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Amanda Gibbons

ASU News catches up with ASCEND student, Amanda Gibbons, who reflects on her journey as an undergraduate student and what lies ahead

Amanda Gibbons, ASU ASCEND team member, talks about her desire to study meteorology, work with climate data, and how she used various offerings from campus life to enhance her academic career. Amanda will be attending the University of Arizona this Fall as a graduate student in Atmospheric Sciences.

Kiera Charley receive Space Grant graduation stole.

ASU Space Grant Intern, Kiera Charley, featured in the ASU News!

Charley recently presented her research at the Arizona NASA Space Grant Statewide Student Research Symposium, titled “A Direct Imaging Search for Substellar Companions around B & A Stars”. Charley will graduate this May from ASU and will continue her education as an astronomy graduate student at the University of Hertfordshire in England.

Astronaut Randy Bresnik at HALO event, Photo Credit: Penny Duran

NASA Space Grant Representatives Attend Artemis Milestone Event

On April 24, Arizona Space Grant students were invited to an exclusive event marking the arrival of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona. With Gateway as a key element of the NASA-led Artemis missions to enable sustained lunar exploration to pave the way to Mars and beyond, HALO’s arrival marks Gateway’s first major hardware milestone.

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Brunch with Bennu, photo by Julius Schlosburg

Our goal is to integrate research with education to help build a robust, scientifically literate citizenry and a well-prepared science, engineering, and technology workforce.

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Arizona Space Grant Leadership

Dr. Timothy Swindle, Director, Arizona Space Grant Consortium

Dr. Tim Swindle

Arizona Space Grant Consortium Director

Dr. Chandra Holifield Collins, Associate Director, UA/NASA Space Grant Program

Dr. Chandra Holifield Collins

U of A/NASA Space Grant Associate Director

Dr. Yancy Shirley, Assistant Director, UA/NASA Space Grant Program

Dr. Yancy Shirley

U of A/NASA Space Grant Assistant Director

Michelle Coe

U of A and Arizona Space Grant Consortium Program Manager

Rochelle Marshall

Rochelle Marshall

U of A Space Grant Administrative Associate

Herb Childress

Arizona Space Grant Consortium Independent Evaluator

Dr. Tom Sharp, Associate Director, ASU/NASA Space Grant Program

ASU/NASA Space Grant Program Associate Director

Desiree Crawl, Coordinator, ASU/NASA Space Grant Program

ASU/NASA Space Grant Program Senior Coordinator

Dr. Christopher Edwards

NAU/NASA Space Grant Program Associate Director

Dr. Anne Boettcher

ERAU/NASA Space Grant Program Associate Director

Portrait of Dr. Elliot Bryner

Dr. Elliott Bryner

ERAU/NASA Space Grant Program Associate Director