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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">3 DAYS LEFT! 2025 NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School Applications Due November 4, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">I’d like to call your attention to the deadline of November 4, 2024, for application to the 2nd biennial NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School (AMDS) experience at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in Pasadena CA. We would appreciate your help in getting the word out to grad-level students, post docs, faculty members, and early career scientists and engineers, and help us gather a qualified pool of candidates. Please share the announcement and distribute
the attached flyer to your contacts who may have an interest, or who can suggest other qualified candidates to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">(My apologies for any duplicate emailed announcements.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Thanks so much for your help!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Kevin Frank/ja<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Manager, NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">M/S 180-109<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">4800 Oak Grove Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Pasadena CA 91109<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">(818) 354-6613<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/nasa-science-mission-design-schools/"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">NASA Science Mission Design Schools</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">2025 NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School (AMDS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">NASA Science Mission Design Schools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Now through November 4, 2024</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">, NASA is encouraging applications for its 2<sup>nd</sup> Biennial Astrophysics Mission Design
School. Offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, AMDS is a 3-month long early career development experience to help prepare the next generation of space science and engineering mission leaders. Participants learn the process of developing
a science hypothesis-driven robotic space mission in a concurrent engineering environment while getting an in-depth, first-hand look at instrument design, mission life cycle, costs, schedule and the trade-offs inherent in each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Applicants with the following education and career experience are eligible: Science and engineering Doctoral candidates (advancement to candidacy required), recent Ph.D.’s (up to three years
beyond their Ph.D.), Postdocs, Junior Faculty with a Ph.D., and non-research Engineering Master-level students within six to nine months of graduation will be considered on a space-available basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Open to U.S. Citizens and legal permanent residents living within the U.S at the time of application and during the full session. There is no charge to attend, and applicants from diverse
backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. Diversity, equity and inclusion are important to us, and we strive to create a welcoming environment where participants’ contributions and unique perspectives are valued.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Preparatory Sessions February 6 – April 17.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">Culminating Week at JPL with Team-X April 21 – April 25.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">AMDS is roughly equivalent in workload to a rigorous 3-credit graduate course, requiring an average effort of 10-12 hours per week. Participants spend the majority of the first 10 weeks
in preparatory webinars acting as a science mission team, prior to spending the final culminating week being mentored by JPL’s Advance Project Design Team, or “Team X” to refine their mission concept design, then present it to a mock review board of NASA Center
experts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">To apply and learn more about the NASA Science Mission Design Schools:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools"><span style="font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif">http://go.nasa.gov/missiondesignschools</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">JPL | jpl.nasa.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pasadena CA 91109 |
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