DEVELOP RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Directorate Brief Description:
The NASA DEVELOP Program fosters human capital development to extend NASA science research to local
communities. Students demonstrate to community leaders prototype applications of NASA science
measurements and predictions addressing local policy issues. The activities are student led, with
advisors and mentors from NASA and other partner organizations.
Branch Brief Description:
DEVELOP operates within the NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Sciences Program. The Applied
Sciences Program benchmarks practical uses of NASA-sponsored observations from Earth observation
systems and predictions from Earth science models. NASA implements projects that carry forth this
mission through partnerships with public, private, and academic organizations. These partnerships
focus on innovative approaches for using Earth system science information to provide decision support
that can be adapted in applications worldwide. This program focuses on applications of national
priority to expand and accelerate the use of knowledge, science, and technologies resulting from the
NASA goal of improving predictions in the areas of weather, climate, and natural hazards.
Project Description:
Student teams research NASA science capabilities relevant to community concerns and create advanced
computer generated visualizations demonstrating research results. The prototype visualizations use
science measurements and predictions to address local policy issues and are shared with community
leaders. The activities are student led, with mentors from NASA and partner organizations. DEVELOP is
a national, year round internship program, with projects conducted during the fall, spring and summer
terms.
Desired Major(s):
Interdisciplinary (Earth, Environmental, and Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Business, Physics,
etc.)
Key Words:
Human Capital Development, Applied Sciences, Student Internship
Point of Contact Information:
Amber Richards, A.L.Richards@larc.nasa.gov, 757-864-3761
This project can be adapted for: (check all that are relevant)
[ ] Post-Doc
[ ] Faculty
[X] Graduate Students
[X] Undergraduate Students
[X] High School Students
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