On Saturday, the scholars ended their time at the VESSS Summer Academy. Scholars shared heartfelt goodbyes and promised to keep in touch, as they had become both successful teammates and good friends. To commemorate their week at VESSS, the Virginia Space Grant Consortium presented the scholars with a video, which can be seen below.
Celine Estrada from the LEAPP mission team also composed a video explaining each mission’s goals and objectives.
While at LaRC, our students heard about Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) from Gugu Rutherford. REUs are paid summer research positions at universities and institutions all over the US, and sometimes the world. REUs are funded by the National Science Foundation, and typically include a stipend, room, board, and relocation costs. Students are usually invited to apply starting after their freshman year of college. Interested students can find out more at the REU website.
We look forward to hearing great things about Week 2's future accomplishments, and can hardly wait for VESSS Summer Academy 2017!
We look forward to hearing great things about Week 2's future accomplishments, and can hardly wait for VESSS Summer Academy 2017!