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The NASA Space Grant program is designed to encourage and motivate excellence in student
performance and to raise awareness of NASA employment and research opportunities among
students with relevant majors at USM.
“As the Southern Miss campus coordinator for the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium
since 2018, I’ve overseen the disbursement of $110,000 in Space Grant scholarships
and IDCC prizes to students majoring in STEM fields,” said Dr. David Cochran, professor
of geography in the School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences. “For
me, it is gratifying to be able to reward our hard-working STEM students and share
with the university community some of the career-altering opportunities available
at NASA.”
The 2021-2022 NASA-Mississippi Space Grant scholarships range from $500 to $1,500.
Recipients include:
Douglas Bradley, geology major from Kingwood, Texas
Christian Bird, geographic information technology major from Biloxi, Miss. Larry Byrd, polymer science & engineering major from Hattiesburg, Miss.
Christian Bellew, ocean engineering major from Gulfport, Miss. Ian Beall, polymer science & engineering major from Hattiesburg, Miss.
Nicholas Currie, polymer science & engineering major from Moss Point, Miss. Cierra Carter, ocean engineering major from Waveland, Miss.
Rachel Hamilton, ocean engineering major from Biloxi, Miss. Kardarius Felton, biological sciences major from Roxie, Miss. David Garcia, polymer science & engineering major from Hattiesburg, Miss.
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