National Aeronautics and

SpaceAdministration

NAC STEM

Committee 

Report

18 JANUARY 2023

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NAC STEM ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

Friday, 30 September 2022 10 AM – 3 PM EST

Open to the Public

Kristin De Vivo

Executive Director

Lucas Education Research

Jamarius Reid, Student Representative 

President, Student Government Association 

Embry-Riddle Worldwide

Agenda:

• Opening Remarks by Chair

• OSTEM Recent Events

• Revisit NAC Topics of 

Interest

• STEM Engagement 2022 

Priorities: Partnerships

• Formulation of New Findings

and Recommendations

• Other Related Topics
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OSTEMis making substantive 

contributions to the National Space 

Council(NSpC) priority for STEM 

Education efforts:

• Co-chair and membership on new

Interagency Space STEMTask Force

• Active participation in drafting the Space 

STEM Roadmap

NASA will be a key contributor in execution 

of actions outlined in the roadmap

NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL (NSPC)

Remarksduring recent NSpC:

DeputyOMBDirector,Nani Coloretti stated“...thebudgetrequest 

seeksto broadenanddiversify studentparticipation in STEMto inspire 

and develop the next generationof scientists, engineers,and 

explorers...these investments are critical fordelivering on the

administration’spriorities.” VicePresidentHarrisrespondedby saying

“as we oftensay,the budgetshould reflectourpriorities.”
BACK TO SCHOOL

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Highlights

Week 1

Downlink Promo

211,000 Impressions

2,000 Engagements

41,000 Views

Week 2

Victor Glover BTS Message

230,000 Impressions

3,500 Engagements

47,000 Views

Week 3

ASC Twitch

81,000 Impressions

2,300 Engagements 28 39,500 Views (on Twitch)

agency accounts participated

in the campaign.

Week 1

9 Posts

448,000 Impressions

7,000 Engagements

57,000 Views

Week 2

7 Posts

889,000 Impressions

10,000 Engagements

71,000 Views

Campaign Overview

Week 3

7 Posts

392,000 Impressions

6,000 Engagements

52,000 Views

Totals

23 Posts

1,730,000 Impressions

23,000 Engagements

180,000 Views
BACK TO SCHOOL

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2,000 Follower Gain

Back to School 2021

2,256 Follower Gain

Back To School 2022

Side-By-Side

14 NASA Accounts Participated 28 NASA Accounts Participated

125 posts from NASA STEM 45 posts from NASA STEM

Across Facebook & Twitter for the 3-Week Period:

39 Million Reach

Across Facebook & Twitter for the 3-Week Period:

76.8 Million Reach
NASA STEM ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AND DIRECTION

NASA Strategic Objective 4.3

Build the next generation of explorers. 

Engage students to build a diverse future 

STEM workforce.

NASA STEM Engagement Goals:

1. Create unique opportunities for a diverse

set of students to contribute to NASA’s

work in exploration and discovery.

2. Build a diverse future STEM workforce 

by engaging students in authentic 

learning experiences with NASA’s 

people, content, and facilities.

3. Attract diverse groups of students to 

STEM through learning opportunities that

spark interest and provide connections to 

NASA’s mission and work.

Focus Areas:

• Broaden student 

participation to 

increase diversity, 

equity, and inclusion 

in STEM through 

NASA opportunities 

and activities.

• Build strategic 

partnerships and 

networks, expanding 

NASA’s STEM

ecosystem to magnify

reach and impact.

• Expand NASA 

contributions in 

engaging K-12

students in 

STEM pathways.
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FOCUS AREA: BROADENING STUDENT PARTICIPATION

Overarching Goals:

1. Enhance communications and stakeholder engagementand 

build networks and relationships.

2. Strengthen practices and systems.

3. Focus on metrics andevaluation to effectively measure 

progress.

4. Drive a collective focus acrossNASA’s STEMEngagement

community.

