UA Space Grant Success Stories

UA/NASA Space Grant Mentor, Dr. Monica Ramirez-Andreotta, leads a project to determine whether Arizona town is exposed to harmful mining toxins

UA-led project studies if Arizona town is exposed to harmful mining toxins By Alana Minkler - The Daily Wildcat "Roy Chavez, a lifelong resident of Superior, Ariz., a small mining

Arsh Nadkarni stands in front of rover model

UA SEDS students present their research at SpaceVision 2019 Conference at ASU!

UA SEDS students present their research at SpaceVision 2019 Conference at ASU!

Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil (left) Erika Hamden (right)

2019-20 UA Space Grant undergraduate intern, Rachel Abraham, highlights two astronomers named AAAS If/Then Ambassadors, for UA Communications

University of Arizona astronomers Erika Hamden and Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil have been selected as American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) If/Then Ambassadors.

An artist illustration of what centaur SW1 would look like if it became an inner solar system Jupiter-Family comet at a distance of 0.2 AU (19 million miles) from Earth. The moon is in the upper right part of the frame for scale. (Image: Heather Roper)

Space Grant mentor Daniel Stolte interviews UA researchers on cradle of comets discovered beyond Jupiter

UA researchers discuss the discovery of a cradel of comets with Daniel Stolte - an AZSG mentor, working with intern Rachel Abraham.

Steward Observatory

UA Space Grant Mentor, Dennis Zaritsky, to give Dark Matter lecture in Spanish

As a part of its annual evening lecture series, the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory will host a free lecture on dark matter entirely in Spanish. The Steward Observatory has been hosting public astronomy lectures in English since 1922 but began offering Spanish lectures in fall 2018.

Students explore the ocean biome at Biosphere 2

Today’s Students are Tomorrow’s Space Explorers

Ten students from Japan and Arizona gathered for the first official Space Camp at Biosphere 2, where they designed Biosphere 3 to sustain life on Mars.

Daniel McConville and Hiroaki Sato participate in Biosphere 2 Space Camp activities.

First Space Camp at Biosphere 2 helps prepare students for life on Mars

During the camp, students were tasked with simulating a mission to Mars and designing a new biosphere for the surface of the planet.

Robots working in Ford Motor factory

1995 Space Grant Intern, Todd Murphey, gives insight into the changing nature of employment with the increased use of robots

1995 Space Grant Intern, Todd Murphey, gives insight into the changing nature of employment with the increased use of robots

Portrait of Betul Kacar with her child and her laboratory team

Seeking Knowledge through the use of Synthetic Biology: AZSGC mentors discuss current research on synthetic biology

Tim Swindle, AZSGC and Lunar & Planetary Laboratory Director, and Betul Kacar, 2018-19 Space Grant Undergraduate Research Mentor, discuss Kacar's current research on synthetic biology.