Code 587 Technologies and Products

Educational NASA Computational and Scientific Studies (enCOMPASS)

Principal Investigator (PI)

• Nargess Memarsadeghi/Code 587
• Nargess.Memarsadeghi@nasa.gov

Description and Objectives

• Bridge the gap between computational objectives and challenges of NASA scientific research and missions and academia latest advances in Computational Sciences, while addressing NASA's Strategic Goals 5* and 6** in STEM Education
• enCOMPASS achieves this goal via bidirectional collaboration and communication between NASA and academia.
• *   Strategic Goal 5: Enable program and institutional capabilities to conduct NASA's aeronautics and space activities.
• **  Strategic Goal 6: Share NASA with the public, educators, and students to provide opportunities to participate in our Mission, foster innovation, and contribute to a strong national economy.

Technical Approach

• The project includes computational case studies based on NASA applications in Earth Sciences, Planetary Sciences, Astrophysics, and Heliophysics designed for research and development of university students in computational fields.
• NASA scientists and engineers can learn about various computational solutions for computational challenges of their missions and scientific research from academia.

Main Innovation(s)

• 2 case studies were used in a Signal Processing class in Spring 2011 at VSU.
• 1 case study was taught at City Tech, CUNY, Spring 2012.
• PI became coeditor's of the "Your Homework Assignment" column of IEEE's Computing in Science and Engineering magazine, where enCOMPASS case studies will be published.

Infusion Potential

• Every NASA mission and project in need of computational solutions
• Every university class in computational fields