The NASA Glenn Research Center Office of STEM Engagement is soliciting proposals from youth-serving organizations and formal/informal education institutions to receive professional development and implement NASA STEM content. This opportunity allows each organization to submit a brief proposal for collaboration with NASA with an option to request funding for up to $2,000.00 for materials to implement the content with students.
As airport traffic increases, cities are faced with difficult choices, the health, and quality of life of residents living near airports against the greater good of their region’s economy. Since the 1960s, NASA engineers have worked to reduce generated aircraft noise. One way NASA engineers contribute to the reduction of aircraft noise is through acoustic liners. Acoustic liners are devices mounted in the walls of an aircraft’s engine to absorb rotor noise and fan noise generated by the engine. Liners mounted in current commercial aircraft engines are almost exclusively honeycomb structures. Designing and testing new ways to create acoustic liners to further dampen aircraft noise is a prime area of research at several NASA Centers, including the Glenn Research Center.
NASA Glenn’s Office of STEM Engagement has developed a new engineering design challenge (EDC) called Sound Off that guides students through the engineering design process. Students must design, test, and improve acoustic liners to reduce the sound volume produced by a speaker. This solicitation is requesting proposals to implement Sound Off with students in grades 5-9.
Timeline:
Solicitation posted: June 28, 2023
Solicitation URL: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nasa_glenn_stem_opportunities_-_fall_2023_solicitation_0.pdf
Proposal form URL: https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/public/s/course-offering/a0B3d000001DlWq/
Proposal receipt deadline: July 17, 2023, 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Notification of awards: August 07, 2023
Virtual workshop dates: September 20 & 22, 2023
Implementation dates: September 25, 2023 – December 15, 2023
Student presentation deadline: December 15, 2023
Final report deadline: January 12, 2024
Awarded collaborating organizations will be provided:
A two-day virtual facilitator workshop hosted by NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio
Engineering Design Challenge activity content documents and sample student resource kits.
Help-desk support to assist educators as needed in facilitating the content
Opportunities for live web-based connections with NASA professionals
Awarded funded proposals will also receive funding based on an approved budget of up to $2,000.00 to support the procurement of materials and supplies needed to facilitate the NASA activity with students.
Additional details can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/stem-collaboration-opportunities-Fall-2023-solicitation/
NASA Glenn Office of STEM Engagement
21000 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44135
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/stem
