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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today is the LAST DAY to register for the MSGC Fall Conference on 10/31! Our annual Fall Conference is an opportunity to make connections in the MI space community, and where MSGC awardees can present the results of their research & the impact of their efforts. www.mispacegrant.org/2026-fall-co...

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Fall Conference attendees listen to a talk in a large lecture hall.

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Don't forget to register for the MSGC Fall Conference by September 25th! Happening 10/31, our annual Fall Conference is an opportunity for MSGC award recipients can present the results of their research and the impact of their efforts. www.mispacegrant.org/2026-fall-co...

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Registration is NOW OPEN for MSGC's annual Fall Conference on October 31st! Learn more and register: www.mispacegrant.org/2026-fall-co...

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Registration for our annual Fall Conference opens this Friday! MSGC's 2026 Fall Conference will be held in Ann Arbor on October 31st. 🌙 👻 mispacegrant.org/2026-fall-co...

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Applications for 2027 MSGC funding open on September 1st! 🤩 MSGC offers funding opportunities to students and faculty from our 12 affiliate institutions, plus support for educational programs and K-12 teachers across MI. Apply by Nov 12th. Funding begins May 10, 2027. mispacegrant.org/funding

Graphic advertising Michigan Space Grant Consortium's 2027 funding opportunities, including Undergraduate Research Grants, Graduate Fellowships, Research Seed Grants, HONES, and Educational Programs.

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Two MI teams have been chosen to support NASA's deep space missions—by improving air purification technology and making chocolate in space! 🍫 🚀 Congrats to teams from @umich.edu & MTU on selection for the #Moon to #Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation Challenge! #NASA #space #STEM 📸: NASA

A full moon shines brightly behind NASA's Space Launch System, a white and orange rocket used for the Artemis missions.

Two participants in a past Moon to Mars academic innovation challenge work on a prototype of a deployable airlock.

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Undergraduate research grant awardee Trevor Harrison from Hope College received a Research Seed award for “Comparing the effects of 0.6 MeV and 1.7 MeV proton irradiation on Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O (2212) thin-film superconductors.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Graduate fellowship awardee Kara Hardy from Michigan Technological University received a Research Seed award for “Development of cuttlebone-inspired cellular materials using Turing systems for noise control in spacecraft.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Graduate fellowship awardee Anthony Hanson from Western Michigan University received a Research Seed award for “Advanced flexible hybrid electronics–based PTC heaters for space exploration.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Graduate fellowship awardee John Grossman from Michigan Technological University received a Research Seed award for “A diffusion-based machine learning model to infer the neutrino effects from large-scale structure.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Undergraduate research grant awardee Ethan Grant from Michigan State University received a Research Seed award for “Macro to nano thermal impacts in ground-to-space quantum clock synchronization.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Undergraduate research grant awardee Alexandra Grabowski from Michigan State University received a Research Seed award for “Microbial biofilms and their implications for life detection in serpentinizing systems.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Students & educators: Help NASA solve a real challenge! The Plant the Moon Challenge invites K-college students to grow crops in lunar/Martian soil simulant. Design experiments, compete globally & contribute to space exploration. 🚀 Register now: plantthemoon.com

Art depicting an extraterrestrial landscape with large text that reads "Grow Food in Space"

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Graduate fellowship awardee Conor Gowan from Wayne State University received a Research Seed award for “Leaching of organic compounds from polyethylene and formation of iodinated disinfection by-products in ISS potable water.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Educational program awardee Emily Geiger received a Research Seed award for “Empowering educators: expanding Michigan’s project-based learning network statewide.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Meet our 2026 awardees! Graduate fellowship awardee John Gargasz from Grand Valley State University received a Research Seed award for “Emerging food webs within newly constructed interdunal wetlands.”

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Meet our 2025 awardees! Graduate fellowship awardee Grace Forthaus from Grand Valley State University received a Research Seed award for “Unraveling the invasion: genomic insights into the spread and adaptation of hemlock woolly adelgid in eastern North America.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Meet our 2025 awardees! Graduate fellowship awardee Logan Forshee from University of Michigan received a Research Seed award for “Characterizing the sources and chemistry of individual aerosol particles participating in cloud formation in the Arctic.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Meet our 2025 awardees! Undergraduate research grant awardee Joseph Fogt received a Research Seed award for “Computational probing of the effect of radiation damage on high-temperature superconductors.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Meet our 2025 awardees! Undergraduate research grant awardee Cameron Doane from Grand Valley State University received a Research Seed award for “Refining wetland identification practices using an ecological site framework.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Meet our 2025–2026 awardees! Undergraduate research grant awardee Kate DeMann from Hope College received a Research Seed award for “Loss and recovery of olfactory function following acute hypoxia on zebrafish.” #MSGCNASA #WeAreNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Meet our 2025 - 2026 Awardees! Undergraduate Researcher Morgan DeCroix from received a Research Seed award for Effect of 3d Printing Orientation on the Adhesion Properties of Bonded Single-Lap Joints. #MSGCNASA #WeareNASAMI

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Last week to register for our annual Fall Conference at CMU on October 18, 2025! Just a friendly reminder that everyone needs to register individually if they plan on attending. Including co-authors, guests, parents, mentors etc. myumi.ch/2rQWJ

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Professor Bos from @HopeCollege received an Educational Program award for “See Yourself in STEM Today for a Better Tomorrow.”

