226 Alaskan students awarded and supported between 2015 - 2021
$1,726,157 in direct student support awarded between 2015-2021
62 Interns placed with NASA centers and Alaska Industry partners between 2015-2021
92% of graduates from 2015-2021 now employed in STEM fields or pursuing advanced STEM degrees
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Electron-fed microbes as nutrition in uncultivated domains
Astronauts require about 2,800 calories every day while in space. Currently, that food is grown and processed on Earth and transported to the International Space Station. University of Alaska Fairbanks engineering student Kyle Alvarado is part of an international collaboration…
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Recent Changes in Shrub Distribution and Abundance in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska
As earth's climate warms plant communities are changing. In particular, scientists have seen an increase in shrub biomass, abundance, and distribution in Arctic and alpine tundra, collectively termed “shrub expansion”. While studies indicate that climate change underlines this growth, local…
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