Purpose:Provides an integrated set of efforts for broadening student participation to increase

diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMthrough NASAopportunities and activities.
EFFORTS TO BROADEN STUDENT PARTICIPATION

• Reexamining existing efforts

• Reevaluating target goals and developing a formalized 

feedback process

• Integrating DEIA requirements language in solicitations 

and contract awards

• FY 22 performance assessment and evaluation studies

• Expanding partnerships with other federal agencies 

(NSF, DoD, ED, NOAA)

• Strategically leveraging partners, networks and 

influencers to expand reach to underrepresented/ 

underserved students

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Where Are We Headed?
FY22 NEW MUREP AWARDS

MUREP PSI

in Partnership with 

Department of Education

Designed to strengthen support for

students in pre-college 

summer programs

$640k / 10 Awards

MAIANSE CONNECT

– Indigenous 

Institutions

Aimed at fostering connections 

between Indigenous culture

and NASA.

$1.3M / 4 Awards

MSI Space Accelerator 

Challenge

in Partnership with SMD

NASA’s first MSI Space Accelerator 

designed to advance agency goals to 

improve future science missions.

$150k / 3 Faculty

- Access to incubators and venture

capital mentoring

- 10 weeks to commercialize Idea

MUREP High Volume in 

Partnership with ARMD

Seeks to support the development of 

a broader technical aerospace highvolume manufacturing workforce 

while increasing interest in related 

entrepreneurship opportunities.

$3M / 4 Awards
*Preliminary data as of September 2022

MUREP AWARD OBLIGATIONS BY MSI TYPE

(Grants & Cooperative Agreements)

FY21

AANAPISI

2%

ANNH 

1%

HBCU

32%

HSI 

33%

PBI

5%

TCU

6%

Multiple 

Categories 

21%

FY22

Multiple 

Categories 

18.25%

HBCU 

25.66%

HSI 

47.37%

PBI

0.35%

NASNTI

0.40%

AANAPISI

TCU 3.57%

4.40%
FY2021 Map of MUREP MSI Engagement

MSI Exchange

Internship Placement

Active Awardees
NASA/MSI TECHNOLOGY INFUSION ROAD TOUR

Road Tour Stats – FY21/FY22

❖ 3 Events

❖ 131 MSIs Represented

❖ 267 Faculty & Staff Participants

❖ 106 Business Partners Engaged

Designed to address NASA’s one percent (1%) 

federal contracting goal with HBCU/MSI 

partners.

Objectives

❖ Showcase HBCU / MSI Research Capabilities

❖ Matchmaking w/Govt Agencies, SBIR/STTR, 

Small Business & Prime Contractors

❖ Relationship Building to Enhance Partnerships 

& Maximize Opportunities for Success!

Key Agency Partners

Internal:

External:
Engagement with 119 Organizations (April 2021-May 2022)

FY2022NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

36 * Source: Partner Provide Metrics for SY 20-21

Key Numbers Example Collaborators

25 Active Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreements

21 Informal collaborations to share content or engage 

students

16 Projects (completed or in-progress) about the Artemis I 

Mission

7M+ Digital engagements (Content Downloads, 

Education Multi-Media Uses and Virtual Event 

Participants)*
NASA’s ”Back to School” efforts demonstrate remarkable 

progress and significant growth with the intentional and 

thoughtful approach

Continuation of NASA’s DEIA efforts and shared approach are 

critical to increase awareness and growth in underserved 

communities given NASA’s outreach ability

NASA’s efforts on the Minority University Research and 

Education Project (MUREP), continue to grow and reach new 

communities $ 38M in 21, $43M in 22, and $45M in FY23

NAC STEM ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE FINDINGS – JAN 2023
NAC STEM ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS – JAN 2023

NASA proactively engage affinity and professional 

societies to provide access, opportunities, and peer to peer 

relationships for building the workforce of the future

Consequences – lost opportunities to strengthen the 

inclusion and equity needed for meeting current and future 

workforce skill and problem- solving demands