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Tune into NASA Aeronautics 101 tomorrow , August 27th at 6pm! Attendees will get the latest updates on NASA aeronautics missions, explore career pathways to NASA, and discover student aeronautics opportunities. myumi.ch/e3j1b

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Registration is open for our annual Fall Conference at CMU on October 18, 2025! Just a friendly reminder that everyone needs to register individually if they plan on attending. Including co-authors, guests, parents, mentors etc. myumi.ch/2rQWJ

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Registration of MSGC's annual Fall Conference is now OPEN! This year's conference will be hosted at Central Michigan University on Saturday, October 18th. myumi.ch/2rQWJ

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Apply now for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)! Proposals are currently being accepted from schools, museums, and community youth organizations to host an amateur radio contact with an astronaut aboard the ISS between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2026. myumi.ch/P3d47

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Professor Beetham from @OaklandU received a Research Seed Grant award for “The role of heterogeneity in iron particle combustion-- toward renewable, extraterrestrial energy sources."

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Registration for our annual Fall Conference opens on Friday! myumi.ch/W6d5r

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Tune in later today for a Virtual Science Briefing: Andromeda Galaxy! Learn about the formation and evolution of our nearest large neighbor galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy. myumi.ch/y1bEX

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Jackson Barnes from @MichiganStateU received a Graduate Fellowship award for “Assessing the long-term dynamics of primordial binary planetesimal systems".

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The MSGC Executive Board & Staff held our biannual Board Strategy Retreat at @GVSU Lake Michigan Center at the Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute. We had a wonderful time & enjoyed our time within the Institute as well as our voyage on the W.G. Jackson! Thank you so much for having us!

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Applications for the Fall 2025 session of the NASA L'SPACE Program are now open! The two 15-week, virtual, hands-on academies are FREE to students. Applications due August 24, 2025 myumi.ch/P3WbQ

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Tune in tomorrow, 8/1 at 1pm for a #NASAWebinar: NASA Intern Experience: Insights From Interns and Mentors! Join the NASA internship team for an interactive webinar to explore exciting internship opportunities and requirements for NASA internships. myumi.ch/g3rmQ

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Join My NASA Data for a webinar to explore the newly enhanced Earth System Data Explorer, a powerful tool for visualizing and analyzing NASA’s extensive Earth science data tomorrow, 7/30 at 1pm. myumi.ch/3Rme6

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Tune in tomorrow, 7/23 for a NASA Webinar: NASA Aeronautics 101! Attendees will get the latest updates on NASA’s Quesst mission and the X-59 aircraft that aims to quiet the boom of supersonic flight. myumi.ch/QwG7b

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Save the dates for NASA's Career Day 2025 Monday, Sept. 15 – Friday, Sept. 19! Whether you’re pursuing a four-year degree, attending a two -year community college program, or getting hands-on technical training, there is a place in space for you! myumi.ch/JPdrr

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Izabella from @UMich received an Graduate Fellowship award for “Spatially Resolved Observations of Reactive Bromine Chemistry across the North Slope of Alaska Oil Fields and Snow-covered Arctic Sea Ice and Tundra.”

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Professor Akter from @OaklandU received a Research Seed Grant award for “Efficient Neuro-Symbolic LLM-Driven Framework for Real-Time Detection and Mitigation of Software Vulnerabilities in Autonomous Spacecraft Systems.”

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Are you interested in a NASA internship? Join the NASA internship team for an interactive webinar to explore internship opportunities and learn about eligibility and application requirements. Tune in on Thursday, June 26, at 1 pm. myumi.ch/XyXxQ

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Tune into the Plant the Moon Challenge Fall 2025: Info Webinar on 6/26 at 6pm. General registration is now open for the Fall 2025 Plant the Moon and Plant Mars Challenge—a hands-on science experiment where students test how to grow vegetable crops in lunar or Martian soil simulant. myumi.ch/pVRMr

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Become a NOAA Ocean Guardian School! Does your school have what it takes to help protect the ocean for the future? Promote ocean and watershed conservation at your school or in your local community by becoming an Ocean Guardian School. myumi.ch/5knjq

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Notice of Funding Opportunity for Dual Use Technology Development at Marshall. NASA Marshall’s application and refinement of innovative design tools define the agency's leadership in engineering the systems, hardware, and techniques. Proposals due 6/30. buff.ly/ymjPfMe

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Ethan Grant from @MichiganStateU received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Macro to Nano Thermal Impacts in Ground to Space Quantum Clock Synchronization.”

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Join Go For Launch! for an exhilarating two-day event in Grand Rapids, where aspiring astronauts and space enthusiasts in grades 8-12 will have a unique opportunity to dive into the world of space exploration. buff.ly/LPl5a1e

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Calling all photographers, regardless of skill level or experience, select your best photos to participate in the 2025 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest! Winning photos will be featured in the Earth Is Blue social media campaign. myumi.ch/4mQrA

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Alexandra Grabowski from @MichiganStateU received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Microbial Biofilms and their Implications for Life Detection in Serpentinizing Systems.”

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Join the NASA Aeronautics University Student Research Challenge! Selected teams will receive grants for their projects and be responsible for raising a modest amount of cost-share funds through a crowdfunding platform. myumi.ch/79Jw1

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Michigan Space Grant Consortium @mispacegrant.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Meet our 2025 Awardees! Joseph Fogt from @HopeCollege received an Undergraduate Research Grant award for “Computational Probing of the Effect of Radiation Damage on High-Temperature Superconductor.”

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