 4, 2006