NASA has jointly awarded $72 million to University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Morgan State University for a partnership that will support 120 affiliated researchers in Earth sciences.
The award provides $38 million to UMBC and $28 million to Morgan State over a three-year period to fund the second iteration of the Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research center, also referred to as GESTAR II. The center’s scientists and staff will “carry out observational, experimental and theoretical research in support of strategic mission objectives of NASA Earth Science,” according to a Morgan State news release.
UMBC and Morgan State will together lead a consortium of universities including Colorado State, Arizona State and Pennsylvania State University as well as Northrop Grumman Corporation, Earth Resources Technology, Inc. and the nonprofit Southeastern Universities Research Association. Officials from the two Maryland universities hope the partnership will allow undergraduate and graduate students to conduct research with and be mentored by NASA scientists and engineers.
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