This gallery introduces the determined women and their gifts to science and aviation from the turn of the century to today.  ... more

This gallery introduces the determined women and their gifts to science and aviation from the turn of the century to today.   less

Discusses online communities and male vs. female communication patterns. Conclusion: "Where there are no women-friendly spaces, women-only forums may be the best alternative."  ... more

Discusses online communities and male vs. female communication patterns. Conclusion: "Where there are no women-friendly spaces, women-only forums may be the best alternative."   less

Online 40+ page document for K-12 and college educators containing links to resources in oceanography and earth system science. Every resource has a short annotation describing the resource and providing contact information as we  ... more

Online 40+ page document for K-12 and college educators containing links to resources in oceanography and earth system science. Every resource has a short annotation describing the resource and providing contact information as well as a hyperlink to the actual resource. The online document is organized around the following outline: EDUCATION - Class Activities EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCES 1.0 Classroom Material 1.1 - Grades K-12 1.2 - Higher Education 2.0 Collaborative, On-Line Education 3.0 Continuing Education for Teachers 4.0 Data/Images From Satellites 4.1 - For Classroom Use 4.2 - General 5.0 Field Trips/ Out of Class Experiences 6.0 Internet Sites for Students 7.0 Multimedia/CD-ROMs 8.0 Periodicals 9.0 Posters 10.0 Reaching the Internet 11.0 Resource Lists Like This One (On-Line) 12.0 Special Themes - El Niño 1997-98 - 1998 International Year of the Ocean.   less

Site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contains a searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth. The agriculture section contains images pertaining to agricultural engineer  ... more

Site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contains a searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth. The agriculture section contains images pertaining to agricultural engineering, agriculture, aquaculture, crop and plant yields, irrigation, reclamation, soil moisture, and more. Each image is available in a variety of resolutions and sizes, with a brief description, credit, date, and the photographing satellite. Many of the animations often have links to related educational resources.   less

Developing, implementing and testing the hypothesis that college experience can be viewed as an organic system that affects student persistence and attrition. The hypothesis is based on a longitudinal model of individual departure  ... more

Developing, implementing and testing the hypothesis that college experience can be viewed as an organic system that affects student persistence and attrition. The hypothesis is based on a longitudinal model of individual departure that can be analyzed in terms of a student's pre-entry attributes, intentions, goals, and commitments, institutional experiences, and integration to academics and campus social life. Established in 1995, The Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) is an initiative sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to increase the number of historically underrepresented minorities successfully completing Masters and Ph.D. programs in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM). The following six higher education institutions were chosen based on their original proposal and the demographics of their respective student populations: * Bowie State University (NASA) * Xavier University (NSF) * Oglala Lakota College (NSF) * Spelman College (NASA) * Universidad Metropolitana (NSF) * The University of Texas at El Paso (NSF). Keywords: Research in engineering education, STEM education, scholarhip of teaching, pedagogy, learning research; diversity, broadening participation.   less

User-friendly learning system for kids covering Earth and Space sciences. "Windows to the Universe has been in development since 1995. Our goal is to build an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including image  ... more

User-friendly learning system for kids covering Earth and Space sciences. "Windows to the Universe has been in development since 1995. Our goal is to build an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. Our site is appropriate for use in libraries, museums, schools, homes, and the workplace. Students and teachers may find the site especially helpful in their studying (and teaching!) Earth and Space sciences. Because we have users of all ages, the site is written in three reading levels approximating elementary, middle school and high school reading levels. These levels may be chosen by using the upper button bar of each page of the main site." Spanish language version is available.   less

NASA History of Space Flight Motion pictures archived by the National Archives (NARA) and Google features 101 films from the audiovisual collections preserved at the Archives.  ... more

NASA History of Space Flight Motion pictures archived by the National Archives (NARA) and Google features 101 films from the audiovisual collections preserved at the Archives.   less

This is a case study of an historical African American engineer. "Caldwell McCoy graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Conne  ... more

This is a case study of an historical African American engineer. "Caldwell McCoy graduated from Weaver High School in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Caldwell McCoy received a Master of Science degree in Mathematics and Doctor of Science degrees in Telecommunications from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. From 1956 to 1959, Dr. McCoy served in the United States Air Force where he was a Combat Flyer with the Strategic Air Command. On receiving an honorable discharge in 1959, he began his employment with the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. for the next 17 years. Dr. McCoy had progressively responsible assignments involving research on state-of-the-art computer equipment for underwater signaling and detection. As a Project Engineer in Anti-Submarine Warfare, his duties included designing, testing and evaluating systems for long-range detection and localization of submarines. He spent extensive periods of time on submarines in carrying out these responsibilities. (Source: Michele E McCoy-Brown) For his achievements in developing long-range anti-submarine systems at the Naval research laboratory in Washington, D.C., Dr. McCoy was awarded the Laboratory's Thomas Edison Fellowship in 1968. In the 1970s, he worked for the U.S. Department of Energy, managing the largest computer facility in the country devoted to a single scientific problem. As program manager for the National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Network, Caldwell McCoy directed the United State's largest computer network devoted to a single problem -- to analyze the prospect of achieving usable energy from magnetic energy. The Department of Energy network serves over 800 users of experimental data from all around the country. Since 1976 he has been part of the magnetic fusion energy program, first with the Energy Research and Development Administration and then it successor, the Department of Energy. In 1983, Dr. McCoy left the Department of Energy (DOE) to accept a position with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as Director of the Information Systems Program. This program provided support to the space science research community in high performance computing. In this capacity, Dr. McCoy was responsible for administering a program with total funding of more than $25 million a year involving more than 275 government and contractor employees. During his employment at NASA, he was selected to become a member of the Senior Executive Service, the highest rank to be achieved by a civil service employee." Keywords: African American or Black Engineer, ethnic diversity   less

Abstract: It has been more than ten years since the passage of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which were intended to end employment and wage discrimination against women. Thus it seems an appropriate  ... more

Abstract: It has been more than ten years since the passage of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which were intended to end employment and wage discrimination against women. Thus it seems an appropriate time for the computer industry to examine its own employment practices with respect to women. (1975)   less

Featured profiles of diverse Latina women working at NASA centers across our nation.  ... more

Featured profiles of diverse Latina women working at NASA centers across our nation.   less