Strategic University PartnershipJPL and Cornell

Mark CampbellJonathan Lunine

November 8, 2013: JPL and Cornell sign MOU to make Cornell the 13th SURP member

http://surp.jpl.nasa.gov

• JPL provides a number of opportunities to encourage and facilitate collaborations with the academic community, with the emphasis on identifying and nurturing grass-roots research collaborations.

• A precursor to many of these opportunities is establishing a connection with a JPL researcher and developing the genesis of a new collaboration, or plans to enhance an existing one.

• This can be followed by an application for seed funding to take the first steps in a joint effort, or in some cases a proposal to an external agency for funding (for larger proposals, JPL can sometimes provide “Bid and Proposal” funds).

• The various funding opportunities are initiated by a JPL researcher, who can respond to proposal calls throughout the year.

Doing Research with JPL

Students and Research at JPL

• A key part of JPL’s interaction with academia involves engaging students in research. This is done via the awards above, and also via internships.

• JPL hosts around 700 interns per year in for both summer and year-round internships, and including both undergraduate and graduate students.

• Proposals for Spring internships are accepted starting in the fall, with due dates dependent on the program

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/internships/

JPL-Cornell joint courses

• JPL researchers can be funded under SURP to come to Cornell.

• Expectation is that these visits will be not only for research, but also joint teaching of courses.

Ways to make Cornell’s SURP a success

• Be discerning about what is and is not a suitable opportunity for partnering under SURP:– Know JPL http://www.jpl.nasa.gov– Know SURP http://surp.jpl.nasa.gov

• Recognize that, even though we are now in a special group, access to funds is still competitive

• SURP efforts work best where students are involved, through visits, joint courses, recruitment

Please keep Mark Campbell and/or Jonathan Lunine informed of your SURP-related efforts so that we can track the total Cornell SURP-related efforts.

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